Jfmlt0tt A 111) VOLUME 16 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER S.19I4. NU3IBER 3 THE GRIM REAPER. Sbort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mrs. D. L. Grissinger. Mary Ellen Dively, wife of Daniel L. Grissinger, of McCon nellsburg, died in the Chambers burg hospital on Friday after noon, October 2, 1914, aged 62 years, 10 months, and 12 days. The funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. L. Year ick, of the Reformed Church, as sisted by Rev. J. L. Grove, of the U. P. Church, took place at her late residence at 10 o'clock, Mon- It a day morning, ana ner remains were followed to Union cemetery by a very large concourse of sor rowing friends, where interment was made. In the hope of obtaining relief from an ailment from which she had suffered for many years, Mrs. Grissinger, was taken to the Chambersburg hospital, and there on the lGth of September, she submitted to a surgical operation. Conditions were found to be much more complicated than symptoms seemed to indicate, and while everything was done that skilful and loving hands could do, she passed peacefully away as before stated, Mrs. Grissinger was adaughter of the late George and Di vely, and was born and spent her fintiro li (a in fflPAnnnllcKmnf Id June, 1S71, she was received into full communion in the Re formed Church, and remained a faithful, rnnspipntinna nnrl Invnl member the remainder of her jfe, finding as the dark shadows becan trt (rnfhpr rnnnrl har tViot Deace and pnmfnrt that primp nnlv to those who know in Whom they ave trusted. m law, she was married to Daniel L. Grissinger, who sur :'al wife. To this union were orneleven children fourdaugh rs and seven sons eicrht nf 'ie, wife of Chas. F. Wt- 01. e-wiieoi A. D. Hohman;Miss Wilbur, George, Harry, ""iuu. auu iidvmunu live u me uiners are an "mea and reside in McCon- ensburg. R. P. SCHOOLEY. Richard P. Schooley, of Lick- wek township, died Friday :onng, October 2, 1914, aged Jrs, 11 months, and 16davs. was held the following interment being made at anoam church cemeterv. J p.. f 1 .... , wuii, assisted by Kev. John ellott Slr-Schooley died of Bright's ase. His death was a RhnoW rr.A -community, because it was ft'H mat he wnq imnrrwinnr "forawhilo j v 'a oummur, unit time aim hn uroa nrnin "IS business in nlmna- hia u5ed manner- Abou a Wore his death he became JlXfl ft- J " l -vuimvivug win "wiore ho riu as hp j niuc circle ui llVeH nil k: rabwhood in which he died. . jas one of those men in y.,.stressed never failed a.faitnful friend. Rein . "'inaed a a ... Ood strife m! I Fft 1 1 1 ci nri v lira iGHar- ' "KcriV SrmrV,4- II Had Finger Cut Off. When E. 13. Covalt, of Thomp son township, was in this office Monday, he told us of a shocking accident to one of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Powell's children. It seems that the little children, Stanley and Estell were digging a hole in the ground, Stanley cutting the sod with a hatchet, ana hstelle scraping away the dirt with her hands, and the lit tle girl put her hand into the hole just as Stanley made a stroke with the hatchet, with the re sult that the first joint of the middle finger of her left hand wascutofr. Dr. J. J. Palmer dressed the wound and made Es- 411. I .it teiie as comiortauie as circum stances would permit. tohrm l. Klve counsel, kit of tools and repairs. V IN,. I f nrf... ,unK De missed. J!?rshe was a faithful .Tf the Si! tt n Huon " JJl p 7'ey was married Hnl St wife wa8 Miss ea8X a- second Wf erine' daugh" Sipss t e Mr- and Mrs. Con jik!i,' 0 whom namely, Cadiz, of the same township, and Miss Ethel, at home, who, with their mother, survive him. Eli Lafferty. Eli Lafferty, one of Bethel township's oldest citizens died at the home of Benjamin Barnhart, on the old Lairerty homestead, near Franklin Mills, on Sunday, September 27, 1914, aged about 88 years. The funeral took place on the following Wednesday, Rev. T. P. Garland, of Necdmore, conducting the services, and in terment was made in the ceme tery at Cedar Grove church. Mr. LafTerty was born in New Jersey; in early manhood he came to Buck Valley, this county, and sometime thereafter was married to Miss Rebecca Daniels, adaugh ter of John Daniels, who at that time owned and lived upon the farm where Mr. LafTerty died and was a grandfather of W. Riley Daniels, of Thompson town ship. To this union were born eleven children, seven of whom are liv ing and were present at their father's funeral, namely, James, Clearfield county, Pa.: Albert A., Washington county, Ta.; Oliver E., Harrisburg, Ta. ;Amos, Jean nette, Pa.; Emaline, wife of "Bub" Hess, Miss Ella, and Liz zie all residing in Bethel town ship, this county. Mrs. LafTerty died