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NUMBER 2
THE GRIM REAPER.
I . i.i..- if.. !... f n
art Mieicnes ui inc litgs ui i cr
sons who nave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Mary E. Hendershot.
Mary Elizabeth, wifeof Charles
ir Franklin Mills. Saturday,
Member 19th 1914, aged about
years. Ihe lunerai, conduct
by Rev. T. P. Garland, of
jedmore, took place Sunday
Jernoon, and interment was
lie at Mays Chapel. The foi
ling, in reference to her death
liken from the Hancock Star
'Mrs Hendershot wa3 a daugh-
!of William Ray. Deceased is
rvived by her husband and
fee children. She died from
abscess on the brain, and a
ry is in circulation that she
I been struck on the head by
le person and died from the
pets.
hlr. and Mrs. Hendershot and
fee children were in Hancock
I the last day of the Hom
imng. Mr. and Mrs. Gayle
insburg and children were with
Ira. The ladies and children
Ire exposed to the cold night
I on the streets until about 11
pock, when the policemen pre
llcd on the men to tike their
ttiilies home. The little chil
n, all asleep, were wrapped
blankets given ,them by some
lies and laid carefully in the
jtom of a wagon used in haul-
bark. The officers then
ned the men to take their
ilies carefully home. Both
were under the influence of
r. Hendershot had some hot
Wla MntU Vila fnflliM ifkiln in
In .j mm ma luuni mini; in
icock and it was necessary to
, the father to go home early,
ch he did.
Pne story in circulation states
when the party was loaded
the wagon in Hancock a po-
an struck at Hendershot,
missed him and his billy
k Mrs. Hendershot nn the
That story is without any
idation, in fact, because Mr.
f. Heller, Chief of Police, as
w by several ladies loaded up
family and no trouble of any
I occurred then."
iSusAx Rebecca Hann.
san Rebecca, wife of John
P. near Saluvia, diedSeptem-
19M. acred 74 veara
Jhs, and 23 days. She is
jived by her husband and
children; Mrs. Milton Cline
? Saluvia; Silas Howard Hann
I Pleasant Ridge. Mrs. Hann
married twice, her firsChus
J's name was Moore, and one
by that marriage survives,
ly, John Ephraim Moore, of
Wg Creek township.
p. Hann suffered from a
pation of disease for sever
3, and, during that time,
experienced numerous relap
Jand seemed to be near
door many times. Fu
I was held last Thursday, in
f nt being made in the ceme
W Sideling Hill Christian
?h of which Mrs. Hann was
imber.
1 Mrs. Laura Mench.
f Laura Mench died at the
f Hiram Fletcher, . near
M'easant church, Bedford
on Saturday, September
non, aged 30 years, 9
as
ho
"fcui ou years,
and 22 days. She w
dw of Walter Mench, wl
ra ner to the grave about
pears aK0. She is survived
Wilson Bonner, of
rnf A?nE3 one half-sister,
0 Akron, Ohio; and three
fc IIoward,o?Akers
r 'Hiamand Bretz, at
! Her mother died when
T 1u'te young and she
omanhood in the fami-ir-andMrs.HiramFletch-j
neral services were held
Key. T.P.Garland offi-
Aretta Decker.
Ur
t 7-HSward Decker, of
.connt,, and
nterofMr.JohnDeck.
Rev. Will Corrcll.
Rev. W. C. Correll, a former
Belfast township boy, is rising
rapiJIy to a first line position
with the ministers in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church in Ohio.
He has just been assigned, to a
fine church with a membership
of 1,700 in the city tf Columbus.
The Journal-Gazette, published
in Logan. 0.. has this to sav nf
him.
"Rev. Correll has done a great
work for the Logan M. E. church
in the six years he has been hero
splendid new church has been
erected and the membership dou
bled. The church is in a pros
perous condition and all six years
here Kev. Corre and familv have
made many warm friends who re
gret to see them leave.
Rev. Correll is an able minis
ter and one of the best sermon-
lzers in the conference. He is
scholarly and eloquent as a speak
er; he is a hard worker, conscien
tious to a high degree and faith
ful in all his duties.
"Oak wood church can congra
tulate itself on securing Rev.
Correll."
Game Prospects.
Asthehuntingseason approach
es, interest in game prospects in
creases. In this immediate vi
cinity, quail are very scarce, as
the heavy snows of last winter
killed them. It will be recalled
that while the larger part of
Fulton county was covered with
deep snows, surrounding terri
tory was almost free of snow.
