a n VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 2G.1915. NUMBER 4S TUG GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. John H. Kline. John H. Kline, a highly re spected citizen, nearSuluvia, died quite suddenly Saturday evening, August 21, 1915, of heart failure, aged 81 years, 11 months, and 4 days. Mr. Kline was one of eight children born to Samuel and Rebecca Wink Kline on the farm now owned by Abram V. Deshong, 2 miles west of And over. His wife (Mary Mellott Kline) died a little more than a year ago. The following children survive: David M., near And over; Milton J. P., near Harris onville; Brady, near Burlington, Colo.; Emma Louisa, near Sipes Mill3, and Isaiah, near Green hill. The following brothers sur vive: James G., Alpha, N. J.; T. Riley, Shady Grove, Pa. ; and Harry, residing in the West. Mr. Kline was an exemplary father, neighbor, and citizen. His pastor, Rev. T. P. Garland, ofNeedmore, officiated at the funeral holding impressive ser vices at the home and at the Sideling Hill Christian church, of which the deceased was a mem ber for many years. Interment in the family lot in the cemetery at the Sidling Hill Christian church on Monday forenoon. Mrs. Christopher Disiiong. Matilda T. Bishop, wife of Christopher Dishong, died at their home in' Belfast township, up against tjie west side of Scrub Ridge mountain, Soturday even ing, August 21, 1915, after an extended illness from dropsical complications, aged aboutGGyears. The funeral took place on Mon day and interment was made in the cemetery at the Sideling Hill Baptist church. Mrs. Deshong was a daughter of the late Daniel and Matilda Truax Bishop, and quite a num ber of years ago was married to Christopher, a son of Adam De shong, deceosed. Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children, namely, Dan iel, somewhere in the West; Frances, wife of George Brad nic, near Knobs ville; Orville, at home; Mary, wife of Elmer Se ville; Lizzie, wife of ; "Dot" wife of Arthur Wilkinson, Breezewood, and Emery, at home. Mrs. Dishong was a member of the Christian church. Three Candidates for Judge. Three Adams county lawyers have announced as candidates for the president Judgeship of the Adams-Fulton, district, namely, John L. Butt, Wm. McSherry, and Donald P, McPherson. Ow ing to a strong sentiment in both counties in favor of no-license, it is expected that the coming cam paign will be an interesting one. Judge Swope's term of twenty-one years expires this fall. He held a special term of court in this county on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, at which time the contestants of the will f the late John McCullough ask ed for a citation of the case to a Jury. Judge Swope listened to the testimony for nearly two days, His decision was withheld for the time being. Judge Swope and wife expect to take a trip to the Pacific coast that will prevent his holding the court in October, and Judee Sad 'eri of Carlisle, will preside in us stead. Therefore, last week's court was the final official act of Judge Swope in Fulton county. Real Estate Changes. , Ex-Sheriff Jeff Harris sold his little farm of thirty acres and im Provement3on top of the Ridge west of town tn .Tflenh Kuhn fnr $1,200, possession to be given the nrst of next April. P. P. Shives sold his "new' house in the Extension to W. E oivensfor $1,500, possession t be given the first of next April. to Adjourned Session of Conrt. Court was called on Tuesday of last week for the purpose of hearing the argument in the mat ter of the estate of John McCul lough, late of Bethel township, deceased. John McCullough lived with the Gale family for more than sixty years, he having been ta ken into their home by them when two years of age. The Gale family consisted of brothers and sisters who lived together, none of whom were married. They were charitable and kind, owning a large farm worth some three or four thousand dollars. This farm was owned in common and, as one after another died, the survivors continued in pos session until William Gale, be came the sols owner, and willed the farm to J ihn McCullough, the provision t ' .it he take care of Bettie Andrews, a woman of feeble mind, whom they had ta ken when a child. John McCul- ough survived William Gale about two years, when he died of pneumonia. About thirty min utes before his death he made a will leaving the farm to Miss Nettie Andrews, a niece of Bet tie Andrews, with the provision that Nettie take care of ' Bettie. The will was admitted to probate and the relatives of John McCul- ough presented their petition, asking the Court to award an is sue to try the validity of the' will The Court appointed a Commis sioner, and the testimony of thir ty witnesses was taken and read before the Court. The reading of the testimony and the argument consumed the