VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 30, 1915.
NUMBER 2
THE GRIM REAPER.
CORRECTED PRIMARY VOTE.
BEDFORD COUNTY FAIR.
NEWSPAPER MISTAKES.
MIDNIGHT OILS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Calvin Mokgret.
Calvin Morgret, a well known
citizen, died at his home in Whips
Cove, this county, on Friday,
Septemer 17, 1915, aged C5 years,
10 months, and 27 days. The fu
neral, conducted by Rev. Pow
ers of Needmore, took place on
the following Sunday at the Je
rusalemChristian'church of which
he was a member, and his re
mains were laid to rest in the
cemetery nearby.
Mr. Morgret was a son of the
late Baltzer Morgret and was
born on the John H. Fisher farm
in Bethel township. He was
married three times.' His first
wife was Miss Jennie Rauda
baugh, who died early in their
married life. His second wife
was Miss Alice Hoopengardner.
To this union were born three
children one daughter who died
in infancy, and two sons, Jesse
C, and Frank M., both at home.
His third wife who yet survives,
was Mis3 Lizzie, daughter of Da
vid Smith, of the Cove, and to
this union, one son, L. Earl, was
born, who lives at home. Mr.
Morgret was a kind, obliging,
neighbor and good citizen ever
ready to extend a hand in time
of need.
Mrs. Emaline Diehl.
Mrs. Emaline Diehl, widow of
Boston Diehl, died at her home
in Whips Cove this county, Fri
day, September 24, 1915, aged 70
years, 7 'months, and 9 days.
Her funeral conducted by Rev.
Powers, of Needmore, took place
last Sunday, and interment was
nade in the cemetery at the
Whips Cove Christian church.
Mrs. Diehl was afflicted with
cancer of the st6mach and suf
fered much. She had been con
lined to her bed since the first of
June. She wa3 a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Truax
and has two brothers living
William at Needmore, and John
M., in Whips Cove. She is also
survived by two sons, Robert and
Edsrar both residing in the Cove
Mrs. Diehl wa3 a highly re
spected woman and her funeral
was attended by a large number
of sorrowing friends.
Mrs. Rebecca Martin.
Mrs. Rebecca Martin wife of
Robert Martin, near Cooks Mill,
Huntingdon county, died at the
Huntingdon Hospital, Wednes
day evening, September 15, 1915,
after an illness of about two
weeks of kidney and stomach
trouble. The funeral took place
on the following Saturday at the
Catholic Church, Dudley, Pa.
The deceased was a daughter
of the late Abraham and Sarah
Hershey, and was born in Taylor
township, this county, 41 years
ago. ,
Besides her husband, she is
survived by the following chil
dren: Paul, Louise, Robert, Ida
and Rosa all at home. She also
had three brothers, and six sist
ers of which Ave are living,
David and William near Hiram;
Hayes, near Dublin Milla; Jennie,
wife of John Gillis, McConnells
burg; Maggie, wife of Daniel
Landers. Dublin Mills; Lizzie,
wife of John Barnett, Dan vers,
Minn.; Louie, wife of Samuel
Brown, Saltillo; Lillie, wife of
Owen Carman, Fort Wayne, Ind.
George Wilson.
George Wilson an aged and
highly respected citizen died at
his home in Bethel township on
Thursday, September 16, 1915,
aged 78 years, 5 months and 12
days. The funeral took place on
the following Sunday and inter
ment was made in the cemetery
at Hills Chapel. The funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. T.
P. Garland, Rev. J. C. Garland
a3 Bisting in the services.
Mr. Wilson was married to
Miss Rachel, daughter of the late
Morgan Hill, who survives, to
gether with one son and one
daughter, Dr. Howard Wilson, of
Dalton, Iowa, and Alice, wife of
k'mon Morse, of Bethel town
The Names of Several Candidates Will
Appear on More Than One Ticket
in November.
While the News did its best
last week to give the correct re
turns of the Primary election, it
failed to some extent, on ac
count of the tardiness of the re
turn judges in three of the dis
tricts in getting the returns to
the County Seat, Bethel not reach
ing McConnellsburg until after 2
o'clock, Thursday afternoon. This
week we are able to give a cor
rected table.
