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VOLUME 16
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 13,1915.
NUMBER 31
IDE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches of the Lhes of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Jacob Wilkinson.
Jacob Wilkinson was born in
Somerset county, Pa., May 12,
831, and died at the home of his
son Amos B. Wilkinson, Satur
day evening, May. 8, 1915. Fu
neral took place on Monday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock, the funeral
services being conducted by his
pastor, Rev. A. S. Luring of the
M. E. church. On Tuesday
morning the remains were taken
to Hancock, Md., and laid to rest
in the Methodist cemetery.
Early in life, Mr. Wilkinson
earned the trade of shoemaking
at Flintstone, Md., and after
learning the trade, and getting
married to Miss Mary E. Kennedy
of that place, he purchased the
property of his employer, and
carried on the shoemaking busi
ness until the time of the death
of his wife, which occurred about
7 years ago. Since that time
be has lived with his children,
the last nine, having been spent
the home of his son Amos, in
McConnellsburg.
Early in life, Mr. Wilkinson be
came a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the re
mainder of his life was that of an
exemplary chrstian gentleman.
Quiet and unassuming in his
manner, he had the good will
and esteem of every one that
knew him.
He is survived by four children
namely, Charles S., Delmar, Del.;
R, M., Hagerstown, Md. ; Aman
da K., wife of Richard A. Willi
son, and Amos B. residing in
McConnellsburg, Pa. There is,
als one brother and one sister
Eirmanuel, living at Cheney ville,
Bedford county, and Elizabeth
Cooper, Clearville, Pa.
Had the deceased lived until
yesterday, he would have com
pleted his 84th year.
Harvey Glenn.
Early last Monday morning
Mr. D. A. Washabaugh, of this
place received a telegram from
Charley Houck conveying the sad
intelligence that Harvey Glenn
had died at his home near Mill
edge ville, 111., on Sunday morn
ing, May 9, 1915, and that the
uneral would take place on the
bllowing Tuesday.
Harvey was a son of Andrew
and Harriet Bowman Glenn and
was born near Webster Mills.
Some twenty years or more ago,
Harvey removed to Illinois with
his parents, who are living at
Milledgeville. Later Harvey was
married to Lizzie, daughter of
Ephraim and Virginia Bechtel
Houck, of Ayr township who with
six children, is left to mourn the
loss of a faithful husband. Har
vey was a member of the Luth
eran church and an exemplary
citizen, whose sudden passing
away is a shock to his numerous
relatives and other friends in
this county.
Alfred Fields.
Alfred Fields died at his home
in Sioux City, Iowa, Monday,
May 3, 1915, aged 65 years, 11
months, and 2 days. The deceas
ed, a Bon of the late David T,
fields, and his first wife Annie
Hoy, was born in Brush Creek
township, and went with his
Parents to Iowa, many years ago,
where he spenv the remainder of
his life. The immediate cause
of his death was rheumatism.
He is survived by one sister.
Miss Jane, who resides with her
step-mother Mrs. Mary Fields in
McConnellsbunr. and by one
half-brother, John W. Fields, of
Oklahoma City, and one half
8'ster, Minnie (Mrs. Roy Bohn)
01 Chicago.
Mrs. Laura Wright.
Mrs. Laura Wricrht widow of
the late Paul Wright, died at the
notne of her daughter on the 3rd
'nst, and was buried in Bedford
nrinrv Wo1 1"! OQ Q T
J"aul Wright was a native of the
"i uve, and a brother or Wil
"ara and James, both deceased,
Kansas Great Wheat State.
J Frank Martin former Thomp
son township boy, sends us the
following from a Kansas news
paper, which gives some idea of
the rank of that state as a wheat
producer. Kansas raised more
wheat last year than Argentina
or Canada.
In 1914 Kansas raised twice as
much wheat as any other state,
and 13 per cent more than any
other state ever produced in a
single season.
In 1914, Kansas produced 180,
924,885 bushels of wheat
The Kansas winter wheat crop
of 1914 comprised 9,065,000 acres.
Kansas produced in 1914 more
wheat than North Dakota, New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and all
the New England States combin
ed. Kansas produced in 1914 more
than twice as nuch wheat as the
combined states of South Dakota
Iowa, Montana and Wyoming and
34,663,885 bushels more than the
combined states of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Dako
ta, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming,
and all New England.
Kansas produced more wheat
in 1914 than the combined coun
tries of Great Britain, Belgium,
Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands,
Denmark, and Bulgaria, and then
had 16,610,000 bushels to spare.