time of Court until Wednesday night, when the Court took the papers and will determine wheth er the case shall be decided by a jury. In the estate of John M. Win ters, the widow's appraisement was approved, and ordered to be recorded if no exceptions are fil ed within twenty days. Petition of Charles Souders, Adm. of the estate of Isaac Sou ders, deed, late of Thompson township was presented asking for an order to sell real estate. Sale awarded. Following Auditors Reports were confirmed. In the estate of George Schet- rompf late of Union township. In estate of W. B. Anderson, deceased late of Todd township, In the estate of Abram Fox, ate of Ayr township. Exceptions to the Report of Auditor in the estate of Levi Smith late of Brush Creek town ship, was argued on Wednesday morning, and will be decided at chambers. Job Truax, Frank P. Plessing- er, and M. R. Shaffner, were ap pointed viewers to view and va cate a public road in Bethel town ship. Mrs. Bedford, Home. Mrs. Mary Bedford returned to her home near Needmore on the 19th inst, after having spent the summer with her daughter, Mrs. William Spade, at Elm Creek, Nebraska. On her way home she visited her aged Bister-in-law Mary A. R. Miller of Canton, 0., and her niece, Mrs. W. F. Schwartz. After having spent several days in Canton, she went in an automobile to Salem, where she spent some time with her niece, Mrs. R. M. Justice. Mrs. Bedford is much delighted with her trip. She says the corn crop in Nebraska has been much dam aged by the heavy hail, storms. While she likes Nebraska, she returns to Pennsylvania with the thought that the Keystone state is good enough for her, and she is entirely content to spend the remainder of her days in it. Mrs, Bedford i3 to be congratulated on her pluck in making the long journey alone, as she has already reached her three-score-and-ten and has not had much experience in traveling. Subscribe for the News. TRIP TO OHIO. Edward V. Kellott Tells of the Many Things That Interested Him in the Buckeye State. Mr. Edward V. Mellott, who has just returned to his home at Pleasant Ridge, has this to say of hi3 trip: On the 7th of August I started to visit my daughter Belle, wife of John E. Mellott who is employ ed on a farm of 220 acres lying 0 miles south of Toledo, 0., owned by George Purcell, an Illi nois man. The women do not have to growl about not having wood cut to get dinner like they do in Fulton county; Mr. Purcell has a gas well between hs house and barn, and from the well the gas is piped throughout the house for lighting and heating purpos es. And they do not have to be saving of it for it i3 plenty, and always on tap. There are many gas and oil wells in that section. I visited Ephraim R. Mellott and his son Fran k Mellott who went to Ohio a few years ago. This year they thresh ed 1525 bushels of wheat in a day and a half threshed while I was there. They threshed the grain right in from the fields. Six wagons were used hauling the grain to the machine, two wagons at the machine all the time one wagon on each side their aim being to deliver the grain to the machine as fast as it can thresh it The machine is self-feeding, and the wheat from the machine runs into a wagon bed, and is hauled to a granary where it is unloaded to dry. Tbey expected, to have 2,000 bushels of oats, and have GO acres of corn growing. I went twenty miles west to Deshler, where I saw Russell Decker on a farm, and Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Mellott, and Char lie Wink employed in a lumber yard; also, John Sable, of Frank lin Mills. A trip to Ohio is well worth your time. On the ISth I came back to Pittsburgh, where I visited my brother-in-law Dr. L. W. Swope, and R. W. Swope. I saw, also, William Swope. While in Pitts burgh I visited the Carnegie Li brary. If all the floors in that building were laid side-by-side they would cover a thirteen-acre field. The floor is all marble. It is worth a trip to Pittsburgh just to go through this building so much of interest to see that I can't begin to tell it here. I vis ited the Zoological Garden where I saw wild animals of all kinds Saturday morning I left Pitts burgh for Johnstown where I stopped to see my son Lloyd, my daughter Daisy, and Eva Mellott on Monday, returned home feel ing that it had been time and money well spent. Duwncs-Caker. A pretty wedding was solemn ized in the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. M. J. Baker, near Wells Tannery, Wednesday, Au gust 25. 