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VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER )7,194.
NUMBER 53
Cottttlg
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches of tlie Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed
Job Hart.
Job Hart passed peacefully
away at his home, 40 W. Eiprhth
Street, Chester, Pa., at 11 o'clock
a. m., Wednesday, September 9,
1914. Funeral took place at 2
o'clock, Saturday afternoon fol
lowing, and interment was made
in the family lot in Chester Rural
Cemetery, that city.
The deceeased, the last ' survi
vor of a family of seven children
born to William and Charlotte
Hill Hart, was born in Whips
Cove this county on the third
day of November, 1833; hence,
at his death, he was aged 80
years, 10 months, and 6 days.
Making the best use of the edu
cational advantages offered by
the public schools of his youthful
days, and later attending the
Allegheny Male and Female Sem
inary, he fitted himself for teach
ing and did good" work in the pub
lie schools. Later he was enga
ged in the mercantile business
-first at Emmaville and after
wards at Needmore, this county.
During the latter part of the70's
and in the early 80's he resided
in Bedford, Ta., and from that
town went to Chester, where he
spent the remainder of his life
conducting a music store, hand
ling pianos and organs and a gen
eral line of musical merchandise
In March, 18G3 he was united
in marriage with Miss Mollie
Fields, of this county, who sur
vives, together with the follow
ing children, namely, Ernest S.,
a member of the reportorial staff
of the Morning-Republican, of
Chester; Miss Minnie M who
for several years has had charge
of her father's business, and
Walter C, in the automobile
business, Philadelphia.
The paternal grandfather of
the deceased, Nathaniel Hart,
was born February 7, 1755. His
first wife was Elizabeth Wink.
To them were born eieht chil
dren: Rebecca. 1793; Jane, 1791;
fcarah, 17DC; William, 1798; Adam
I'M; John 1802; Stephen, 1804;
Ruharaah, 1805. After the death
of his first wife, Nathaniel mar
nwModa Mason, and to them
we born six children, namely,
aeoina, 1807; Marv. 1809: Ase.
"Jth, 1811; Malinda, 1814; Ann
wancy), 1816. and Rachel, 1819
ne parents and the fourteen
ch'Mren just named have .all
passed awav-tho W.-Nnn
Jk), dying in 190G, The home
0 Nathaniel Hart is marked by
wie very old buildings, about a
""i mile northeast of Needmore,
"9 county.
A l
now. with th cWh of
Hart, the last one of his
Family Reunion.
The fifth annual family reun
ion was held in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jonas Mellott, of Bel
fast township on September 13,
1914. The occasion was the cele
bration of the sixtieth anniver
sary of the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Mellott. Mr. Mellott is 81
years of age and Mrs. Mellott is
80. Just before dinner, Rev. A.
G. 13. Powers preached an able
and interesting sermon. Forty-
seven relatives and friend3 were
present on the interesting occa
sion.
Mr. and Mrs. Mellott are the
parents of ten children, eight of
whom are living, and all were
present at the reunion except
Mrs; Alice Sines, of Oakland,
Md. Four generations met to
celebrate the wedding anniver
sary of thi3 dearly beloved pa
triarch and his good wife.
Job
ather's family has passed away,
mnng from sturdy New
"Band pioneers, he inherited
traits of character that
J8 it impossible for him to
"eany other than a pure, sweet
??" Hfe- In his home-out
his home-he was always the
same. IU i
"ccujuyea me nignest
Pect of the large circle of busi
es associates, and church
irienHo : ! ....
... nis adopted city. A
5Kwthe Modist Bp
Ja Church, he passed away in
ZlT of a triumphant
ROIIEUT DlVELBISS.
fcjwt Divelbiss died at his
j" Shepherd, Michigan,
Nfc "gus;s. 1914, of heart
C; mnths' and 12 days.