Even large feathered game like
wild turkeys starved in this coun
ty last winter. From reports
from over the County we think
that there is about the usual
number of squirrels. Rabbits
are reported plenty. Pheasants
have not been plenty in the coun
ty for a number of years, but
there are probably as many as
usual. With the exception of
quail, game including deer-
will probably be a3 plenty (or as
scarce) as hunters have been ac
customed to find it during the
past few years.
Recent Wedding.
McCakdell-Ritz.
A very pretty wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. David Ritz, at Lashley, on
Wednesday, the 2nd day of Sep
tember when their daughter,
Maude, was wedded to Richard
McCardell, of Philadelphia.
The imDressive ceremony was
pronounced by Rev. J. F. F. Gray
of Hancock.
Mrs. McCardell was formerly
one of this county's well known
teachers but the past five years
she has resided in Philadelphia
where she held a lucrative posi
tion as stenographer.
After congratulations elegant
refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. McCardell left
immediately for their home in
'hiladelphia.
W. H. Decker has completed
the cellar and foundation walls
'or a new house of modern archi
tecture, on the Extension north
of town. His lot lies about eigh
ty feet east of First street. The
Water company extended the
water service to the north Com
mons, and from there, Mr. Deck
er laid eighty feet of pipe to . his
lot. Later, he will build a new
stable.
er, formerly of this county, died
at the home of her parents on
Thursday of last week, aged 1
year, 8 months, and ' 27 days.
Funeral, conducted by Rev. T. P.
Garland, of Needmore, at Mount
Union church last Sunday,
II. G. Cutchall.
Horatio G. Cutchall, brother of
Allen Cutchall who is Chshier of
the First National Bank of Three
Springs, was killed by a fall of
rock in a coal mine of the Rock
Hill Coal and Iron Company- last
Saturday. He was aged about
43 years, and leaves a wife and
one daughter. We have no fur
ther particulars,
Our (hiestion of Water.
In response to complaints to the
State board of Health from citi
zens, that institution sent a rep
resentative, Mr. Ira I' Zeigler,
of Carlisle, to examine the con
ditions under which this town is
being furnished water for house
hold purposes.
We have been advised that a
month ago, the Water Company
i.otified the State Department of
the use the road makers are
making of the ravines. The fol
lowing account of what has taken
place during the last few days is
as r nrly correct as wo can con
dense it so as to be fair to all
concerned.
Mr. Zeigler arrived Saturday
and immediately inspected the
slopes-that drain into the chan
nels that conduct water to the
reservoir. Among the objec
tionable features found along the
source of supply were: The force
of men who are repairing the
State Highway on Cove mountain
have been u-.ing one of the slopes
all summer for the deposit of all
their excrement during working
hours: Similar matter deposited
by horses, travelling on the pike,
or grazing in the fields and tim
ber, finds its way into reser
voir: No properly guarded privy I
was provided for the colored peo
ple who live within fifty feet of
the reservoir channel, and whose
hog pen drained into the chan
nel. Mr. Zeigler wasted no time
by having the water analysed,
because the possibility of con
tamination was so evident, that
he immediately caused notices to
be posted by the local board of
health to the' effect that the wa
ter should be boiled for twenty
minutes before using it for any
purpose whatever, such as for
drinking, dishwashing, cleaning
teeth, or for any purpose in
which the water could find en
trance to the mouth or stomach.
Handkerchieves washed, but not
boiled, in the water can carry
disease. In addition to the above
posted notices and the ones in
the town papers, a messenger
was sent to every house in town,
instructing the occupants to boil
the water. Notice Mr. Zeigler
did not say that the water was
now contaminated to the extent
that the above would indicate,
but he did say that conditions al
ready existed that could make it
so in case of a hard dash of rain
similar to last week's rain. Since
all of us know how hard it rained
last week, we may draw our own
conclusions, and we advise care.
We understand that the fore
man of the road gang of workers
has been instructed to provide
suitable places of retirement for
his men, while working on the
mountain, and quicklime is to be
used at all times to disinfect of
fensive matter, and that the men
must use care in selecting such
places. The colored people did
not lose any time in moving their
hogs to another slope, and the
owner of the premises has been
notified to provide a privy at a
point where its contents will not
contaminate the water.
Mr. Zeigler caused a disinfect
ant plant to be placed at the inlet
of the reservoir, and it must re
main in operation until mechanic
al means are provided by the
water company to prevent furth
er entrance of objectionable matter.
INTERESTED LARGE AUDIENCE.