1915, when her daugh ter, Mi3s Mary C. Baker was unit ed in marriage to Mr. Glenn K. Downes, of the same place. The wedding took place at high noon. Mr. and Mrs. Downes left immediately for a trip to Niagara Falls and other places of interest Upon their return to the Valley, they will be at home to friends on the Downes farm near Wells Tannery. Bride and groom are leading citizens of the Valley and they will begin life's more stren uous duties with the best wishes and heartiest cooperation of many friends. This reminds the editor that he must now change the ad dress of an esteemed subscriber from "Miss" to "Mrs." and in doing so we wish her a long life of prosperity and happiness. John Keebaugh Sr., and his son W. A. Keebaugh, took din ner on Monday with Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Woollctt W, A. went on to Reading to attend the con vention of P. O. S. of A. as a delegate from Fort Littleton. "Al'LD ACQUAINTANCE." Cits of News and Gossip Extracted from the Letters from Our Distant Subscribers. It affords the Editor pleasure to publish part of a letter from William M. Robinson, one of Baltimore's best citizens. As he entered the High School in Mc Connellsburg in the 'fall of 1S83, his name was entered upon the roll by the teacher as Willie Rob inson. The school was given that name while in the old brick build ing, and was called High because it was farthest from the ground. Willie was an industrious, pains taking student, and after "grad uating" from the aforesaid "High" school whose principal afterward arose to the distinction of editor of a country newspaper, Willie became William as he grad uated from a well known Busi ness College, and at once there after accepted a position with the Standard Oil Company, which position with its logical promo tions, he holds to-day. This is what Mr. Robinson says: "I always look forward with a great deal of pleasure to the weekly visits of The News, and I read it through, if possible, be fore doing anything else. Nat urally, the most interesting news items for sometime (which, how ever, have been conspicuously absent of late) have been in con nection with the electric railroad over the mountain. In the ab sence of news to the contrary, I take it that the work is going ahead, and it will be a great dis appointment to me if I do not get up to my native home when the opening of the line in inau gurated. "The fact that my visits to Mc Connellsburg have been so few since I left there twenty-seven years ago next month, has not been due to lack of a desire to see the town and my friends more frequently, as there is no place I would rather visit than the "old burg" where I spent my happy boyhood days. I often wish I could dnce more take a drive over the county and visit the towns and good people (most ly farmers) I recall with so much pleasure "putting up with" when accompanying my father Hon. John A. Robinson on his pro fessional and political trips, and how I did enjoy the cooking of those splendid women. I could give at length reminiscences of my boyhood days, but that is not the object of this letter, which I will now state: "I frequently see in your paper mention of persons who live in Baltimore or in the counties, vis iting relatives or friends in Ful ton county. Many of these resi dents of Maryland are, like my self, natives of "Little Fulton." It would give me a great deal of pleasure to hear from these good people, as well as from those who have friends in Fulton, with a view of setjing if we cannot get together in the near future for a little social time. I see, too, that often Fulton county people come to Baltimore to visit or on busi ness (or possibly to our hospitals), and I only recall of but one hav ing the pleasure and that was your good self, about twenty years ago of receiving a call from any of them. Let me as sure all such that nothing would please me more than to be ac quainted of their presence in the city, either by telephone or a personal call at my home or of fice; or, if on Sunday, at my church the Lafayette Square Presbyterian. My residence ad dress is given below, and my business address Standard Oil Company. By the way, it will be twenty-five years the 22nd of next, month since I came with these people, during which time, I am thankful to say, I have missed only ten days on account of sickness. I mention my church above lor the reason that there is no church in the city where strangers will receive a more cordial welcome. W. M. Robinson, 3910 Brookline Avenue Forest Park, Baltimore, Md. GAME LAWS. List of Game Birds and Animals, When Tbey May Be Killed and How Many. Per Per Per Day Week Season Wild Turkey.. 1 1 2 Deer (male) . . 1 1 1 Bear 1 1 1 Grouse 5 20 SO Quail 8 25 40 Woodcock 10 20 SO Hungarian Quail 4 10 20 Ring Neck.... 4 10 20 Squirrels 6 20 . 40 Rabbits.