1. being
to-... uc oa'E Kiver Cemetery
u ar ,
r. Ditfoiu:... ..
and Mr 3 a son of Mr-
Ay3' perge Divelbiss, of
life's hip' deceased. His
Pefr0tname was Miss Marv J.
lth ' 01 township,
0UBtv 'A? l mCa
(ofthirtv ' where they lived
nears. Thev then re.
kMnnn saljella county. Mich..
smiles south of Shep-
In
Sandusky
herd, where Mr. Divelbiss died.
His wife and the following
children survive him: Mrs. V.
S. Rearick, and A. B. and Forest
R. Divelbiss, of Shepherd, Mich;
Mrs. Alfred Hall and J. C. Divel
biss, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma;
Mrs. D. R. Wilkie, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Mich., and D. E. Divelbiss,
of Alma, Mich. Robert was the
last of afamily of eleven children.
Twelve grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren survive him.
Robert N. and James E. Fryman,
of Ayr township, are nephews,
and Mrs. C. P. Tritle, of Ayr
township, is a niece of the de
ceased.
George W. Akers.
On Monday morning, Septem
ber 7, 1914, George W. Akers, of
Akersville, this co u n t y, was
stricken with paralysis, and died
on the following Wednesday fore
noon, aged 07 years, 4 months,
and 7 days.
On July 15, 1883, he was unit
ed in marriage with Miss Rebec
ca Hanks, who died about 14
years ago. The surviving chil
dren are: Mrs. Dorse Barnes, of
Piney Creek; Homer Akers, of
Hartford, South Dakota, and
Miss Goldie at home. A brother
and two sisters survive; Win.
Akers, of Sebastian, Texas,' Mrs.
Benjamin Hanks, near Everett,
and Mrs. Emily Chamberlain, of
Ogden, Iowa.
Funeral was held Friday, Sep
tember 11th, at the Akersville,
M. E. church.
Richmond II. Myers.
Richmond II. Myers, diedatthe
home of his half-sister, Mrs. John
Ephraim Lanehart in Belfast
township, on Friday of last week,
aged about C9 years. The de
ceased was a son of the late
George Myers and was born at
the old home on Timber Ridge,
near Antioch church. Many
years ago he went to Ohio, where
he was engaged in the hotel
business. About a week before
his death, he returned to this
county to visit his old-time friends
and relatives, but he became
sick, and death resulted as be
fore mentioned. Funeral services
were hela Monday morning in
the Antioch church conducted by
Rev. Powers, after which his re
mains were taken back to Ohio
for interment.
' Joseph W. S. Nycum.
Joseph Winfield Scott Nycum
died at his home in Wilkinsburg,
Pa., Saturday, Septembers, 1911,
Aged GO years, 3 months, 19 days.'
The body was taken to Everett,
on the following Wednesday, to
the home of his sister, Mrs. John
Hershberger, from where the
funeral was held that day.
Mr. Nycum was a brother of
John Q. Nycum, of Rays Hill.
He removed from Bedford coun
ty to his late home about sixteen
years ago. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter, and two
sons.
ruiLip Wilkinson.
Philip Wilkinson died at his
home at Breezewood, September
8, 1914, aged 68 years, 6 months,
and 12 days. Funeral was held
ast Saturday, interment being
made at the Brick church at
Last Week's Auto Accident.
Last week, in mentioning the
automobile accident that oeuur
red near Juniata Crossing on
Tuesday of that week, we were
unable to give the names of the
parties. They were Mr. and Mrs
James D. O'Neal, Mr. and Mis.
Scott A. White and- Mrs. II. C.
Murphy in a large Peerless car,
and S. A. White, Jr., Jamts
O'Neal, and Miss Margaret White
of Pittsburgh, and Miss Any
Large, of Denver, Colorado, in a
Cadillac. It was the latter car
that met with the accident.
When the right front tire punc
tured and swerved the car, it
struck a large stone, and the two
young ladies were thrown out.
Miss Larcre struck the ground
with the back of her head, frac
turing the skuil, from which she
died in Everett that evening.
Miss White was badly cut and
bruised but not fatally injured.