about four teen years ago. Mrs. Harvey A. Wible. Mrs. Henrietta Elizabeth Val lance Wible, wife of Harvey A, Wible, died at her home in Spring field township, Huntingdon coun ty, Pa., on Sunday evening, Sep tember 27th, at 8:20 o'clock, aft er an illness oi several weeks with a complication of diseases. At the time of her death she was aged thirty-six years, two months and nineteen days. She was united in marriage to Harvey A. Wible on March 28, 1900. Besides her husband, she is survived by five children- Merle, Hiram, Milford, Paul and a seven weeks old babe; by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zach Val lance, of McConnellsburg; and by two sisters, Miss Nora, at home, and Mrs. Levi Cordell, of Way nesboro. Mrs. Wible was a consistent member of the United Brethren church, and wa3 loved and re spected by all who knew her. Funeral services were conduct ed by her pastor, Rev. Arthur Ritchey, at the Mount Carmel church on Tuesday, September 29, assisted by Rev. W. S. Ben son, of Hustontown, and Rev. Mr. Spiece, of Maddensville. In terment was made in the ceme tery near Mount Carmel church. The pallbearers were six cousins, namely, Harry Madden, John Wible, Lloyd Cutchall, Bert Shaw, BertSipes and James M. Chesnut. Andrew J. Sipes. Andrew J. Sipes died at his home at BlairsvHle, Pa., Tuesday morning, September 29, 1914, of a complication of diseases inci dent to advanced age. The fu neral was held on the following Thursday, the services being con ducted by his nephew, Rev. Hor ace N. Sipes, of Nanty' Glo, Pa. The deceased, a son of John Sipes, was born in Licking Creek township, this county, 84 Will Remove to Hancock. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Sapping ton, of Webster Mills, expect to remove to Hancock Friday. We are sorry to hear of their leaving the county. Their going will leave a great big vacancy in the section in which they lived. The Doctor will be missed not only by his wide circle of friends to whom he ministered when they were sick, but the social circle will miss them greatly. Doctor and Mrs. Sappington located at Webster Mill thirteen ytirs ago, ana witn tne excep tion of two years' practice in the University of Maryland, it was the first place at w hich the Doc tor "hung out his shingle" to in vite the public to come to , him for relief of bodily ills. Marked success attended his practice from the beginning, and it will be with regret that his patrons bid him farewell. The News sincerely hopes tnat the feeling of confi dence will follow him to his new field, and that continued success in the practice of medicine and surgery will attend his practice. Come back to see us occasionally, friends. LETTER -f ROM LILLIAN FLEMING. and Kcccnt Wcudinu. Metzleu Sn'E. Wednesday, September 30,1914 at the M. K. Parsonage in this Tells of Her Impressin of Town Contry in the Great Norlu State. Miss Lillian Fleming, of Clear nidge, a former Fulton County school teacher who could not re sist the oiler of a nine months term at 70 "bones" a month in North Dakota, writes of her im pression of her new surround ings. Editor. Kenmare is a progres s i v e growing, enterprising city of a- bout 2,000 inhabitants, on the main line of the Minneapolis, St raui ana bauit ste. Marie rail way, 518 miles northwest of Min neapolis, in the Deslacs River Valley, on Deslacs Lake, and is surrounded by one of the most fertile and productive farming sections in the Northwest. Ken mare derives the name "Park City" from a park in the center of the business section and it is one of the most beautiful parks in the State, and would be a cred it to a city many times the size of this one which has electric lights, water works, sewerage, fire department, cement sid e- walks, and an active commercial club. Baptists, Catholics, Metho dists, Dunkards, Lutherans and Presbyterians have chu r c h e s here. A $73,000 high school, graded schools, and a parochia place, Mr. Thomas Earle Metzler j sch00j furnish educational facili- and Mips Inez Kachel Sipe, both of Ilarrisonvi'.Ie, Pa., were united in marriage by Rev. J. V. Royer. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Sipe of near Harrisonville and is one of that community's estimable young ladies. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Metzler of theMctzler Inn at Harrii-on-ville, and is a hustling young farmer and is held in high esteem in his home community. May they live long and happy and prosper is our earnest wish. Ashman Shore. Wednesday, September 30, 1914 in McConnellsburg, Pa., Mr. Sigel Ashman of Three Springs, Pa., and Miss Minnie Virginia Shore of Maddensville, Ta., were united in marriage by Rev. W. A. Spies. Give It A Trial. Let a young man of twenty years of age put twenty dollars at interest, instead of expending if for tobacco and other luxuries. Then, at the beginning of the next year repeat it, and include also the principal and interest of the preceding year, and thus con tinue to do so from year to year until he shall have reached the age of seventy the amount he would realize would exceed thirty thousand dollars. How many of our young men will try it? ago, and went to Blairsville 41 years ago, where he worked in a tannery. J. Nelson Sipes, of McConnellsburg, is a brother of the deceased and the last surviv ing member of their father's family. Andrew Sipes is survived by four sons, namely, Craig M., Columbus, O., William, James Nelson, and Calvin K. all of Blairsville, Pa. Miss Julia Ann Si'icer. At the home of Adam Glunt, near Knobsville, this county, on Friday morning, September 25, lt)14, occurred the death of Miss Julia Ann Spicer. Later the lady was taken to the home of her nephew, James McElhaney, at Hustontown. Funeral services were held in the JU. JL;. church, on Sunday morning at 10:30, in charge of Rev. J. H. McKechnie, and he used for his text, James 14, "For what is your life? It is even a vapor. lie handled the subject with the skill of a master, and his utterances should linger in the minds of many. Burial took place in the cemetery near the church, and by the side of friends gone before. She was aged 75 years, 3 months and 26 years ; days. ties. Small grains are the principa cereal production of North Dako ta, wheat being the chief among them. Grain is threshed in the fields by a crew of from twenty two to twenty-five men furnish cu by the threshing contractor. About one dozen men of the crew are required to haul the bundles to the thresher in "bundle-wag ons." Bundle-wagon drivers get $3 per day for their work, and $5 if they furnish the team. He has, also, a cook car, and employs one or two women, or a man, . to cook for the crew. One person who cooks gets $5 to $G a day The man who furnishes the crew provides all cooking utensils and the material for cooking with the exception of milk and potatoes which are furnished by the farm er for whom the threshing is done. When the grain is thresh ed the straw is burned in the field. Some of the farmers have the grain hauled directly from the field to elevators. The charge for threshing wheat is eleven cents a bushel (by meas urement.) The wheat is light and will not hold out by weight. The present crop was damaged by drought, hot winds, and black rust some fields yielding from six to ten bushels per acre. Oth er grains raised here are; oats, bai ley, and speltz; flax, timothy, clover, broom grass, and other tame grasses are grown. Flax is usually raised on new ground. This state doe3 not grow much fruit, but a great deal is shipped to this part from other western states. North Dakoto excels in the quality of potatoes raised, al though, very few farmers raise more than needed for home use. Land here is divided into sec tions; and, as a rule, the farms are very large, .threshing for this year, is over, and farmers are ploughing for spring sowing of wheat. Riding plows drawn by five or six horses, or some times by traction engines, are used; and, on account of the ploughing, farmers change resi dence in the fall, when change is necessary. Lumber is very high in this state, and any groves seen are those that have been planted. Dwellings are built very warm. One lady who has a great many fiowers told me that she did not have one house plant freeze dur ing the past sixteen years. There are 2 73 consolidated schools in this state. The State University is at Grand Forks. A deaf and dumb school is at De vil's Lake. The Agricultural College at Fargo. There are nor mal schools at Mayville, Valley City and at Minot. There is an A Treat to Farmers. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Patterson and their little daughter Isabe J. L. Patterson and their sister Miss Bess laid aside work on the farm at Brookside last Friday, mobilized" and struck out over land in their Overland fo Waynesboro to see how that wide awake town entertains the farm ers who support it. The party came home Monday. Saturday was "Farmers' Day" in Waynes boro, and endless preparation had been made by the business men of that place to entertain them just as we have suggested time and again that McConnellsburg should do. Thousands of farm ers responded and joined heartily in the festivities. Bankers, mer chants, and every one interested in showing their appreciation the presence of the sturdy farm er, contributed money to the amount of $500, for prizes for best exhibits of farm life. Farm scenes, by means of magnificent floats, made up a