About one-third of the vote
staid at home. The judicial con
test was, perhaps, that which at
tracted most attention. Butt
beat Mcpherson in Fulton; Mc
Pherson beat Butt in Adams. In
the District, Butt had 40 votes
morethanMcPherson. For county
treasurer, Bivens won over Sou
ders by 19 votes; over Gregory
by 33, and pver Lamberson by
3G. For County Commissioner,
Lodge won over Hess by 3 votes.
Baker and Nesbit, both, go on
the Republican ticket. Lodge,!
Nesbit, Deavor, and Lamberson,
will also, go on the Washington
Party ticket; while Frank Henry
will be on the three tickets (Dem
ocratic, Republican and Washing
ton.) David D. Hann, for Sher
iff, will be on both the Rupubli-
can and the Washington Party
ticket
Biddis Lynch (Democrat) of
Ayr township, having received
40 votes for County Auditor, will
be on the Democratic ticket with
Harry Marshall. Both will be
elected.
E. N. Akers (Republican) re
ceived the highest number of
scattering Republican votes for
County Treasurer.and will be the
candidate on the Republican tick
et for that office at the Novem
ber election.
S. W. Kirk, for District At
torney, will also be on three
tickets the Democratic, the
Washington Party, and the Re
publican. DISASTROUS FIRE.
Barn, Grain, Hay and Threshing Gut-
fit Destroyed at Panl Lyneh's
Last Thursday Afternoon.
An ugly fire occurred at Paul
Lynch's on Black Oak Ridge in
Bethel township last Thursday
afternoon causing the loss of con
siderable property.
Mr. Lynch had Joe Potter with
the latter's steam outfit doing his
threshing, and everything was
working finely. They had just
finished storing away two hun
dred bushels of wheat in the gra
nary and were running along on
other grain, when Mr. Lynch no
t'ced fire breaking out in the up
per mow. It being dry and windy,
it was but a few moments un
til the whole interior of the barn
was ablaze, and almost at the
same instant the big stack of
loose straw in the barnyard burst
forth, and there was nothing else
to do than to get to a place of
safety and see the fire do its
worst. The wheat in the grana
ry, all his crop of oats, rye, ten
tons of hay, harness, wagon shed,
wagon, binder, grain drill and
other farm implements were com
pletely wiped out. The fire blew
over into an adjoining cornfield
and burned about a dczen shocks
of corn. The Friends Cove In
surance Company carried $000 on
the barn and contents, which will
be better than nothing in helping
to replace the loss. The thresh
ing outfit of Mr. Potter was a
complete loss.
Convention.
A District Sabbath School con
vention will be held at the Breth
ren church at Pleasant Ridge,
October 3rd, at 10 o'clock a. m.,
and in the afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Subjects for discussion. 1. What
Can Be Done to Help Our Young
Folks on the Right Way? by Rev.
John Mellott. 2. The Import
ance of Sabbath Schools, by Rev.
E. J. Croft J. L. Spade, President
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of Next Week. Five Aero
plane Flights.
While the Bedford County Ag'
ricultural Society is an old or
ganization, and County Fairs
have been held every fall for
many years, new blood was in
fused into the directors a few
years ago, and the character of
the exhibitions began to come up
until now the Bedford Fair takes
rank with the best in the State.
While the primary object in
holding a Fair is to stimulate the
production of a higher grade of
farm and household products,
and to popularize agriculture and
all that pertains to it, the man
agers have in mind the entertain
ment of the great crowds that
assemble on the Grounds during
the week. Hence large sums of
money are spent to provide such
attractions that will make it
worth while to travel miles to
see. Last year, the great crowds
were thrilled by the balloon as
cents and the daring leaps from
the clouds. This year, at a great
expense, an aeronaut has been
secured and five flights will be
made. Everybody is interested
in the flying machine, and it will
be worth going to the fair to see
that if nothing else. With the
Lincoln Highway like a floor all
the way to Bedford, it's a de
lightful drive, which may be
made easily in two hours in an
automobile from McConnellsburg,
and in correspondingly less time
from Harrisonville, Saluvia, and
other points along the route.
