1 '!;'-( ' V'V :if" V VOLUME 1G McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 3M914. NUMBER 15 0tttt! THE GRIM REAPER. Jort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Theodore Hendershot. Theodore Hendershot. son of tfr, and Mrs Alfred Hendershot, ras born January 19, 1885, and ieparted this life December 15, Aged 2'J years, 10 months tfj 2G days. For almost a year he had been (onfined to his home. During iis time he taught the sweet issons of patience, as during all i his afflictions he never mani- :ested a discontented spirit. He has been a devoted member the Buck Valley Christian I 1 A t t MSI :hurcn ana a irue cnna or uoa jrmore than ten years. He jave his father, mother, broth ers, sisters, and all good bye. Jis Darting words were "All be iood." He leaves to mourn their loss a .1 1 ll. .. A. 1 A 1 ittier ana momer, iwo oroiners id two sisters, namely, Ray mond L. Hendershot of Hancock, li, R3; Jackson D. Hender iot, I-ashley, l'a.; Lillian 0., rife of Edward Ilammann. Han- jck, Md R 3; Estella G. at ::me and a host of friends. The funeral services were con futed by Rev. A. R. Garland in :e Buck Valley .Christian church, ferment was made in the ad- iaing cemetery. Moses Mellott. Hoses Mellott an old and well aown citizen died at his home iThomnson township on Thurs- ly morning of last week, after i short illness of pneumonia, ,-ed about 72 years. The funer- ttook place on Saturday morn- Jl Mill (41 dVl w n ww -pcprr.ptprv ah the Sidelinff Hill itist church. ' Birtday Surprise. Mr. Levi Crawford of Ama- Tsth Pa. was greatly surprised 7bis relatives and friends, on Iristmas, it being his 55 birth- ay. While he wa3 out on amb it hunt his relatives and friends sembled at his residence and prised him by having a big iner, awaiting upon his return ane about 2 o'clock. The table u trembling, with the good iiegs with which it was laden. The persons present at this Srty were Mr. and Mrs. Silas !, Oscar, Robinson, and Rex- DintrW. Whins Cove: Mr. and h J. W. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. ward Deneen, Mr. , and Mrs. se Groves. Mr. and Mr3. Wil- inCarnell, Katie Carnell and Minnie VVntrnor. npar Amaranth: r. and Mrs. G. I. Boor, Goldie Wmnn f.hnrlpq and Harrv hendershot, and Raymond E. and es E. Boor, near Warfords :irK; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Craw :i and babv. Mrs. Kate Brown- X Scott Crawford, and Harry and Ruth Browning, of Kidman; Pa. ; Mrs. Elizabeth Owning, and Frank and Wil- JIIl RrmumrKT Pnrffnrrl POlintV. and Stanley and Isaac Schet- inf. Franklin Mills. After dinner, the many gifts ught for Mr. Crawford were jfniallv nrpspntpd to himbvMr. ' I- Boor, after which his friends hed him many more "merry "nstmases and happy birth- gave three cheers, raised in a ohnir and dpnarted for homes all happy for hav ,3 spent the day so pleasantly. One Who Was There. "S3 Barbara Martin, of Ty- Pa., snent several davslast Nt in Philadelphia assisting in ?e distribution of Christmas to worthv Door families in i ... - - . ... city. Miss Martin says that poverty existing among thou 8 of worthv families in that I'!' ' appalling, and this condi- .""jsduetothe fact that the 5ty 18 Overnnrmlntpd. Rv this is heant that there are many more P'e who are seeking, employ ;nt than there are places to Mercersburg Men Hurt While John G. Ely, the man who brings gasoline to McCon nellsburg in the big automobile truck, was making a trip last Thursday in a bob-sled, the sled overturned pinning Mr. Ely be neath the machine. The accident occurred near the home of Wal ter Fields, at Dickey's Station. Soon alter the accident Mr. Ely was taken to the Fields home. Later he was removed to his home in Mercersburg. An exam ination showed that Mr. Ely's right leg was fractured. Ellis Troglcr, who lives on the Corner road near Mercersburg, met with a serious accident Thursday while hauling wood from his farm to his Mercersburg home. Foon after leaving the farm, hi - v nVle was accidental ly overturned md Mr. Trogler was caught la ..ath the machine and dragged quite a distance. When the horses came to a stop Mr. Trogler managed to extricate himself, unhitch his horses and ride to his home in Mercersburg, where his wounds were dressed. It was found that both legs wore fractured below the knees. May Ship Poultry. When the state of Pennsylva nia, along with others, was put under quarantine for hoof and mouth disease, the shipment of poultry to other states was for bidden. Since parts of the state including Fulton county have been released from quarantine, poultry may be shipped to New York and to other places in which our readers have been accustom ed to sell turkeys, &c. Some time ago we wrote the State