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VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 2.1916.
NUMBER 24
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dave Recently
Passed Away.
N. H. Evans.
Nathaniel Hart Evans, one of
Thompson township's old and
highly respected citizens, passed
away at his home near Sharpe
post office on Sunday, February
27, 1916, aged 78 years, 11
months and 18 days. The funer
al took place on Tuesday, and in
terment was made in the ceme
tery at the Tonoloway Baptist
church.
Mr. Evans had been in usual
health until a very few days be
fore his death; in fact, on Tues
day preceding his death he made
a trip to Needmore, and seemed
to be very well. Toward the lat
ter part of the week he began to
complain, on Saturday morning
a doctor was summoned, and it
was found that Mr. Evans was
Buffering from an attack of acute
pneumonia.
. The deceased was a sgn of
Evan Evans, of Belfast township
who died fifty-two years ago,
this winter. His mother was
Sabina, a daughter of Nathaniel
Hart hence the name Nathaniel
Hart Evans. With his demise,
the last one of his father's fami
ly has passed away.
About the beginning of the
Civil War, Mr. Evans was mar
ried to Miss Dolly Morgret who
died several years ago. To this
union are surviving two sons and
one daughter; William, George
B., and. Miss Mary Etta.
The deceased was quiet in his
manner, and he possessed those
qualities of heart and mind that
are characteristics in the highest
type of American citizenship.
He was a devoted member of the
Primitive Baptist Church.
Hiram Souders.
Hiram Souders died at his
home in Clearfield, Pa., Saturday
evening, February 5, 1916, aged
70 years. His funeral took place
on the following Tuesday, and
interment was made at Clearfield.
Mr. Souders was born in the
southern part of this county.
When the Civil War broke out,
he enlisted in the Third Mary
land Cavalry, and served honor
ably for three years. Shortly af
ter the War, he was married to
Miss Elizabeth Seylar, of Han
cock, Md. Being a tanner by
trade, he removed to Clearfield
in 1880 to work in the Clearfield
tannery. He afterward went in
to the hauling and draying busi
ness which he followed the re
mainder of his life. Surviving
are his widow and the following
sons and daughters: Leo A., Wee
hawken, N. J.; Frank D., Clear
field; Albert, Los Angeles, Cal.,
Daniel, Mansfield, Pa., Walter,
Camden, N. J., and three drugh
ters, Mrs. Irvin Rhinehart, Clear
field; Mrs. William Stevenson,
Yonkers, N. Y., and Mrs. Harry
Hoag, Clearfield.
S. J. HlXSON.
Mr. S. Jackson, son of Caleb
and Elizabeth Hixson, was bom
in Bethel township, this county,
FaKmamr OK A tt-n Inn.
vviuaiji AUUlf. AJdV-
ing reached the age of manhood
he was united in marriage to
Miss Louie, daughter of Israel
, and Jane (Sharpe) Hill, who had
been his schoolmate from his
childhood years.
In the spring of 1883, Mr. and
Ms. Hixson removed to Mont
gomery county, 0., and after a
year or two, removed to Miami
county, where- they have lived
most of the time since. About
ten years ago, they purchased a
beautiful farm near Pleasant Hill
and there spent the remainder
of his days.
Their
duatry and were prosperous and
happy in their chosen vocation of
'arm Hfe. He was a rugged,
strong man until about five years
ago when he was smitten with
hardening of the arteries. Nine
eeks before his death he had a
"roke of paralysis from which he
suffered intensely until within
Made Good in the West
.Mr. Edward Comerer, near
Montrose, Colo., came East last
week to Bpend a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Comerer in Thompson township.
As has been noted in the columns
of the News, Mrs. Comerer is in
ill health this winter. Ed first
went to Illinois; thence to Cali
fornia, where he became super
intendent of a gang of 100 men
in the building of that immense
water plant at Los Angeles. He
then returned to Colorado, pur
chased a large tract of land and
is now extensively engaged in
farming and stock raising.
three days of his death when he
became restful and free from
pain and finally' slept his life
away as peacefully as a child in
its mother's arms. It was on
Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1915, that
the end came at the age of 60
years, 9 months and 27 days.