Some Puiiinkia.
In the garden around at the
home of Ray and Keyser the pop
ular bakers on east Market street
grew, this year, a pumpkin that
measured in circumference 1 yd.
2 feet, and 9 inches, and weigh
ed a trifle less than three eight
ieths of a ton. Jt is a great
"punkin." Mr. Keyser felt so
much elated over his beirg able
to carry it into the house without
any one helping him, that he be
came reckless, and boastfully of
fered a quarter to any one who
could carry it out. Mrs. Keyser
quietly picked up the pumpkin
and toted it out, Of course, she
got the quarter.
Miss Helen Nace Spoke in the Prcsby
terian Church Last Sunday Even
fog on Her Trip to Europe.
About the middle of June Mis
Helen Nace or Nell as her Me
Connellsbuag schoolmates an
friends know her best left her
home in Chambersburg in com
pany with a number of other
tourists, for a trip across the At
lantic and through the principa
countries in Europe. Like thou
sands of other Americans, she
happened to be right in the cen
ter of the war zone when thecal
for mobilization came, but for
tunately succeeded in getting
away from the country, andmak
ing the trip home without any
loss and with as little inconven
ience as might be expected un
der the circumstances.
At the earnest solicitation o
her McConnelLsburg friends, she
in company with her father, Mr.
D. 15. Nace came to the home of
her brother Cashier Merrill W.
Nace last Saturday afternoon,
and on Sunday evening in the
Presbyterian church to an audi
ence as large as the church could
comfortably accommodate, Miss
Nace, in an easy pleasant man
ner, told the story.
She took her audience to New
York, boarded a magnificient
steamer on the North-German
Lloyd line, and settled down for
a ten days' ocean voyage. Her
Steamer was nothing short of a
palatial, six-story hotel, with
three of the stories "in the base
ment." She led her audience
through the luxuriously furnish
e l halls, parlors, and state rooms;
she had them listen to the sweet
music of the orchestra, or to the
martial strains of the band; she
took us to the door and permitted
us to peep for a short time into
the ball room, and witness the
whirl of the dancers; then down
to see the six hundred Italians
who are packed away in the
steerage department; on down,
we went, until it seemed we must
be near the bottom of the ocean,
and here in the closeness of a
dungeon, we saw the stokers
shoveling coal into the great fur
naces, that made steam to keep
the giant ocean monster plough
ing its way through the waves.
Eight days passed with nothing
but the great expanse of water
for the eye to rest upon, except
the now and then cloud of smoke
from some passing steamer, when
an object in the dim distance was
sighted. It was not easy at first
to tell whether it was a little
cloud hovering close to the hori
zon, or the faint outline of land.
We did not sail much farther un
til wc were sure that one of the
Azores was really in sight, and
then, for several hours, we sight
ed one after another of those
beautiful islands. Two days la
ter, we sighted the wonderful
rock of Gibraltar, and were per
mitted upon reaching it, to exam
ine this wonderful fortification
that has for so long guarded the
gateway to Southern Europe,
Asia, and Egypt. Onward we
went until we reached Naples,
thence to the ruins of Pompeii
and Ilerculaneum, with the de
stroyer of. these ancient cities tow
ering his head as threateningly
toward the sky as when the ashes
rained down that buried these
places.
Miss Nace, then took us to
Rome, across to Florence, on to
Heidelberg, and into Paris, stop
ping at each place long enough
to tell of the many wonderj&l and
interesting things seen.
It was not, however, until Par
is was reached, that her party
really learned that they were in
the presence of a terrible war.
It was in this city, that they saw
the marching of these troops
through the streets on their way
to the front. And the marching
of these thousands of troops
meant the marching of theSvork
men from the factory, the car
penter from the unfinished build
ing, the painter dropping his
brush, the plasterer his trowel,
Nitrate of Soda on Old Meadows.
On an old meadow which has
not been property fertilized a top
dressing of nitrate of soda is al
most certain to show very marked
results. The farmer is likely to
be so enthusiastic over the show
ing made that he at once con
eludes that nitrogen is the one
factor needed to make his hay
crop a profitable one. Right here
lies the danger. While the first
applicationg of nitrate of soda
may show these marked results,
it is not by any means safe to
conclude that nitrogen is the only
element of fertility needed. Re
peated applications of nitrate of
soda may soon result in no ap
parent benefit and even result in
a final condition worse than the
original condition. The first ap
plication of nitrate of soda shows
such marked results because
there is a marked deficiency of ni
trogen in the soil; but there is not
sufficient of the other fertilizing
elements, particularly phosphor
us and potassium, to balance the
nitrogen used. The increased
crop yields from the use of ni
trate of soda make an increased
drain upon the available phos
phorus and potassium of the soil.