The two partfes were on the
return trip from Buena Vista,
Franklin county, where they had
spent two weeks of pleasure.
Miss Large was nineteen years of
age, and had but recently gradu
ated from school and was visiting
relatives in Pittsburgh who were
endeavoring to make her visit
pleasant.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Modern Sunday School.
luuuem aimuay scnoois are so
thoroughly organized in some lo-
Lctter Front Pacific Coast
KOISING AND HEALTH.
Scranton Will Entertain Biir Sunday
scrooi ionenuon, Mh Special cahties, that a brief outline of Taylor township bov. while not
features October 6. 7. 8. 9ih. departmental work mav h of in- written for publication, will be
.... . roaH With infaraaf In. U Jo nA t.'w
The latest Sunday School sta- " not in close touch sehoolma es and f riH Alhf'rt
tistics show Pennsylvania to be , 1C- lnerc was a time when is another Fulton County boy who
the greatest Sunday School State 1L wurK 01 ine nur,n was done has gone out into the busy world
in the Union. A little better than trough the pastor and his board a"d "made good." He has been
01 cnurch oilicers. who kpnt n hum'.cl-"-u. W,UI ' worn oi me
close touch with the heads of .T"1! Insurance Company
!, J.. . . "i vmenca, anu nas won promo-
families and they in turn, were tion from time to time until he is
The following letter from Mr.
Albert W. Clevenger. a former Little Talks on Health and Hvcicoe bv
1 71 A.
Samuel G. Dixon, ,M. D., LL. D.,
Tci'ranova Convicted.
Angclo Torranova, who shot
John Anderson at Woodvale, was
convicted on Saturday in the
Bedford county court of man
slaughter. He will be brought
before Judge Woods for sentence
at next Argument, court.
Miss Mary rittmnn entertain
ed Mr.' and Mrs. John Nelson,
their son Rusfcell, and Miss Cor
netha Nesbit at a nice little tea
party last Saturday evening.
Rays Hill. He is survived by
his wife, three daughters and;
five sons. Mr. Wilkinson was a
member of the Lutheran Church,
and a veteran of the Civil War,
having been a member of Com
pany D, 79th regiment of Penn
sylvania Volunteers. Jacob Wil
kinson, McConnellsburg, and
Emanuel, of ' Clcarviile, are
brothers.
George R. Darks.
George Robert Darks, colored,
rged 22 years, 4 months, and 14
days, died of pulmonary tubercu
losis last Saturday at the home of
Charles Walker, in Ayr township,
and was buried Monday in the
Reformed Cemetery, Ayr town
ship, Rev. W.Spriggs officiating
Mr. Darks worked at the barber
trade in Altoona until about fou
months ago when he becme too
ill to work, lie was a son of
George and Rebecca Darks.
Mrs. Willy Ann Brown.
Mrs. Willy Ann Brown died at
the homo of John R. Tavman
near Westwood, Md., on Thurs
day morning, September 3, 191 1,
aged 90 years and 25 days.
Her going was not death it was
translation Sue had lived with
an eye single to God's glory and
the end was peaceful as her daily
life was calm and truthful. She
was mercifully spared a lingering
illness, was sick only a week.
JOSEI'II T. Alsir.
Hon. Joseph T. Alsip, proprie
tor of the Arandale hotel, Bed
ford, was found dead in a chair
in his room Monday evening of
last week. He was born in
Schellsburg, March 11, IS 1G. He
conducted the Aramlale hotel
for thirty-seven years, and for
five years was manager of the
Bedford Springs hotel. He rep
resented Bedfoi'd county in the
Legislature for two terms.
Mrs. Lydia L. Flitner.
Mrs. Lydia L. Flitner died at
her home near Rifle, Colorado,
Sunday, August CO, 1914. She
was formerly a resident of this
county, being the only daughter
of Mr. Wilbur H. Brown. She
was well known as a religious
worker and leaves a large num
ber of sincere friends to mourn
their loss.
one out of every four persons you
meet in city, village or country
attend Sunday School somewhere.