In his departure a man of a
strong, upright character was
taken and he will be greatly miss
ed by a host of friends.
He leaves his devoted compan
ion and three sons. An infant
daughter was laid away several
years ago. A niece also, survi
ves whom they took when she was
four years old and reared her as
one of their own children. There
are six grandchildren.
Mr. Hixson became a member
of the I. O. 0. F. in his early life
and after removing to Ohio he
transferred hi3 membership to
Stillwater lodge. He continued
an honored member of this lodge
until death, and the impressive
burial service of the I. 0. 0. F.
was rendered at his grave.
Alice, wife of Reuben Layton,
and Osie, wife of Will Mellott
are sisters of the deceased.
' Mrs. David Reese.
Susan, wife of David Reese,
died suddenly at their home near
Big Cove Tannery, on Wednes
day evening of last week, aged
61 years, 8 months, and 7 days.
The funeral was held on Friday
afternoon, the services being con
ducted by Rev. Yearick of the
Reformed Church, McConnells
burg, and her remains were laid
to rest in Union cemetery. Mrs.
Reese was as well as usually, and
had just sat down in a rocking
chair, when she had an attack of
heart failure and expired almost
instantly.
The deceased was a daughter
of William and Anne (Carbaugh)
Everts, and was born in Belfast
township. Besides her husband
who has been practically helpless
from paralysis for a long time,
she leaves surviving two daugh
ters and one son, namely, Etta,
wife of George Fittery; and Ella
and John at home.
Dennis Hull.
Dennis Hull, a well known cit
izen of Bethel township, died at
the home of his brother-in-law,
Henry Garland, near Needmore,
on Sunday, February 20, 1916,
aged 64 years, 2 months, and 15
days. His funeral took place on
Tuesday the 22nd, and interment
was made in the cemetery at
Hills Chapel.
Mr. Hull was married to Miss
Sarah Garland who survives the
loss of her husband. He had
been in poor health for a long
time, a sufferer from heart trou
ble. ' He was borne to his last
resting place by six of his cou
sins; John D. Mellott, William C.
Mellott, Joseph E. Mellott, John
Hess, Job Hess, and Howard Gar
land.
Mrs. Harry Mort.
Mrs. Rebecca Mort, wife of
Harry Mort residing near North
Point, in the Broadtop region, af
ter a long illness of Brights Dis
ease, died at their home Sunday,
February 27, 1916, aged about 23
years.
The deceased was a daughter
of William and Louemma Dan
iels, of Licking Creek township,
and was married about three years
ago. Surviving are her husband,
a child of about a year old, her
mother, and two brothers Mason
OUR DISTANT FRIENDS.
Interesting Extracts from Letters Re
cently Received from Former Ful
ton County People.
W. M. Cunningham, Jerome,
Nebr. Here is a money order
for another dollar. I could not
do without the Fulton County
News. It is just like getting a
letter from home. It is five
years since I left the Old Key
stone state, and I see by the
News that, in that time, a great
many Fulton County people have
gone to their final reward, and
some of them were near and dear
to me.
Isaac B. Wolfe, Bucyrus, 0.
You will find herewith a dollar
to renew my subscription, and I
thank you for not cutting my
name off your list when the time
ran out. It is a much appreciat
ed visitor in our home, and gives
us lots of news about our former
neighbors in good old Fulton
county.
H. Scott Unger, Altoona,
Here's two dollars. I want to
see how an "18" looks on the la
bel of my paper. We are always
glad to hear from the people in
"Little Fulton." Owing to the
fact that I have not been out of
the house this year yet, on" ac-'
count of a stubborn attack of
rheumatism, I have decided to
leave in a lew days for Hot
Springs, Ark., to take, at least,
a month's treatment at that
famous health resort.
Dorse Badly Injured.
On Monday, Wayne Cutchall,
tenant farmer on the Alex Pat
terson farm in the Cove, went
out to the woods with a team of
two horses for a load of wood.
