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VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER 14, 1915.
NUMBER
THE GRIM REAPER.
Sort Sketches of the Lives of Per
sods Who Hare Recently
Passed Away.
George F. Smith.
On Friday, October 8, 1915,
George F. Smith, one of Belfast
township's oldest citizens, passed
from this life into that eternal
iphere from which none ever re-
turn, ne naving auainea me age
of 74 years, 4 months and 29
days.
The funeral was conducted by
Rev. A. G. B. Powers, of Need
more who preached from the
;ame text as was used at the f u-
eral of Mr. Smith's mother
(Psalms 17:15). Interment was
made in the cemetery at the
Pleasant Grove church on Sun
Jay afternoon.
The deceased was a member of
the Pleasant Grove Christian
church for about 27 years, and
held the office of deacon in
that
the
church for 22 years. He is
ived by one brother Jacob,
m sister Esther (widow of
ate John H. Winter of Kansas);
two sons, Luther and Allen; one
laughter, Mary (Mrs. Amos Bar
her), nine grandchildren, and
four great-grandchildren.
John Weaver.
John Weaver, aged 59 years
and 24 days, died tt his home in
Tod township, Saturday, October
1915, of Bright's disease. The
ieceased was a son of the late
Adam Weaver. The funeral took
?lace Sunday, and interment was
made in the, cemetery at Knobs-
Ule.
Forty-two Cars in Taylor.
An automobile party consisting
fJosiah Witter, Roy Witter,
Irs. Alice Alloway, Mrs. Ida Ai
rway and Jay Alloway all of
aylor township, were in town
uesday and took dinner at
:he City Hotel. While Mr. Wit
:er i3 not averse to traveling
by horse and buggy, he ad
mits that the motor car makes
ilcConnellsburg seem much near
er to them than it was a few
ears ago. He says that there
ire forty-two automobiles owned
n Taylor township, which means
)f course, that the owners con
fute $420.00 to the State High
way Department, while Taylor
township receives in return, $280.
A
Women Killed.
Last Sunday' evening a week
J20, three Altoona women were
killed by jumping from their au
to when it skidded off the road
ear Roaring Spring. The wo-
aen became frightened and
sniped, striking a fence. They
were Miss Susan Bussman, aged
3, and Erischmuth, aged 45, and
Miss Sophia Bussman. Three
other occupants of- the machine
William F. Eberle and his
daughters Misses Emma and
Esther remained in the car and
were not dangerously injured
when it crushed through a fence.
Farmers' Week.
The eleventh annual Farmers'
'eek of the Pennsylvania State
Allege, will be held from De
cember 27, 1915. to January 1,
16. It is not too early to be
5n planning to take advantage
f this opportunity to meet and
change ideas with farmers in
ther parts of the State and to
r discussions and see demon-
nations covering all branches of
cultural work.
MagsainMcCune.
On Thursday of last week, Mr.
hn Magsam, of the Magsam
tate east of McConnellaburg,
ind Miss Edith B. McCune, form
erly of Waynesboro, but recently
' Ayr township, were united in
Jarriage by Rev. Linn, at the
E. Parsonage in Hagerstown.
k and Mrs. Mazsam returned
day and will reside on their
iarm east of town.
Subscribe tit the News.
Back from California.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Har
ris returned home this week from
California. They were gone about
Bix weeks, going by way of Salt
Lake City to Los Angeles, then
up along the Pacific Coast to
Oregon and Canada and return
ing by way of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad. We will not at
tempt to describe their nice trip,
but as Mr. Harris is, as our read
ers all know, interested in lum
bering, we will talk a little about
that. Up in Oregon and in West
ern Canada, mills saw 350,000
feet of lumber in one day just
about what one mill in Fulton
county cuts in a year. The trees
from which it is cut are any
where from 8 to 20 feet across
the stump. A flag pole at the
Oregon building at the Panama
Exposition was made of a single
stick of timber 370 feet long. It
stood 350 feet above ground and
twenty feet in the ground. Mr.
and Mrs. Harris saw many huge
specimens of Pacific Coast woods
at the Exposition. Mr. Harris
says the supply of lumber on the
Pacific Coast reaching far into
Canada, is beyond the imagina
tion of eastern lumbermen.
