J VOLUME 1G McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER 29,1914. NUMBER 6 THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Sarah M. Grissinger. Sarah Margaret, wife of Mr Adam M. Grissinger, died Thurs day night, October 22, 1914, heart failure, aged 71 years, months, and 27 days. Funera was held on the following Sun day, interment being made in the Union Cemetery. Her pastor, ev. It. E. Peterman conducted he services. Mrs. Grissinger was a daugh er of Jacob and Sarah Rinedol ar.of McConnellsburg, deceased he is survived by her husband ,nd by one son, John Edward '.rissinger, of Ayr township, One brother, Martin Rinedollar, f Waynesboro, is living. Three isters survive her, namely, Alice Life of Adam Breitweiser, of In liana; Martha, wife of A. K Alexander, of McConnellsburg, Ind Mary wife of David Maun f Ayr township. Mrs. Grissinger was a faithfu tnember of the Lutheran church jrraore than fifty years. She as a good wife, mother, and .eighbor, and her sudden death as a great shock to the com unity. She died probably ear Friday morning, for when her tfband spoke to her at the hour it arising from bed on that f.orning, she did not reply, and yhen Mr. Grissinger attempted lo wake her, he found that she Vas dead. Some time during the fterpart of the night, Death's ressenger took her as peacefully Is she had lived. On the day previous, she had fisted in her usual manner at usehold affairs. The annual Mebutter boiling took place on wsday, but Mr. Grissinger and pers performed the more labor- pi part of the work, and Mrs. nssinger was not permitted to paust herself, so that when she tired for the night, she did not pplain of unusual fatigue. Mary M. Lynch. Mary Mildred, daughter o f pies W. and Frances Lynch. Nat their home near Everett I Wednesday, October 21, 1914, W lo years, 1 month, and 6 s- The immediate cause of death waa typhoid fever. was born near Gapsville, ord county, September 15, 1 and is survived by tier pa- f 'and several brothers and ters all at home. The fune services were held at Memn- P1 church on Fridav. The fath me ntt'e girl is a native of 'ton county and a brother of townsman Frank P. Lynch, Moses J. Peck. loses J. peck died at the home m son Ezra in Thnmnson Nship Tuesday morning, Octo 'I'JU, aged 91 years, '".and 23 days. Mr. Peck's H was sudden. He had heen apparently good health, and,. "IS CUstnm nto o lioorfu ,"er' and picked nn ha inne tn Ut Ho hnrl nnf nt.nnoaAaA Phenhefell, and was dead "wundafew minutes later. 4 -wrier was rnllpd R him dead. , nd, thoughtful of the rw'UIOt othprn. Age did not f " W) Wm 1 . i Minnie Uia 4- : ,,J UllCICSk III my aHairs. and he was 1. ,jt l jum m sports witn ; Jf folks, as well as to lend n n what he could do for r associates. 0 i . Ira;7v'ved by his only child, with whom he re 'fniH'8 wife, Sophia Peck, 6s t also . W Sllrvi,,,. L.- r. Iren V m nve grancl dren 1X great grand iSin9Were la'dtorestat (.B;p lstlan cemetery, Rev. M fifR . 01 the Christian THAT PRODUCE BILL. Read the Following Communication and See Ihat George B. Mcllott Voted Right. Editor News:-U has lately come to our knowledge that the enemies of our worthy candidate for the legislature, Hon. Geo. B. Mellott, have been trying to in jure him because of his support of a certain bill that failed of passage in the last session of the law making body. The bill in Question is commonly spoken of as the "Produce Bill," though that is not a proper designation. The title of the bill is, "An Act providing for the licensing and bonding of persons, firms, and corporations engaged in selling agricultural products on commis sion, providing for action on such bonds and fixing penalties for violation of this act." The sole purpose of the bill was to protect farmers and oth ers, who send produce to com mission men in the towns and cities, against loss. We know that quite a number of persons, induced by oilers of high prices, have, in the past, sent in pro ducts to these advertisers and lost all in some instances, and a part in others. But a couple of years ago an advertisement ap peared in one of our local papers; promising a fancy price for poul try, and one of our clients sent in about a hundred dollars worth, but the efforts of two lawyers failed to obtain anything. The commission man was a fraud. Had the bill, the title to which is given above, passed, it would have in large measure, protected shippers thereafter from such sharks. The shipper would nave had a bond to fall back on if the commission merchant laiiea to pay. An examination of the bill con vinces us- that