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VOLUME 16
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JUNE 3,1915
NUMBER 37
THE GRIM REAPER.
W Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dare Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Woodcock.
Mrs. Elizabeth Markley Wood-
'cock died at her home near the
'old Woodcock Mill in Wells Val
ley on Thursday, May 27, 1915,
aged 81 years, 10 months, and 11
days. The funeral took place on
Saturday morning, the services
being conducted by her pastor
Rev. Weise, of Three Springs,
who preached from the text,
"Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of his saints."
Interment was made in the ceme
tery at the Valley M. E. church
beside the remains of her late
husband, who died 33 years ago.
Mrs. Woodcock was a daugh
ter of Amor and Ruth Alexander
Markley, and was the last of the
family. She was married to Oli
ver Woodcock in March, 1861.
For more than forty years prior
to her death she was a faithful
member of the Valley M. E.
church. For many years, she
had been an invalid, but she was
never heard to murmur or com
Dlain about her condition. She
is survived by the following chil
dren; Mrs. David Knepper, of
Taylor township; Mrs. Harry
Zern, and James, Joseph E., and
Ruth, at home.
Mrs. Emma F. Shafer.
Emma Frances Stevens, widow
of the late John Shafer, died at
her home in Hustontown, about
10 o'clock, last Saturday evening,
aged 55 years.8 months, and 21
days. Her funeral, the services
being conducted by her pastor,
Rev. Reidell, of the M. E. church,
took place on Monday, and inter
ment was made in the cemetery
at Hustontown.
Mrs. Shafer was a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D.
Stevens, of Taylor lownship, and
has three brothers living namely,
Thomas B., and Frank K., of
McConnellsburg, and John and
Albert S.f Hancock, Iowa. She
is survived, also, by one daugh
ter, Miss Annie, at home. The
deceased had been an invalid
during the last five years, and
the immediate cause of her death
was heart failure. She has two
half brothers, Charles, of Johns
town, Pa., and Ed, residing in
Trough Creek Valley.
William J. Cline.
William J. Cline died at the
home of his son Sander W. Cline
on the State Road between Fort
Littleton aud Burnt Cabins at
5:45 o'clock Monday evening,
May 31, 1915, aged 73 years, 2
months, and 24 days. Mr. Cline
had been sick for about six weeks
suffering from a complication of
diseases.
The funeral took place Wednes
day morning, the services being
conducted by his pastor, Rev. A.
S. Luring, of the Methodist Epis
copal church, and interment was
made in the cemetery at Fort
Littleton. Mr. Cline was married
to Miss Emma McDowell, who
died about six years ago. The
following children survive, name
ly, Sander W Rush M., and
Morgan. He is survived by one
brother, Rev. Wesley M. Cline,
and by one sister, Mary wife of
Solomon Burkhart both of Fort
Littleton.
Gideon Boyd Madden. .
Gideon Boyd Madden died May
25, 1915, at the home of his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. David P. Mad
den, near Three Springs, aged 18
years, 3 months and 7 days. Fun
eral was held on ,.the following
Thursday, services being con
ducted by the Rev Ddke. The
choir sang the young man's fa
vorite hymn, "Count Your Bless
ings." Interment was made at
the Baptist church. His death
was a shock to friends, for he
was sick but a few days, and, in
addition, he was a favorite, held
in high esteem for his Christian
character. He is survived by his
father and mother and a wide
circle of friends. The cause of
his death was tvnhoid nneumnnia.
He was a student at the Saltillo
Summer Normal School at the
time he contracted the disease.
WHO DAS LIVED HERE LONGEST?
Incidents of History Connected With
the Lives of Fnlton County's -Oldest
Residents.
Letter No 2 (Continued)
Miss Elizabeth Bailey. I cloS'
ed my letter last week by telling
you about the tallow candles and
pine knots used for light at night
When pine was scarce and tallow
candles ran out, some lard placed
in a teacup with ft muslin string
hanging over the side, made a
lamp that did the work, and was
not especially expensive. 0, yes
those were great days! Perhaps
there are among the readers of
the News some living that have
not entirely forgotten about many
of these things.