Good Roads Daj.
Much interest is being mani
fested throughout the State in
Good Roads Day-May 26th.
Governor Brumbaugh has offered
his service to work on the roads
that day. He did not pick his
job, but sent word to the High
way Department that he would
go and do whatever the manage
ment thought best. That means
that if Commissioner Cunning
ham orders the Governor to put
on overalls and grab hold of a
shovel, the Governor would no
doubt, do it ,Down in Maryland,
they are not satisfied with one
good roads day, and May 20 and
21 have been set for all to turn
out and make roads. Here in
McConnellsburg where the State
has control of the Lincoln Way,
the merchants could not wait for
the slow-moving State machinery
to put it in decent shape; so they
subscribed money lots of it
and oiled the street to mitigate
the intolerable dust kicked up by
Lincoln Highway tourists. A
little bit of work done in front of
every man's farm would relieve
him of intolerable conditions, and
he would benefit by what his
next neighbor did, and so on to
the end of the road. It's a great
scheme, and costs practically
nothing. This paper" will publish
accounts of work done that day
and will see to it that the Gov
ernor is told all about it that he
may know just where the people
brightened the corner where
they are." '
An Explanation.
It is deeply to be regretted that
the conduct of one class of peo
ple is such as makes it necessary
to deprive the other class of
privileges which the former class
forfeit and which must be de
nied them even ' as the cost of
much inconvenience and un
pleasantness. The people of the
United Presbyterian Church of
McConnellsburg have no dispo
sition to be selfish concerning the
use of their hitching grounds.
But the privilege that have been
accorded the general public in
this matter, have been so un
reasonably abused even making
the horse sheds a place for vi
cious resort that it has become a
stern necessity to discontinue
these privileges to the general
public and close the way to these
grounds. It is, of course, to be
understood that this is not in
tended to apply to any persons
in attendance on occasions of di
vine worship in this church. We
regret very much the above ne
cessity but are forced to it by a
sense of right and duty.
Committee.
"Al'LD ACQUAINTANCE."
Bits of News and Gossip . Extracted
from the Letters from Our
Distant Subscribers.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sharpe, 2534
Wabash Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
"I have a dollar bill, and I do not
know of anything that it would
buy that would give me more
pleasure than to invest it in an
other year's subscription to the
Fulton County News. It comes
to me every week like a letter
from the old home; it tells me of
those who have passed on from
this life of those who are found
ing homes for themselves, of the
improvements and changes in
property; of the accidents, etc.
After I read it I fold it up and
mail it to other Fulton County
people who are living in Texas.
There are many poor people in
this city many out of work. I
see by the News that Fulton
county -is going to have a real
railroad sometime. Don't de
spair; if it do not come in your
time, it will in somebody else's."
We notice by the letterhead
used in sending a dollar to re
new his subscription, that our
friend D. W. Fraker, a native of
Fort Littleton, i3 now Register of
Deeds of Towner county, North
Dakota, with office at Cando.
Ralph H. May, Republic, O.:
Here's another dollar for anoth
er year's Fulton County News.
There's a scramble in our house
when the News come in to see
who shall read it first.
William Robinson, Canfield, O.:
We live in a town of 700 people,
and I thank God it is a dry town
I have not Been a drunken man
on the streets since I have been
here, which is a little more than
two years. I wish all the towns
in the Union could say as much.
William W. Hoover, Chicago:
"The News is always a welcome
visitor, and I take great pleasure
in reading the various articles
about the people back in good
old Fulton. But what about the
Hustontown correspondent?"
We are glad to say that Billy is
making good in . the practice of
law in the Windy City, and he
feels that he has not made any
mistake in locating there.
Mrs. Geo. W. Cooper, Okla
homa City: Under date of April
12th, Mrs. Cooper says that she
and Mr. Cooper are both well.
Our onions and radishes" she
says, win be ready lor the table
next week, notwithstanding that
this has been a backward spring,
but plenty of rain, and indica
tion for a splendid crop of fruit
and grain. This is surely God's
country. We have now spent
twelve years in the Southwest,
and expect to make this our home
during the balance of our days.
Of course, we both, have fond
memories of the old home and
home people, and expect to make
occasional visits to them; but
Oklahoma City is good enough
for me; when it comes to choos
ing a permanent home. , Electric
lights, beautiful parks, magni
ficent buildings, w e 1 1-paved
streets, and the hustle and bus
tle incident to a wide-awake
southwestern city, has a fascina
tion that is not easily dispelled.
Reunion,.