T.. . .1 1 . . .
in oiner woras twenty-six ner
cent, of the people in the State
are enrolled as Sunday School
members.
1 he Pennsylvania State Sab
bath School Association is closing
its fifty-second year of organized
activity in stimulating Sunday
School growth. This year the
annual Convention will meet in
Scranton, Pa., October G, 7, 8,
and 9th. The Convention is ad
vertised as "A Convention That's
DiilVrent." Many new features
will be introduced.
Ihe program advertises a Sun
day fcciiool I'ageant, presenting
in a series of episodes the devel
opment of the Sunday School idea
from the time of the Patriarchs
down to the present day modern
graded Sunday School. Over
three hundred persons will par
ticipate in rendering the pageant
in song, tableau and story. .
r.very county will send its
quota of delegates which is ex
pected to total more than 2000,
uilon County is entitled to 10
delegates. All Sunday School
workers desiring to attend the
Convention should write toRobt,
E. Peterman, McConnellsburg,
ra., the County Corresponding
Secretary.
A uniform two-cent rate will
prevail on all railroads. Round
trip tickets can be procured, good
going from October 4th, and re
turning October 11th.
auppusfu io, ana in many cases
did, train up the child in the
knowledge of the Scriptures,
Modes of living change as time
goes on, and the old system ex
panded until we now have the
Sunday school where not only
the members of one family, but
where the members of all the
families of a congregation meet
to study the Word. It is to be
hoped in passing, that home in
struction has been in no wise
neglected. Has it?
Sunday school work is done
through, at least, eight depart
ments, some of which are subdi
vided according to the age of
those who are under twentv.
1'irst, we have the Cradle Roll
composed of the list of children
too young to attend. The one in
charge sees that these children
are brought into the school when
they are old enough. Second, an
Elementary Department in which
the children are divided into
three grades, namely, those un
der six years of age, those be
tween six and nine, and those be
tween nine and twelve. Third.
Commissioner Health.
Nature intended man to live
outdoors. Civilization has so ex
tended the geographical range of
the human race that this primi
tive r!:in hna nf nn nnpnccitv hnnn
- . , . f I - r iiwiimoniij unit
ui ixuKi nit, anu nas won promo- n untlf nno.i i, .u f ...
' VII 111, Ullb I 11C M I C 1 I l m
now Simwintnn.lnnr nf tv,n 01 people wno spend lar more
in Sacramento Citv. California. time indoors than out.
ti:iti I f a i. i .
ma icuer iouows: in ine eariy stages ot civiliza-
Editor News. -Of course it is tion houses were sufficiently prim
true you do not know me as I re- '"ve t0 insure a healthful degree
i
meinour you; nowever, it was
you who partly educated me to
the extent of my humble knowl
edge.
By the label on my paper which
my father so kindly subscribed
for me some time past, I note I
owe you some money; hence,
enclosed you will find my check
for a couple of dollars for which
you will please continue to send
me that amount of Fultcn
County News. I desire to call
your attention to the fact that
the address must be changed
from No. 011 East Do well St
ri-i.il. iir i
seauie, wasnington to my pres
ent address as above.
tTM.M i t
vvnue it nas oecn 20 years
since I left that part of the
World, yet you cannot realize to
what extent I appreciate reading
the news of the GOOD OLD
FULTON. Think, for instance;
I note by your paper that my
big brother Harvey, of West
the Secondary Department, some Dublin is sporting an auto, (The
Resolutions of Respect.
At a regular meeting of Wash
ington Camp, No. 017, P. O. S.
of A., the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, It pleased Almighty
God in his wisdom to remove
fnnn our midst our worthy and
beloved brother John N. Ilixson,
who, at his death, was 50 years
of age, was a charter member of
Washington Camp, No. G17 P. O
S. of A., and a member of the
Order for twenty-three years.
whereas, Ihe long intimate
relations of our deceased brother
with the members of the Order,
render it proper that we should
place on record, our appreciation
of his services as a Patriotic Son
i i .
or America, ana his merits as
a man; therefore, be it
. rw-y t .
kesolved, mat, while we
bow with humole submission to
the will of the most High, we do
not the less mourn for our hroth-
cr who has been called from his
abors to rest.
