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VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 5,1915,
NUMBER 45
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TOE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Awaj.
Mrs. John Truax.
Sophia, wife of John H. Truax,
died at their home at Charles
town, Franklin county on Friday
afternoon of last week, aged 76
years, G months, and 12 days.
The funeral took place Sunday
morning, the sermon being preach
ed in the M. E. Church at Char-
town by Rev. Stevens, and inter
ment was made in Union ceme
tery in Ayr township, this coun
ty. Mrs. Truax was a great suf
ferer with rheumatism and had
been confined to her bed for more
than six months. She was a
daughter of Theodore and Susan
Deshong Mellott, and was mar
ried to John H. Truax more than
sixty years ago. To this union
were born nine children, six of
whom are living, namely, Jacob
H., in Steele, N. D.; Susan wife
of Fred Hill, Charlestown: James
H.; near Sipes Mill; Catherine,
wife of John Houpt Mercersburg
Jennie, wife of Lewis Crouse Ayr
township; and Alice, at home.
Besides the husband and the be
fore mentioned children, she is
survived by 46 grand children
and 26 great-grand children.
Mrs. Truax was a consistent
member of the M. E. church, and
a most excellent wife, mother,
and neighbor. Until a few years
ago, the family resided in this
county.
HARfty.f . Deshong.
Harry T. Deshong, aged 44
years, 3 months, and 17 days died
at his home at Fairchance, Pa.,
Tuesday, July 27, 1915, following
an illness of three years. Harry
was a son of the late David D.
Deshong, of Licking Creek town
ship, and was married to Aman
da Bloom, of Hyndman, Pa. who
together with the following chil
dren, Charles, Walter, Melvin
Nina, Eldred, Pauline and Curtis
all at home, survive. Also by
bis mother and the following
brothers and sisters; Harvey, of
Shaw, W. Va.; Amanda Imler,
Pittsburgh; Rebecca, wife of A.
E.Dwire, West Newton, Pa.;
Mary E., wife of John G. Ewing,
Ayr township; David D. Jr., of
Pittsburgh; and James A., Dela
ware City, Del. Harry's remains
were shipped to Hyndman, Pa.,
where funeral services were held
last Thursday afternoon and in
terment was made at that place.
Mrs. Martha Palmer.
Mrs. Martha Sipes Palmer,
widow of the late Joel Palmer,
died at her home at Sipes Mill,
this county, Saturday, July 31,
1915, lacking but a few days of
being 91 years of age. The fu
neral took place Monday, the ser
ies being conducted by her pas
tor Eld. C. L. FunC assisted by
Rev. Powers, and interment was
Hade in the cemetery at the Side
ling Hill Baptist church. Mrs.
Palmer is survived by five sons
and three daughters Solomon,
Scott, Albert, Watson, and Or
ville, and by three daughters
Matilda, widow of James Akers;
Angeline, widow of Samuel Hix
n. and Satira, at home.
Carl D. Smith.
Carl D. Smith, aged 19 years,
5 months and 16 days, died at the
bome of his parents J. Harry and
Alice K. Smith near Waynesboro
't Sunday morning. Funeral
Tuesday. Carl's mother (Alice
Deitrich) is a cousin of Mrs. R.
N. Fryman, of McConnellsburg.
Fruit Syrups.
, Home made fruit syrups, used
'1 ice-cold water, make fine sum
mer drinks. Make the syrups as
follows: Into a saucepan put pne
Pint of water, two pounds of loaf
!u8ar, and a quarter of an ounce
jj citric acid. Placa on a slow
fir6 and let the mixture boil two
0r three minutes. Remove the
n and put into it half pound
fruit desired, well crushed.
'1 again for two or three min
ttk. strain into a jug and bottle
Wen cold.
Birthday Surprise.