The travelers noticed while
passing through Canada that all
bridges are carefully guarded by
soldiers and that recruiting is in
progress everywhere in that coun
try. As Canada is an English
possession, she is actively engag
ed at war with Germany and
Austria, and with the exception
of actual fighting, war scenes are
common. This war is costing
Canada about a million dollars
every day.
It is needless to add that Mr.
and Mrs. Harris were greatly
pleased and benefited by the
trip. They saw more than they
will be able to describe during
all the long evenings of the com
ing winter.
Knocked off Sign Post.
Last week we mentioned an ac
cident to George Brant and son,
near Williamson, as they were
descending the Ridge west of
McConnellsburg with a load of
apples from their farm just west
of the Ridge. We have since
learned that when the lock broke
the horses were unable to hold
back the wagon and it struck one
of the cast-iron Lincoln Highway
signposts and broke it off. As
told last week, the wagon upset
and the boy was badly hurt. f Af
ter he had been taken to 1 the
Chambersburg hospital and the
X-ray used, it was found
three bones were broken in
boy's ankles.
The tongue of the wagon
snapped off and the horses'
that
the
was
legs
somewhat skinned. Mr. Brant
escaped with several bruises and
a bad shake-up.
Cotton Shoe Soles.
Twenty years ago there were
4.000,000 more cattle in the Unit
ed States than there are to-day
At that time there were just
about as many cattle a3 people.
To-dav there are twice as many
people as cattle. This accounts
for the high price of leather. An
American has invented a cotton
shoe sole that is as good as leath
er. Why not? Cotton is the
base of tires for' a utos, and a
good tire will stand 5,000 miles
travel more than leather will do.
The cotton fabric is combined
with something that is cheaper
than leather and wears longer.
Crop Prices.
The following is a table of
average prices received for crops
by producers in Pennsylvania
last year and this year at Octo
ber 1st: Corn last year 89 cents,
this year 84. Wheat last year
$1.04, this year $1.01. Oats last
year 52, this year 46. Potatoes
last year 75, this year 54, Ap
ples last year $1.50, this year
$1.74. Thi3 as we stated, was
the average. Locally, these crops
sold at prices varying greatly
from the foregoing. The report
serves as a guide to those who
buy or sell.
BEDFORD MERCHANT KILLED.
Became Confused While Crossing the
Street and Was Kit by an
Automobile.
J. Frank Bonner, a grocer,
whose place of business is on Rich
ard street, Bedford, nearly oppo
site the Fisher House, died last
Saturday evening from injuries
resulting from being run over by
an automobile just after noon of
that day.
Mr. Bonner was on his way to
the Hartley Bank and wa3 cross
ing Pitt street from the Ridenour
corner. An automobile driven
by Miss Ruth Manhock, who re
sides near Eedford, was approach
ing the crossing. When Miss
Mannock sounded the horn, Mr.
Bonner hesitated a moment,
which made it necessary for Miss
Mannock to stop her car. Mr.
Bonner then started to return to
the side from which he came,
and Miss Mannock proceeded on
with her car. Just at that mo
ment Mr. Bonner changed his
mind and turned, walking direct
ly in front of the car, which push
ed him down, ran over him, and
broke his jaw and several ribs.
He lived about seven hours after
the accident. Mr. Bonner said
after the aecident that it wa3 no
fault of the driver of the ear
that it was one of those unac
countable accidents in which no
one seems to be to blame.
The young woman who is a
daughter of Rural Mail Carrier
James Mannock, was prostrated
with grief over the accident, but
those who witnessed it did not
place any blame upon her. Dur
ing the Fair last week the streets
of Eedford were congested with
automobile travel almost to the
limit of impassibility, and there
was no mishap. Saturday after
noon, when this accident happen
ed, the rush was all over and the
streets pratically clear.
Sabbath Schools.
There was a time when there
were no Sabbath Schools as we
now know them. In those days
religion was taught in the homes
as faithfully as any duty con
nected with the bringing up of a
family.. No zealous parents were
satisfied to trust this instruction
entirely to others. To meet the
requirements of children whose
parents neglected this duty, and
to encourage those who did, Sab
bath Schools became popular. But
we fear that careless habits grew
out of ths new ways and to-day,
few children would receive much
Scriptural teaching but for these
schools. Mr. Patterson's report
of the Erie convention shows how
greatly the need is. "The Old
Time Religion, Good Enough for
Me" will not last under modern
conditions unless the Sabbath
Schools are kept up at top-notch
efficiency, and the effort to have
all teachers trained for the work
is a long step in that direction.
