jFnttcm VOLUME 16 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 8,1915. NUMBER 42 THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Mary Butts. Mrs. Mary Butts widow of Will iam Butts, died at the home of her son Ambrose, Taylor town ship, Sunday evening, June 27, 1915. Interment was made at Center M. E. church on the fol lowing Tuesday. Rev. Veach of Wells Valley conducted the fu neral services. She was aged 81 years, G months, and 17 days. Mrs. Butt s maiden name was Mary Swartz. She was married three times. Her first husband's name was Reihart, and the sec ond was Wilson. To the third marriage there were no children. Surviving children are: Ambrose Wilson with whom she lived; William Wilson, of Mill Creek and Mrs. John Bolinger of Wood vale. Evelyn Lamberson. Evelyn, aged about 9 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Lamberson, near Hustontown, died Tuesday, July 6, 1915. The funeral was held on the follow ing Thursday, interment being made at Hustontown. A short time ago, the little girl went to the fields to pick wild strawberries and contracted poi son of the skin. She was of a delicate constitution and before the effects of the poison could be arrested, something like blood poisoning took place and bodies of pus fofcmed in her limbs and neck. All possible medical aid was given, but she was not able to resist the ravages of the dis ease. These conditions made her death particularly sad, and Ev elyn's early demise has brought great sorrow to relatives and friends, including many little school mates with whom she as sociated for two years. Survivors in her immediate family are: Father and Mother; Fred and Joe, brothers, at home; Fern, Christobel and Frances, sisters at home and Hazel, wife of Allison Keller, of Turtle Creek ra. Town Water Vile. For some time the water from the town reservoir has been vile. Every time it rains the water gets muddy, and this has been the case so frequently of late that the temper of our housekeep ers is getting very "muddy" too. It has been pointed out to the Water Company so often that there need be no excuse for this condition, and much impatience is being manifested at the delay in carrying out the orders of the State Board of Health to remedy matters. Excuses for the delay no longer carry weight with our citizens. The order to remedy matters was criven a year ago. It is beginning to look as though s good stiff fine instead of so ma ny notes" might put motion in to the proper authorities. We think the people of . McConnells turg ha,ve had poured into their systems enough State Koad wash ities to furnish sufficient "grit" to enable them to unite and end this miserable fiasco. Birthday Surprise. Last Thursday evening when Miss Beatrice Mellott aud Miss Crystabel Lamberson returned hon the former was surprised to fi. 1 the room filled with a num oerot Tier friends who had as Ambled to celebrate her seven, kenth birthday. A very delight evening was spent in playing social games, and in enjoying music played on the piano, Miss Beatrice was the recipient of ma ?y nice presents, and the even tog was one she will not soon for- t. Those present were; Ida 'sher. Pauline Kirk. Crvstabel ?nd Prances Lamberson, LoisAl- and Mary Laidig; Hazel and tdith Reeder; Junie and Eliza- wth Sipes; Beatrice Mellott, An- "e Lamberson, Mrs. Jonas Mel- "w. She ma Mel ott Mrs. Rob lamberson, James Kellar, Les jfand Melvin Mellott, Jonas ueiiott, Walter Mellott, and v'arke Kellar. One Who Nas There, Bicycle Accident. Since the clearing off of the bushes and rubbish at the top of Cove mountain on the Lincoln Highway many persons are at tracted to this spot for the beau tiful view it affords. Last Sun day,, among many others that went to this place, were . Elgin Mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pal mer P. Mann, and Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed D. Shimer. The splendid condition of the High way tempted the boys to get on Elgin's bicycle and coast down the east side of the mountain. Everything went lovely until at a point about a mile east of the top at a sharp turn in the road they met an automobile. In at tempting to turn out of the way of the approaching car, their bi cycle struck a loose stone and the boys were thrown violently against rocks :.t the side of the road. They were picked up by the automobile party and taken to the top, where Russell Glazier took the boys into his car and hurried them to Dr. Mosser's of fice in McConnellsburg. It was found that Elgin was so seriously hurt that Dr. Palmer, head surgeon at the Chambersburg hospital was called and he re sponded at once. When he came, he found Elgin's lower jaw dis- ocated, and the boy badly bruis ed. The boy received the neces sary attention and is now doing as well as might be expected. rank escaped with a severe cut above one of