Friday, July 23rd was Miss
Cleo Gutshal's 15th birthday, and
the following list of friends took
presents in their hands, met at
her home near Knobsville, and
celebrated the event in a happy
manner. They were; Miss Ruth
Keebaugh: Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Bradnick and two children Emma
and Frank; Mrs. Mary Campbell
and daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
George Regi and children Bren
ton, Dallas, Verge, and Norris;
Mrs. Ethel Mellott and son Floyd
Mrs. Samuel Helman and daugh
ter Emma; Mr. and Mrs. George
Glunt and daughters Velma and
Alma; Mrs. Ed Foster and chil
dren Park, Cecil, John and Olive
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Cunning
ham and children Ada, Lewis,
John, Blanc! ie, Mary and Hester
Mrs. Mary W;l3on, and Misses
Hulda and Ven Shadel.
See Pennsylvania First
W. R. D. Hall, Esq., Statisti
cian of the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department was in
town Monday arranging details
for the Governor's Automobile
Touring party in October. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh wants Pennsyl
vanians to see Pennsylvania first,
and he proposes to give a select
ed party a practical Field Lesson.
The party consisting of about
two hundred tourists will leave
Harrisburg Monday morning, Oc
tober 4th, take lunch at McCon
nellsburg, and spend the night at
Bedford Springs. While it is not
to be a speed test, it is expected
that they will easily cover a thou
sand miles during the week, end
ing up in Philadelphia Saturday
afternoon.
Make It A Fair.
Why not add a feature to the
Harvest Home Picnic held annu
ally in the Cove by erecting ta
bles and pens bf rough boards
for the display of "brag" speci
mens of garden, farm, and home
products. Everybody likes to
look at big stalks of corn and
grain, as well as other big things
In our observation, the only ob
jection to a fair as a side show is
that it nearly always grows into
such proportions that the . public
demands two or three days time
to take it all in. A coop of fine
chickens, a pair of fine sheep or
hogs, and even larger stock, are
not hard to bring for a day, and
sales and exchanges are frequent
ly made in this way. It would
pave the way to better coopera
tion. Killed at Hancock.
Last Saturday afternoon as an
automobile party composed of
Charles Hinley, Jr., and his fath
er and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hinley, of Long Island,
N. Y were crossing the tracks
at Hancock, Md., they were run
down by a train and all very seri
ously injured. An express train
took them to the hospital atHag
erstown; but soon after reaching
the hospital, young Hinley died.
Mr3. Hinley's jaw and right leg
were broken, and Mr. Hinley
was much bruised about the head
The accident occurred within 200
yards of the Hancock station and
was witnessed by many persons.
Lizard in Bis Mouth.
Our townsman Thomas John
son was out along the Ridge,
one of those hot days last week,
and being very thirsty went to
the Nesbit spring to get a drink.
He picked up 'a small bucket at
the spring, dipped some water,
and began to drink without think
ing it necessary to look into the
bucket After taking a swallow
or two, he drew into his mouth a
lizard about three inches in length
and came very near swallowing
it. He didn't swallow it He
did not want to swallow it He
spit it out and put his foot on it
The lizard was not to blame.
Some men are born bores, some
acquire turgidity by constant
practice and others tell Ford sto
ries. -Kansas City Star.
Eight More.
On July 1st, eight more coun
ties in Pennsylvania were added
to the number that have organi
zations to maintain a county a-
gent appointed by State College.
This makes twenty-two counties
in Pennsylvania that have these
resident good fellows to spend
their whole time with the people
helping them to make life on the
farm profitable and interesting,
especially the younger set Twen
ty-two is just about one third of
the number of counties in the
State. All will eventually have
them. We woujd not like to see
Fulton county tag in at the tail
end. West Virginia has twenty
three agents.
Detailed accounts of the duties
of these agents of the Agricultur
al Department have been so of
ten published, that we need only
to remind our readers that these
men simply put the organized
farmers of a county on a busi
ness footing exactly as corpora
tions hire experts to guide their
business and keep up the efficien
cy end. That day has long pass
ed when every farm can be a lit
tle world of its own. Coopera
tion and vital connection with the
great: throbbing world of busi
ness ii now absolutely necessary
to the farmer if he would make
the most of his business. This is
the idea of "Farm Extension."