The twenty-six thousand dollars
pledged is a great sum, and it
indicates interest in the welfare
of our young people and in old
er ones too.
Bad Nice Party.
As Joe Mellott of Ayr town
ship was toasting his toes at the
fire September 2Sth. and waiting
for his brother Sam to come and
share his comforts for the even
ing, the former became suddenly
alarmed for his eyesight, for
when the latter arrived Joe
thought he saw about thirty
Sams all at one time; but he did
n't. What he saw was about that
i 1 1 i
many neignoors witn pacsages
of presents, who abruptly re
minded Joe that it was his birth
day.
Death of Little Girl.
Anna, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Mellott, near
Pleasant Ridge, died October 3rd,
aged 2 years, 1 month and 12
days. Funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. John Mellott on
the following Tuesday and inter
ment was made in the Tonolo
way Baptist cemetery.
GREAT CONVENTION.
W. C. Patterson Represented Fulton
County at Convention and Gives
Ontline of Wonderful Work.
Mr. Patterson's letter will be
read with pleasure by all inter
ested in the advancement of Sab
bath School work in the State and
County. Modern Sabbath Schools
are the foundation of religious
training for the great majority of
our young people old fashioned
home-training seems to be neg
lected. The letter follows:
The State Sabbath School Con.
vention that met at lirie, ra. on
October 5, G, 7, and 8 was in
many respects the most remark
able in the history of that asso
ciation that has helped to place
Pennsylvania in the front rank
of Sabbath School work. Includ
ing the 300 boys and girls offici
ally present, there was a total of
1474 duly accredited delegates
present every county in the
State being represented. About
two-thirds of the delegates were
men in all walks of life, appa
rently, except that of wickedness
The Convention Hall was the
beautiful and commodious Cen
tral Presbyterian Church although
several meetings were sometimes
in session at the same time in va
rious parts of the city. The Y.
M. C. A. building was used as of
ficial headquarters during the
week. The business part of the
program was under the direction
of H. J. Heinz of ("57 Variety
fame") and Field Secretary Lan
des who kept things on the go
from beginning to end without
a hitch. The needs of every
county were looked after. The
motto o f the convention was
"Meet for the Master's Use Pre
pared unto Every Good Work,"
and it seemed to be the inspira
tion that kept the interest grow
ing until it culminated on Thurs
day when pledges for the work
of the coming year were made,
These amounted, with the loose
collection, to $26,000.00. Much
that was given was in thankful
ness for blessings received or in
memory of loved ones called
home. John Wanamaker, honor
ary president, telegraphed his
pledge of $6,000. Other contri
butions ran as high as $1,000 and
as low as 25 cents! Much inspira
tion was gained by the singing
conducted by Messrs. Hall and
Mack thousands of people sing
ing in time and harmony are a
mighty force in appealing to the
emotions, as it was found. The
needs of the Sabbath School work
ers were ably met by addresses
from such men as Dr. Zwemer,
W. C. Pierce, Dr. Pentecost and
others. Missionary enthusiasm
ran high as did that of temperance
it being one of relentless war
fare. As means of increasing
the efficiency of the Sabbath
Schools, personal work and Teach
ers' Training Classes were par
ticularly emphasized.
A delightful feature of Thurs
day evening was an automobile
ride of twenty miles. GOO cars
were in line and the finely paved
streets are ideal auto roads. The
Convention adjourned on Friday
evening to meet in the city of
York the second week of October
1916. This place being with
in easy access should en
able many of our people to at
tend the sessions one year hence.
In the mean time, it is strongly
urged that Fulton county should
be brought up to the advanced
line work.
W. C. Patterson, Cor. Sec.
Ford Car Stolen.
A 22-horsepower Ford car,
number 672481, Motor number
731036, license number 138765,
Elmer Stanton owner, Dalton,
Pa. was stolen two weeks ago
and 'traced through McConnells
burg, the owner passing through
here last Saturday. He said that
at some point east of here he was
told that a man suspected of
having taken the car told an ac
quaintance that he (the supposed
thief) was going to Graceville,
Bedford county.
NEW WILMINGTON LETTER.
Former Townsman James G. Patterson
on Chautauqua. Urges Earners'
and Alumni Organizations.