I am a criople now. Have been
crippled or fifteen years, the re
sult of a f rac Co red ankle. I have
been paralyze 1 until I have al
most lost the sight of one eye;
but I have always been used to
work, and cannot bear to be idle;
hence, I put in much of my time
with the needle, and have pieces
about fifty squares for a quilt
this spring.
I was a good sized girl when
the first train passed over the B.
& 0. railroad by Hancock, Md.
So much was said about the dang
er connected with "riding on a
rail," that very many people
would not risk their lives in such
a perilous way of travel.
Along in the '50's my brother
Jack and wife, and Enoch Hart
and wife, concluded to try their
fortunes in the wild West So,
in covered wagons, they made
the trip over hill and dale, car
rying with them cooking uten
sils, provisions, and beds. They
depended upon buying feed for
their horses along the way. They
stayed at night wherever they
chanced to be, cooking their
meals by the roadside, and sleep
ing in the wagons. At the end
of about three weeks they found
themselves in Blackford county,
Ind. Having some relatives liv
ing in that county, our "touring
party" concluded to cast their
lot with them. At that time,
Blackford county, which is now
one of the most fertile, wealthy,
and desirable places in the Hoos-
ier state, was a swampy, miry,
territory, producing little more
than mosquitos and fever and
ague; and after enduring the
conditions for some time, they
were all glad to return to Fulton
county and be good.
, In my younger days, girls that
''workod out" got fifty cents a
week and they had some work
to do. Up at daylight in the
morning, helping with the milk
ing, cooking, washing, sewing,
knitting, spinning, and to put in
spare time, chopped wood on the
woodpile, or helped in the hay or
harvest field.
0, yes; I remember a few more
things about those good old times,
but, I have doubtless had my
share of space, and I shall hand
my pen over to some other octo
genarian friend, and read what
he, or she, has to say.
Rev. and Mrs. Pittman Safe.
Recent letters to friends and
relatives from Rev. and Mrs. C.
R. Pittman, Tabriz. Persia, and
mailed latter part of March, con
veyed news that they were well,
although the Kurds were com
mitting horrible atrocities. They
describe them as inhuman mon
sters. The Russians have done
much to protect the lives of mis
sionaries and other Christians in
that part of Persia. Rev. Pitt
man is a native of Big Cove, this
county. He and MrsT Pittman
are missionaries, and are sup
ported in the foreign field by the
Broad Avenue and First Presby
terian churches of Altoona.
One News advertiser said this
week: 'Take my ad out, am
swamped with orders." Anoth
er amerchant said, "Had some
people from a distance in my
store the other day who had nev
er called before. Advertising in
the News, brings results."
Movement to Support Town Officials.
The revolting sight last Sun
day of two drunken young men
on Lincoln Highway in one of the
finest sections of the town, one
of whom was drunkenly reeling
in the mud while town authori
ties and others were standing by
and apparently gave enough as
sistance to the young man who
was under age and gutter drunk
to get him out of the borough
limits and let him lie in the mud
until a few people helped him to
a nearby stable, placed the cli
max quickly for action to a move
ment about which oftentimes peo
ple were talking but go no fur
ther. The flood of civic right
eousness began when the city po
lice's story was told on Monday
to several citizens of his inten
tions and his detentions in doing
his duty and culminated quickly
in the following movement:
"We, the undersigned, citizens
of McConnellsburg, Pa., and oth
er, desirous of the public welfare
and safety, at the request of the
Chief of Police, after being as
sured by him that he will per
sonally keep right and that he
will see that the town ordinances
be enforced, hereby form our
selves into a civic league for the
purpose of backing up a clean
Chief of Police and the Town
Council in their attempts to per
form their duties.
B. C. Lamberson, Rev. Robt.
E. Peterman, II. S. Alexander,
Scott Runyan, John P. Sipes,
Wilson L. Nace, Robt. Alexan
der, Merrill W. Nace, Geo. S.
