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VOLUME 16
JIcCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 22,1915.
NUMBER 44
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dave Recently
Passed Away.
Miss Fannie Greathead.
Miss Fannie Greathead, passed
away at the home of her mother
Mrs. Clara Sterrett Greathead,
north First Street about four
o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July
17, 1915. The funeral services
conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.
Leidy Yearick, took place at nine
o'clock, Tuesday morning, and
interment was made in the fam-
,ly lot in Union cemetery.
During the last two years Miss
Greathead taught in one of the
public schools in Pittsburgh, and
when she came home a few
weeks ago for her summer vaca
tion, it was found that her
health was being undermined by
an insidious disease, that would
not yield to treatment. Before
going to Pittsburgh, Miss Great
head taught the Grammar school
in McConnellsburg, and the faith
ful, efficient, conscientious work
she did while in that position will
bring forth golden fruit in the
lives and hearts of the many
young people who were fortunate
enough to be under the pale of
her influence.
The casket containing her re
gains was tenderly placed in its
last resting place by six of her
former McConnellsburg pupils,
namely, Willis Daniels, Scott
Alexander, Wilmer Hays, Mack
Morton, Russell Stevens, and Or
len Mock. '
Besides her mother, she is sur
vived by two sisters, Misses Car
rie and Elsie her father George
W. Greathsad having died about
eight years ago.
Mrs. Reuben S. Mellott.
Annie Clabaugh, wife of Reu
ben S. Mellott, died at their home
rear Sipes Mills, Thursday even
ig. July 16, 1915, aged 31 years,
3 months, and 12" days. The
funeral took place last Sunday
aid the Services were conducted
y Rev. T. P. Garland, of Need
more. Her remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at the Side-
ing Hill Christian church.
The deceased was a daughter
if Mr. and Mrs. NathanClabaugh,
i Bedford county, and was mar
ried to Reuben S. Mellott about
'Jiree years ago who survives, to
other with two little sons. Mrs
Mellott was a consistent member
'f the Christian church and en-
Wed the . love and esteem of a
ide circle of . acquaintances,
'ho mourn her early demise. A
ew months ago she had an at
'ock of grippe which developed
!to pulmonary tuberculosis; and
everything was done to
ring about recovery that human
'-sency could devise, she continu-
to grow weaker until the end
fane.
She is also survived by her
ents, one brother and one sis-
efAlvin and Edna, at home;
"d one sister. Ada. wife of John
;larkle, living near Mattie, Bed
rd county,
Mrs. Elizabeth Keefer. -Mrs
Elizabeth Keefer, wife of
tatin Keefer, died at her home
ie Warren Point, after an ill-
es3 of several weeks, aged
'XHlt G9 vpnrs She ia snrvivprt
h her husband and four chil-
ren. namely. Mrs. William Hem-
Pn8:er, near Mercersburg; Mrs.
;iify Smith, Pittsburgh; Mrs.
!arah Wolf, near Philadetohia.
N Silas, at home. The funeral
''vices were held at the M. E.
hurch, and were conducted by
J. T. Wintrer nf Rorlrolpv
pt"ies, . his text being taken
rm the 103 psalm.
Thomas Henry White.
f. Thnmna Honrw WKito nno
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I '"8 moRfc nrnminpnt. Hiircrpnnq
H Physicians In Western Penn
rJlvania. was found dead in bed
J1 home in Connellsville, Pa.,
jn Tuesday morning of last week
k11', to apoplexy superinduced
iy '"digestion. Dr. White a
C.Rev. N. G. White for
f"l years pastor of the Presby-
Out la Ohio.
The many friends of Frank E.
Mellott, of Bloomdale, Ohio, will
be pleased to learn that he is get
ting along nicely- It will be re
membered that the News told
about Frank having both arms
broken by a run-a-way team on
the tenth of June, which of course
put him out of business, notwith
standing the fact that Frank had
65 acres of wheat to cut But
Frank goes to Sunday school and
has the respect of the community
in which lie lives. So when har
vest time came, his Sunday school
classmates took the matter in
hand, set a day, and twenty-five
men turned out with the neces
sary machinery. When night
came the wheat was in shock.
In singing the praises of the men
we wouli! be very ungrateful not
to mention tl.e part taken by no
ble women in t':o neighborhood,
who assembled at the Mellott
home, took charge of the kitchen
and prepared a dinner and sup
per for the reapers that made
them feel that their efforts in the
field were appreciated. Then to
make the day more memorable,
as the darkness began to disap
pear in the east, the indistinct
form of an old stork was seen
winging his way toward Frank's
home, with the result that after
the stork had disappeared, there
was in the house a great-big
brown-eyed baby girl.