his eyes and sever al minor bruises. They Want a Picnic. Editor News. What has be come of the Harvest Home Pic nic Committee? It s time that they are getting together to fix the date and place and to make other necessary arrangements or the picnic expected in a few weeks. The committee consists of To bias Glazier, Roy Kendall James Kendall, Harvey Nesbit, Wal ter Shaw, and C. M. Ray. It will take some time to get everything in readiness to make the picnic a success. Fulton coun ty could have as good a picnic as Path Valley and other places, if the interest of our farmer boys and girls be aroused and all help make it a success. We should have plenty of mu sic by the Band, good practical speakers, recitations, and a un ion choir of thirty-five or forty boys and girls to enliven the oc- casion. Also, a game oi Dase ball, a tournament, and a merry-go-round to amuse the children. We should have something like this to keep our boys and girls on the farms instead of their having to go elsewhere to seek pleasure. . We hope the commit tee will get together soon and make arrangements for such a picnic, advertise in our local pa pers, and invite everybody to come and meet old friends. The News has assured us that it will help to spread the invitations to all its readers to come and make it a real "Old Home Day." Jedekiah. Disabled His Car. From Valley Spirit Wilmer Hays with George A. Harris of McConnellsburg saved a reckless automobile driver in New Oxford from self-destruc tion Monday by keeping a cool head. The inexperienced Ford driver tried to cover the pave ment and both sides of the street at the same time. When he encountered the Har ris machine he could go no f urtlv er. His machine was totally dis abled by butting into the Harris four-cylinder Cadillac. Mr. Harris had to run his mar chine into an iron fence to save his Ford assailant. Mrs. Harris was one of the three occupants of the Harris car. The Harris party was returning from a trip to York. Mr. Harris had never before had a motor-car accident The five occupants of the Ford car had a narrow escape from death or serious injury. Local Social Events. Mrs. J. C. Patterson and Mrs. W. L. Nace jointly entertained about forty of their friends at the Dougley a few evenings ago. The second class to graduate from the McConnellsburg High School was that of 1899 under the principalship of Harry E. Gress, now superintendent of the City schools, Monessen, Pa. The class consisted of nineteen members all of whom are living, notwith standing the fact that more than two thirds of them are married. Last Friday afternoon thirteen of the number assembled at the home of Mrs. W. H. Greathead west Market street where they held the first formal class reun ion. There were present Stella Sipes (Mrs. W. H. Greathead,) Lois A. Caldwell (Mrs. Wilson L. Nace), Irene Trout (Mrs. Ellis L Lynch), Nelle Trout (Mrs. Er nest R. McClain), Mabel Trout (Mrs. Walter Reed Sloan), Eliza beth Fisher (Mrs. J. W. Mosser) Miss Sophie Hohman, Miss Zoe Mason, Miss Minnie Reisner, Miss Ethel Hayes, Miss Cornetha B. Nesbit, -all of McConnells burg; Nora Johnston, wife of Mr Owen R. Dunlap, Pittsburg, Kans. and Myrtle Stoner, wife ofW. M. Lodge, Saxton, Pa. It will be seen that none of the male members of the class was there, and a good thing for them they were not present for they would not have been able to get a word in edgewise with that bunch talking. The members of the class not present were Alice D'ckson, wife of Cashier Merrill W. Nace; Mary Scott Sloan, wife of Thomas H. Walker; Mary Grove; wife of Rev. A. J. Crooks Miss .Gertrude Sipes, Chambers burg; Ed. II. Reisner, Hutchin son, Kans., and James A. Sloan, Altoona. Miss Ethel Hays entertained a nice company of friends Wednes day evening in honor of her sis ter Alice, Mrs. John Spangler, of Chicago, and her friend Mrs. Harley, of Pleasantville, N. J. A bunch of fifty-six McCon- nellsburgers went up to the top of Cove mountain on the Lincoln HighwayMonday afternoon, took eatin's" along, and spent the time until the sun was sinking behind old Sideling Hill most pleasantly. Many Children Killed. As the result of a battle that raged fiercely in the United States from July 3 to 5, 1915, 19 persons were killed and 903 are known to be hurt. But the reports are by no means all in; straggling parties are yet to be heard from, and the Tetanus Corps cannot make report for nearly a week. The latter report will largely in crease the list of dead, which when added to the known list will put the results of the battle on a par with some of the recent engagements in Europe. The deadly amunition used in this bat tle was made chiefly .in China and Japan, and it is diabolically arranged to produce a slow and awful death from lock jaw when the victims are hurt by it. The amunition was sold chiefly to lit tle children who are to