The Committee of Arrange
ments of the 158th Regiment
Pennsylvania Infantry Associa
tion are making arrangements
for the twenty-fifth annual re
union of the regiment to be held
inCapt. ColwellPost Hall in Car
lisle, on Thursday, May 20th,
1915. The wives and families of
the veterans are earnestly urged
to come. A- cordial invitation is
given to the A. A. R., all old sol
diers, Sons of Veterans, Spanish
War Veterans, Ladies' Circle,
widows of deceased veterans and
citizens, to be present
Subsciber for the "News' only
$1.00 a yea.
No Foolishness with Him.
If we may judge from what
we hear of the policy of State
Highway Commissioner Cunning
ham who succeeded Bigelow,
there will be a radical change in
the manner of making state high
ways. At a meeting of the as
sistant engineers from every dis
trict of the state in Harrisburg,
last week. Mr. Cunningham
told them that he wanted work
done this summer, and that there
was more for road boses to do
than to play politics. Heretofore
if a man did not belong to the
gang, it was no use for him to
apply for work; even horses and
mules were not to be considered
unless they were tagged as be
longing to the powers that be.
"Each of you is responsible to
me for the conditions in his dis
trict," declared Commissioner
Cunningham. "If the employes
under you fail to make good we
are going to find out why. Poli
tics do not cut any figure in the
administration of this department
Understand that!
"If pressure i3 brought to bear
upon you to retain an insufficient
employe, report to Mr. Uhler; he
will take it up with me. We
don't want any political heelers,
and I'll assume the responsibility
for laying them off. We want
men who can and will perform
the work." No hiring of men
at $1.50 a day that would not be
given a dollar a day at anything
else.
A Serious Operation.
George, the 15-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Arnold,
of Mercersburg, underwent an
operation in his home Tuesday,
April 20, for acute osteomioliti?,
an infection of the bones caused
by an organism resulting from
an infection in the gall bladder.
Three incisions were made to
relieve the patient one being in
the left arm releasing a large
amount of pus. The humerus
was found to be drained almost
completely away, only a shell of
the bone remaining.
The legs were both incised over
the skin releasing about sixteen
ounces of pus each. The tibia
was found to be diseased in each
leg. By careful treatment the
surgeon expects to save the boy's
legs. The condition of the arm
being so critical it is impossible
to state the outcome.
George W, Arnold was at one
time clerk at the Washington
House in this place, but for many
years has been a resident of
Franklin county.
A Bad Mix-np.
While Oscar, son of William
Deavor, of Taylor township was
driving a spirited young horse
to mill on Monday, the colt re
fused to hold back the heavy
load while going down ahill, and
started at a lively clip for the
foot. At James McElhaney's it
broke through a fence and upset
a skep of bees, fell, and became
badly entangled in the harness.
Before many minutes, a bushel
of infuriated Italians settled on
the animal and began a bayonet
charge with all the vigor at their
command, and before the poor
creature could be gotten away
from the neighborhood of the
colony, it was stung so badly that
for a time, it was feared it would
die. Bare hands, sticks, and any
thing at hand were used to scrape
the bees from the horse, but not
before Oscar and Mrs. McEl
haney were badly stung.
Tune I'p. '
Tune up the old farm, boys.
We could publish columns of
stories of foreign requests for
supplies of almost every article of
necessity under the sun. From
the war zone are now coming
calls for- skilled labor from this
country, and for our famous au
tomatic machinery something
not. in as general use there as
here Nearly half of the world
will have to be fed for many
years after the war ends. Tune
up the old farm, make it hum,
it's the best investment.
SUNLIGHT.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
For the vast majority of plants
sun is an absolute necessity. They
cannot grow and thrive without
it. It is of almost equal impor
tance to human beings, though
comparatively few people recog
nize the fact
When we walk into a house
where the sun streams through
the windows and brightens ev
erything, instinctively we say,
"what a . cheerful place." The
stimulating effects of sun-shine
are difficult to estimate but they
are nevertheless a potent factor
in maintaining our physical and
mental health. ,
It has been said that suicides
are more prevalent following a
period of depressing weather,
and figures have been advanced
to show that they are more com
mon among people who have a
room with a northern exposure
lacking sunlight
We all know how one's spirits
are depressed by a succession of
rainy clays, but we lack a full ap
preciation of the value of sun
light in our homes.