Not larger farms; but the exten
sion of farm interests, and there
must be a trained "clerk" at
the head of the business.
Horses Too Slow.
Nothing impresses one more
than the fact that horses are
now considered too slow for the
citizens of outlying districts in
Fulton county when they wish to
visit the County Seat. Instead
of having to spend parts of two
days, as formerly, they now
spend but part of one day while
making the round trip in autos.
Thursday of last week, six auto
loads of witnesses, and others,
from western townships attended
a hearing in town in the settle
ment of the Levi Smith estate.
George Layton, in his car, had
W. L. McKee, Simon Layton and
Lem Smith. George McKee had
his wife, Miss Bessie Carlson and
Philip Lanehart. B. W. Norris
brought Jacob Miller, and Albert
Hess, wife, and two children. C.
T. Layton brought his wife and
daughter Esther, and Henry
Sharpe and wife. Aaron Layton
brought his wife, Chester Lay ton
and wife, and John Smith. Ed
ward Diel brought Miller Trx,
Sherman Truax, and Upton Pies
singer. All spent several hours
in town and returnded home be
fore dark same day.
Golden Wedding.
Tuesday, July 2Gth, was the
golden anniversary of the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. David Gor
don, of Thompson township. A
few days previous to the event,
word was mysteriously passed
around that since such happy
events are are, the opportuni
ty to celebrate one in honor of
two highly esteemed friends and
neighbors should not be lost, and
that "the celebration should be a
surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon.
Everything moved like clock
work for the entertainment of
the bride and groom and .the
friends and relatives responsible
for the joyous occasion. It was
a day of good fellowship, capped
by a royal feast. May Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon live to celebrate
their diamond wedding and then
some. We regret that space for
bids printing the names of the
seventy-five guests who were
there.
What Kind of "Chickens."
Has McConnellsburg any chick
ens" to match this? A western
town marshall advertises as fol
lows: "I have been instructed by
the Village Council to enforce the
Ordinance against chickens run
ning at large and riding bicycles
on the sidewalk,"
JULY HONOR ROLL
List of New Subscribers and Others
Who Have Paid Subscription Dar
ing the Month of July.
A Iat y. percentage of the sub
scribers of the Fulton County
News are farmers, and July has
been a busy month with them.
But the farmer of to-day is a
business man, and when his sub
scription falls due in July, he can
meet the obligation in the same
business like way that he pays
his harvest hands or settles for
his binder twine. This is grati
fying, and it makes, the life of
newspaper men all the more tol
erable in hot weather.
Thank, you friends. If there
is anything wrong with your sub
scription account, or if the paper
continues to come after you wish
it discontinued, drop U3 a postal
card and tell U3 about it. We
want to play fair. If you have
any relatives or other friends in
the West that you think would
be interested in the News, send
their names and addresses to this
office with the request that we
mail them sample copies. 1 1
might lead them to become sub
scribers, and it would not in any
way make you responsible for
the payment.