young to understand its danger. Mat Do You Know? Do you know that an editor or a reporter for a newspaper can in his rounds stop and a&k a hun dred persons "what is the news" and ninety out of the hundred will reply. "Nothing special," and yet 50 out of that number know something that, if not found in the next paper, will as tonish them greatly and disap point them more, and perhaps make them madder than hornets. Don't be afraid to let the news paper man know it Dr. H. W. Bender and J. Frank Gump, Jr., of Everett passed through town last Sunday on their way to Martinsburg W. Va. with a view to securing the ser vices of a baseball team. LETTER FROM FLORIDA. Mr, and Mrs. C. B. Mann Delighted With New Rome Town. Good Place to Invest Money. In a recent letter from Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mann, St. Cloud, Flo rida, they say that so far as the business is concerned they can not complain. "We have our lots planted in citrus fruits and many trees. Our sweet potatoes look fine and we think Florida can produce sweet potatoes equal to the Jer sey variety can tell better after we try them. The growth of vegetables here is little short of marvelous; but of course, inten sive cultivation and moisture is required both of which they get A patch of crimson clover shows good growth despite the heat. "We try to get from the gar den all the fruits needed, and therefore plant bananas, guava, oranges, lemons, limes, and ev ery variety of vegetables. "If you know of any people who require a warm climate and who have a little capital, send them along. St. Cloud is well known as a growing city with many excellent features. It is the home of many veterans of the Civil War. The G. A. R. post has a fine hall, and there are many benevolent organiza tions, seven churches with ex cellent pastors and church work of every kind flourishes. As for the people, they are the salt of the earth so friendly, so helpful We are glad to be here and glad to say a good word for the place. "Land is cheap now; but the new charter will, no doubt, send the price up; for when a town grows into city privileges, there follows a steady line of im provements. The town has a fine weekly newspaper, and if any one disires to know more about the place, let him subscribe for the St. Cloud Tribune for six months. The summers are, of course warm; but Charlie Mann Jr., who washere recently, thinks it no warmer than at Hans ford, California. We get splen did breezes and the mosquitoes and flies are not a circumstance to the New Jersey article. The birds here sing so sweetly, and the air is redolent with the per fume of flowers such beautiful flowers. There is no land boom here. People come to spend the winter and buy because they see a great future for this place. Mr. and Mrs. Mann request the News to extend their best wishes to Fulton and Bedford county friends, as well as to all others who know them. . Annual Reunion. The Damascus Sunday school will hold their annual picnic in Comerer's Grove on Saturday, July 24th. Speaking, recitations music both vocal and instrumental-and a good dinner will be features of the day. At thesame time and place the Misson and L. A. society of the church will of fer at public auction their Mis sion Quilt The body of this quilt is white long cloth upon which is embroidered in red silk the names and addresses of near ly five hundred persons. The states of Pennsylvania, Mary land, West Virginia, and Illinois are represented. One block of thirty-four names represents Woodhull, 111., and a block of seventeen names, represents Freeport, 111., and three blocks contain names of one hundred persons of McConnellsburg and the Big Cove. On the centre square is embroidered a picture of Damascus church, with the names of its ministers, trustees, and deacons who have served since the organization of the chureh. Bids for this quilt may be sent anytime before the 24th of July to Mrs. Wilson E. Litton or to Miss Hattie Gregory both of Plum Run, Fulton County, Pa. Earl Taylor, of Harrisburg, spent the Fourth at home in Mc Connellsburg. Electrify the South Pcnn. Editor News. -The auto trav el on the Lincoln Highway last Saturday and Sunday beat all records. 