No elfort being made to replace
these elements thus removed, the
time very soon comes when no
response is received from the ap
plication of nitrate of soda be
cause the phosphoric acid and
potash have been depleted, or, in
other words, are the limiting fac
tors. As a rule, where nitrate
of soda is used as a fertilizer it is
a safe principle to use in connec
tion with it some form of phos
phorus and potassium, having in
mind permanent results rather
than a temporary increase due to
the nitrate of soda.
Mr. McCleod Erb, a former
McConnellsburg boy, but for
some time a resident of Balti
more, Md., spent the time from
Saturday until Monday in the
home of ex-Sheriff and Mrs.
Frank Mason. Monday, McLeod
and Witz Mason left for the Tri
State College, Indiana, for a
year's course of study.
the clerk leaving his desk, all
to join the ranks of the great
army soon to meet the enemy in
deadly combat, and many, never
to return to their loved ones.
The eyes of mothers, sisters, and
children were red with weeping,
as their loved ones disappeared
in the long line of march, indeed,
the whole city was paralyzed
with fear, notwithstanding, the
apparent willingness with which
the men went into the service.
Miss Nace and her party, as
well as thousands of other tour
ists, felt that the sooner they got
back to America the better. But
now, the trouble began. Every
outgoing train, instead of carry
ing tourists, was carrying sol
diers and munitions of war. The
porters who usually are in evi
dence to handle your baggage,
and take care of the tips, had on
the uniform and were in the ar
my. There were no drays, and
tourist could be seen doing what
they could to carry their own bag
gage, only to find that there was
no way of getting it transported
even after the railroad station
was reached. Hundreds of peo
ple abandoned their handbags
and trunks on the streets, never
more to see them again.
By heeding the advice of the
American consul, "not to rush"
Miss Nace and her party by re
maining thirteen days in the city,
patiently waiting and watching,
were awarded by receiving word
that the opportunity was theirs,
and with their baggage, they
found themselves hastening away
safe to London, thence to Glass-
gow, where they boarded a steam
er, that brought them safe into
the Gulf of St Lawrence, thence
up that river by way of Lake
Champlain, and the Hudson, they
were back in New York, more
than ever appreciating the fact
that they were citizens of the
greatest nation under the sun,
Teaches, Dinner, Snakes.
We doubt if any man in the
County is getting more for his
money than Sheriff Harris is re
ceiving in both cash and fun
since he invested in that Ford
tourjng car. In addition to'mak
ing a living by running the car
for hire, Jim sees that his family
gets its proper share of travel.
He always sees the bright side of
things while on his trips, and his
latest story is as follows: Last
week he took his family for a
spin to Franklin county by way
of St. Thomas and Mercersburg
Near the latter place they took
dinner with "Doc" Mellott who
has two of the finest farrns in
Franklin county. Jim informed
our reporter that "Doc" then
took them to his big peach orch
ards and told them to- "Help
themselves," which they pn
ceeded to do in a way that made
Jim fear and tremble in anticipa
tion of having to purchase half a
dozen new belts. Just as they
approached a tempting tree of
fruit, eight snakes skeltered for
shelter, but all were killed. Jim
swore "By the beard of the
Prophet" that it was true.
Had, Rejuvenating Trip.
W. II. Duffy and son II. A.
Duffv. took advantage -of the
bracing atmosphere of Tuesday
morning to take a couple of days
off and get the dust of the mi!
out of their lungs Jay taking a
spin to Huntingdon county in
their auto. The elder Duffy was
born the section between
Three Springs and Orbisonia, and
he thought it would be nice to
to visit the scenes of boyhood.
Accordingly, they overhauled
their locomotive, and bright and
early, started and went by way
of Burnt Cabins, Shade Gap and
Orbisonia, stopping enroute to
see old acquaintances, and by the
time they returned home, next
day, Mr. DufTy was at least ten
years younger than when he
started; and he wasn't "old"
when he started, either.
Ten Dry States.
Of the forty-eight states now
composing the Union, ten of them
have State-wide prohibition Vir
ginia voted "dry" on Tuesday of
last week by a large mojority and
State wide prohibition will go in
to effect on November 1 1910.