He was riding the saddle horse,
and carried an ax on his should
er. In attempting to dismount
when he had reached a rank of
wood, the blade of the axe in
some way came down over the
horse's Hank, cutting a gash sev
en inches in. length clear in to the
intestines. The horse was a val
uable one, he having refused $225
for it just a short time ago.
Amos Seville was summoned
and sewed the wound, and it is
believed that the horse's life may
be saved.
Injured in a Coal Mine.
Isaac G. Bratton, son of Rob
ert Bratton, of Dublin Mills, this
county, was taken to the J. C.
Blair Memorial hospital in Hunt
ingdon, on the 19th ult by his
brother Edward. He was suffer
ing from a very badly bruised
body, caused by falling in front
of & car, and being rolled along
and squeezed between the car
and a mine prop, while working
at the Highland coal mines in
Huntingdon county. The acci
dent happened about 3:30 on the
afternoon of the previous day.
His recovery is expected.
We had a pleasant and profita
ble call from T. S. Mellott, of
Sipes Mills, a few days ago,
while the wife and -.daughter
were doing some shopping in
town.
and Oliver Daniels. The funer
al took place Tuesday, and inter
ment was made near her home.
William Spriggs.
William Spriggs, son of Ed
ward and Nancy Spriggs (color
ed) died at their home at the
Ridge west of town Friday night
February 25, 1916 aged 18 years,
11 months, and 17 days. He had
been sick only a few days the
cause of his death being appen
dicitis. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon and interment
was made in the "colored" grave
yard at the Ridge.
Dr. W. Scott Madden.
Dr. W. S. Madden died in the
Blair county home on Monday,
February 14th. He was born in
Maddensvtlle, Huntingdon coun
ty, and was buried at Three
Springs. He had been an inva
lid for a year or more befor his
death.
Treat Seed Oats for Smnt.
The Department of Agriculture
is earnestly requesting farmers
to join hands with it in the abate
ment of the Oats smut nusiance.
We have been requested to pub
lish the following directions for a
simple way to avoid Oats Smut,
and Potato Scab. The formalin
is cheap costs but 30 or 40 cents
a pint, and can be had at all the
drug stores.
1. Spread the oats to be treat
ed on a floor, in a thin layer.
2. Mix a pint of formalin in
forty gallons of water in a barrel
tub or milk can.
3. Sprinkle the oats with this
dilute solution so as to thorough
ly moisten all the oats. In order
to accomplish this it is necessary
to rake or shovel the oats over
several times.
4. After the oats are well mois
tened place in a heap and cover
with canvas or sacks over night
or for six or eight hours.
5. The oats should be spread
out and allowed to dry thorough
ly in order to prevent the sprout
ing. Shovel about at least once
a day.
6. As a precaution. Oats that
have been treated usually swell
and thus will not run through
the drill as fast ' as other oats.
From a peck to a half bushel
more seed per acre is usually re
quired. 7. Treat all the bags as well as
the drill with the diluted forma
lin solution befor placing the
treated oats therein. Soak the
bags for at least twenty minutes.
8. Oats that have been treated
can be fed to animals if allowed
to dry out and be exposed to the
air for three or four hours after
treating with formalin.
One pint of 40 per cent forma
lin should be mixed with forty
gallons of water and that mix
ture will treat sixty bushels of
oats.
Farmers who are expecting to
treat seed potatoes for the scab
should mix a pint of formalin to
thirty gallons of water. Place
the potatoes in sacks and soak in
the solution for two hoursfefore
cutting and place out to dry.
Hospital Report
We have just received from D.
B. Nace, Treasurer and Business
Manager of the Chambersburg
Hospital the annual report of
that institution which will be
read with interest by Fulton
County people, roany of whom
have been recipients of its ad van
tages during the past year.