Resolved, That in the death
of brother John N. Hixson this
Order loses a member who was
always active and zealous in his
work as a member of the P. O.
S. of A. ever ready to succor
the needy and distressed of the
fraternity, prompt to advance the
interests of the order, and de
vote to its welfare and prosperi
tyone who was wise in counsel
and fearless in action an honest
and upright man, whose virtues
endeared him, not only to his
brethren of the Order, but to his
fellow citizens.
Resolved, That the charter
be draped in mourning for a pe
riod of thirty days.
Resolved, That these resolu
tions be entered upon the min
utes of the Order,- published in
the county papers, and a copy
sent to his bereaved family.
Marshall Lynch,
James C. McKee,
W. S. Clevenger,
Committee.
times called the "teen" depart
ment, Which includes all between
the ages of twelve and nineteen
Fourth, the Organized Adult Bi
ble Class. Fifth, the Home De
partment which includes all who
for any reason, cannot attend
Sunday school. Sixth, the Teach
ers' Training Class where teach
ers are under the instruction of a
teacher of experience in order
that they may become better
teachers. Seventh, Temperance
Department which include all
members of a school, who receive
instruction as to the evil of in
temperance. Eighth, The Mis
sionary Department which inclu
des all members of the School
Every class where the mem
bers are over six years of age has
its president, secretary and trea
surer,
popular lord of course) and
without the Fulton News, I would
not have known it. With this
facility of travel, providing I can
induce my big Brother to haul
me, I would like to see you
when on an early anticipated
visit to the County, when I will
expose to you a secret that has
been stored during all these long
years since I was one of your
mischievous- pupils in McCon
nellsburg. You promised faith
fully you would - expel from the
school the pupil who performed
this mischievous trick providing
you could learn who it was; con
sequently I was compelled to
be a mason."
The different letters frequent
i i t .
ly puDiisnea in your paper re
garding the most beautiful Coun-
of ventilation. In recent years
there has been much talk in re
gard to the improvement neces
sary in housing conditions. In
the larger cities there are many
miserable tenements which are
unfit for habitation but the great
majority of our modern houses
are constructed on sanitary lines
and would be more healthful if
they are properly used.
All the living rooms and bed
rooms should have a sufficient
amount of fresh air passing
through them to keep the atmos
phere perfectly sweet. With the
arrival of the cold weather comes
the problem of properly heating
the house. The ordinary hot air
furnace provides for the admis
sion of fresh air as do indirect
systems of steam and hot water
heating but where the radiators
are placed in the rooms heating
too often means raising the tem
perature of the impure and stag
nant air which often remains un
changed for hours regardless of
the number of people who breath
it.
It may add to the expense of
heating our homes and places of
business to permit constant ad
mission of fresh air and the
charge of that which has been
vitiated. Health, however, de
pends upon the quality and quan
tity of the air we breathe and
the slight additional expenditure
required for heat plus ventilation
will mean much to health when
compared with heat minus venti
The latter is responsible for the
great increase in pneumonia
which occurs during the winter
months.
Trv CkTn myr m nh n v mnn v- .
mi . . , , t w vwvtf WVjr inuvil till 1U Of 3 H1C
mere is a state bunaay school inn9mil-u na fu;a
a u:..u n.- w' " " t"v-.t ri
aMUU,,uu" w Ule v,uuniy son a nrlinod tn folio v ho
Associations report; an d each
county has its township and bor
ough districts which report an
nually to the County Association.