Mrs. Cora R. Bennett 7-4-16
Mrs. Sebert N. Barton 7-11-16
Fannie Bernhart 1-20-16
Wilson Baker 7-20-16
Emory Booth 5-7-16
John W. Bain 8-5-16
Dr. A. M. Barton 9-15-16
Joseph B. Chambers 11-9-16
Levi Cordell 4-28-16
Mrs. M. 0. Chilcote 8-1-16
W. B. Clevenger 5-19-16
J. S. Engle 7-1-15
Mrs. Ira P. Elliott 6-1-16
G. W. Glenn 4-9-16
Andrew Glenn 7-12-16
D. 0. Garland 3-8-16
W. M. Greer 8-1-16
James S. Gordon 6-12-16
Mrs. Casper Gress 1-1-16
Prof. E. M. Gress 9-28-15
Leslie Harr 8-1-16
R. C. Hockensmith 6-12-16
Mr3. R. A. Hockensmith 7-1-16
Nora E. Humbert 12-22-15
Mrs. Martha Horton 2-4-15
Bert Hess 4-7-16
Aaron Hess 5-8-15
E. C. Hann 12-10-16
Miss Bessie Helman 2-1-16
Jacob Jaymes 5-8-16
Thompson M. Jame3 . 3-14-16
Charles Knepper 2-23-16
Jacob Kauffman 8-17-15
George Kriechbaum 11-1-15
Ralph Laidig 7-8-16
Mrs. E. H. Longman 7-1-15
Aaron Layton 7-2-16
Roy W. Layton 4-20-16
J. W. Linn 7-15-16
J. T. Laley 7-23-16
Isaiah J. Layton 6-15-16
Mary Mellott 6-12-15
Mrs. Bertha Mann 11-1-15
Wm. McEldowney . 7-8-16
Mrs. Margaret McCoy 8-27-15
Emaline Mellott 7-1-16
H. H. Minnich 7-22-16
Reuben S. Mellott 1-10-16
J. D. Motter 4-27-16
Geo. McKee ' 5-3-16
W. L. McKee 5-26-16
Thomas Marshall 5-1-16
Mrs. Catharine Ott 6-23-15
John Pine 5-20-16
H. E. Palsgrove ' 4-15-15
Ira L. Peck 8-7-16
Mary J. Robinson 4-11-15
Augusta L. Robinson 8-1-16
W. D. Roher 5-4-16
C. M. Ray 9-19-15
Harvey Richard3 11-22-16
Charles Richards 6-1-16
John C. Ryder 7-12-17
C. W. Snyder 7-15-16
Mrs. C. E. Sheffer 9-6-16
Geo. C. Sipes 10-1-15
J. M. Spangler ' 11-13-15
Geo. W. Swope 1-1-16
F. R. Shives 7-15-16
H. E..Shotts 4-1-16
Mrs. Harry Skipper 4-14-17
Wm. N. Stewart 6-2-16
Raymond Shives 7-17-15
H. M. Truax 6-14-16
Mabel Van Niman 6-20-16
John Wright 5-1-14
Mrs. Scott Wagner 4-15-15
Wm. M. Wagner 4-2-15
A. B. Wakefield - 8-2-16
Geo. E. Zimmerman 2-1-16
Of Interest to Girls.
Men and boys must not flatter
themselves that all the work of
the Department of Agricultural
Extension at State College, Pa.,
is intended for them. Every girl
in Fulton county, between the
age of ten and eighteen year.,,
may compete for prizes in bread
making, sewing, darning, mend
ing, gardening, and indeed, in
nearly every feature of home
making. There are no prizes of
fered for catching beaux; but we
have a strong suspicion that the
girl who can win the most prizes
for the foregoing good points
will not need to "try" to catch
one. The best beau will catch
her if she don't look out. If you
want to know all about these
girls' clubs, write a postal or a
letter, to Miss Pearl MacDonald,
State College, State College, Pa.,
and ask her to send you informa
tion. It costs nothing except the
stamp. This is no advertisement
but it was written by the News
editor to help his girl readers to
have good times right at home,
to learn from each other and from
other girls in the State, how to
make good homes and make mon
ey at the same time. You make
money whether you win prizes or
not. State College is maintained
by the State, chiefly for farmers
and their families, and every tax
payer should see to it that his
family derive some benefit by
taking advantage of every offer
made by the College.
Twenty-Nine Questrais.
At a joint meeting of the Inter
county Judiciary Temperance
League held in Gettysburg re
ccntly, a list of twenty-nine ques
tions was agreed upon. The
questions are intended to be ans
wered by the candidates forPres
ident Judge of the Fulton-Adams
district in order that voters may
know where the candidates stand
on the interpretation of the Brook
License law. The questions cov
er every phase of the liquor ques
tion, and occupy three columns
of newspaper space. They will
be published in pamphlet form
and every voter will be presented
with one.