- 10 SO 00 Hare 3 15 SO No Elk may be killed before 1921. Upland Plover may not be killed before 1918. Hare and Rabbits may be killed during the month of November only, but no traps allowed. Deer may be kill ed December 1st to December 15 inclusive. Bear October 15th to December 15th inclusive, but no traps allowed. Raccoon, number unlimited, from October 15th to December 31st inclusive. All quail, all kinds of pheasants, squir rels, wild turkeys, and woodcock may be killed October 15th to November 30th, inclusive. No quail, pheasant, wild tur key, woodcock may be bought or sold in Pennsylvania, no matter where killed. No deer, or wild rabbit, or hare, or gray, or black or fox squirrel, or ringneck pheas ant, or Hungarian quail, or any part of such birds or animals, that have been caught, taken, or killed, in a wild state in this Com monwealth, may be bought or sold at any time. All hunting for hire is strictly forbidden. The most American Thing in America. Without question the greatest innovation that has ever been of fered to the people of McCon nellsburg and of Fulton County is the Lyceum Festival and Chau tauqua to be held in the Auditor ium three days commencieg Sep tember 22nd. The best proof of its worth is the currerit record of the Chau tauqua Association of Pennsylva nia, now in its fourth year. This excelleht organization is serving more than 250 towns in Pennsyl vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and each of the other thirteen original states. One third of these towns are in Penn sylvania and the number would be larger were there any way of supplying the demand for this great and helpful work. To those who have for years been mind starved and desirous of something better than a gro tesque performance of Uncle Toms Cabin or a wandering dog or pony show the entertainment and lectures promised by the Chautauqua will indeed be wel come and will be a great aid to community betterment and pro gress. Everywhere this occasion stirs up thought as well as faculties for enjoyment, it provides enter tainment that instructs and up lifts. No finer evidence of its worth could be offered than the words spoken by a real farmer who one evening last August stood up in the midst of more than 2000 people in a big tent, and said "of course there may be some of you here in this town who can get your fill of this kind of thing in the city, and so don't realy care much whether we have this again next year: but I just want to say that I do care. Why already it has given us more food for thought than we have had for twenty years before it came. Fell Down Stairs. . Last Saturday night, Mrs. Ames Hixson, of Brush Creek Valley, tripped at the head of the stairs in their temporary home on the Crystal Springs Camp Grounds and fell to the landing below. One of her shoulders was so se verely bruised that it was not possible for the physician to de termine at the time the extent of the injury, and we have not been able to get a later report That County Agent. Men, does it not seem signifr cant that in the short space of about two years, one-third of the counties of this state have adopt ed the County Agent plan of working? There would be many more, but the state has not made provisions to furnish them as fast as asked for. Can such rapid growth have no foundation? As county after county clamors at the doors of State College for trained men, is it not enough to cause even the disinterested to ask why? Surely there is a rea son for this activity. Men are not given to demanding of the County Commissioners that they assess them twenty-five or fifty cents a year each just for the fun of paying. Neither are men al together like sheep that follow a leader blindly, even to jumping through a hole to an absolutely unknown landing. Then, why are counties demanding trained Agents faster than the College can supply thorn? We may be sure that it is because county or ganizations like that have put,and are putting, the farmer citizen ship on a commercial footing equal to that of any other busi ness organization, and in this day, unorganized business of such magnitude as collective farming stands a poor show to receive its own. Does it not seem odd, in the light of our Farmers Institute experience that Fulton county has not been among the first to accept State aid for the purpose of keeping an agent of our experiment station in the County to be "Head Clerk" under, the supervision of the Farm Extension Department? We turn out by the hundreds and welcome them when they come into the county for a day or two to hold institutes. Why not have one of them here all the time since the cost is hardly notice able? Penn State will not give us a man until we ask for him. Somebody must make the move. The News has tried to comply with the wishes of many that the people be educated to understand that such good fortune awaits us if we ask for it We now offer, free of cost, to answer all letters of inquiry from men who want more light Prof. McDowell, of State College, informs this office that he will come to the county at any time desired and explain fully what it means, and offers to patiently answer