Each district elects the follow
ing Superintendents and for con
venience, we will give the names
of. the McConnellsburg Superin
tendents of the foregoing eight
departments. Supt. of Cradle
Roll, Mrs. A. D. Hohman: Supt.
of Elementary Department, Miss
Bess Tatterson; Supt. of Second
ary Department, Miss Gertrude
Hoke; Supt. of Organized Bible
Classes, Rev. J. L. Yearick;Supt
of Home Department, Miss Mary
Stouteagle; Supt. of Teachers'
Training, Mrs. C. B. Stevens;
Supt. of Temperance Department
Miss Mollie Seylar; Supt. of Mis
sionary Department, Miss Ella
Johnston.
It is the duty of these district
superintendents to work in co
operation with the heads of the
corresponding department in each
of the five schools in this place,
to organize, plan and facilitate in
every way the work of the de
partment, and then report annu
ally to the corresponding Countv
officers.
Game Laws.
Bear, October 1st to January
1st; Pheasants, and squirrels, Oc
tober 15th to November 30 inclu
sive; Rabbits, November 1st to
December 31, inclusive; Quail No
vember 1st to December 15, inclu
sive: Raccoon. SeDtemher 1st to
Mrs. C. R. Spangler and her January 1; Deer, male with horns
mother, Mrs. D. F. Stahlnecker, two inches above hair, November
left for Nebraska to-day to visit 10th to November 25 both days
the latter's sister, and other inclusive. Wild turkey, season
friends. They will be away about closed until fall of 1915. Bears
six weeks. may not be taken in steel traps.
is
iving in the best part of the
world. They may be according
to their opinion if they have not
traveled very much. If I were
to give you a lucid description of
this Pacific Coast as I have view
ed it you would have to publish
an extra edition of your paper;
however, I will make this ore
confession, basing my statement
on my humble opinion of the
different sections of the world as
I have observed them. This
statement I make unbiased, as I
have no interest whatever in the
vicinity. I will include the great
Saskatchawan Country in Cana
da, the level plains of the middle
West, the great bend wheat coun
try of Washington, the great ap
ple countries of Washington and
Oregon, the extensive orange and
walnut groves of Southern Cali
fornia, and last, but not least,
this great Sacramento Valley of
the middle California, and of all
these countries over which I have
traveled there is not one that af
fords more, if as much, genuine
ueauty as tne iarmmg land in the Crates of tomatoes during the
r..An t ri.,l 1 1 irn mi.. I .... n
nicai vuuiwnaiLu vam'y. ine season, ior tnirty live cents per
greater portion of the land be- crate. Guess a crate will hold
tween the Cove and South Moun- about one half bushel if not that
tains, as well as a large portion quantity, I will bet 'tis a good
of the V alley in the vicinity of guess.
Tliev Burned the Note.
Members and adherents of the
Lutheran congregation of McCon
nellsburg worshiped with lighter
hearts and with clearer consci
ences last Sabbath, than perhaps
has been their privilege for some
time. About two years ago it
was found that debts to the
amount of over two hundred dol
lars had accumulated, and in or
der that they might be paid, a
note for the amount was given,
money borowed, and all outstand
ing accounts paid. This course,
as all know, only postponed the
evil day of final settlement. Re
cently, the officers of the congre
gation "got busy." Taster and
members called on other mem
bers and solicited sufficient funds
to cancel the note and interest,
and a, the regular service last
Sabbath, the note was burned in
the presence of the congregation,
amid rejoicing and thanksgiving.
We heartily congratulate you
friends.
Mrs. Winnie Kendall went to
Mercerburg, last Friday to see
her daughter, Mrs. Martin Myers
and came home Monday.
McConnellsburg, would remind
you of a large well cultivated gar
den as against the crude condi
tion of the greater sections of the
country just mentioned.
This is a great country for
grapes, hops, olives, almonds,
watermelons, cantaloupes, pears
and peaches. For instance you
can buy nice large watermelons
for five cents per melon, and nice
cantaloupes for one penny each.
Father reck, I owe you this lit
tie bit of information because of
the fact you paid for it long ago
as when you used to come to our
home when I was a kid (of
course large enough to remem
ber) you would always give me a
nickle and I have not forgotten
it. You were then County Super
intendent.
Very truly yours,
A. N. Clevenger,