it was a good one and is greatly to the credit of our representative that he sup ported it It was defeated by the city members who feared they might injure themselves with the commission men. Those who are trying to injure Mr. Mellott's candidacy are tell ing it to those who do not read or think much lor themselves that the object of the bill was to make farmers and others who might desire to ship produce for sale give a bond to do so. Of course a bill of such nature would be vicious, and against the inter ests of the shippers and the com mission men. Such interpreta tion of the bill is absurd, and is not ignorantly done, but wilful- y and designedly, with intent to hurt Mr. Mellott. It is just and right that he should be judged by his record, but it is very un- air and unjust that his record, which is a good one should, be misrepresented. If any voter doubts the object of the bill after reading this he may convince himself by calling on Mr. Mellott for a copy of it. Respectfully, Jno. T. Sifes. Advertisement. Local Institute. The third local institute of Ayr township was held at the Corner school, on Friday evening, Octo ber 23rd. The following questions were discussed:- 1, History, How taught? 2. Geography, How taught? 3. Arithmetic, How taught? Teachers present; Stanley Hum bert, George Smith, Olive Wible, Flora Shives, Retha Mellott and eannette Stouteagle. - The schoolroom was tastefully decorated and the literary work was excellent. The institute ad journed to hold the next meeting at Jugtown school on Friday evening November 6th. Questions for discussion then are: 1. Cooperation of teacher and parents. 2. Home study. Self reliance. Olive Wible Secretary. Dr. A. M. Barton's Letter. Dear Mr. Editor: In renewing my subscription, permit me to say that the weekly perusal of your paper, noting the incidental doings, the coming and going of your peoifcje with the probable mention of some old time acquaintance, is to me a source of much interest. Aside from these personal features, the News brings the "glad tinings" of the work, your good people are doing in the cause of temper ance; nothing could be more worthy on the part of an intelli gent and christian people, as nothing will aid fo much in up lifting citizenship, or tend so much to elevate the social and moral status of a community as sobriety. By sobriety, we moan abstaining from the use of alco holic liquors as a beverage with out any reserve; hence it will be seen that the so-called temper ate man who advocates, or indul ges in moderate drinking is not in harmony with real sobriety; nor is the avowed personal liber ty man who seeks an excuse for tippling, in keeping with sobrie ty. The doctrine of moderation is the main prop of the liquor trafic the doctrine of personal liberty is the slogan of the booze vendor the pass word of the ' bar-room. Yes, it is the so-called good citi zen, the Mr. Jones or Mr. Brown who advocates the doctrine of moderation, or of personal liber ty that apparently gives the traf fic some degree of standing, or credibility. The so-called moderation man is always held up as a standard, in defense of the drink habit, the so-called temperate man is al ways cited as an example, when soliciting for the trafic, or as an inducement for the sober man to take a drink; nothing is said about the poor unfortunate who ha3 ceased to be temperate, but is now in the gutter; nothing is said about the wasted life, or blighted home; nothing is said about the poor inebriate who has given up his earnings, or perhaps a fortune, in the bar-room and is now wending his way to the poor house, or asylum. Strange, indeed, that such a place as a saloon, or bar-room, should exist; stranger still, is the fact that a learned and supposed ly honorable judge, should sanc tion or grant a privilege for the sale of liquor a so called business that can in no way benefit us. Under the Brooks law, the granting of a liquor license is a matter that rests entirely with our courts; the duty of the judge being to hear the applicant, con sider the number and character of the witnesses for and against then b'ise'hik decision on the sim ple question of necessity. Plain as this may seem, some of our judges have quibbled, talked at length obout the inter pretation of law, their onerous duty, public sentiment, an so on all of which has been regard ed by many intelligent readers as an evasion possibly for politi cal reasons. Now, that the Su perior Court has given a decision on this question, making it clear that our Judges are vested with full power to refuse