Tractor Demonstration.
Many farmers are watching the
progress being made by manu
facturers of small farm tractors
intended to take the place, to
some extent, of horses for draw
ing all kinds of implements. Our
Illinois subscribers living near
Bloomington, will have the op
portunity to witness on August
23 to 28, demonstration work of
all makes and sizes of farm tract
ors, when 600 acres will be
ploughed by competing firms. We
would appreciate a letter from
some Illinois farmer who may at
tend that show. Tell-U3 what
you think of them.
Don't Blame the Butcher.
Don't get mad at the butcher
if some day soon, you see a sign
on his counter forbidding you to
finger the meat. 5,000 cards are
being mailed to butchers of the
State to be hung conspicuously.
These cards state in substance
that you may not test the quality
of meat by poking fingers into it.
Sanitary Boards say that the pub
lie must no longer be compelled
to buy meat into which people
have poked their fingers, hence
the cards. This means that here
after, you must wait to test the
meat until you reach home, then
test it with your teeth.
First Time in 15 Years.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wag
ner and son Harold, of Saltillo,
were in McConnellsburg last Sat
urday for the first time in fifteen
years. Both were former resi
dents of the County. Mrs. Wag
ner's maiden name was Bratton.
She was bcrn near Dublin Mills.
They were accompanied on Satur
day byMr. andMrs.EdgarNycum,
also of Saltillo, and the object of
their trip was merely to see old
familiar places. They saw many
changes in McConnellsburg,
Very Salty.
The salt production of the
United States in 1914 was the
greatest yet recorded, according
to W. C. Phalen, of the United
States Geological Survey, namely,
34,804,683 barrels of 280 pounds
each, or 4.872.G56 short tons, val
ued at $10,271,358. Compared
with the production of 1913, which
was the larypzt previously record
ed, there was an increase in pro
duction of 405,385 barIs and of
$148,219 in value.
Fell Off the Porch.
While playing on the back
porch at her home on East Lin
coln Way, Mary Louise, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal
Grissinger slipped and fell to the
ground landing on her head. Dr
Mosser was immediately called,
but could not find that the child
had suffered any injury beyond
the shock incident to an accident
of that kind.
LaidigMorton.
Mr. Ralph Laidig, son of Mar.
tin, L. Laidig, of Taylor town
ship, and Mrs. Eva Mellott Mor
ton, of Licking Creek township,
were married at Need more, by
Rev. A. G. B. Powers, on Thurs
day, July 29, 1915.
In remitting the cash to ad-,
vance her subscription to the
News, Mrs. Harry Skipper (Eth
el Cisney) says the News is a
welcome visitor at her home ev
ery Saturday noon, and as an evi
dence of her sincerity, she paid
it ahead well into 1917. Mrs.
Skipper would enjoy it more if
some one about the Cabins would
take the trouble to send in the
happenings every week and have
them printed in the News. There
are a great many people former
ly residents of Burnt Cabins and
vicinity now living in western
states who take the News and
they would appreciate hearing
from their home town every week
;
Nearly ninety United Presby
terians sat down to a feast of
good things at the Big Spring on
Brookside Farm last Friday even
ing when the members of the two
Cove congregations met at their
annual picnic. Outside of the
social feature, the supper is the
big item on the program at this
yearly gathering. Any one versed
in race characteristics would have
known at a glance that that table
was Scotch-Irish.
The citizens of Crook, Colora
do, honored Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Buckley of that place, by present
ing them with a beautiful silver
set of knives and forks and other
valuable tableware on the twelfth
anniversary of their wedding,
June 30th. Mr. Buckley is a son
of Judge S. L. Buckley, of Fort
Littleton.
Remember the date of the Har
vest Home picnic to be held in
Sloan's woods in Ayr township,
next Saturday. We have heard
that a permanent building may
be erected there soon to afford a
meeting place for pleasure, and
agricultural business. A good
idea; push it along.