With an automobile you can leave
home in the morning, take lunch
along, (you will have a good
place to put your machine at the
fair without any cost) stay all
day and come home in the even
ing and all the expense con
nected with the trip is the ad
mission to the ground which is
the usual price 50 cent3.
Stork News.
Some people claim that the re
cent activities of the Stork indi
cate an early winter since that
bird has seemingly found winter
quarters for so many of its fledge
lings. On September 20th a lit
tle girl was left at Mr. and Mrs.
McCauley Pittman's, Thompson
township. A little girl on the
22nd at Mr. and Mrs. Wilty Mel
lott's, Ayr township. A little
girl on the 21st at Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Vores', McConnellsburg.
On the 23rd, a little boy at Mr.
and Mrs. William Euterbaugh's,
and one at Lewis D. Wible's.
On the 25th a little girl was left
at Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Luring's
and a few hours later one was
left at Mr. and Mrs. James G.
Alexander's, and one at Brice
Ilann's. At Sipes Mills, a little
girl was left at Mr. and Mrs.
Brady Mellott's on the ISth.
Stole Auto in Hagcrslown.
After stealing an automobile
owned by Victor Crowe, while it
was standing in front of a thea
ter in Hagerstown last Saturday
night, the thief made a dash
through crowded streets, demol
ished two vehicles, injured Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Ernde, who oc
cupied one carriage, rammed his
machine into a telegraph pole,
badly damaging the machine
jumped from the car uninjured,
and escaped.
There is always a risk in let
tingyour auto unguarded in a pub
lic place. A safe thing to do is
to take a hind wheel off and have
it checked at a nearby railroad
station.
Lee Truax, near Needmore,
brought a head of cabbage to
town last Friday that weighed,
trimmed ready for the kraut
knife, 22 pounds. This beats the
one reported from the Cove as
the latter was not trimmed. Lee
also cut two acres of buckwheat
this season that yielded 51 bush
els and 3 pecks of seed,
Big New York Newspaper Says It Is a
Wonder Blorc Arc Not Made.
"Mistakes are made, it is true,
says the New York Times, one
of the most careful of newspa
pers. "They are inevitable. But
with the stress and strain impos
ed upon the rcportorial, editon'a
and mechanical forces of a news
paper, the never-ending battle
against time, the struggle to get
at the truth when frequently ev
ery channel seems to be closed
and every effort made to suppress
facts, and with the various pro
ce.'scs that must be employed be
fore the fragmentary information
gathered by the reporters is trans
formed into the published article
the wonder is not that errors are
made, but that they are not far
more common and consequential
in their nature.- So much em
phasis has been laid on accuracy
that the decree of proficiency un
der the circumstances that pre
vail and which cannot be altered
is nothing short of marvelous.
It i3 one of the wonders of a won
derful age.
"Newspaper toilers carry a bur
den of responsibilities out of pro
portion to the reward they re
ceive, either in compensation or
appreciation. They work unseen
and unsung, and it is a pity that
their labors, so useful to the
world at large, should subject
them to the undeserved criticism
and censure that is so often heap
ed upon them by a thoughtless
public. If the conditions under
which they work were generally
understood, we should hear much
more of praise and far less of
criticism for their efforts."
Worms in Dried Fruit.
The following instructions for
handling dried and evaporated
fruits is given by Zoologist H. A.
Surface for the benefit of those
who may be troubled with worms
in their products.
"The best means of prevent
ing evaporated and dried fruit
from becoming wormy is to heat
the fruit after drying, and be
fore putting it away. Heat it to
such a temperature as will kill
the eggs of the insects that may
be deposited upon it, but at the
same time not really to cook it.
This means a temperature of
about ISOo Fahr. For the sake
of surety it can be heated again
in a few days. Then put it into
fruit jars, and fasten on the tops
or keep it in tightly tied paper
bags. Insects will not cut in
through the paper bags in order
to get at it. A warm and dry
place, as in an attic, is a good
place to keep dried fruits. Of
course, it must be so stored that
mice can not find it, as they will
destroy it if possible. This shows
the advantage of putting it into
jars, worms or pests ot any
kind will not develop spontane
ously on fruit within jars or bags
In other words, they do not come
of their own accord, but when
ever they appear you can know
for certain that they have devel
oped from eggs that were laid by
a moth or a beetle.