great parade, Some of the floats were as large as the biggest loads of hay or grain, made so by erecting framework on wagons and cover mg mese irames witn real grain A t 1 1 on me straw, or Dy covering them with hay, fodder, &c Milking scenes, boys feeding pigs with bottles, and, in fact, life in the country was represented as nearly true to life, as circumstan ces would permit. Many comic "shows" were designed by the country boys and girls, and we suspect that the town people were as highly entertained as were the visiting farmers. It was a great day for Waynes boro, and we are sure that the farmers feel kindly toward the town for having had such a treat, and the $500 won by the country boys, girls, men, and women, was money well spent, and highly ap predated by the winners. Stork Won by Big Margin. The- Stork won against the Grim Reaper" in the month of June, as shown by the reports to the State Bureau of Vital Statis tics of the State Health Depart ment, and the ratio was 2 J to 1, The total number of deaths dur ing the month was 7,953, while the total number of births was 18,119, exclusive of 855 still births. Of the causes of deaths, tuber culosis still holds the lead, there having been 801 deaths from that insidious disease, while Bright's disease carried away G32 Pneumonia had 523 victims and cancer killed 488. Of the communicable diseases, typhoid fever carried of 55, scar let fever 85, diphtheria 91, mea sles 52, whooping cough 82 and smallpox 3. Diabetes had 60 vic tims and meningitis 45. There 88 suicides, 92 killed in the mines and 78 on the railways, 517 dy ing from other forms of violence. My He Quit Drinking. Indianapolis newspapers tell a story of why a certain attorney suddenly quit drinking. With great liberality he patronized one saloonkeeper for a number of years. Kecently the saloon man bought a house and lot and had another lawyer to examine the abstract for him. The steady patron resented this and wanted to know why the saloonkeeper turned away from his own cus tomer to give business to a man who never patronizes his or any saloon. "When I have business! for an attorney," said the saloon keeper, "I want it done by a sober lawyer. This is why the attorney has quit drinking. Court Proceedings. Court convened at 2, P. ABOUT rtOI'LE YOU KNOW. M. Monday, with Judge Swope pre- Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings siaing ana with his associates William B. Stigers and William Mellotton the bench, and the business was dispatched as rapid ly as usual. Constables were called and their respective returns made. The Grand Jurors were called, Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Miss Mary N. Kendall, of the Cove, is visiting in Altoona and in Jersey Shore. Ex-Judge J. II. Longcnecker. of Bedford, attended Court in sworn, and given instructions inis Place this week. and they retired to pass upon Mrs. Adam Shaffer, of Illinois. I .... ' 9 Dl113- ha visiting her sister, Mrs. Zack 1 he Petit jury was then called, V allance, near town. and all but one found to be pres ent. In the case of the Common wealth vs. II. Clyde Byers, an af fidavit was presented, setting forth that an important witness of the defendant was ill and un able to be present. The case was continued to March term. I he first case called for trial Miss Nellie Suesserot. of Cham bersburg, is visiting in the home of Mrs. Matilda B. Trout. I). E. Golden, of Thompson township, transacted business with us on Monday and gave us some news. Judge S. Mc. Swope celebrated his sixty-fourth birthday Inst was that of the Commonwealth Sunday by quietly spending the vs. D. C. Hess, charged with the n? onnc'urg. larcenv of a dead (Wr. Thp in. .Russell H. Runyan, of Pitts- ry was selected, and after the burKh came llome Saturday for case was opened by the Common- a Iew aavs v,slt t0 1113 Parents, wealth, the Court took the ground 1 and Mrs- John B- Runyan. that the defendant, having been Mrs- Harry W. Newman, of with the party of twenty or more Benton, Pa., attended the funer- who killed the deer, had an inter- al f nor aurt Miss Julia Spicer est in the deer, according to the at Hustontown on the 27th inst Millar, tl.ni- . . - . I 1 . I II... T 11? rt . iuica Midi, Kuveni in sucn nunt- iwrs. u w. seyiar gave a ing parties, and could not be con- luncheon last Friday in honor of victed of the larceny of the deer her visiting sisters, Miss Ethel even if he did take it in the night Logue, and Mrs. Hammond Pros- The Court, therefore, instructed ser. tne jury to return a verdict of v RiW D.miok nf Tt, nmnenn I ' MVIIip.lVH m? y township, spent Sunday with his ine r armors ana Merchants brother-in-law nnd tor Mr T t n ', . xiuatiiipcuiy uinamoersDurg and