Dad Stroke of Paralysis.
The News toid last week of
Grandma Michaels coming to Mc
Connellsburg to visit her daugh
ter Mrs. Geo, W. Hays. On
Thursday of last week, Mrs. S.
B. Woollet was spending the aft
ernoon with Mrs. Michaels at
the home of Mrs. Hays. Mrs.
Woollet and Mrs. Michaels lived
in the same neighborhood when
they were girls, and it afforded
them much pleasure to talk over
'old times.". During their con
versation as she was referring to
some interesting experiences Mrs
Michaels was suddenly stricken
with paralysis in the left side of
her body. Her mind is entire
ly clear, but she cannot talk
much. Of course, she ia confin
ed to her bed.
Big Peach Crop.
The Smithburg, Md., peach
district is making great prepara
tions to ship a bumper crop of
peaches to all parts of the United
States, to Canada, and to nearly
all parts of the world. 2,000 car
loads is the estimate. Shipments
will begin about August 1st.
Reports from all along the
South Mountain district extend
ing on the Pennsylvania side
nearly to "Harrisburg indicate
enormous crops of peaches this
year.
Penrose's Car Brrned.
Senator Penrose and party left
Pittsburg last Sunday morning
for a trip over the Lincoln High
way, expecting to reach Harris
burg in time for dinner. In as
cending a hill two miles east of
Greensburg a back-fire from the
carburetor causeo" a blaze, and
the occupants had but little
enough time to escape from the
car and watch its total destruc
tion by the fire.
He Used a Tractor.
Hon. W. S. Flemming used a
gasoline tractor in his wheatfield
near Greencastle last week to
draw the binder. It is said that
this is the first time a tractor has
been used to cut wheat in south
ern Pennsylvania. Every thing
worked smoothly to the satisfac
tion of the harvesters. A great
crowd of people witnessed the
work.
: Mrs. Harvey Bender Bpent last
week with relatives near Burnt
Cabins.
terian church of McConnellsburg,
was s born in that town on the
2Gth of October, 1845. He visit
ed McConnellsburg about two
years ago.
EVANGELISTIC WORK. .
Necdmore to Dave a New Church. Rer
Beard Now Conducting Meetings
at Warfordsburg.
The evangelistic campaign held
at Needmore by Rev. Charles
Beard, of Martinsburg, W. Va.
assisted by Rev. Croft, of Dane,
and by Rev. Powers, of Need-
mose, resulted in 48 persons pub
licly professing their desire to
lead a Christian life. The object
of these meetings is not to make
Presbyterians, Lutherans, Bap
tists or Methodists, but to lead
men and women to repent and
seek forgiveness of their sins,
to lead lives in accordance with
the teachings of Christ, and to
encourage such persons to con
nect themselves with that branch
of the Protestant church in which
they feel they can be most useful
and feel most at home.
Since the close of the meetings
at Needmore, Rev. Croft has ef
fected a Methodist Episcopal or
ganization at Needmore with a
membership of thirty-nine per
sons, a lot of ground has been
secured, and a church edifice will
be erected this fall.
The campaign opened at War
fordsburg last Sunday when Rev.
Beard preached hi3 Mother's ser
mon to a large congregation. At
3 o'clock, he preached a forceful
sermon to men, only, in the Pres
byterian church, which was re
ceived with the greatest interest
The Needmore choir of young
men with Mr3. Milton B. Hill at
the organ, assisted with the mu
sic. At the same hour, Mrs. Ful
ton of Sleepy Creek, W. Va., a
zealous worker, addressed a large
number of women in the tent.
In the evening the tent wa3 again
filled to hear Rev. Beard on the
Firing Line" assisted by Rev.
Lewis of the M. E. Church, Han
cock. Next Sunday Rev. Beard will
preach a Memorial sermon. War
fordsburg Lodge of Odd Fellows
invite every fraternal organiza
tion within reach to take part in
this service. The members of
fraternal orders will meet at the
I. 0. 0. F. Hall at 10 o'clock.
Binder Passed Over Dim.
While Bruce Truxel, near Burnt
Cabins, was cutting wheat dur
ing latter part of last week, the
leaders frightened at something,
and ran in a circle throwing the
saddle horse. Before Mr. Truxel
could get out of the way the plat
form of the Binder passed over
him, bruising his body and break
ing some bones. We could not
learn the exact nature of the in
juries. He was taken to Cham
ersburg Hospital and it is report
ed that he is not fatally injured.
incidents.
