VOLUME 17 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER 28, 1915. NUMBER ( THE GRIM REAPER. ort Sketches of (be Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Mahalaii Desiiong. Mahalah Annis, widow of El itt Deshong, died at the home her son Edwin, near Green !l, Monday, October 25, 1915, ;eJ 67 years, 3 months and 16 ays. ine iunerai iook piace ai 0 o'clock yesterday morning, nd interment was made in the lemetery at Asbury church. Mrs. Deshong was a daughter the late George Hockensmith nd wife, and was married to liott Deshong on the 29th of optember, 1SC8, to which union ur children were born, namely, dwin, at whose home she died; harles at Saluvia; Dora B., wife iGeo. A. Schooley, Everett, Pa., nd Harry E., living at Mill reek, W. Va. She ha3 three .-others and one-sister living: eorge B. Hockensmith, Wood jrn, Iowa; Miles C, Union City, d.; Samuel, at Saluvia, and rs, Susan Truax, Needmore. Mrs. Deshong had been in ill alth for more than two years, d during the last ten weeks as a great sufferer, but bore it th that patience and fortitude at is lorn of a sincere Christ- q faith. J. W. Tenley. John Wilson Tenley, son of Mr d Mrs. Frank Tenley, died at eir home at Sixmile Run, Bed rd county, on Friday, October 1915, aged 8 months and 2 ijs. 1 he cause or death was ood poison. John was a bright tie child and will be greatly ssed by his parents and friends. Mrs. Ciias. E. Mellott. Mrs. Mary E., wife of Charles ellott, died at their home in jstontown, Sunday night, Oc ber 24, 1915. The funeral took ace yesterday morning and in rment was made at the Breth- h church on Pleasant Ridge, of hich the deceased was a mem- Nr. Mr9. Mellott was a daughter of organ Deshong, and was mar- d to Charles Mellott several ?ars ago, who survives, togeth- with one son, Simpson, living home. Mrs. Mellott became ill about N weeks ago, but had become uch better. Sunday evening e died suddenly. Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kauffman lebrated the fiftieth anniver- pry of their marriage at their me in Pittsburgh, Tuesday ening, October 12, 1915. The )tne was tastefully decorated in hite and gold, and Mr. and Mrs auffman were the recipients of any beautiful and expensive its. - Mr. Kauffman is a Pennsylva- m by birth and a former resi st of this county. At the age 18, he enlisted and served in mpany H of 107 Pennsylvania olunteers through the entire ivil War. He fought in the bat of Bull Run, Antietam, Ce- Jr Mount and Gettysburg. He wounded three times; at federicksburg, Petersburg, and Mtslvania. After the close of the war he turned home, where several nths later he became married 'Miss Mary A. Shaub. This was blessed with seven ''dren; two sons and five daugh Mr. Lewis Kauffman, Mr. rtok Kauffman, Mrs. Elizabeth e'ghtlev. Mrn. Anna Wieland. ,,rs- Alice Thomas, all of Pitts- lrs:h, Mrs. Amelia Fix of Three 3rings, Huntingdon county, Pa. Mrs. Minnie Shoup of Kee 4tiii Minn. There are twenty 1 grandchildren and nine great- idchildren. All were present Jt the ce!fhrftHnn. The ffinnv Pnlfnn Annntv frionrlu ' ""a worthy couple extend sin re congratulations. Subscribe tor the 'Newa' tlOO a yew, .:-. l km V't ' ' ? A. -'-4 -v" J. LAWRENCE BUTT. Vote for J. Lawrence Butt for President Judge. The election of Mr. Butt means a Non-Partisan administration of the law. Mr. Butt has conducted a clean, dignified campaign in keeping with the most important office of the district. His private and business life speaks for itself. Mr. Butt has never before asked for office. He is not a politician, and will be entirely free to serve as judge without fear or favor. To vote for Mr. Butt make an X op posite his name in the non-partisan column. Pol. Adv. Vote for Grant Baker. Among the County officers to be chosen, no one should be se lected with greater care than that of County Commissioner. He should be a man of experience in business affairs, of sound judg ment, and well acquainted with the conditions of the County. The Commissioners are the Busi ness Managers of the County. They levy the tax you pay, and they spend the money. The County Commissioner is a man that thinks and acts for himself; or he is a man that lets some body else do the thinking, and he does the acting. Grant Baker is an ideal candidate. Born and reared in the County, he knows its needs. His father died when Grant was a child and he was left without a cent in the world; but with a faithful mother and brother to support, he started to work among the farmers, chop ping wood, peeling bark, and any other honest toil at such wages as he could get, believing that half a loaf w as better than no bread," and by his honesty, in-dustry.-faithful attention to busi ness, and clean habits, be is now one of the County's prosperous farmers and well-known stock dealers, and he possesses just the qualifications that will make a first class public servant. Vote for Grant Baker for County Com missioner, and you will have a man that will do his own think ing and act for the bst interests of the taxpayers of Fulton Coun ty. Pol. Adv. Take Plenty of Time To Vote. It will not be an easy or quick matter to voto the big ballot on November 2nd. Take your time voters and ask questions if you do not fully understand. An X in the Democratic Block in first col umn will vote the full County, Township and Borough ticket Then to vote for J. Lawrence Butt for President Judge make an X opposite his name in the Non-partisan column. To vote a Btraigbt Republican ticket an X in the second block will vote the full County, Town ship and Borough ticket of that party, but to vote for J. Law rence Butt for Judge you must make an X opposite his name in the Non-Partisan column. Pol. Adv, 1 - F v ' GRANT BAKER. to.