The same Ohio boy that raised
139 bushels of corn to the acre
in 1912 this year raised 55 2-3
bushels of wheat to the acre. If
more boys preferred to do that
sort of thing instead of becoming
chauffeurs the high cost of living
wouldn't cause so much loss of
sleep.
After a very deligtful trip of
eleven weeks, during which time
they visited relatives in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Kansas and Ne
braska, Mrs. David M. Kendall
and daughter Miss Ella returned
to their home Jn the Cove last
Thursday.
Mr. John M. Spangler, connect
ed with a large Railroad Supply
House in Chicago, is spending a
few days in McConnellsburg.
His wife (Alice Hays) has been
here several weeks.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Ben Shimer and family spent
last Friday and Saturday with
relatives in Mercersburg.
After having spent three weeks
in Gettysburg, Miss Mary Pitt
man returned home last Satur
day. Mrs. Geo. A. Harris is spend
ing a week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. McKibbin in
Hancock.
Will Alexander, near Cham
bersburg, is visiting his aunt Mrs
Alice Hoop in Licking Creek
township.
Mrs. Thomas Clyde and chil
dren Helen and Thomas, of Phila
delphia, are visiting Mr. Clyde's
sister, Mrs. George Magsam.
Miss Kathryn Hoop, who took
both the Spring and the Summer
term at the Shippensburg Nor
mal, returned home last Satur
day. Miss Annie Doyle returned
home last Saturday after having
spent several weeks visiting rela
tives in Shippensburg and Cham
bersburg. Mrs. John B. Eooth of Mad
densville. spent last week in the
home of her brother-in-law and
sister Mr. and Mrs. John P. Con
rad, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Stevens
and grand-daughter Zola Rais
beck, spent last Saturday and
Sunday visiting relatives in, and
around, Clear Ridge.
Max Irwin, of Pittsburgh, came
Thursday evening of last
week for a mid-summer vacation
in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Irwin.
Mr. John W. Bain, near Web
ster Mills, the only man by that
name in the county, paid the
News the compliment of bocom
ing a subscriber last week.
Mrs. T. W. Walker, (Scott
Sloan) of Franklin county, is
spending a few days in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Sloan, west Lincoln Way.
Misses Ruth Hoover and Elva
Doyle, of Chambersburg, spent
the time from Saturday morning
until Monday visiting Miss Eliza
beth Doyle, west Walnut street
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Motter and
their two children, Donald and
Ethel, of Altoona, spent a short
vacation last week with Mr. Mot
ter'B parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ja
cob Motter, in Thomastown.
Mrs. E. C. Van Hart and her
little daughter Catharine, of Lam
bertville, N. J., arrived in town
Thursday evening of last week
ti be the guests of the former's
parents, Hon. and Mrs. George
B. Mellot, for two weeks.
After having spent about six
weeks in the homes of her moth
er, Mrs. Keziah Johnston, and
other relatives, near McConnells-
buug, Mrs. O. R. Dunlap. and
her son Donald, left for their
home in Pittsburg, Kansas, last
Friday.
Dr. J. G. Hanks, o f Everett.
made a round trip to McConnells
burg last Friday, and took home
with him his daughter Helen who
had spent three weeks in the
home of her uncle, Mr. Frank
Stouteagle, and her aunt, Mrs.
John Sheets.
John Spangler and wife and
the latter's brother Wilmer Hays
and Max Irwin, made an automo
bile trip to Strasburg, Franklin
county Tuesday morning to spend
a few days among John's rela
tives in that vicinity. They were
accompanied to Chambersburg by
Mrs. Geo. A. Harris.
Frank Ott and his sister Edna
drove to Everett Tuesday of last
week, where they spent a few
days in the home of their uncle
and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.
Karns. The latter part of the
week, Miss Edna went to Altoona
where she will spend a month in
the home of her sisters Mary and
Nellie the latter Mrs. G. II,
Knotts