The report shows that since
the opening in 1904 there have
been admitted 3,547 patients. In
that time the hospital has cost
$156,098.94 and it has a balance
of $5,428.27. In the past two
years the cost of operating the
institution was $26,863.55, and
the receipts were $28,239.09, di
vided as follows: State appropri
ations, 13,364.14; from pay and
part pay patients, $14,733.14; bal
ance May 31, 1913, $141.51.
In the year covered by the re
port there were 550 patients
treated, of which 500 were dis
charged as cured, improved or
unimproved; 29 died and 21 re
mained when the report closed.
The death rate for the year,
after deducting cases dying with
in 48 hours of admission, was 3.4
per cent.
The appendicitis cases lead in
number. There were 42 opera
tions for acute appendicitis in
the year; all were successful and
the 42 cases were discharged cur
ed. There were 60 operations
for removal of to lis and ade
noids and all wevo successful.
Intestinal obstruction caused
the most deaths five, while frac
tures of the skull and of the 'fe
mur each caused three deaths.
Five cases of fractured skull
were treated, two were cured
and three died.
Two cases of hair lip were cur
ed. During the yea? five members
of the medical staff were taken
by death.
The report tells of many im
provements made to the equip
ment and buildings during the
year.
FEBRUARY DONOR ROLL.
Names of New Subscribers and Others
Who Paid Subscription During the
Second Month of the Year.
Here we are again. Another
month has rolled around. And
this reminds the Editor that more
than fifty years has rolled around
since he went into the office of
the Fulton Democrat to learn to
kindle the fire with printer's ink
(when the boss wasn't about),
sweep out the office, set type,
manipulate the hand roller on
press days, "carry" .the papers
(at that time, the papers were
carried around and delivered at
the homes of the town subscri
bers as soon as they were print
edit wasn't much of a job),
and play the "devil" generally.
The Democrat office at that
time was in a little old-fashioned
one story building that occupied
the site where the Thomas F.
Sloan property stands. John R.
Donehoo, a bright young lawyer
(but unfortunately too fond of
booze) was the editor. The bat
ance of the office force was John
Dunlap, Will Goldsmith, and Sam
Divelv all of whom have long
since passed up their last galley
of proof.
The Fulton County News is
now in its seventeenth year and
has a clean bill of health. When
it is considered that the circuta
tion of country newspapers aver
ages less than 1000, it is a mat
ter of gratification to the friends
who have helped to make the
News what it is, to know that
the News has a bona fide list of
moreN than 2300. The prompt
ness with which its subscribers
"come across" with the long
green every month is an evi
dence of appreciation and a de
sire to help a good thing along.
If any of our subscribers find
they have a "14" on their label,
the month of March is an elegant
time to have it erased and a 17
put in its place. To the prompt
payers and new subscribers on
the roll this week, we say THANK
YOU: May you live long and
prosper.
Akers, Mrs. Mary A., 1 24 16
Bailey, L. C, 11 13 16
Bard, N. J., 12 7 16
Benson, J. A., 8 6 16
Bennett, Harvey, 21817
Besore, J. H., 9 6 16
Bingham, Mrs. D. E., 11 6 16
Bishop, Luther, 1 1 17
Bishop, John C. 3 1 17
Black, H. A., 6 1 16
Bolinger, H. W 1 6 17
Bradnick, Mrs. Frances, 4 17 16
Brant, Dallas, - 1 2 17
Brierly, Mrs. Thos. 6 18 16
Carbaugh, E. W., 3 1 17
Cline, O. R., 1 16 17
Cook, Geo. R., 2 10 17
Cump, Chas. E., 6 12 16
Cunningham, W. M. 1 1 16
Cutchall. A. F., 1 28 17
Cowan, J. L., 1 25 17
Daniels, B. F., 9 27 17
Davis, Mrs. Demaris, 2 Z 17
Davison, A. G., 2 10 17
Dawney, Mrs. B. C, 1 1 17
Deshong, J. W., 7 1 15
Deshong, Geo. C, 3 1 16
Dotterman, Rev. A. 2 1 17
Edwards, J. H., 2 6 10
Edwards, Chas. A., 12 1 16
Fix, Geo. W., 2 1 18
Foster, C. A.. , 6 14 16
Funk, Joseph C, 12 1 17
Funk, James A. 1 17 18
Funkhouser, R. J., 5 8 17
Gladfelter, D. H., 3 1 17
Glenn, Russell, 4 1 16
Glenn, Ralph, 2 12 18
Gracey, Robert A., 10 1 17
Greenland, M. C, 1 1 17
Gregory, Roy, 2 10 17
Grove, Rev. J. L, 2 5 17
Gutshall, F. W. 2 22 17
Hann, Eli, 4 9 17
Hann, John, ; , 5 10 16
Hann, R. R., 12 1 16
Hebner, John, 2 9 17
Henderson, Emma M., 12 14 16
Hess, William, 2 19 17
Hess, Logue, 1 1 17
Mrs. David Hill 1 1 16
Hixson, J. C, 1 1 16
Hixson, Mrs. Louie B., 1 1 18
Horton, James B., ' 3 21 17
Houck, Chas, L., " 2 15 16
New Hotel in McConnellsburg.