any or all li censes when in inoir judgment the sale of liquor is not a neces sity, lot us hope that in the fu ture intelligent judges may see, I beyond question, mat no such a condition as the necessity for the sale of liquor as a beverage can exist, and that they will so de cide. Scientific investigation and physical tests everywhere, have plainly shown that alcohol, in any form or quantity, when ta ken into the system as a bever age is harmful; it contains no ele ment of nutrition is not a true stimulant a3 once supposed, but an excitant followed by depres sion; hence, little used as a medi cine. Our best informed physi cians all over the world denounce jt as a beverage and djscard it as ,,-j";.'. i i-1 -t i FRANK L. DERSIIEM. WHY CONGRESSMAN DERSBEM SHOULD BE KE-LLECTED. Ex-President Taft said before the American Bar Association, in Washington, a few days ago, that he was profoundly grateful that America was isolated and free from entangling alliances in the present conflict abroad. In prais ing President Wilson for his warn in;? to the American people toob- rerve his neutrality plea to the letter, Mr. Taft said: "In his appeal he should have the warmest approval and the sinccrest co-operation of all of us." ' The language of the President, Mr. Taft further said, in which he declined to be drawn into a decision, or the expression of an opinion on the complaints of the belligerents was most admirable, and showed to the world what we must show, that we do not intend to be drawn into this controversy in any way. On October 17, 1014, President Wilson wrote a letter to Hon. Os car W. Underwood, in which he stated: "I would like to go into the dis trict of every Member of Con grtsswhohas sustained and ad vanced the plans of the party. and speak out my advocacy of his claim for re-election. But, of course. I cannot do that, and with so clear a record, no member of Congress needs a spokesman. What he has done speaks for it self I look forward with confidence to the election. The voters of the United States have never failed to reward real service." A vote lor jur. JJershem is a vote to uphold the President, whose administration has been true, honest and effective and de serves to be sustained. AilvertlHi'inent. Aniioiince Your Sale Now. If you intend to make public sa!c of your belongings next spring, it is time to select your date and let the News announce it. By doing so now, you are sure of getting the date you wish. If others in your neighborhood intend to make sale they may choose the date you wish, and they may also select your favorite auctioneer. A certain newspaper in the Cumberland Valley contains the announcement of more than sixty sales for next February and March. The announcement in our sale register costs you noth ing if we print the bills. Make inquiry among the farmers of your section, and you will find that the News finds its way into practically all of their homes, and, in this way, your sale would be well advertised. Select your date, and auctioneer, and some of the things for sale, and then tell the editor. a remedy. By virtue of this knowledge, it has become an economic question, the business world is ruling against it, our great mills, rail roads and commercial interests are demanding sobriety, as drink renders men less efficient, unsafe and finally Incapacitates them for useful employment. A. M. Barton, Ilomestea l, Pa., Oct. 23. L V - Vote For Morton. Peter Morton, the candidate for the Legislature, was born and raised in Fulton County and well known throughout the coun ty for his generosity, square dea! mg and honesty. He made his first dollar peeling bark and cut ting cord-wood, and he knows the tials of starting poor. For thirty-five years he has been farming, and he knows the needs of the man who tills the soil, in fact, he is one of the wide-awake men of the county, and he under stands the wants of our people, and he has the courage and abi ity to do our people good if elect T f 1 eu. ins cnaracier and me are an open record on which no man can put a blot, and he stands for the best interests of all the peo pie of the county, morally, soci ally and financially. uieci mm next Tuesday, and the interests of our county wi l i i i De guaruea in every honest and legitimate way possible. Vote for Peter Morton, for Legislature. AdvertiHomoDt. Off to Sunny Florida. ivir. and Airs, u 11. Mann, o Saluvia, passed through this place last Friday morning on their way to Florida, where they expect to make their future happy home, Rev. John M. Diehl, their for mcr pastor, met them at