Mrs. B. W. Logue in this was appointed guardian ot liar- place, old w. hvans, and Paul K. Ev ans, minor children of W. R. Ev ans, deceased, and ordered to Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mellott and little daughter Cleo. near A nrlitimi ll'Stta It Iaich Inn. Cni- give Dona m the sum ot 3o00, in nrf,av ntu. at the News office. each case. 1 ne same company was ap pointed guardian of Maple J C. Mellott, to give security in the sum of $150. Widows Appraisement appro ved and ordered to be recorded in the estate of John Plessinger, 1 1 , . . aeceaseu, unless exceptions are filed within 20 days. In the estate of Daniel War sing deceased, Widows appraise ment approved and ordered to be recorded unless exceptions filed within twenty days. Dr. J. C. Stevens, of Harris burg spent the time from last Wednesday until Friday morning in the home of his tenant N. II. Stevens near Hustontown. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Patterson, of Cumberland county, came Fri day to spend a few days looking after their farm and other inter ests here and in the Cove. Miss Ethel Logue, trained are nurse with position in Baltimore, came home last week to spend In the estate of W. R. Ander- her vacation with her parents, son, deed. Widowsappraisement Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Logue. approved and ordered to be re- George Daniels, of Wakefield, cordered unless exceptions are Kansas, after an absence of thir- filed within twenty days. ty years, is visiting his brothcr- In the estate of Benjamin Bol- in-law, Judge W. B. Stigers. and ineer, deceased, petition of Mary other relatives in the County. Bolinger was presented asking Dr. and Mrs. William M 1U. the. appointment of appraisers to Kibbin. of Amaranth, and Dr nn.l set aside exemption. Mr- Jampa M MpKiMiin nf The case of the Commonwealth r?.,,.!, Vniw vi,;t!n p,i;t. Edward Dishong was reached and Mrs. Horbort T.pp MMv'ihhin of this place. Mrs. Jane Gunnells and daugh- vs. at 4 0 clock Monday, this was the case that occasioned the calling of 48 jurors at this term. The charge wasbroughtby EdnaPearl enkins, about fifteen years of age. Much care was exercised in the selection of a jury, thirty-seven jurors were called before a dozen men were found to whom the Commonwealth and the defen dant would risk their case. The case was tried with great care and consumed all of Tuesday. he testimony was conflicting, the defendant calling many wit- nessess to show that he was not employe in the nostollice in Ty- at the place where the crime was rone, Pa., is spending his annual committed at the time fixed. vacation in McConnellsburtr. 1 ne evidence was very careful- Holmes always, finds a cordial reviewed by Judge Swone welcome when he comes bark tn ter, Miss Estelle, of Ilagerstown, passed through McConnellsburg last Thursday, in an auto party en route to Bedford Surincs to spend the week end. Amon Sipes and Fernando Decker, of Licking Creek town ship, took a load of merchandise with the latter's team to merch ants Ilollinshead, at Harrison ville, and C. H. Mann, atSaluvia, Saturday. Mr. R. Holmes Thompson, an ir .1 i . ... v eunesuay morning and the ju ry, after an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict of "Not Guilty." Saluvia district was represent ed in this office last Thursday by Mrs. C. H. Mann, Mrs. W. E. Bair and little son Maxwell who came by way of Dane in order that Mrs. Mann might see a por tion of the County new to her. his home town. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Johnston, of Columbus, Iowa, came Satur day to visit his mother, Mrs. Ke- ziah Johnston and other relatives in the Cove and in McConnells burg. They came by way of New York where they visited their nephew Paul I. Johnston. Mr. ahd Mrs. H. W. Karper, and the latter s father, Mr. Cy- industrial school at Wahpeton. The State Penitentiary is at Bis marck. North Dakota became a State November 3,- 1889. The . Mrs. Mann found that we have rus Gordon, all of Chambersburg. wua prairie rose was adopted as more hills than they have at motored to Fort Littleton last the state flower by the Legisla-' Vineland, N. J. Mr. J. A. Stew- Saturday where they spent the ture in 1907. Its choice was not art, proprietor of the Green Hill time until Sunday afternoon with only beautiful but fitting, and Plouse, was also in town for a; ex-Judge S. L. Buckley. Miss when one reflects upon it, the short time, and left liberal sam-' Rose Fisher accompanied them significance of the selection is pies of his famous strawberry ap- as far as her former home in Mc- wonderfully clear and perfect pies at the News office. ' Connellsburj.
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