Livestock Sanitary Board asking if there were any restric tions applicable to Fulton county, and if so, what were they? The Board referred our letter to the United States Department of Ag riculture, and we received the following reply: "With refer ence to the shipment of poultry from Fulton County, Pa., to New York, would advise that under the present quarantine there is no embargo against the inter state movement of poultry except those from infected premises." This is the best answer we can give our readers who have in quired at this office for informa tion. Two Serious Accidents. On Wednesday of last week a son of Stanley Snyder, of Tod township, took his hand-sled and started to Zack Vallance's going Dart of the way by coasting. The long coast brought him close to the Vallance home, and at the foot of the hill the boy's head struck a pear tree with such force that he was rendered unconsci ous for some time. No one wit nessed the accident, and the bey might have frozen to death as the weather was zero, fortun ately, Mrs. Vallance happened to see the unconscious boy lying on the snow, brought him into the house, and sent for Dr. Mosser. The boy was badly hurt, but no bones were broken, and he is now going to school again. .ToseDh Swisher, who lives be low Webster Mills, was kicked in the stomach by a horse on Mon day about three o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Mosser was caii- pd. but he did not reach the in jured man until nine o'clock that evening. The Doctor touna se vere bruises at the pit of the stomach, and one broken rib, n. Tomnhpll and familv. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clevenger and Mrs. Jackson and her two sons, of Everett, met at the home of i ii i Mrs. Emma Lodge on unrisimas, and all then repaired to S. W. Kirk's home ior ainnur. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Brewer nf Thompson township have is sued invitations to the wedding f fhoir daughter. Miss Caroline Catharine to Mr. Baldwin Grover Jameson Saturday January 2, 1915. HOLIDAY WEDDINGS. Dan Cupid Has Been Unusually Iudus trious During the Last Few Days. Alexander Alexander. At noon, on Wednesday, De cember 30, 1914 at the home of the Misses Dickson, on Lincoln Way occurred the "marriage of their n'ece Maria Dickson Alex ander, to Mr. Clinton Brown Alexander, of Washington D. C. Just at twelve to the strains of Lohengrin's Bridal March, play ed by MiVs Annie Dickson, aunt of the briuc, the bridal party pre ceded by four little cousins of the bride, Donald Nace, Mary Lo gan Nace, Marshall Nace, and Julia Nace, as ribbon bearers, approached the altar in the rear of the spacious parlors, beauti fully decorated with evergreens appropriate to the season, with a background of stately palms and ferns. The scene presented was one of rare beauty and dignity. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. L. Yenrick, pastor of the McConncllsburg Presbyterian church, of which the bride was a prominent member. The impres fcive ring ceremony was used. The bride wore a beautiful tail ored suit of biue broadcloth with a picture hat of black velvet, and carried pink Killarney roses. This wedding, the chief social event of the winter season, was of particular interest owing to the prominence of the families of both bride and groom. Mr. Alex ander, who is a prominent con sulting engineer of Washington, D. C. a graduate of Pennsylvania State College, is :i menberof one of Clearfield county's oldest and most distinguished families, be ing a son of ex-Senator Joseph Alexander. The bride, who 13 the only child of the late ex-Senator W. Scott Alexander and Mrs. Nettie Dickson Alexander, is one of Mc Connellsburg's most popular so cial leaders, and has long been prominent in the work of the church with which she has been identified. After the wedding Mr. and Mrs.- Alexander left for Wash ington where they will be at home to their friends after Jan uary 20, at 2121 R Street, N. W. Barton Rhea. The home of Mr. and Mrs. "Geo. Rhea at Breezevvood, was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Thursday, Drcember 21, 1914, when their paughtcr, Mora Tearl was united in marriage to Mr. Geo. Ilerschel Barton, by Rev. II. A. Rir.ard. Promptly at 12 o'clock noon, the wedding party entered the parlor to the strains of a wedding march played by Mrs. J. L. Felton. Miss Bernice Barton acted as bridesmaid and Mr. M. W. Ritchey as best man. The ring ceremony of the Luth eran church was used and was performed under a large arch of evergreen, hung with Christmas bells. The bride was attired in a be coming gown of white crepe de chene. The ceremony was wit nessed by about forty invited guests. After congratulations