Grissinger, Rev. J. Leidy Year
ick, C. B. Stevens, B. W. Peck,
W. R. Sloan, Geo. B. Mellott, J.
S. Brattan, J. K. Johnston, Ellis
L. Lynch, R. C. McQuade, H. W
Hull, A. D. Peightel, Edward D.
Shimer, A. U. Nace, Wm. Hull,
Harvey Bender, C. F. Scott, J.
A. Irwin. H. W. McKibbin, E.
R. McClain, J. W. Mosser, S. W.
Kirk, L. W. Seylar, Rev. A. S.
Luring, D. R. Ramsey.
The man who on Monday went
from person to person for their
signatures could not see all the
people. No one shall be slight
ed. Any man or woman who has
the interest of the town at heart
has the privilege of adding his
name to this list. Only one citi
zen, thus far, refused to sign the
paper, rne paper is in tne nanas
of Rev. R. E. Peterman who will
be ready at any time to enroll.
Recent Weddings.
Hill Palmer.
Mr. Frank Hill and Miss Cor
nelia Palmer, both of Bethel
township, this county, were quiet
ly married at Berkley Springs,
W. Va., Saturday evening, May
22, 1915. The bride is a daugh
ter of ex-County Commissioner,
H. Park Palmer, and the groom,
a son of the late J. Tilden Hill.
Both members of the contracting
party are excellent young people
and Btart out in life with the best
wishes of a host of friends. The
bride and groom in the latter's
automobile, together with the
bride's father and the groom's
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Hill, are
away on a trip visiting Gettys
burg and other points of interest
in the eastern part of the state.
Sharpe-Peck.
Virgil E. Sharpe and Miss Ida
Belle Peck were married in
Hagerstown last Thursday. The
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Sharpe, and the bride, a
daughter of Mrs. Martha Peck
all of Thompson township. The
bridal couple was taken to Hagers
town by John Yeakel in his auto
mobile, and upon their return
home in the evening a sumptuous
supper was served at the home
of the bride. The young people
have the best wishes of their
friends,
A new iron fence has been
placed around the cemetery at
Antioch, which reflects much cred
it upon those who had the mat
ter in hand. Nothing speaks
better of a community than the
care that is taken of the last rest
ing place of the dead.
GOOD ROADS DAY.
Six Townships Observe May 26th and
Other Good Roads Days Will Be
Announced Soon.
Reports from over the County
indicate that there was much en
thusiasm manifested in some lo
calities over the Bcheme of re
pairing roads at private expense.
We have heard that in some in
stances the citizen were so much
pleased with the plans, that they
have set a second "good roads
day."
Beginning with Burnt Cabins,
15 men under the direction of su
pervisor James Shore, hauled
hard black slate and rounded off
the surface of the roads in that
vicinity. They did some good
work, and may do more soon.
At Fort Littleton, Dyson Frak
er and a gang of about twenty
men slated the road leading
through the town, beginning
south of town and worked up
through the village. It seems
that where this hard slate can be
had, good roads can be made of
it, as it packs well and is not af
fected by rains.
At Hiram, 12 citizens met and
filled up a lot of mud holes, and
slated rough places. The gang
at this place worked independ
ently of a road official. A little
farther west, Jesse Laidig and
John W. Laidig and son constitut
ed a separate gang that worked
a bad place on a hill.
At Waterfall, a dozen men
worked under the direction of
supervisor J. U vvngnt wno
hereby publicly thanks the men
for their assistance. As at the
foregoing places, slating was the
chief feature of the work done.
Here some good natured fun was
had at the expense of the work
ers; but we. shall not tell any
body what it was.
Supervisor N. J. Bard, of Tod
township, reports that 10 men
helped him to repair a notorious
ly bad 200 yards in front of Dan
iel Elvey's place in Dutch Corn
er.' These men are so pleased
with the improvement that they
are going to meet and work an
other day. Their work consisted
of opening the side ditches and
raising the middle of the road.