1C5 cars passed Green Hill on Saturday and over 200 passed on Sunday. Estimating that each car carried an average of five persons, one thousand people passed our door on Sun day. I have lived to see greater re sults than hoped for when I penned my former articles beg ging for the abolishment of toll gates and for the rebuilding of the old pike by the State. The new, fine, Lincoln Highway across the County is proving to be of intestimable value to this section. This leads me to think that still greater practical things await the hand of improvement namely, the speedy building of the McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon railway, and the elec trifying of the whole of the South Pcnn branch in order to afford unbroken connection with the main line of the Cumberland Val ley railroad. Never have I felt a greater desire to be young again than when I sometimes spend a sleepless night thinking over the possibilities of, and wishing that I could take active part in, the development that such connection with the Cum berland Valley would bring to Fulton county. Just as the pub lic has seized upon the advantages of the Lincoln Highway for pleas ure and profit, so would our peo ple of Fulton county seize upon rapid transit to the great Cum berland Valley main line to re store this part of. the County to its once proud position as a farm ing district something that part ly passed with the passing away of the old stage coaches that made local trade for us by rea son of the sale of supplies and commodities. ' James A. Stewart. Bulletin Board Dedicated. Last week the W. C. T. U. caused to be erected a large bulle tin board on the vacant lot south of the Presbyterian church in Mconnellsburg. Last Saturday evening the board was formally dedicated to the service of the cause of temperance. About 500 witnessed the ceremony. A num ber of girls bearing flowers, and boys with flags, followed by the members of the W. C. T. U.-all led by the Band marched from the Court House to the dedica tion grounds. The Band then played "America" in which peo ple joined in singing. Rev. J. L. Grove read the Scripture les son and C. J. Brewer led in pray er. Miss Ella Pittman made an elegant address on "What the W C. T. U. Upholds." Miss Mary Seylar very forcibly explained the purpose of the bulletin board and enumerated some of the joint responsibilities which men and women must shoulder in the po litical field. The bulletin board was then unveiled and the trib ute of flowers and flags placed, the children marching as the Band played "Onward Christian Soldiers." Mrs. Robert E. Pet erman then gave a reading enti tled "Two Lincoln Pennies." Benediction by Rev. R. E. Peter man. An offering was received while the children sang enthusi astically the "Pennsylvania State Song." The W. C. T. U. will use the bulletin board for the display of work in picture and reading this summer. If you have something appropriate for the board, give it to the Publicity committee. A general change of display will be made each week. In a few days several women will call on the people to become members of the movement. No one is required to pay to become a member. Quay, son of Robert Mellott, south of Big Cove Tannery, was kicked under the arm by a horse on Wednesday of last week, and he is still suffering internally frcm the effects, Worth Reading Twice. The July American. Magazine includes the beginning of a new little department called "Family Finances" in which will appear short articles dealing with the money side of family life in its various phases. The first little ar tide in this department is enti tled. "When Buying Luxuries Consider .How Old You Are." Following is an extract from this little article: "One day a young man 25 year of age told me that he had just fallen heir to $2500. He was go ing to spend the whole sum on a pure luxury. He said that $2500 was not much money anyway, and that he might as well have a good time with it even though the good time lasted only a little while. "When I told him in a general way that he ought to save that money I made no impression on him. But when I explained to him how $2500 invested at six per cent and compounded an nually, would double in twelve years, he began to wake up. At 37 he would have $5000, at 49 $10,000, and at CI $20,000. The $20,000 at 61 would be yielding him $1,200 a year a little more than his present salary. "I had roused his financial im agination to the first real work it had ever done so far as I know. He hung onto that money and invested it at six per cent "I told him that when he is CI and has that $20,000 maybe some body else will give him $2,500 and if so to go out and spend it if he wants to. Money spent at 61 by a man of some means is not like money spent at 25 by a young man of no means. The man at Gl has comparatively lit tle chance left for his pile to gnrv. In fact by CI he is sup posed to'have his pile. "Always when contemplating luxuries consider how old you are before buying. The price of lux uries is much higher in early life than later. It is very high in youth. If you want some com forts and a few luxuries in old age control yourself in the earlier years. Get the foundation of your capital laid early so that it will have time to build itself from small beginnings into a substan tial amount say at CO." Money for State Roads. The State Highway Commis sioners have apportioned the amounts of money available for road work in 1915 and 1916. They figured by counties, naming