the wedding party and guests proceeded to the dining room where a sumptuous dinner await ed them. Mr. and Mrs. Barton are both popular young people of Breezewood, and their many friends extend congratulations, The bride was the recipient of many beautiful presents. The guests present were: Geo. Rhea and wife, F. P. Barton and wife, V. C. Kallmyer and wife, Scott Layton and wife. B:rtly Naugle and wife, II. G. Clark and wife', Caleb Wright and wife, J. L. Felten and wife, M. N. Stailey and wife, Mrs, B. F. Hil bish, Mrs. Annie May, Misses Edith Barton, Mildred and Rosa Nycum, Ruth McGraw, Louie Mills, Kathryn Barton. Martha Stailey, Alvina Clark, Earl Mc Graw, J. R. Whitfield, Frank Fel ten, E. M. Bryson, G. E. Nycum Harry Rhea, Luke Ritchey, John Family Reunion. For the first time in twenty five years, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan had th- delightful priv ilege on Chriotmas day to be seated at the family board with all their children present. Alex, Mary, and Harriet havs never left the old home. Frank, who had been in Ohio, for several years, came home a few weeks ago, Walter Reid lives in McCon nellsburg, and F.' Morse, of Mur rysvllle, Pa., and James A., wife, and little daughter, of Altoona, came in good time, with the result that it was a very pleasant occasion. McGraw and Martin, Charley Clark, Ivan Martin, and George Naugle. . Sipes Leiogette. A very pretty wedding occur red at the home of the bride's parents, near Tackwood, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 10, 1914, when Miss Grace Leiggette became the bride of Richard L. Sipes. The ceremony was per formed at high noon by the bride's pastor, Rev. Bule, of the M. E. church, in the presence of a large number of invited guests. The bride is an accomplished young lady, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Sipes, of Licking Creek township this county. Richard went west several years ago, and by his in dustry and frugality, has become a successful farmer and enjoys the confidence of the community. Soon after the ceremony which made them husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Sipes left for a honeymoon trip which will take in points of interest in Illinois and Missouri. About the first of March they will go to housekeep ing on a large farm near Pack wood, Iowa. Black-Barton. A pretty wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, when Miss P'lorence Tearl Barton became the bride of Mr. Luther Martin Black, on December 24, 1914. The ceremony was per formed by Rev.. R. E. Peterman, of the Lutheran church. Beau tiful Christmas decorations had been prepared for the occasion, and " rich refreshments were served to the bride and groom and their guests later in the evening, as the immediate friends who witnessed the ceremony were invited to remain and spend the evening there. Mr. Black is a son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Fred Black, of McCon nellsburg, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Barton, of Ayr township. Morse-Wilson. At the home of the groom's father, Mr. George Morse in Bed ford county, on the evening of December 24, 1914, Mr. Simon Morse was united in marriage to Miss Alice Wilson, daughter of George Wilson, of Bethel town ship, this county. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. P. Garland, of Needmore. A boun teous wedding dinner was served on Christmas day. After Janu ary 1st, Mr. and Mrs. Morse will take charge of the Wilson farm, where they will be at home to their friends. Flemaung Kesselring. On December 3, 1914, Mr. Floyd Flemming and Miss Janet Edna Kesselring were married at the M. E. parsonage in this place by Rev. J. V. Royer. Mr. Flem ming is a son of Mrs. Mary E. Flemming, of Clear Ridge, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Kesselring, of Taylor township. They will re side on the Flemming homestead farm where Mr. Flemming was living at the time of his marri age. Lake-Steacii, Mr. Elbert F. Lake and Miss Grace A. Steach were married on Christmas day by Rev. J. V. Royer at the M. E. parsonage in this place. Mr. Lake is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lake,' of Tod PIONEER STORIES. Interesting Reminiscences Related By . Daniel E. Fore, Esq., of His Ex periences in the Far West. The third installment of Mr. Fore's stories for the News read ers i s an illustration of an Indi an's sense of humor.. In all his travels he hever had any serious trouble with the Red Men. On the contrary, he had many personal-friends among them. At the time of our story, there were many wandering bands of Indi ans in Iowa, bent chiefly on look ing for and fighting members of rival tribes. Mr. Fore became acquainted