The germs of tuberculosis for
example will not survive for any
length of time if exposed to the
sun's rays. It is a mistake to so
protect our windows with shut
ters or curtains as to make it im
possible to secure the maximum
of sunlight This is especially
true in the fall and winter when
the days are short but at all sea
sons of the year sunlight is in
vigorating and stimulating and
almost as much a necessity as
fresh air.
, The planting of trees so close
to houses that they shut off the
sun's rays is a mistake from a
health standpoint
Sun baths are beneficial in
stimulating the functions of the
skin, sometimes to a degree which
enables it to resist minor ail
ments. Railroad Contract Signed I'p.
At a meeting of the Directors
of the McConnellsburg and Fort
Loudon Railway Company Tues
day morning at which were pres
ent representatives of James
A. Bennett & Company, of
Greensburg, Pa., a contract was
signed for the construction of
the new railroad. While it will
be several weeks before all the
machinery can be moved, it is
expected that work will begin on
the right-of-way within ten days.
As previously told in these
columns, the contract has been
signed for the furnishing of a
large part of the ties. A rep
resentative of the Westinghouse
Company was here this week,
and it is expected that the con
tract for rails and powir will be
signed shortly.
Memorial Day Services.
The annual memorial sermon
will be preached in McCnnoells
burg by Rev. J. L Yearick, Sun
day, May 23rd at 10;30 o'clock.
Decoration ceremonies will be ob
served Saturday, May 29th. At
Union cemetery at 9:30, a. m.
at which place addresses and
recitations will be given, and in
McConnellsburg at 1 o'clock,
when short addresses will be
made by Rev. Luring and John
P. Sipes. The Sons of Veterans
are cordially invited to join with
the old soldiers in these ceremo
nies. Sunday School Convection.
Everything is ready for the
great Sunday School Convention
to be h?ld in the High School
Auditorium, beginning at 1;30
p. m. Thursday, May 20 and clos
ing the next day at 4 p, m.
Alumni dinner Thursday at 5 p.
m. Let every delegate be pres
ent Prominent State workers
will speak, during the convention
and the Rudisill Male Quartette
of Gettysburg will be there. The
tickets to the Alumni dinner will
be 25 cents.
Eulogy on Life of Mrs. G. W. Barnett.
Mary E. wife of Geo.W. Bar
nett a prominent farmer near
Waterfall, Pa. departed this life
on Sunday evening April 251915.
She had been in good health
up until Sunday morning. Mr.
Barnett arose as usual on Sunday
morning, and after conversing
with his wife, ,he went down
stairs to start the morning work.
Mrs. Barnett arose a few minu
tes later, dressed herself and
stepped into the hall, when with
out a moments warning she was
stricken with paralysis, render
ing her unconscious and speech
less. The spark of life grew dimmer
and gradually and peacefully she
passed this earthly state of ac
tion into a never ending eterni
ty. She was a daughter of the late
R. F. and Julia Stunkard, and
was born at New Grenada, Oct.
10, 1859; hence, at the time of
her death she was aged 55 years
6 months, and 16 days. She was
united in marriage to Geo. W.
Barnett in 1880. They first re
sided at Waterfall, later at Lai
dig where they engaged in the
mercantile business, and in 1888
they moved to their present home
where she spent the remainder
of her life. She leaves to mourn
her loss her husband, and four
daughters, namely, Luella, wife
of C. A. Plummer of New Gre
nada; Ethel, wife of Loy McLain
Youngstown, Ohio; Myrtle, and
Odette at home. An infant
daughter and one son preceded
her to the grave, the son being
killed in an accident about eight
years ago. Besides her immed
iate family she is survived by
three sisters: Carrie wife of New
ton Palmer, Mt Union; Myrtle,
wife of G. B. Shore who was her
near neighbor; Jessie, wife of
Charles Lamberson of Hill Valley
and two brothers, Easton of Six
Mile Run, and Charles of Traf
ford, Pa.
The funeral was held from her
,late home on Wednesday with in
terment in Bethel cemetery at
New Grenada. The services
were in charge of her pastor Rev
C. F. Weise. The funeral was
attended by a large concourse of
people, which was an evidence
of the high esteem in which she
was held.
Rev. Weise used her life as the
text for his remarks and in ap
propriate and sympathetic words
he reviewed the life of Sister
Barnett
Mrs. Barnett was a life long
worker in the vineyard of her
Master. She was converted at
early age of fourteen, and for
41 years she was a faithful and
consistent member of the
Zion M. E. Church. She was a
kind loving wife and mother, a
devoted and affectionate friend.