questions as long as his audience cares to stay with him. We wish every sub scriber in the county would send us a postal card saying whether he is for or against asking for a resident Agent. Will you send the card? Do Trifles Annoy? What a blessed thing it is that we can forget! To-day's troubles look large, but a week hence they will be forgotten and buried out of sight Says one writer: "If you would keep a book and daily put down the things that worry you, and see what becomes of them, it would benefit you. You allow a thing to annoy you, just as you allow a fly to settle on you and plague you; and you lose your temper and you justify your self by being thrown off your balance by causes which you do not trace out. But if you could see what it was that threw you off your balance before break fast, and put it down in a little book, and follow it up and follow it out and ascertain what be comes of it you would see what a fool you were In the matter." The art of forgetting is a blessed art but the art of overlooking is quite as important. And if we should take time to write down the origin, progress and outcome of a few of 6ur troubles, it would make us so ashamed of the fuss we make over them, that we should be glad to drop such things and bury them at once in eternal forgetfulness. Life is too short to be worn out in petty worries, frettings, hatreds and vexations, ANCIENT WISDOM AND MODERN FOLLY Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health. In every age, in every Nation there has been a class of individ uals who objected to all innova tions solely on the ground that they were new. Everybody num bers one or more of these object ors among his acquaintances. Preventive medicine is referred to these days as a new science, and so it is; but many of the measures used to-day are hoary with age, and have been sanc tioned by sanitarians of the dim centuries. The Scriptures hold evidence of this; and, now and again, the historian may mark a passage which adds confirmation. The care of water supplies i3 one of the thing3 which the op ponents of modern sanitation most frequently belittle, and which the public health officials continually recommend. To those bold oojectors who blatantly pro claim their superiority to precau tionary measures, it is interest ing to quote from Heroditus "the Father of history," who wrote some twenty-three odd centuries ago of Cyrus the Persian king. "Cyrus made war against the son of this queen, who bore the name of his father, Labynetus, and had the Empire of Assyria. Now when the great King lead3 his army in person, he carries with him from home provisions well prepared and cattle, and he takes with him water from the River Choaspes, which flows past Susa, of which alone, and no oth er, the King drinks. A great number of four wheel carriages drawn by mules, carry the water of this River, after it has been boiled in silver vessels, and fol low him from place to place wherever he marches." Fortunately the majority of people heed the warnings given when it becomes necessary to boil water from private or public supplies or take other steps to in sure its safety. So long however as the dissenters continue their senseless opposition we shall con tinue to have an unnecessary a mount of typhoid. Not alone among the individuals who set themselves above the acquired knowledge of scientific investiga tors, but also among the unfor nate people who permit their bet ter judgment to be swayed by the positive assertions of the ig norant. For Their Neighbors. The hardest housekeeping in the world is the housekeeping that people do for their neigh bors. Half the troubles we have are caused by worrying about what people think. What differ ence does it make what they think, anyway? No one can live his own life and two or three oth er people's lives besides. What's the use of setting up housekeep ing on the roof or on the outside walls for the benefit of the neigh bors? You would rightly be judged insane if you suggested anything of the kind, and that is practically what half the people do. They can't do this because the neighbors would talk, and they can't do that because the neighbors wonder if they could not afford to do something else. They may not say it in so many words, but they mean it and it is simply a great big vacuum in some of our natures where moral courage ought to be. Half the sting of poverty or small means is gone when one keeps house for himself and not fur his neigh bors. After spending two weeks with her home folks at Harrisonville, Miss Eleanor Betz was in town Monday on her way to the Medi-co-Chi hospital, Philadelphia, where she is in training for the. profession of nurse. She expect ed to spend the time unt'l Wed nesday with friends in Harris burg.
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