The Mercersburg Journal, in
commenting on the recent peti
tion of thirty-three Fort Loudon
citizens for State Police protec
tion against intoxicated foreign
ers who are working on the Mc
Connellsburg and Fort Loudon
railroad, sees the following coin
cidents: "The petition, the Judge
who endorsed it, the saloon, and
the State Police. Not half bad,
Brother Fleming!
Sold Gish Kills.
' The assignee of H. L. Gish
sold at auction the Flouring Mills,
e.t Fayetteville and Mercersburg
in front of the Franklin county
Court House last Saturday after
noon. The Fayetteville Mill was sold
to Luther W. Knauff of Mercers
burg for $3050, and the Mercers
burg Mill to W. D. Boyd of the
same town for $4910.
Lost Two Fingers.
One day last week, while work
ing at the small circular saw in
his planing mill at Hustontown,
William Laidig made a misscal-
culation so that one of his hands
came in contact with the saw.
Dr. McClain had to amputate the
index and middle fingers at the
first joint
CHARGED TUTU fORGERY.
James Smith Used J. K. Johnston's Name
on Check to Raise Need
ed Funds.
Last March Charlie McLaugh
lin of the Hotel Mercer, Mercers
burg, cashed a check bearing the
name of J. K. Johnston in favor
of James Smith, for the sum of
nine dollarg. When the check
reached the Fulton County Bank,
there was something about the
signature that aroused suspicion,
and when the check was present
ed to Mr. Johnston, hepronounc
ed it a forgery. The check was
returned to Mercersburg. Infor
mation was made before Justice-of-the-Peace
Shaffner of McCon
nellsburg, a warrant issued, and
placed in the hands of an officer
who waited until Jim returned
from Canada on Monday, when
he was arrested and taken before
Justice Shaffner. For want of
sufficient collateral, the prisoner
was sent to jail, to answer the
charge of forgere before Judge
Swope.
For a Square Deal.
If there is any significance in
the meeting of 250 people in a
country church to swelter for
three hours in 80 degrees of tem
perature, in order to organize,
then the people of Ayr township
mean to give and receive a square
deal at the next judicial election,
for that is just what they did
not once, but twice last Sunday
afternoon at Big Cove Tannery.
A branch of the No-License
League known as the Inter-County
Judiciary League is being
formed in each township and
borough in Fulton and Adams
counties for the purpose of in
suring the election of a president
judge who will interpret the
Brooks License Law according to
the rulings of both the Superior
and the Supreme Courts of the
State. Last Sunday was the
date for the first of these meet
ings in Fulton county, and dates
for similar meetings in each of
the other townships will be an
nounced later.
We can state briefly that each
and every candidate for the of
fice of President judge of Fulton
and Adams counties will be asked
for assurance that he will either
grant or refuse licenses accord
ing to the will of a superior num
ber of advocates for or against
licenses. This is in strict har
mony with the American spirit
of fair play, and since there is
no longer any doubt that the
Brooks law was meant to be in
terpreted in this manner, instead
of the way in which it was be
ing interpreted in both the Adams
and the Fulton county courts,
preasure that cannot be lightly
brushed aside will be brought to
bear upon candidates by the sub
stantial citizens of both counties.
Enviable Record.
J. Newton Morton, son of Hon.
and Mrs. Peter Morton,- cf this
place a member of the Junior
Class at the Pennsylvania State
Forestry Academy passed the
subject of "Tree Identification"
with a grade of 98.5. Only five
men in the history of the school
have made a better grade than
this, and young Morton is to be
congratulated. Out of 700 speci
mens of trees and shrubs that he
was asked to name he missed on
ly 28. ' 'Newt' ' it will be remem
bered, was Valedictorian of the
class of 1913 of the McConnells
burg High School.
They Want Fair
Woman Suffrage ha3 received
the unqualified endorsement of
those lovers of fair play and good
sportsmanship, the big leaguers
on the Philadelphia National and
the Pirates. Hard on the heels
of the Suffrage Day game in
Philadelphia on July 7, when so
many of the players declared
themselves for the cause, comes
the news that the Buccaneers are
to play for "Votes for Women"
on September 3.
CRASHED INTO TELEGRAPH POLE.