"There is a little moth that
lays eggs from which worms or
larvae develop, which feed on
dried fruits; and there is also a
beetle that is a great pest in this
regard. The latter feeds on all
kinds of dry products, including
tobacco in various forms, and it
even eats cigars in boxes.
"If before any eggs can belaid
on the dried or preserved fruits
they are put into good stron,? pa
per sacks and tied tightly, it will
also keep the pests away from
them. Even after the worms or
larvae have started to develop
they can be killed by heating the
dried fruits to such temperature
as will destroy them without
cooking or injuring the fruit"
The Lincoln Highway is 3,384
miles long, reaching from New
York to San Francisco. It is pro
posed' that a suitable sign be
erected at the terminus of each
100-mile section.
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WOMAN'S LIBERTY BELL.
With Its Great Chained Torume Will be In McConnellsburg
Ninety Minutes Next Monday.
Bearing with it the hearty good wishes of thousands of voters
from every county through which it has passed in its history-making
tour of the State, the Women's Liberty Bell will arrive in this
county next Monday.
The bell, which weighs 2,000
on a huge motor truck, will be met at Tuscarora Heights by a dele
gation of Fulton County suffragists, who will act as a guard of
honor to it while it is in this county. Stops will be made and open
air meetings held at the following places:
Monday, Oct. 4th, 9:30 a. m. Leave Chambersburg
10:15 a. m. St. Thomas i hr. stop for speeches.
11:15 a. m. Fort Loudon hr. stop for speeches.
12:30 a. m. McConnellsburg Lunch and noon meeting
2:00 p. m. Leave McConnellsburg.
3:00 p. m. Mercersburg.
While the tounge of the monster bell will be held in silence un
til the evening of November 2nd, the tongues of the enthusiastic
and tireless band of women who are accompanying it, are free at
these meetings, to explain its message and ask the help of the men
of this county to unfasten the chains which hold the great bronze
tongue of the bell. The men's help is needed because the chains
are not to be removed from the bell until the women of Pennsyl
vania are granted the right to vote. It is. within the men's power
to say just when that day shall be.
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA.
Governor Brumbaugh and Party Will
Be in McConnellsburg Next Mon
day. Towu Will Be Flagged.
Believing that Pennsylvania
has a wealth of scenery and
splendid roads leading to it, Gov
ernor Brumbaugh has taken it
upon himself to head a party of
tourists in automobiles next week
and guide them in a trip through
the grand old Keystone State.
Of course, no trip of that kind
would be complete that did not
take in McConnellsburg, anJ the
Governor will lead his party to
this beautiful mountein town the
first day. . To show the apprecia
tion of the citizens the principal
streets will be profusely decorat
ed with flag3 and bunting. Ev
erybody that can scare up an au
tomobile will assemble in McCon
nellsburg just after noon to go
to the top of the mountain and
escort to town the Gubernatorial
party, which will consist of more
than a hundred people. The
Governor has been invited to
make a short address while here.
While Court will convene . at two
o'clock Monday afternoon, it is
hoped that the visitors will arrive
in time to have the formal ex
ercises before that time. A
company of Bedford county mo
torists will meet the party at the
top of Rays Hill and escort tnem
to Everett where thev will be
turned over to a like escort from
Bedford.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Morgret,
son Clarence and daughter Miss
Kitty, and grand-children Fred
die and Annie all of Berkeley
Springs, W. . Va., composed an
automobile party that made a
trip to Needmore last Sunday
and spent the day with Mrs.
Sarah Runyan.
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Bankers and Farmers.
