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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.
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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.