Mercers- burg and took them to his home at Welsh Run, where they rested several days from the fatigue o making public sale of their sur plus belongings, packing, and get ting ready for their long journey. From v elsh Run they went to Vineland, N. J., where Mr. Mann's daughters and Mrs.Mann's people live. From Vineland they wil leave by way of Philadelphia for the final stage of -the journey to St Cloud, Florida, where they own property. Ihey were ac companied from McConnellsburg to Welsh Run by Mrs. John M. Diehl, who had been visiting in this place. Mr. Mann s selling out and leaving Saluvia ends another chapter in the records of that his torical point on the old Forbes route to Pittsburgh and the West, There was a time in the days of the Austins and the Manns when it was no uncommon occurrence to take in more than $100 daily over the counters of the store at Saluvia. It is still a good trading point, but, of course, it lacks the stimulus of the great traveling public that formerly stopped there before beginning the ascent of the famous mountains at its gate, as well as that of the industries that flourished in the day of the Austin tannery. Mr. Mann and his bride go to the South Land , carrying with them the highest regards and best wishes of a very wide circle of the best of friends. The Green Iill Sabbath school and that con gregation lost two faithful lead ers with the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Mann. Left for The West. George W. Sipes's sale on last Saturday was satisfactory. His wife, on account of whose illness the sale was postponed from the 17th, is better ard was able to attend to household duties on the day of sale. Mr. Sipes, with his family, left yesterday for the far west, but on account of Mrs. Sipes's health, will make the journey leisurely. They will stop at Pittsburgh and spend some time with friends in that city; thence to Chicago, where Mr. Sipes spent five years in contracting and building. Then they will spend some time in Illi nois, and go on to Oklahoma, and reach California some time early in the new year. Mr. Sipes is a first class carpenter and builder and will be missed in this county. He and his fami ly have the very best wishes of their many Fultcn county friends. Mr. Sipes is not a stranger in the west, as he has spent twenty-one years of the, last thirty-three in that section of the country, j A FARMER FOR CONGRESS. Cast Your Vote for Farmer Charles L. Johnson, Whose Name Is on the Washington Party Ticket vi me eiecuon nexi luesaay, I a m 1 the farmers of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Congressional Dis trict, composed of the counties of Fulton, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifllin, Perry, Snyder, and Union will have an opportU' nity to vote for Charles L. John son, of New Bloomfield, Terry County, Pa., whose name will be found on the Washington Party ticket. Here is his own personal statement: "I pledge myself to vote for a protective Tariff Law that pro tects our working men, our American farmers, our manufac turers, and our American busi ness men. The kind of Tarilf that benefits equally the man who wears the $1.00 pair of shoes as the man who wears the $(5.00 pair; was born and reared on a farm and have owned and stock ed a farm since I was 2. years of age and live on a farm at pres ent, 2 miles east of New Bloom- field, Perry county, Pa. Was educated at Bloomfield Academy and Millersville State Normal School, taught school five years; was twice Sheriff of Perry coun ty; elected Alternate National Delegate in 1912 for Theodore Roosevelt; Washington Party County Chairman of Perry coun ty. Not one per cent of our Con gressman today from Pennsylva nia are farmers or workingmen, mi . . inis is your urst opportunity in your me to cast your vote lor a 1 i m farmer or workingman for Con- gress. I am positively opposed to the raising of salaries of all of- fice holders. Tlease read this to your wile and family. Perry County has not had a congress man in forty years. I thank you in advance, irrespective of party for your vote and influence. ELECTION, TLESD4Y, NOVEMBER 3rd. OCCUPATIONS. It may be of interest to note the occupations of the several candi dates; Johnson, the Washington man, a Farmer; Dershem, the Democrat, a traveling salesman, ocht the Republican, an Edi tor. it elected, l will introduce a bill that no United States Sena tor, nor Congressman, can draw pay for time while absent from duty. A laboring man gets no pay for lost time, why should an official? There are at present two hun- dred