Bankers are trying to get in
closer touch with the farmer, and
their efforts are bound to produce
results profitable to both. This
paper, again and again, has urged
a closer cooperation between
banker and farmer, and the cry
has ' been echoed all over the
country. The Missouri Bankers'
Association is making a first def
inite step in cooperating with the
state board of agriculture and
other organizations to organize
rural associations in every county
in the state for the purpose of
working up sentiment for good
roads, farm advisers, better
schools and more scientific meth
ods of agriculture. Men will
represent the bankers' associa
tion in each county, and will be
charged with the duty of organ
izing the county associations.
The state board of agriculture
then steps in, and will send
speakers and workers to aid.
The railroads will also lend as
sistance. The new movement is
the dawn of the era of rock roads
and the death knell of the little
backwoods, schoolhouse on the
hill.
Great Buckwheat
While some men were cutting
buckwheat for William Wink a
few days ago, one of them ' had
curiosity enough to measure one
of. the stalks, and found it to be
60 inches in height and when
the grains were counted, it was
found that the stock produced
704 grains. Of course, that stalk
grew from one grain. Now here's
where arithmetic comes in. If
one grain produces 704 grains,
one bushel, in the same ratio,
should produce 704 bushels. Isn't
that right? But it was not our
purpose to make public how little
seed a farmer uses to produce a
i crop of buckwheat
Little Talks on Health and Higienc by
Samuel G. Dixjn, M. 9., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Our barnyards have not yet
had electric lights installed, so
; the domestic animals still go to
bod at dark.
In these days when every vil
lage boasts its electric light plant
and the streets of even our small
er municipalities are ablaze with
iight, night is for all practical
Ijuijjufua aa iint, as uay, aim uie
primitive instinct to seek shelter
and repose with the failing dark
ness has been lost to civilized
mankind.
The modern tendency seems to
be to shorten the hours of work
and extend the hours of play
into those that in the cosmic
scheme of things were intended
by Nature for rest. While there
is little truth in the old saying
that "an hour's rest before mid
night is worth two thereafter,"
the danger is, that extending of
pleasure and entertainment to
late hours of the night, breeds an
irregularity of habit which is not
conducive to good health. Late
frolics after a day's work are apt
to lead to unusual exhaustion for
which the ordinary allotment af
sleep will not compensate.
Fortunately, the majority of
us in this world have a consider
able amount of work to do each
day. If we keep late hours at
night the tendency is to expend
our energy on pleasure in
stead of real business life.
Daylight is the best time for
physical work or brain work.
The early morning hours beat the
midnight oil game for the stu
dent and scholar. The great ma
jority of authors do their work
in the morning.
Poor Richard says that "he
who riseth late must trot all day. "
The midnight hours, no matter
how brilliantly illuminated, are a
poor exchange for those of the
early morning.
FIRE BLIGHT.
J. A. Stewart of Green Mill Tells of
the Appearance of This Tree
Disease.
It seems that fruit growers'
troubles will never end. Just
when the San Jose Scale had
seemingly disappeared, on comes
the fire blight which is regarded
by scientists as the most danger-
ous.tree disease that has ever in
vaded this country. The fire
blight was first discovered in
Iowa. It has spread eastward
and about a year ago it appeared
in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Pear and apple trees suffer most
from its ravages, although it
may show up in all other fruit
trees. The writer had a fine,
young, thrifty winter pear tree
totally blighted this summer, de
spite every remedy tried. Every
pear tree, and especially sweet
apple trees show its ravages all
over this county as far as heard
from. First a milky white sub-
stance oozed from the writer's
pear tree when it bloomed. Bees
ants, and flies soon carried it to
the blossoms and in twenty-four
hours they turned black.
Scientists say that the only
known remedy to check it is to
cut off the diseased twigs and
limbs with a disinfected knife,
dipping the knife in an antisep
tic solution before and after ev
ery cut made with the blade.
Burn the diseased parts cut off.
This the writer did carefully; but
the tree had been so thoroughly
inoculated early in the season
that limb after limb died until
all the top was killed. John W.
Fields, of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
visited the writer this . summer
and he endorsed the above plan
and recommended speedy and
careful pruning of diseased parts.
The writer's tree has sent up
sprouts from the trunk above
the place of budding, and by care
ful watching, he hopes to save
the tree and his other affected
trees. To all fruit growers the
writer says Watch 1
J. A. Stewart,