with" several of the leaders, and while he could not talk Indian, nor they-English, the universal sign language of dividing "grub" always paved the way for friendly intercourse. On one of his trips alone he met a chief who at once recog nized him and' who greeted him with about all the English he knew, namely, he patted Mr. Fore on the back and repeated the words "good man, good man." While "talking" with Mr. Fore the chief became sick on some berries that Mr. Fore had given him. Mr. Fore made the man a bed of pine twigs and built a fire when night came, and was in the act of broiling a piece of meat when another Indian, not known to be in the neighborhood, slip ped up behind him, grabbed him by the hair and began sawing at it with his long knife exactly as though he intended to scalp him. Mr. Fore said that since he felt no pain, he concluded that being scalped was not so bad after all, so he never flinched. At this the visitor laughed aloud and called out "No scare, no scare!" As soon as Mr. Fore got a view of the man's face he recognized the In dian as one of the wanderers whom he had met six months be fore. The visitor then gave three loud whoops, and seven more Red Men came into camp, and to gether they spent the evening telling each other, as best they could, what had occurred to each since they last met. A Spelling Lesson. What does Ghoughphtheight teeau spell? Do you give it up? It spells potato that is, according to the following: Gh stands for p, as you will find from the last letters in hiccough; ough for o, as in dough; phth stands fort, asm phthisic: eigh stands for a, as in neighbor; tte stands for t, as in grisette, and eau stands for o, as in beau. Thus you have p-o-t-a-t-o. Hon. and Mrs. David A. Nel son, of the Cove, had all their children and grandchildren at home for a family dinner Tues day. W. C. Patterson left for State College on Monday to enjoy Farmers' week along with the many hundreds of farmers from all over the State. township, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steach of this place. Golden Bivins. Mr. William Austin Golden and Miss Cora E. Bivens were mar ried December 23, 1914, by Rev. A. G. B. Powers at his home in Needmore Mr. Golden is a son of Mr. Ellsworth Golden, of Franklin Mills, and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bivens, of Bethel township. Shives-Tenley. Harmon Shives and Miss Daisy Tenley, both of Mercersburg, were married on the 23d inst, by the Rev. Dr. J. SpanglerKief fer, at the parsonage of Zion Re formed church, Hagerstown. Ditto Ray. James E. Ditto, of Hancock and Miss Daisy Ray, of Buck Valley were married in Hagers town one day last week, Stay at Home, Boys. At the last meeting of the De troit Federation of Labor, that body sent out a warning to labor ers to stay away from that city, as there was not enough common laborers' work to go round. This is true of many other places. In deed, it is true of all placesallthe time. Rough foreigners by the thousands are ever ready to do the common laborers' work about the mills and upon the construc tion work in our cities. We know whereof we speak when we advise that farm labor right here in Fulton county pays better than crowded city workers earn. Why? Because a dollar here will go more than twice as far as in the city toward buying real comforts. Do not forget that we are speaking to those who are not skilled in some trade. By "skill ed" we mean, in this instance, men who can do some one thing better than others can do it For instance the average country boy who thinks he is a good driver, and knows all about horses, will find when he applies for a simi lar job in the city that he is up against a different proposition from that to which he has been accustomed. First, there is the Drivers' Union to which he must belong, and pay heavy dues to the organizations. Then, he must be ready at all times to obey the leader and go on strike and maybe starve on 'hand outs' until the strike is over. He will find that the simple act of driv ing a team in the country is by no means the same as on crowd ed streets where rules and traf fic laws must by scrupulously o beyed. We might go on down through the whole list of work that the untrained boy may think he could do it he could only "get away" and go to the city. On the other hand, boys of education, who know that they are fitted to compete for jobs that common laborers cannot do, are. very frequently, successful because such boys are in very small minority. To this class we have a word of warning, as well as a word of encouragement, namely, if you must leave the old homestead farm, make applica tion to some extensive agricultur ist where you will have abundant