As has been told in the News,
ex-Sheriff James J. Harris had
bought the stone house, for a
long time known as the Tommy
Patterson property, in McCon
nellsburg, Last summer he ad
ded large porches to the building
and since taking possession the
first of January, he has been bu
sy fitting up the property for ho
tel purposes. He has just com
pleted a large hotel stable where
he can take the best care of hors
es. At an expense of two hun
dred and fifty dollars, he has in
stalled an acetylene light plant,
the bedrooms have been newly
furnished, and everything is now
ready for the accommodation of
the traveling public, and he asks
for a share of public patronage.
In connection with the hotel,
he is conducting a restaurant,
which will be open to the public
from early morning until a rea
sonable closing time at night, at
which place you can get anything
from a sandwich for hve cents,
to a full meal at a reaspnable
price. His regular hotel rates
are as low as he can consistently
make them, 30 cents a meal, or
$1.20 cents a day for meals and
lodging.
The Sideling Dill Railroad.
It is currently reported that
the Reichtley Bros., railroad
which extends from Sixmile Run
eastward through Wells Tannery
and out upon the Sideling1 Hill
mountain, will soon be extended
to Brush Creek Valley.
This would have been done last
summer, but the State Highway
Department would not allow them
to cross the Lincoln Highway at
grade. It is said that an agree
ment has been reached, and that
the citizens of Brush Creek Val
ley will soon have the advantage
of freight transportation at least
The Reichtley Bros, are lum
bermen and the road is being
built primarily to get their lum
ber to market
Jones, Mrs. Emma, 2 22 17
Keefer, Mrs. E. F., 4 20 17
Kendall, John F., 9 21 17
King, C. C, 1 1 17
Kline, James G.. 2 2 17
Lake. Joseph W., 112317
Lebo, Mrs. F. W., 3 10 17
Linn, Mrs. James K 2 17 17
Lowery, Joseph E., 10 23 16
McFadden, H. A., 3 28 16
Mallott D. C, 5 8 16
Mason, Roy, 3 4 17
Mayne, J. Frank, 3 10 18
Mellott, Mrs. Jennie, 3 1 16
Mellott T. S 5 3 17
Mellott Bennett H., 6 20 17
Metzler, Thos. S., 1 1 17
Mills, Mrs. W. H., 2 17 17
Morgret Aaron 10 2 13
Morgret A. E., 1 2 17
Mort Harry E., 3 1 17
Mumma. Frank C, . 3 7 17
Oakman, Oliver, 6 3 17
Paylor, W. H., 2 21 16
Peck, M. C. 12 1 16
Peck, Enoch C, 2 1 19
Peters, Mrs. Geo. W., 1 1 17
Plessinger, Albert 9 7 16
Plessinger, Oliver, 6 17 17
Ranck, B. F., 8 9 16
Remsburg, Dr. A. J., 9 1 16
Rexroth, Geo., ' 10 21 17
Rotz, John, 2 15 17
Schenck, John M., 1 13 17
Sharpe, Mrs. E. W., 91 17
Shives, Russell H., 4 23 16
Shotts, H. E., 4 1 17
Sipes, Henry F., 8 1 15
Sipes, Amos J., 3 1 16
Snider, Jesse B 1 25 17
Souders, G. B., 10 12 16
Stevens, A. H., 11 4 17
Strait Harvey M., 2 14 17
Strait John H., 1 1 16
Tenley, Mrs. D. F., 10 1 17
Tritle, Mrs. L F., 12 2 16
Truax, H. M., 10 5 16
Truax, Urner, 3 23 16
H. Scott Unger 1 20 18
Walker, Harry M 7 5 16
Walker, S. A., 5 816
WaltervT. H., 1 14 17
Whitehill, Mrs. E. C, 1 1 17
Wilhelm,' Mrs. J. Vr 9 12 16
Wilson, A. B., ' 1 2 17
Wink, D. R., 2 2 17
Winters, Miss Lura R., 1 25 17
Winters. Mrs. Wm. J., '22 16
Wolf, Isaac B., 1 14 16
Woollet, S. B., 9 21 16
STUDY YOLK INDIVIDUALS.