New Wilmington, Pa., is a town
of about 800 very nearly the
size of McConnellsburg; but that
town spends annually $2,000 for
Chautauqua entertainments such
as we had last month at a cost to
U3 of less than $400. The local
association of more than 100 per
sons has made Mr. Patterson
their treasurer. His letter fol
lows:
Editor. I see by the News you
are pushing a Chautauqua in Mc
Connellsburg, and I am glad to
see you encourage and support
such movements.
we have Deen putting on a
seven-day $2,000 Chautauqua for
three years past; but this year
we got a cut to $1,500 for the
seven days with morning, after
noon, and night performances.
However, for several reasons I
think a five-day Chautauqua more
advisable than a seven-day.
The reason I started this letter
was to get you to push two of
my hobbies. First Organize at
least four granges in Fulton
county, and every farmer who
joins will bless you for so doing,
If you get granges you will get a
County Fair Association.
Second. A High School Alum
ni Association with records of all
graduates, their vocations, loca
tion, &c. Do so before it is too
late to get the records.
Another good thing is the Free
Correspondence Courses that
State College offers. Every boy
and girl in Fulton county may
enroll by just dropping a postal
to Superintendent Correspond
ence Courses, State College, Pa,
I am a student, and all it costs is
the postage and my time in the
evening it's great.
J. G. P.
The Cabinet at Prayer.
All our readers are aware that
President Woodrow Wilson and
his Cabinet have been and are
confronted with a combination of
world conditions never experi
enced by any former set of men,
Temporarily at least, the United
States has automatically become
the clearing house for the whole
world financially and morally.
Added to this is a long list of
American issues that have been
permitted to grow up since the
kclose of the Civil War, and which
like an unpleasant task, have
been handed down to succeeding
presidents and Congresses for
settlement but never settled.
Some of them are: The Mexican
question of perpetual revolution;
The abuse of a just and fair tar
iff system; The former National
Money System; "The Invisible
Government" growing out of
special interest legislation; Labor
Laws; National defense and a
multitude of associated questions
calling to Heaven for settlement.
These and the gigantic task of
keeping this country out of the
hellish whirlpool of war must be
considered every waking moment
of Mr. Wilson's life at the White-
house. Believing with all his
leart that God . guides thoughts
and actions of men who ask Him,
resident Wilson leads his Cabi
net in prayer when they meet to
consider these questions that are
too deep for merely human rea
son to fathom. That surely must
be a strange sight in Washing
ton. Newspaper comment runs
along the following line: "The
secret of Wilson's power must be
that the Lord is behind him."
"A statesman who has the mor
al courage to get down on his
knees and lead his cabinet m
prayer is a political phenomenon.
"Washington was not ashamed
to pray during great crises of the
Revolution." "Cromwell had a
way of doing something of this
sort and he was a mighty bad
man to fool with."
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'News'
Hunters' Common Sense.
Thursday, October 15th is the
opening day for hunting inPenn
sylvania, and the News takes
this opportunity to send itsannu
ai warning to hunters to avoid
accidents. The wood3 will be
full of men and boys on some
aays, ana unless common sense
rules, some of them will, as usua
ce shot, first let us remind
them that there is a law in this
state against pointing emptv guns
and pistols at people. The "didn't
Know-it-was-ioaded tool is re
sponsible for many deaths. I
any one points an empty gun at
you, prosecute him to the full ex
tent of the law it will be a mer
cy to do so for it will save that
fool from killing some one some'
time in the future if he can be
broken of the habit. Second,
there is a man in the community
who shoots at every thing that
moves or looks like game before
he knows what he is shooting at,
"boycot" that man and refuse to
hunt or associate with him when
he has a gun in his hands; he is
as much a fool as number one
and would fill your head full of
shot the first time he caught
glimpse of your cap through the
bushes. Combine and run that
man out of the county until af
ter the season closes, or borrow
his guns and "forget" to return
them until the time is past that
he can do any harm anything,
to save yourself and friends from
his foolishness. Parents, show
your boy how so many are killed
by pulling a gun toward them
selves by the barrel. Illustrate
in a safe way how the hammer is
caught on a briar, fence rail bush
&c, and the hammer raised just
a little and let fall on the cart
ridge. Teach them that the load
from a gun travels in the direc
tion the gun is pointed at time of
discharge, and if they take care
to avoid holding the gun in posi
tion pointing towards people they
will not kill themselves or friends
by accidental firing of the gun
Do not let us have any accidents
to report from Fulton county this
fall. Hunt, fish, and have a good
time if you like that sport. It is
about all the sport the county can
afford. Obey the laws and take
common sense with you if you
lack the latter, leave your guns
in the closet when you go hunt
ing. Letter From Kansas.