Her life was an example of the
highest attainments in Christian
life and character, a moral and
spiritual uplift to the community
in which she spent her life an in
spiration of love and cheerful
ness to- all with whom she came
in contact and her greatest joy
was in the service of Christ She
realized that to serve was to
shine, and many were the pray
ers from her lips that rent the
heavens in behalf of the unsaved
men and women in the communi
ty. Mrs. Barnett is gone. Her
chair is vacant. Her pew is
empty. Her voice is stilled. Her
home, that home in which she
delightnd to live, is broken.
Her life's picture will never be
erased from our minds. Yet it
seems to us a hard task to part
with our dear friends, and we
know that she can not come again
unto us, but we do know that we
can go to her, if we are. faithful
unto death. "X."
Barn Burned.
Lightning struck and set fire,
recently, to the barn and shed on
W. H. Anderson's farm situated
between Eagle Foundry and Cas
ville, Huntingdon county. Our
correspondent forgot to mention
the date of the fire. The barn
together with all its contents, in
cluding four horses, two mules,
two calves, harness, corn wheat
and farming implements, was en
tirely consumed. There was some
insurance, but the loss was heavy
W. H. Anderson is a son of Hen
ry Anderson, near Knobsville.
Postmaster Lamberson and em
ployees gave the woodwork of
the postoffice a good cleaning on
Monday, not as they said, that
it needed it; but on the principle ,
that a man should take a bath
every May.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOf.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or"Awa;
for a Restful Outing.
Mr. and Mrs. II. N. Phenice,
of Sylvan, Franklin county spent
last Monday in town.
Miss Elizabeth Shields, near
Chambersburg, is visiting Miss
Ruth Kendall, in the Cove.
Harry Johnston visited his sis
ter Jean at Shippensburg Normal
School last Friday and Saturday.
Russell Akers, of Akersville,
left on Monday of lest week for
Iowa where he expects to be em
ployed. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Taylor,
near Knobsville, and little Pearl
Mock who lives with them, spent
last Saturday in town.
Miss Mattie Winters and her
brother Homer, of Thompson
township, were among the call
ers at thi3 office Monday.
Mrs. Joseph E. Mellott of Bel
fast township, brought her son
Webster to town Monday to at
tend the Summer Normal School.
Mr. C. M. Bowers, of Balti
more, visited Geo. S. and R. S.
Mellott, Belfast township, last
week and took in the May Meet
ing. Chas. B. Paylor accompanied
by Alvin Peck, made a business
trip to Newville, Pa., and spent
Tuesday night in the home of A.
W. Johnston and family.
JamesM cElhaney and his three
sons William, Harmon and Grant
of Taylor township, drove their
new Maxwell car to town for the
first time, on Wednesday of last
week.
William Van Horn and family,
of Everett made an automobile
trip to McConnellsburg last Sun
day afternoon on account of the
death of Mrs. Van Horn's uncle
Mr. Jacob Wilkinson.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson, West
Lincoln Way, and her sister Mrs.
Daniel B. McQuade, of Ayr town
ship, made a trip to Chambers
burg last week going Wednes
day and returning Thursday.
Mrs. Bessie Pheil, of Lemas
ters, visited her grandfather,
Mr. Daniel E. Fore, north second
street and returned home a few '
days ago highly delighted with
McConnellsburg and its people.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Henry and
their son John A. Henry, Jr., of
Dudley, Pa., motored to McCon-
nellsburg last Saturday and spent
the time until Sunday afternoon
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Shore.
Mr. Jacob Rotz. who bad been
spending the winter in the home
of his daughter Sadie, Mrs. Lewis
McQuade, in Altoona, returned to
the Cove last Friday, to spend
the summer months among hi3
old time friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Litton,
accompanied by a couple of
friends, composed an auto prrty
who went to Hagerstown last
Sunday morning. After a de- - -
lightful visit in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Anthony, thev
all attended the Biederwolf ser
vices, and returned home Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Zimmer
man, of Clearspring, Md., and
the latter's son, Master John
Fisher, spent the time from Fri
day until Monday in the home of
Mrs. Zimmerman's sister, Mrs.
D. E. Little in this place. On
Sunday, Davie took them over to
the May Meeting in his croaker
(Crow Car.)
Sheriff and Mrs. George Walk
er, of Chambersburg, accompa
nied by the Sheriff's brother, T.
W. Walker and the latter's.. wife
and son William, passed through
McConnellsburg Tuesday morn
ing in an automobileon their way
to Huntingdon. They returned
Wednesday. Master William re- y
mained in McConnellsburg with
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Sloan, while the rest of
the party were gone to Huntingdon,