Good boys!
Near Knobsville the Bradnick
and Cutchall families did some
good work on a private road that
connects their farms with the
public road. While this road is
used by the public, it receives no
appropriation, and these good
people deserve thanks of the pub
lic for their good work. Here
the women turned out and helped
cut brush from the right-of-way
granted by Mrs. Mary Campbell
through her land. These people
intend to give another day's work.
Over fifty men of Taylor town
ship turned out and worked the
road between Hustontown and
Clear Ridge. Under the direc
tion of supervisors Strait and
Heefner, over a mile of good road
was made. At one place the
road was materially straightened.
This gang of workmen had the
use of the township road plow,
which was drawn by HaysStrait's
traction engine. In addition,
they had the use of a scoop and
rooter. A corps of ladies, equal
in number to the crowd of men,
furnished a good dinner in the
woods near Hustontown. It is
said that they furnished eatables
of nearly everything procurable.
After dinner, the ladies claimed
the privilege of handling picks
and shovels, and, of course, .the
gallant men could not refuse to
give up their vuse to the ladies;
but for how long, deponent saith
not. Our correspondent adds
that they want more good roads
days. When James E. Lyon,
was in town last Monday, he
said that Taylor township people
were aroused on last Wednesday
as never before, and it is the in
tention of the township to take
advantage of the idle road ma
chinery, furnished by the State,
and make good use of it in the
western part of the township.
The New Grenada correspond-
Memorial at Warfordsburg.
Notwithstanding the threaten'
ing weather, between 800 and
1,000 people assembled at War
fordsburg on last Saturday to
celebrate Memorial Day. A pro
cession of Fraternal and Patrio
tic orders, with the flower girls
and flag boys in the rear, and
headed by the Needmore Band,
marched from the Lodge rooms
to the Presbyterian church where
graves were decorated and the
program carried out Vocal mu
sic by Sunday school children and
others, with Miss Fern Crist at
the organ. Prayer by Rev. May
Address of welcome by W. B.
Ranck, with response by Dr. W.
L. McKibbin. Dinner. Called
together at 1:30 p. m. by Band.
Vocal music. Address by Rev.
Powers, and an address and, al
so, a solo, by Mrs. Shafer, of
Pittsburgh. By that time Cong
ressman Hon. B. K. Focht arriv
ed by auto and delivered the
most patriotic address ever de
livered in Warfordsburg. No
body seemed to mind the rain,
the Band played, and everybody
enjoyed the program.
Frosts in this vicinity on the
night of May 2Gth did considera
ble damage to potatoes and other
tender growths.
ent says that a few worked the
road3 in that vicinity on Good
Roads Day; but we have no par
ticulars. Three gangs of men, under the
direction of road master Daniel
F. Trout worked the road be
tween here and Knobsville. They
worked from George Bivens's to
H. B. Trout's farm. Between
forty and fifty men, with many
teams, filled holes, opened ditch
es, and hauled seventy-five loads
of slate. Some of these men,
not satisfied with one day's work,
intend to meet in small groups
and fill in several bad places not
reached by the workmen on that
day. Some of them are heavy
tax payers, but they now realize
that it is a case of either banging
vehicles over bad roads or fix
them by private work, and they
prefer the latter as cheaper.
There are two sides to the ques
tion of private road making. In
some localities mismanagement
of road funds has no doubt caus
ed friction that has eliminated
that certain form of patriotism
that makes a man feel like help
ing his community. We have no
criticism, therefore, for those
sections that feel that they may
have been imposed upon. We
grant that every man knows his
own business best
At Franklin MillsBethel town
ship, about a dozen men who
were tired of a bad piece of road
near that town, turned out and
repaired it and we feel Bure,
from the enthusiastic report that
road boss Asie Spencer will have
no trouble hereafter to get men
to fix bad places.