tne amount available for actual con struction, and another amount set aside for maintenance. It has been found that it is poor policy to construct roads and then let them deteriorate for the lack of care. A complete list of the sixty-seven counties in the State shows that in some instan ces, more money is needed for maintenance than for construc tion. In about ten counties no money is available for mainte nanceFulton being one of them The estimated amount for con struction in Fulton is $7,443, but no money for maintenance. Bed ford county get3 $19,655 for con struction and $18,390 for mainte nance. Huntingdon county gets $13,885 for construction and $5, 124 for maintenance. Franklin county gets $36,208 for construc tion and $13,999 for maintenance Several counties run over the $100,000 mark for construction. One of the reasons why there is such a difference in the amount awarded to the counties is be cause of the sums already spent The work of connecting eastern and western counties by way of the Lincoln Highway through Fulton county has cost much money and work is still in pro gress. Jt will be many years be fore the State can reach all roads taken over by- it; and we may as well make up our minds that lo calities in need of better roads, will have to turn .'out and work them by private enterprise as was shown on Good Roads Day. WALKING ON ALL FOURS. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. P., LL. D., Commissioner of Health. Scientists tell us that our re mote ancestors walked on all fours. Certain it is that we all begin locomotion in that manner. It is natural for a baby to crawl and during the first few years of life most children spend much time playing on the floor. In order that this natural dispo sition to keep near mother earth shall not prove injurious there are a few precautions which it is well to take. For babies it is easy enough to spread a blanket or some similar protection on the floor, and when they grow older a little railing some six feet square will serve to keep them within bounds un til such a time as they can be tought not to pick things off the floor and put them in their mouth. Carpets, rugs, and wooden floors are invariably contamina ted by the dirt which is tracked in from the outside. There are innumerable colonies of germs everywhere on the floors, some of these are almost certain to be disease germs. When children grow old enough to be given the things to eat, unless they are watched they will not hesitate to pick up the food which ha3 fal len on the floor or which they have laid their. This practice is genuinely risky and every ef fort should be made as early as possible to train the children that things which have fall on the floor are dirty and must not be put in their mouth. It is sur prising how early they will learn this if care is taken and a fresh supply of the precious tit-bit of fered in the place of the soiled one. The wise mother makes every effort to protect her children's food from contamination for ma ny of the digestive disturbances which are so fatal in the early years of childhood may be traced to dirty food. The old saying that we must all eat our peck of dist is a stu pid and harmful one like many another of the old saws. What Is a "Road Hitch. According to the Bedford coun ty papers, the railroads are run ning excursions to Bedford to af ford the public the opportunity to see a "Road Hitch" at work. All that the papers say about "it" i3 that it makes dirt roads at one third the cost of old methods: but whether it is a "critter" or some kind of a machine, they leave the reader to guess. Probably, it is a machine, and we may not have been following the Highway De partments activities as closely as we should have done. Whatever it may be, we want one or a flock of them. If it is a critter, and adapted to grazing on hill sides, let's engage a pair at once for breeders, for we need some thing to make good dirt roads. Out in Licking Creek townshfp they tried groundhogs, but the blamed things will not dig where they are wanted. If we had a railroad to Bedford we would ex cursion over to see the thing. What is a "Road Hitch?" Earth Farthest West The earth was farthest from the sun on July 5. It seems par-. adoxical that the earth is farthest from the sun in the hottest part of the year. The explanation, of course, is that the change in the amount of heat from the increas ed distance is but G per cent, while that due to the greater in clination of the sun's rays at noon is more than 200 .per cent, which far overbalances it The sun now shines for 15 hours com-., pared with nine hours in winter, and also shines through the at mosphere in a shorter path Thus the variation in distance has but a slight effect upon the temperature when compared with the other causes.
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