Pittsburgh Automobile Party Had Scri
ons Accident Near Everett Last
Thursday Afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Myers
and their three children passed
through McConnellsburg last
Thursday on their way to their
home in Pittsburgh, after having
been out on a thousand-mile auto
tour. Their journey had been
one of pleasure until they
reached a stretch in the Lincoln
Highway known as the Mile Lev
el, a beautiful piece of road
straight as an arrow a short dis
tance east of Everett After hav
ing passed over the sinuous wind
ing road through the mountains
to the east the motorist is temp
ted to open the throttle just a
trifle more and notice the figures
in the odometer soar, notwith
standing the fact that there is a
line of sturdy telegraph poles
standing along the roadside giv
ing silent warning of danger.
Mr. Myers had almost covered
the beautiful drive, when his car
suddenly swerved to the left and
with great force crashed into a
twenty-five-foot pole planted five
feet in the ground and carrying
three arms with ten wires on
each arm. The car which was
a Ford touring, struck the pole
squarely near the center of the
radiator, and the impact was so
great that the pole was driven
forward in the earth, at least,
eight inches, shattering the pole
into splinters, and knocking two
of the cross arms entirely loose,
leaving them suspended from the
wires. Mrs. Myers was riding
on the front seat beside her hus
band who was driving, and when
the car struck the pole, she was
shot through the windshield and
landed along the fence some dis
tance. She wa3 terribly cut by
the glass and remained uncon
scious for several hours. Mr.
Myers having hold of the steer
ing column, was able to save him
self from leaving the seat but
the children were thrown out, and
strange as it may seem, neither
they nor Mr. Myers suffered any
serious injury. The car was not,
as might be supposed, completely
wrecked. The radiator was
slightly mashed in, and one lamp
broken, and as it stood in the
Karns' garage when our reporter
saw it on Friday, it looked like
it would not hesitate to run up
against the whole Western Union
Line if its driver cared to take
the chance.
The Karns Garage people took
the Myers family to their home
in Pittsburg, Thursday evening.
Tried to Break In.
Just as the Clock in the Court
House steeple had finished strik
ing the hour of twelve a few
nights ago, some person, or per
sons, made an attempt to get in
to the dwelling house of our aged
townsman, Samuel Bender east
Lincoln Way. Not being asleep
Mr. Bender heard the rascals
and frightened them away. He
learned afterward that two per
sons had been seen in a shade
tree in front of his house that
same night, and he believes they
were planning to get from the
shade tree into an upper window.
He thinks that the fact that the
attempt was made the night fol
lawing the day he got his pen
sion money, may have some sig
nificance. $2.50 for Harvest Hands.
Denton Hendershot of Pigeon
Cove, called at the News office
on Monday to order bills for his
sale of personal property, August
25th. Mr. Hendershot helped
his son Lemdel, seven miles west
of Hagerstown, to harvest Lem
uel cut 60 acres of wheat and
estimated the yield at 1500 bush
els. He paid as high as $2.50
per day to hands to shock wheat.
Mr. Hendershot said that some
farmers in Maryland paid $3.00 a
day for help. This is the highest
price paid since the Civil v ar
period.
Hunters' Licenses.
Pennsylvania is being given
credit by the newspapers of the
United States as being the great
est all-round game state in the
Union. Last week 325,000 licen
ses for hunters were distributed
among the county treasurers of
the state, .and the Game Com
mission is prepared to issue more
if needed. It is said that the
revenue from the sale of the li
censes is to be held in a special
fund and to be disbursed for
game work only.
There are two sides to every
question and, of course, two Bides
to the question of whether hunt
ers should be taxed. No hunter
objects to the payment of a dol
lar for the purpose of increasing
game in the State; but there is a
feeling with or without base
that the greedy eye of "Class"
directs the disbursement of game
funds. If the American spirit of
fair play be followed closely, and
the money disbursed economical
ly and efficiently, and without
favor, then let us pay the tax.
But if the system smacks in the
least of European practice of
gradually reducing good hunting
areas to privately owned loca
tions, then away with it. Fulton
county, despite the destruction
of its timber, is a natural breeding
ground for game and is rapidly
becoming the Mecca for hun
dreds of outsiders during the
hunting season. But as yet, very
little money has been spent by
the State in the county for the
propagation of game. We be
lieve that the Game 'Commission
is making an honest effort,
through the help of the United
Sportsmen's Association of Penn
sylvania to distribute game and
protect it; but Fulton county is
too small, and too poor, to main
tain a branch of that organization
strong enough to pay in a suffici
ent sum to insure us a proper
share of stock game and fish, and
since it is the favorite hunting
ground of Pittsburg and western
county sportsmen, we think our
selves entitled to special notice
by the Commission. As an ex
ample of the feeling toward Ful
ton county, three wild turkeys
were said to have been exhibited
last fall by a hunter from a west
ern county. When told that it
w&s illegal to kill turkeys in
Pennsylvania last fall, the hunt
er said "Oh, I did not kill them
in the State, I got them down in
Fulton County."