Little Talks on Health and Djgiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Engineers will tell you that no
two locomotives are ever exactly
alike. They may be turned out
to an exactness that defies the
most modern instruments for
measurement or weight to show
any differences. Put into service,
each machine will develop indi
vidual characteristics, one cften
being superior for its purpose.
This same unknown quantity is
experienced in sea-going vessels.
The trial trip i3 the only test of
their efficiency.
The medical man never finds
two human beings with the same
dispositions, mental or physical
strength, yet we are created aft
er the same model, but owing to
dissimilar nerve forces or the life
of our tissues, each individual has
certain differences and some have
real idiosyncrasies.
There are broad rules of nature
relating to our physical welfare
which we cannot transgress with
out evil results. Likewise there
are certain things which the ma
jority of us can do without put
ting any unusual strain on our
physique, but here begins the
question of the adjustment of the
individual piece of machinery.
We must study our physical limi
tations and find out just what
scope we have. Because one man
can live or almost exist on an
exclusive meat diet it is no rea
son why the next fellow can.
Men and women often ruin their
health by trying to do the things
simply because others do them.
Each should get his own measure.
The question of age must enter
into consideration. It is well to
bear in mind that exertion which
does not seem a strain at one
period in life may be dangerous
in later years.
These same principles apply in
matters of diet. There are food
stuffs wholesome enough to the
average individual, which seems
to have a deleterious effect on the
few.
We nrust measure our individu
al characteristics and avoid those
things that do not agree with us.
All of these things should be
observed and taken into consid
eration. They are the results of
weaknesses or peculiarities in
our living machinery and to reach
and maintain efficiency, they
must be recognized and respect
ed. Farm Notes.
Do not forget that the coddling
moth lays its eggs in the blossom-not
in the apple. Get ready
to spray when apple blossoms be
gin to fall from the trees, and
avoid wormy apples.
On March 10th, at 10 a. m., a
grange meeting will be held in
Bedford, and in the afternoon,
E. K. Hibshman, State Leader
of the . County Farm Advisers,
wsll explain the advantages of
establislfing a Farm Bureau in.
the county, and how it may be
done. Twenty-two Pennsylvania
counties now have Farm Advis
ers, and fourteen more have
made application for them.
If thirty cents worth of forma
lin will save a crop of oats from
smut it's worth trying. See di
rections elsewhere in this paper.
Last spring the News had many
calls for directions in the use of
formalin to kill potato scab.
Going to plant something this
spring to plough down later to
make humus?
We believe there is room for
many bright boys and girls to
raise pheasants in Fulton county.
If fifty pheasants could be raised
to maturity each year; they could
be sold for at least $250, But
the "peeps" must be supplied
liberally with ant's eggs and lit
tle grub worms as an almost ex
clusive diet for the first fev
weeks, when raised in captivity.
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