opportunity to become an expert. Listen, boys, the present demand for high salaried overseers on big farm is greater than the sup ply, and, according to Agricul tural College reports, the lowest salary to competent young men for these jobs, is $1;800 a year, Such men frequently have men under them who can turn a bet ter furrow than they can, and yet, the man who turns that fur row gets but common labor pay. See the point? If one must make his living by labor, stay right where you are on the farm and make it a good home, where there is no gruff "boss." Labor there can be made pleasant, and dignified and you will be a "somebody" in the community, while the reverse is true of the laborer and the cheap clerk in the big city. Dr. Ramsey Passes Away. Dr. Robert W. Ramsey, a prom inent physician of Chambersburg and well and favorably known to many people in Fulton county, died at his home in Chambers burg early last Saturday morning after a protracted illness, aged G4 years, 4 months, and 20 days. The first 22 years of his life he spent on his father's arm. At the age of 24 he graduated in medicine from the JefTerson med ical college, Philadelphia, began the practice of medicine at St Thomrs, where he remained seventeen years. In 1891 he re moved to Chambersburg, and at once took rank with the most successful physician of that town. He was a Republican and fond of the game of politics, but never sought office, nor held an elective office but that of coroner, liis funeral took place on Tuesday. Subscribe lor Uie Mews. PREVENTION VS. CURE. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner Health. The well worn adage to the ef fect that "An ounce of preven tion's worth a pound of cure" ha3 long been accepted as one of the wisest of saws. We are all willing to admit that prevention is the thing, but too often we stick at the price, and then are obliged to pay roundly when the necessity for cure U forced upon us. A day at home in bed when one is threatened with a hard cold, seems, to many people, an extravagant waste of time; and yet it would be diflii cult to estimate how much really serious illness might be prevent ed by rest and care in the early stages. How many parents have suffer ed the agonies of regret for fail ing to seek medical advice when theirchildrcn were suffering from "sore throat" and which even tually proved to be diphtheria with terrifying rapidity. How frequently, in Bevere win ter weather, we see women sac rificing comfort, and defying common sense in their dress, for the sake of what they consider appearances. How many men working under strain and physi cally exhausted, try to "buck up" with a few drinks. These are but a few common examples of the people who will not pay the price for their ounce of prevention. They may partly escape once, twice, a dozen times but in the long run they foot a heavy bill. The physicians' best patients are the men and women who boast of never having a doc tor until they are really sick. Much of the greatest work which has been accomplished in d medicine during the past genera tion has been preventive work. The great future of the art lies in prevention and the time is rap idly approaching when to suffer from many of the now common ailments, will be looked upon by all intelligent people as evidence that the sufferer has been inex cusably neglectful of his own welfare. Do not hesitate to pay cheer fully the cost of prevention when health is at stake, for no invest ment offers a higher premium than your physical well-being. Week of Prayer Services. The Union Week of Prayer services will be held in the High School Auditorium, bogining next Monday evening, and each even ing during the week at 7 o'clock. The topics and speakers are: Monday Thanksgiving and Humiliation, Rev. J. L. Year- ick. Tuesday The Church Univers alThe One body of which Christ is the Head Rev. J. L. Grove. Wednesday Nations and their Rulers Rev. R. E. Peterman. Thursday Missions and the Jews Rev. J. V. Royer. Friday Families. Schools and Colleges, and the Young Rev. Yearick. Sunday Evening The Fulton County Sabbath School Associa tion. TROGRAM. Devotional Exercises under the direction of the president. Annual report of the Secretary. Report of Auditing Committee. Election of officers. Miscellaneous business. Address of Rev. J. V. Royer on the following theme "The things that work against the Sab bath and How to Overcome them." An olTering for the Sabbath cause. Reading and approving the min utes. Closing. Miss Anna Reisner entertained last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Maria Dickson Alsxar.der whose wedding took place yes terday noon. 1
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