But the Wheat Came Up.
On a recent trip through parts
of the County we had pointed
out to us many fields of fairly
good wheat that last fall and
winter "were as bare as the big
road," according to statements
made by those who knew. The
drought of last fall delayed both
the sowing and the sprouting of
the wheat and many farmers
thought they would have to
plough the fields in the spring
and plant to something else; but
as soon as the soil warmed up,
the wheat appeared, much to the
surprise of many. When former
townsman John Fields, of Okla
homa, was home last week, he
said that similar experience was
frequent in that dry state. It oc
curs here occasionally; but not to
the extent that last fall's sowing
showed.
Pennsylvania Crops Short.
The Bureau of Agricultural
Statistics at Harrisburg has sent
out the following forecast for the
1915 crops: Estimated crop of
wheat 21,800,000 bushels. Last
year it was 23,747,000 bushels.
The hay crop will be short by
about one fourth.
Forecast for wheat in the Unit
ed States for this year, is a little
over that of last year as shown
by the following figures: For
1915, 9(53,000,000 bushels. For
1914 it was 891,017,000 bushels.
A falling off of almost 2,000.
000 bushels of corn is expected
for Pennsylvania, with a corres
ponding decrease for the United
States,
KEEP A LIGHT HEART.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D.,
Commissioner of Health.
"Frame your mind to mirth and mcr
rimpnt, which knr 'hoiiBand barms
and lengthens Life."
Lycurgus decreed that statues
of the God of Mirth should beset
up in the halls where the citizens
of Sparta ate.
Men of all ages have appreciat
ed the value of a cheerful dispo
sition. The cultivation of cheer
fulness even in the face of mis
fortune and disaster unquestion
ably helps to prevent illness. On
the other hand those who always
take a sober view of life are so
distressed by misfortunes when
they come, that there is often
danger of physical impairment
The nervous system in the hu
man body is so delicately adjust
ed that a comparatively slight
disturbance may seriously dis
turb certain of the bodily func
tions. While it might be at the
time difficult for the most skill
ful diagnostician to trace the ex
act connection between mental
depression and r. physical illness,
the fact that t ley are often inti
mately related is well known.
Habits of mind like habit3 of
body can be cultivated through
persistent effort Cheerfulness
is one which will not only Drove
a distinct benefit to its possessor
but serve to stimulate and en
courage those with whom he
comes in contact
Melancholia and similar serious
disturbances may be brought
abouty permitting the mind to
brood over real or fancied trou
bles and if indulged in the line of
demarcation between the two be
comes more and more indistinct.
Therefore, though you do not
set up the statue of the god of
Mirth in your hou3 bear ever in
mind that "the light iioart lives
long."
Dry Farming Congress.
Semi-arid western states hold
a "Dry-Farming" congress each
year. Our former townsman,
John Fields, editor of the Okla
homa Farm Journal, says of the
organization "This congress has
without question done good work
in impressing upon people gener
ally the necessity of cutting away
from the agricultural traditions
of the eastern states, and of de
veloping methods and growing
crops adapted to the climatic con
ditions of the Great Plains."
Our reason for quoting the fore
going is, that up-to-date eastern
farmers owe much to their broth
ers who went west and cast aside
some of the hide-bound notions
instilled into their minds by their
stubborn ancestors. One of the
important things learned from
our western friends is the con
servation of moisture something
that is necessary here in the East
as in the West. Another good
thing that has been made popu
lar by dry-farming states is the
necessity of "sticking together"
for the spread of advancing meth
ods.
Much that we know about
farming has been handed down
to us by some one. The son
wants to absorb from his father
all the good things that the fath
er has learned about the subject;
the son wants to develop as much
original knowledge as possible,
and, in addition, he wants to
gather by reading and associat
ing with successful farmers all
the information possible, and by
so doing he will not only be in a
position to be a successful farmer
himself, but be able to transmit
knowledge that will be helpful to
the generations that follow him.
. Shallow cultivation which
leaves a very fine, level mulch ov-
er planted ground, and the use of
a soil packer, conserves moisture
in dry lands of Fulton county as
profitably as in Oklahoma. Each
type of soil must receive the care
adapted to it; and. right here we
vtfll say again "Young Farmer,
read, READ! Get in touch with
the agricultural departments at
State College, Harrisburg, and
Washington. The ti m e s are
changing and we must keep up
with them."