and fifty lawyers in Con- gress. Advertisement. Performed Three Operations. Doctors Palmer and Skinner, of Chambersburg, were in town, ast Friday, and, with Dr. Mos- ser of this place, operated for the second time in six months on Bessie, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McQuade fAyr township, removing in this instance, four or five inches of dead bone from the side of the tibia. Bessie underwent an oper ation, at the hands of the same men, for the same thing, about six months ago; but it dfd not check the disease. ine nistory ot uessie s case ates back about a year. One of her shoes rubbed a blister on her heel, and the sore became infer!. ed and spread to the tibia (shin bone) with the result that osteo myelitis was induced. This dis ease is decay of the bone, and it was to remove the dead bone that Dr. Mosser called Dr. Tal mer who was assisted by Dr. Skinner. It is hoped that furth er decay has been checked. During the same day the Doc tors removed enlarged tonsils and adenoids from the throat of daughter of L. A. R. lumber- son, of Hustotown, and of Mary, ev. J.V. Royer's daughter, both ; operations being performed in town ? The first snow of the season oc curred on November 27th. FARMERS' INSTITUTES. State and Federal Agricultural Depart ments to Give Is Eight Days of Is stitutcs and Movable Schools. I T-T. v . editor jnews: 1 wish to say that the Department of Agricul - ture will give this county eight days of Farmers' Institutes this season -two days at Warfords burg, two days at Buck Valley, and four days in McConnellsburg. The Warfordsburg institute will be held on November 11 and 12. beginning at 1:30 p. m. on the 11th. Sessions will be held in the afternoon, and in the even ing of the 11th, and in the morn ing, afternoon and evening of the 12th. The committee in charge of the Warfordsburg in stitute is composed of the follow ing gentlemen: W. B. Rapck, W.. B. Stigers. Lee Charlton, Willard Palmer and Charles Runyan. The Buck Valley institute will be held November 13 and I I, meetings to be held in the M. E. church at that place. Sessions will be held morning, afternoon and evening of both days. Morn ing sessions at 9:30. The names of the gentlemen of the Buck Valley committee are as follows; Dr. J. M. McKibbin, J. J. Hend- ershot, Clem I,ohman, Howard Deneen, and J. C. Hixon. The instructors and lecturers for both institutes are: L. W. Leighty, F. W. Card, and E. L. Philips. The Movable School to be held in McConnellsburg February 8-9-10-11, will have, among State men to be sent, a member of the Agricultural Department at Washington D. C. Frank Ranck, County Chair- rnan Farmers Institute The News will give further details later Lditor. J Sundajr School Work. The Licking Creek District Sun day School Cmvention was heij at Silo im M. E, Church on Sun day October 25th. Notwithstand ing the raiuy weather, there was a large attendance. 1 he ques tions, Responsibility of Parents; Sunday School Workers, and How to Make a School a Success and Secure Attendance, were dis cussed in an able manner. Visiting brethren were: Win. M. Ilann and Lewis D. Wible. We hope the plans laid for the building up of a good and pros perous Sunday schbol will sink deep into the hearts of the work ers of the entire townihip. Let everybody tako his part, and try to make his school the best. We suggest that next Sabbrth, November 1st be a specia' day, and that all the leaders of the different Sunday schools make a special effort to invite all child ren and parents to the Sunday school. E. J. Croft. Veterans Have A Social. On Tuesday, October 20th, a number of Veterans of the Civil War met at the home of Rev. 1). W. Kelso, at Knobsville, and spent the day recounting scenes and occurrences of their war days. Mr. David M. Kendall, in his surry, drawn by two good horses took his brother, Mr. John F. Kendall, Mr. Abram Hoopen- gardner, of Indiana, and Mr. John Pox-all old Comrades of the Civil War of ISM-to Rev. Kelso's home. While in Knobs ville, they visited Mr. S. R. Cro mer and Mr. John C. Tice, who we old acquaintances, ihey re- Prt having had a day of so much pleasure that the day seemed on ly too short. The ages of the Veterans are given as loiiows; Mr. i(ox, 2; Mr. John Kendall, 73; Rev. Kelso, 74; Mr. Hoopengardner, 72; Mr. David Kendall, 70. Rev. Kelso requests that they come again. Mrs. George S. Mellott, Sipes Mills, and Mrs. W. L- Duvall, of Akersville, callied on friends and did some shonninor in town last 1 o - - - v Saturday, -v-
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