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VOLUME 1G
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 3M914.
NUMBER 15
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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.
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