- f-iMfA Conniy Judge. From Ihe.Ui'UyburK Compiler. The reasons for our support of J. L. Butt for President Judge of 51st Judicial District are numer ous and most satisfying. He has the ability, the legal acumen and the character to grace the Bench His life has been above reproach He has always been a hard worker and makes a success of the things to which he puts his hands and the assurance that the district will have an able and just Judge by his election is in the life he has lived and the things he has done. One of his predominating characteristics is a broad sense of fairness and justice and his many admirers and friends feel that he would go on the Bench to do justice without fear, favor or prejudice. Mr. Butt comes of the best of native parentage, the Butt and the Dea'rdorff families are among the best families of Franklin township. They have always been held in highest esteem be cause of their many virtues and the big township of Franklin should roll up an enormous vote for this favorite son. Mr. Butt has one characteris tic that the people can count up on that he will bring to the dis charge of his duties. That is ini tiative. He is never satisfied to do things like some one else, or to do them in the easiest way. He Rives himself to the things he does, to do them in the best way they can be done. He has had faith in his own judgment and the land of his native coun ty. He didn't buy farms and let them take cure of themselves. It was improvement all the time with new methods and new ideas He ha3 never been afraid of an idea. He believes in doing the things better. There is another predominat ing characteristic of the man that was recognized from the moment he became a cannidate. That is his good sound judgment. This has been shown in his farming, in his banking business,, and es pecially in his practice of the law His judgment has been sought hundreds of times because of its soundness and his ability to look at a proposition from all sides and right through it ' J. L. Butt if elected Judge will not be satisfied in giving less than the best in him and that means that justice will be dis pensed with judgment Pol. Adv Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Dy er and their son John, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Myers all of Lower Thompson, stopped in Mc Cohnellsburg a short time Mon day afternoon, as they were re turning from an automobile trip to Johnstown, Pa. TRIP TO MICHIGAN. Mrs. James Funk Tells of An Enjoyable Visit to the Heme of Roy Decker and Family. Mrs. James Funk formerly of this county, left Tiffin, 0., at 3:20 on the morning of Septem ber SOth, and going via Toledo and Jackson she arrived in Au gusta, Mich, at 12:30 where she was met by Mr. Roy Decker. Thn a drive of 3J miles through a country that in many respect.? resembles Fulton County, they arrived at Roy's home. Roy is a native of Fulton county, he be ing a son of the late John and Eliza Fisher Decker, of Union township. Roy went to Seneca county, 0., about 19 years ago and made good use of his time and opportunities, and three year ago he went to Michigan where he bought the farm he now oc cupies. His residence is one-half mile from Gull Lake, which is a popular summer resort. Being situated in the central part of the State and in the very heart of the lake region, midway between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo. Gull Lake is visited by hundreds of pleasure seekers every sum mer. On Sunday Mr. Decker hitched up a nice team and took his family and Mrs. Funk out nearly all day for a drive. They saw much fine land some, of course that was not fine. In the afternoon they came to Gull Lake "Now, for a boat ride !" exclaim ed the other members of the par ty, but the lake looked a little to wet for me, and it took a good deal of persuasion to get me in to the boat The lake is 7 miles in length, and two, in breadth, and a total trip of fourteen miles Eut, after we are all ready the boat which was a gasoline launch called "The Juanita" moved out gracefully and smoothly from its moorings, and in a few minutes all fear of drowning was gone, and we had a most delightful ride. There are more than eigh ty summer cottages around the lake, and the summer visitors pay good prices, which helps the market for neighboring farmers Mr3. Decker gets 34 cents for her butter; 24 for eggs; chickens dressed. 30 cents a pound. 15 cents a quart for string"beans, 12 cents for blackberries, and 22 cts a quart for raspberries. Tues day morning Mr. Decker took us all to Kalamazoo, a distance of 14 miles. He and son Willard re turned home in the evening and the rest of us staid in Kalamazoo until the next day. It was Pros perity Week in the City and they had "big doings" all week. Kal amazoo is a city of about 35,000 people and it was beautifully dec orated for the occasion. But, my letter is already too long and I will just say in closing that I had a most delightful time. Mrs. James Funk. Women sad Temperance. Women are voters in five of the six states which voted on pro hibition November 3rd. In the four states which adopted prohi bition the women have the ballot California is, therefore, the only state in which they vote in which prohibition was defeated. The situation in California was very complicated, and many reasons might be given why prohibition failed there in spite of the vote of women. We have never be lieved that woman suffrage was a cure for all social ills; but if the women failed to do in a year what the men have failed to do in a thousand years, we" submit that the men are not in position to throw stones. W. B. K. Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Mel lott and their little daughter Ma bel, arid Howard's sister Miss Zoe, and Mr. George Arnold all of Amlridge, Pa., spent Monday night in town on their way to vis it the great Gettysburg battle field. Subscribe for the News. WHO IS THE DECEIVER? We wish to reiterate that all the facts, as stated in Mr. Mc Pherson's advertisement, regarding the vote of Adams County at the primary election are absolutely correct. Conditions in the Beales Brodbeck Congressional election of 1914 were altogether different from tho.se confronting Mr. McPherson and Mr. Butt now. What the relative popularity of Mr. McPherson and Mr. Butt, as against Mr. Beales, has to do with this campaign we are unable to fathom. This is a campaign between Mr. McPherson and Mr. Butt for the Judgeship, and the question of popularity in their home town and county is solely between them. A previous elec tion, in which neither of them was a candidate, is as immaterial to this issue as last year's hay crop. Mr. Butt deliberately tries to hoodwink the people; he KNOWS that to make a reasonable comparison conditions must be similar. When Mr. Beales ran for Congress in 1914 his opponent lived in another county, was intensely disliked and his recommendation of Duncan for Postmaster at Gettysburg was something more than unpopular with the Democrats of the town. It would be just as pertinent to cite the fact that, at the SAME ELECTION, McCor mick, Democratic candidate for Governor, carried the First Ward of Gettysburg (Mr. Butt's) by 74, and Gettysburg by 93 plurality. In the present campaign both Mr. McPherson and Mr. Butt live in Gettysburg, which 13, we think it well to state, in Adams County. Mr. McPherson is a Republican; Mr. Butt is a Democrat THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF ADAMS COUNTY. Adams County has a normal Democratic majority of more than 600. Yet Mr. McPherson carried Adams County over Mr. Butt by G8 plurality. The First Ward of Gettysburg, cratic by at least 30 votes, yet Mr. McPherson carried it over Mr. Butt by 26 plurality. The normal majority in Gettysburg in First Ward is30 Democrat ic; fcecona Ward 40 Kepubucan; mal majority of 50 in the town. Yet Mr. McPherson carried the town over Mr. Butt by 128 PLURALITY-more than double the normal Republican majority. Can there be any possible question as to the estimate of the two men by their home community? That is the test; and Mr. Butt, with the advantage of a comfortable majority in his own ward, not oniy lost the town by double the normal adverse vote, but also lost his own ward by 26 votes, and his county (which was his by over 600 votes) by 68 votes. BUTT'S METHODS. A near relative of Mr. Butt last week went to Haarisburg and arranged with a big brewer of that city to go to Fulton County this week and "PUT THE DYNAMITE" there in the interest of Mr. Butt. Dynamite can, in this case, mean only MONEY AND BOOZE. Will the voters of Fulton County stand for such methods? Why You Should Vote For Mr. McPherson For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He is identified as a Director and Stockholder with those busi ness interests notably the manufacturing companies which are the largest employers of labor in Gettysburg. A lawyer's record in the Supreme and Superior Courts is the final test of his ability AS A LAWYER. In those Courts, Mr. Mc Pherson has been successful in all the six cases in which he was counsel. His position on the liquor question, as a lawyer, was evidenced in his answers to the questions of the Inter-County Temperance League. Those answers gave a lawyer's opinion as to the law of those questions. He was careful to observe, in concluding his an swers, that in every case it is the duty of the Court to give a patient hearing, careful investigation and fair and impartial judgment; and that his function, if called to the Bench, would be to judge not pre judge. He will administer the liquor law strictly, fairly, and im partially as prescribed in Statutes and decisions of the Appellate Courts. The vote of the home town and County of the two candidates has a deep significance as to what their home community thinks of their respective merit for Judge. Mr. McPherson a Republican carried his opponent's DEMOCRATIC ward by 26 plurality over Mr. Butt and Gettysburg by DOUBLE the normal Republican ma jority He has the judicial temperament and poise to a remarkable de gree; he is studious; he knows the law; he is just; he has a proper patience; he has the industry; the capacity; the ability; the freedom from prejudice; the correctness of view-point; the sureness of ma ture judgment; the moral character which comprehends business intregrity as well as clean living. Nesbit for Commissioner. In