Down in Union supervisor Jos
eph Brady and six men, each
with a basket of dinner which
indicated that they meant busi
ness for all day, made a good
piece of slate road.
Of course, needmore turned
out. Between Needmore and Dr.
Palmer's, and in the other direc
tion to David Garland's the road
was left in such fine shape that
it will not "Needmore" for some
time. Another piece of road
near J. C. Mellott's was given a
good dressing. On this piece of
road fully $45 worth of work was
done. From that we guess that
they did not less than $125.00
worth of work near Needmore.
Since fully 300 men worked
roads on that day, we found it
impossible to publish all the
names, and nearly 75 names of
ladies added to that list would
have further crowded out our
short accounts of what each sec
tion did.
We congratulate the work
ers, and if we have missed any,
it was not because we did not do
everything in our power to get
the news,
DONOR ROLL FOR MAY.
List of Mew Subscribers and of Those
Who Paid Subscription Daring
the Month of May.
With each recurring month
there appears upon our list some
new names; and, then, there will
be recognized the names of oth
ers, many of whom have been on
the list for years, and some, from
the date of the first issue almost
sixteen years ago.
As the years roll on, Death
comes in for his share of toll, and
some who have been loyal mem
bers of the News family, pass on,
and the name of some other mem
ber of the family is substituted;
or, when the children grow up,
and go out in the world to build
homes of there own, a new name
is added to the list for the chil
dren are wedded to the old home
paper. And thus it goes. While
there is scarcely a week that
some names do not go off the
list others come on to take their
place, and the number added ex
ceed the number taken off, and
the old paper continues to grow.
We want to thank our friends
for "watching the label" and
keeping paid up within the limit
Bet by the postoflice department
Those of us who may be spared
to read the June list will see a
new set of names perhaps yours?
Miss Olive Ashmore 6 1 16
Wm. Brown 5 8 15
II. C. Booher 1 2 17
Rachel Booth 7 10 16
M. M. Bender 5 8 15
D. M. Black 4 10 16
Nelson Beatty 5 9 16
J. T. Bernhart 5 27 16
J. C. Comerer 5 13 16
W. M. Clippinger 6 9 15
Henry -A. Comerer 5 1 16
N. G. Cunningham 1 1 16
Mrs. Mary Corbin 5 15 16
O. S. Copenhaver 9 3 15
Lewis Clark. 5 20 16
Miss Jessie Crouse 6 21 15
Austin Carbaugh 1 15 16
Lee Caldwell 5 8 15
A. W. Deshong 7 1 15
W. E. Deavor 4 22 16
L. A. Dorty 5 29 15
J. L Duvall 4 1 18
Dr. A. K. Davis 2 2 15
Mary S. Edwards 2 1 16
Geo. B. Ensley 6 25 16
Mrs. D. T. Fields 5 8 15
Mrs. J. F. Foutz 5 8 16
D. H. Fore 1 1 16
Mrs. J. H. Funk 5 20 16
C. B. Gish & Son 5 8 15
Dennis Gordon 1 25 16
Miss Mary C. Goldsmith 4 24 15
H. H. Caster 1 2 16
Roy Golden 5 15 16
Thomas Husler 6 15 15
W. H. Heefner 2 15 15
J. S. Hill 6 1 16
A. Heinbaugh 4 1 16
D. D. Hann 3 10 15
Riley Hess . 11515
Mrs. Mary A. Hill 5 8 16
Richard Johnson 8 26 15
T. R. Kline 4 16 16
Wm. Knepper 5 27 16
D. B. Kough 5 1 15
Aaron Knepper 5 22 15
C. P. Kelso 11 13 15
Ray Laidig 5 3 15
Raymond Litton ' 5 6 16
N. W. Lininger 4 2 16
W. W. Largent 11 1 15
Wm. Locke 5 8 15
James McElhaney 1 2 16
G. W. Mayhugh 3 8 15
Mrs Lewis McQuade 4 1 16
George F. Metzler 11 20 15
George W. Mort 2 20 16
Geo. W. Mellott 5 2 16
Miss Tena Mellott 9 1 15
Jacob Myers 5 29 16
Mrs. Bena Miller 1 5 22 16
Hayes Morgret . 6 1 16
Howard Nonemaker 5 8 16
H. N. Phenice 2 12 17
Mrs. Mary S. Peterson 5 20 16
J. Ed Palmer . 2 4 16
John Pine 5 20 15
Henry Rowe - 2 2 16
Walter Rotz 3 30 15
Miss Ada Rexroth 61015"
A. M. Richards 4 19 15
Anna L Ritr.hey 4 1 16
Dr. A. J. Remsburg 9 1 15
Frank Ranck 1 21 16
W. H. Shaw 4 12 16
J. A. Sloan 5 9 16
Dr. A. S. Stevens 1 1 17
C. F, Shaw 12 1 16
THE TOOTH BRUSH.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D.,
Commissioner of Health.