The new temperance law will pro
hibit sale of liquor, even the clubs
and also prohibit manufacture of
spiritous liquors. Wine, cider
and beer may be manufactured,
butmust be shipped out of the
state.
Virginia's adoption of State
wide prohibition of the manufac
ture and sale of intoxicants bring
the number of such Common
wealths up to ten. The others
are Maine, Kansas, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Okla
homa, North Dakota, Tennessee
and West Virginia.
Postmantcr Twenty-nine Years.
Krom (HuiilliiKcloii) Semi-Weekly Newi.
Mr. Harrison Locke, of Selea,
was among the grand jurors at
Court this week, aswas also Lew
is S. Masemore, of near Cherry
Grove, and they came in to the
Semi-Weekly office together, be
ing friends of bur foreman, Em
ory Graham. Mr. Locke is a fine
looking, large man. He is the
storekeeper at Selea and has also
been postmaster for twenty-nine
years. He tells us that his local
ity is great in the production of
eggs. He has handled as many
as 11,000 doz. of them in a sin
gle j ear. Mr. Masemore the oth
er worthy gentleman, is a good
natured, hustling "Dutch" farm
er. He is expert in the culture
of potatoes, pumpkins, canta
loupes, watermelons, etc. Al
though he finds a pretty good
market right among his family at
home, j
H. A. Black, of Ebensburg, Pa
is visiting his father, P. F. Black.
Mr. Black reports lively times in
his section. Cambria county is
building a costly court House,
WITH AND OLD AGE.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. P., LL D.,
Commissioner Health.
Between youth and old age
there is a never ending conflict.
Vitality is continually pitted
against experience and some
times victory falls to the one,
and again, to the other.
Among the greatest names in
history we find side by side those
of youth and old age. Men who
have lived temperate lives and
have escaped the aggravating in
firmities of age, are oftf n more
than a match for youth in mental
endurance.
The health and efficiency of an
elderly man depends largely pen
his mental attitude. The man
who begins to look over his shoul
der at fifty will be stumbling
through life at sixty, while the
one who is continually looking
ahead and seeking intellectual
advancement, will continue to
increase in mental capacity. The
brain's power grows long after
the maximum of physical strength
has been reached.
For the man of advanced years.
simple diet and regularity of
habits are essential. The phy
siological processes are less ac
tive, and many structures lack
the elasticity of youth and should
not be subjected to undue strain.
Tolerant age is more that a
match for intolerant youth and
the mental poise which should
come with advancing years has a
decided bearing on the physical
well-being and mental power.
The infirmities of age are oft
en less of a handicap to the ac
complishment of serious and ef
fective work than the erratic
vitality of youth.
Shippcnsburg State Normal,
The Cumberland Valley State
Normal School began the term's
work on Monday, August 31,
with an increase of 50 per cent
over the past year's enrollment.
The following persons have en
rolled from Fulton County: Miss-
es N. Hope McKibbin, Buck Val
ley; Lois Markley, Warfordsburg
Helen Charlton, R. R. Hancock.
Md;JeanM. Johnston, McCon
nellsburg; Dorothy Kirk. Big
Cove Tannery; Mame Comercr,
Burnt Cabins; Helen Edwards,
Waterfall; Roy Mathias, and
Kalb Baldwin, Burnt Cabins; Gor
don Charlton, R. R. Hancock,
Md., J. Claude Scriever. and
Clyde L. Barnhart, Buck Valley,
and Glenn A. Lehman, Lashley.
Arrangements are being mado
for the completion of the New
Model School, by Jaunary, 1-.
Roy J. Mathias has recently been
elected President of Normal Lit
erary Society. .
The regular Basket ball season
will open the first week in Octo
ber. All of last year's players
are back again. Three of them
are from I'ulton County Ma
thias, Barnhart and Scriever.
Merrill Wagner, formerly a
resident of Burnt Cabins, but
now residing at Milroy. Mifllin
County, is a member of the Fresh
man Class.
Clyde L. Barnhart, star base
ball player of the Normal team,
has been playing with the New
Cumberland team, of the Central
Fenna. League. This League
closed its season last Saturday.
Whistles Necessary.
Chambersburg seems to have
citizens who are complaining
about the Cumberland Valley
trainmen because they blow their
whisties at night, and thereby
disturb sweet slumber. The
"Public Opinion," in defending
necessary signal whistling, winds
up with the following: "The
next time a whistle gets on your
nerves at night, don't think of
the whistle, but think of Fulton
County. They are not troubled
with whistles there, but think of
the trouble they have in making
a journey or getting merchan
dise." '
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