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.
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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,
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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.