We have been taught that the
tooth brush should be as indis
pensable from youth to old age
as a man's shadow. Indeed the
latter might be dispensed with
without jeopardizing one's posi
tion in polite society.
The primary purpose of the
tooth brush is excellent but it is
well to remember that as it is in
tended to clean, the instrument
itself should be beyond suspicion
in this regard. The majority of
disease germs find their way in
to the human system through the
mucous membrane of the nose
and mouth.
If the teeth are not frequently
and properly cleansed all these
germs or bacteria will multiply in
cavities or where particles of
food have become lodged be
tween the teeth. These minute
germ breeding centers should be
removed by vigorous brushing;
but when the desired result i3
accomplished, care should be ta
ken that they do not in turn
lodge in the intricacies of the
tooth brush. If they remain in
there they are later retransfer
red to the mouth.
To guard against this, the
brush should be thoroughly clean
sed before and after using, in
scalding water if this is obtain
able. If not in some non-poisonous
antiseptic wash. At least
wash the brush with soap and
water, and rinse thoroughly.
Care should be taken not to
keep a tooth brush where it is
exposed to dust and dirt If
there are several members of the
family, the same receptacle should
not be used for the brushes as
the germs of disease may readily
be transmitted from one brush to
another in this manner.
It is well to make use of white
thread or dental floss to remove
particles from between the teeth
which are difficult to remove with
the brush. It is from fragments
of food that lodge between the
teeth that decay often starts.
When you visit the dentist you
expect and demand exceptional
cleanliness in the care of this in
struments. See that your own
dental utensils are immaculate.
Disgraceful Conduct
The people of the central part
of town were treated to a sight'
on last'kSunday that was spectac
ular, even if disgusting. Two
well known young men in charge
of a horse or rather, the horse
had them were trying to get
out of town; but as one of them
persisted in preventing the horse,
to which both were hanging,
from taking the right road, the
horse supported the men one by
the bridle and the other by the
animal's tail until they almost
reached the borough limits. Here
the legs of one refused to go any
farther, and he lay down in the
mud where he was found by one
of our ministers who, with the
help of several others, carried
him to a nearby stable. His
companion was persuaded to
crawl in and remain until both
were sober enough to go home.
They have the goodness of the
citizens of town to thank that
they are not at this moment serv
ing a jail sentence.
John C. Seiders 5 20 16
J. F. Snyder 12 10 15
Belle Shives 1 1 16
Mrs. J. B. Stains 5 15 16
C. R. Shore 9 10 16
Howard Tice 5 3 16
Shade Truax 5 14 16
S. H. Truax 8 9 15
Miss Jessie B. Wishart 10 5 15
C. S. Wilkinson 3 21 16
J. Winegardner . ... 5. 29 16
L. W. Weisel 3 31 16
Mrs. Alice Wilson 6 5 16
G. A. Winters 2 22 16
John Wagner 5 13 16
J. R. Walters 4 27 16
R. H. Walters 7 15 16
Mrs. Lila Yonker 9 1 15
C, W. Zimmerman 5 17 1Q
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