Dear Editor: Please find en
closed my check for two dollars
for which please push my sub
scription up the 1917 mark.
I have spent over four years in
Kansas and in all that time I
have never seen a drunken na
tive Kansan. This State has
prohibition and if any man re
gardless of who he may be un
dertakes to sell liquor, he is sent
to jail and on the second offense
to the Pen, where he rightly be.
longs.
No school boy or school girl in
Kansas has ever seen a saloon
and a finer set or happier set of
school children you never saw,
because none ever comes in con
tact with the evil in their homes
ay having drunken fathers or
brothers or neighbors. This is
the reason why Kansas is moving
ahead and one out of every five
farmers owns his auto.
Yours very sincerely,
Rev. Chas. W. Seville.
Eggs and Eggs.
For every 100 hens on farms
the owner gets on an average 6,
000 eggs a year or 500 dozen.
Each hen consumed about 100
pounds of feed during the year.
For each 100 hens on a real chick
en ranche the owner gets an av
erage of lS.OOOeggs. (Some get
20,000.) Each' hen consumed a
bout 100 pounds of feed during
the year. 'At 20 cent3 a dozen
the former earned $100 just
their cost to keep., At 20 cents
a dozen the latter earned just
$250-a clean profit of $150. The
foregoing are figures proven by
more than a hundred tests.
TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH.
Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Upon the health of the" genera
tions to come depends the pros
perity of the Nation. Nature
made us rich with coal, oil, lum
ber and fertile lands. These na
tural resources are fast becoming
exhausted. We have spent our
principal as if it was income and
the time is approaching when we
must live on those things which
we produce by labor.
As the economic struggle be
comes keener the strain upon the
individual grows greater. The
rapid development of our cities
and the concentration of popula
tion in surroundings which are
in many ways detrimental to
health and which deviate so ma
terially from those natural condi
tions for which man is accustom
ed by Nature, have a weakening
tendency.
The closely built up portions of
our cities prevent the free move
ment of fresh air. The condi
tions of employment are largely
affected and there is a tendency
away from the natural methods
of life which make for good
health. To keep where we now
stand in the scale of industry and
morals, we must work for the
proper housing and amusement
of the workers.
As transportation made cities
possible, so it must be and is be
ing developed to carry the people
into the suburbs at small cost
Here city workers' families may
have individual homes with fresh
air and they can raise a few vege
tables and flowers. The termi
nating seeds, the development of
plants, the eternal miracle of na
ture's reproductive powers, of
fers wholesome occupation of in
terest to most men and women.
As an amusement it is as much
fun as playing golf and tenni3
and at the same time brings an
income instead of being an ex
pense. It may not be fashion
able, but it has a deep appeal to
the majority of mankind.
Fall Ploughing.
There seems to be a great di
versity of opinion concerning the
value of fall ploughing. Indeed,
there can be no hard-and-fast
rule laid down. Every man must
determine for himself. If he has
a good knowledge of principles
he will deduct from them the
plan best suited to his particular
field. Two things govern some
men in the selection of time for
ploughing, namely, the conserva
tion of moisture and the supply
of humu3 the latter being also
a factor in the former. When it
matters not what time the growth
on a field is turned under, Prof.
Alva Agee has this to say: "Fall
ploughing for a spring crop en
ables land to withstand summer
drought if it gains in physical
condition by full exposure to win
ter frost. It is in condition to
take up more water from spring
rains than would be the case if it
ay compact, and it does not lose '
moisture by the airing in the
spring that ploughing gives."
In another place he adds "When
A heavy crop like clover is plough
ed down late in the spring, the
material in the bottom of the fur
row makes land less resistanc to
drouth because the union of the
top soil and the subsoil is less
perfect, and capillary attraction
is retarded."
Hancock Happy.
Our neighbor Hancock is de
lighted over the scores of tons of
dried apples the evaporating plant
is turning out this fall. They
had to add more power. Of
course that brings a lot of money
to the farmers of the lower end
of Fulton county. We do not go
to the expense of drying apples,
berries and corn in the upper
end. We just let the sun rot and
dry fruits on the ground. Who
cares for money anyhow? Wo
don't care if city people do want
dried fruit in the winter time.