considering a candidate for County Commissioner who will go into the office with a clean record, and who will discharge the duties thereof with all fair ness to the entire county, the name of Albert K. Nesbitt stands out prominently before the vo ters of Fulton county. Mr. Nesbitt was born in 1868, and, with the exception of about five years, he has always lived in Fulton county. He is a farm er, and i3 vitally concerned in the county's welfare. Throughout his campaign, he has employed only honest meth ods; and, even at the last minute he has no stories to circulate. A vote for Albert K. Nesbitt i3 a vote for the county's welfare and your own interest Pol. Adv. Card of Thanks. Mrs. Zella Fraker, of Fort Lit tleton, takes this method of ex pressing her heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy dur ing the illness and death of her dear husband, the late E. Bald win Fraker, Mr. Butt's own ward, is Demo intra Ward 40 Republican a nor Pol. Adv. Mr. Butt an Ideal Judge. The selection of J. Lawrence Butt, Esq; to preside over the courts of Fulton and Adams Coun ties, will insure to our citizens a nonpartisan administration of the law, and will insure a square deal on all matters coming before the court. Mr. Butt has never before ask ed for or held office. He has spent all his time in the practise of the law and his business. He has been counsel in many of the most important cases before the Adams county bar for years. His long years of training eminently fit him for the place. Mr. McPherson, his opponent, as is well known, has been in pol itics for years, has held political offices, and is now classed as the head of the political organization of Adams County. It is now up to the voters to judge from the records of the two men. who would be better fitted to give equal justice to all. Every day since the primary. Mr. Butt has grown in favor with the voters, who see in him the ideal man for President Judge. fol. Adv. China Wedding. The twentieth anniversary of the wedding of.William and Mary Johnston Kendall came around last Monday, and woulcf hnve passed quietly and pleasantly as have the other nineteen. But, as to the "quietly" part, their cousins would not have it so, and the word was passed around that there would be a surprise down at William's home. And there was. For about seven o'clock, they be?;an to get "company" and the "company" kept coming until there were forty-three per sons present, in addition to their own family. Two splendid pieces of Chinaware were presented with the compliments of their visitors, as a token of the happy event Among the visitors from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston, Mrs. Hettie Bradley, Miss Mary and Mr. Tod Bradley an automobile party from Mercersburg. Forewarned'Forearmed. A girl had a proposal of mar riage Sunday night, and asked a week to consider it before an swering. She then organized herself into an investigating com mittee and began taking testi mony from married ladies of her acquaintance. The first one she visited used to be a belle and the most admired girl in town before she married six years before. The cross-examination brought out the fact that she had six child ren, did all her own work, includ ing washing and ironing, and hadn't been down town for four weeks, and that her husband had given her but $2 since she mar ried, and that he had borrowed and forgot to pay back $10 which her brother once gave her for a Christmas present He bought himself a new overcoat with the money, while she wore the same plush coat which she wore when he was courting her, Another woman whom she visited quit teaching school three years ago to marry "the handsomest and best-dressed man in town," and she was supporting him. A third didn't dare say her soul was her own when her husband was a round, though she used to write some lovely essays when she was at school on the "emancipation of women," and the fourth wo man she visited was divorced. After visiting them and summing up the evidence, she went home and wrote the young man. She will be married next month. Mock on the Highway. Farmers and others who per mit their live stock to run at will on the public highway, run a great risk in having their stock injured and of having to payanv damage that might arise from an automobile or other accident caus ed by stock. Last Friday after noon, near FayetteviHe, Franklin county, a farmer turned some horses out on the Lincoln High way and one of them ran in front of an approaching automobile, the horse was struck and thrown into the air, turning a complete somersault and landing on his feet. Both front lamps and the windshield were smashed and the occupants greatly shocked. The owner of the horses is, of course responsible. The Cltantanqua Reading Circle. The Chautauqua Reading Cir cle held its first meeting Monday evening at the home of Mrs. R. E. Peterman, fifteen of the twen ty members were present An excellent program was rendered. The Society will meet at the home of Mrs. W. H. Greathead next Monday evening. The president elected was Mrs. Petermaq, , vice president, Mrs. Chas. B. Stevens secretary and Treasurer, Prof. Smith. The Society invites any one in terested in the work to join with them. Next week there will bo a notice explaining the work, the names of the books to be read, etc.
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