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VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., MARCH )G, 19!ft.'
NUMBER 26
RECORD OF DEATHS.
ftort Sketches of the Lives of
Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Awaj.
Donald K. Skinner.
Donald Kerper Skinner, son of
the late Captain and Mrs. Geo.
W. Skinner, died at Windber
Hospital, Somerset county, on
Thursday morning of last week.
The funeral took place in Cham
bersburg last Sunday afternoon,
and interment was made in the
Skinner lot in Cedar Grove ceme
tery, Chambersburg.
Donald was about 24 years of
age, and was born at Big Cove
Tannery. He was a civil engi
neer and wa3 employed by the
Berwind-White Mining Company
at Windber. A short time ago
he entered the hospital for a mi
nor nasal operation, when subse
quently appendicitis developed,
and for the relief of this an op
eration wa3 performed six days
before his death.
Donald is survived by two sis
ters and one brother; Nell (Mrs.
Edgar Criswell, Brooklyn, N. Y. ;
Mame (Mrs. II. V. Black, Hunt
ingdon, Pa.) and Parker R., of
Chambcr3burg, Pa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cowan, widow
of David Cowan, died at the
home of her grandson, David J.
Hixson, in Everett, March 10,
1916 aged 88 years, 10 months,
an i 21 days. Mrs. Cowan was
the early seventies she and her
husband conducted a hotel at
Emmaville this county. The fol
lowing flamed children survive:
Mrs. Florence Rash, of Albion,
Nebr.; Mrs. May Peck (widow
of Dennis D. Peck), Bradford,
born near Chambersburg, and in
0.; and Mrs. Martha Harr, of
Coal Run, 0. She wa3 a mem
ber of the Lutheran church for
many years. 1
Mrs. Abbie Deshong.
Mrs. Abbie Deshong, widow
of the late Daniel P. Deshong,
Esq., died at her home at Pleas
int Ridge, Friday evening March
.0, 1916, aged about 77 years.
The funeral services conducted by
ley. J. C. Garland took place
iunday afternoon and interment
vas made at the. Sideling Hill
Christian church.
Mi s. Deshong is survived by
;wo daughters and two sons:
Charlie, residing in Wells Valley ;
S. Logue, Johnstown, Pa,; Lau
ra, wife of James 0. Mellot, Sa
luvia, and Ida Jane, wife ' of
Howard Hann, Pleasant Ridge.
George M. Truax.
George Morgan Truax, a vet
eran of the Civil War, and one
of Fulton County's oldest citizens
died at his home in Emmaville,
on Thursday evening, March 9,
1916, aged 81 years, 10 months,
and 11 days. Mr. Truax had
been in ill health a long time,
and his death was not unexpect
ed to his family. The funeral
conducted by Eld. C. L. Funk,
of the Primitive Baptist church,
took place last Saturday and in
terment was made in the ceme
tery at the Sideling Hill ' Baptist
church. Mr. Truax was mar
ried to Jemima Mellott, of Bel
fast township, who survives to
gether with two chilnren, Char
les in the mercantile business
t Emmaville, and Elizabeth,
wife of Dr. E. D. Akers at Ah
ersville. John T. Laley.
John Thomas Laley. a well
known citizen of Belfast town
ship, and a veteran of the Civil
War, died at his home north of
Cross Road3 school house on Mon
day of last week, aged about 75
years. His funeral took place on
the following Wednesday and in
terment was made at the Breth
ren church on Pleasant Ridge.
Mr. Laley had been afflicted with
asthma for a number of years,
but his condition was not such as
to create serious apprehension on
the part of neighbors and his
family.
His wife, who was Mary Everts,
died a few years ago, and he is
Trouble Never Comes Alone.
Acting upon the advice of her
local physician, Mrs. Hal B. Trout
was taken to the Chambersburg
hospital on Monday of last week,
and on Tuesday sihe underwent a
surgical operation for the removal
of an internal tumor. She came
out from under the influence of
the anaesthetics and the opera
tion seemed satisfactory at the
time. Later it was found that a
second tumor existed,, and on
Tuesday of this week she was
placed on the operating table for
the second time.
On Thursday afternoon of last
week, 0. L. Greathead took Mrs.
Trout's children, Willis, LaMar,
and Rose (Daniels), and her hus
band, to Chamberiburg to see
Mrs. Trout. Mr. Greathead
brought the children and Mr.
Trout home iu the evening, and
the car was run into the garage
at the Trout home about seven
o'clock. Later in the evening
Mr. Trout went out, drained the
radiator, and everything seemed
right. About midnight Willis got
awake and saw light reflected
from his window.
He called his step father, F.nd
it was soon found that the garage
wa3 afire. The telephone was
set to work, but before help could
reach them the garage and the
automobile, together with harness
and other valuables contained in
the garage, were entirely de
stroyed. The garage stood within r few
rods of the large barn filled with
grain, hay, and the live stock.
Fortunately the wind was blow
ing in the direction that carried
the heat p.nd sparks from the
barn, else there would be a story
of much greater disaster to ti ll.
There was no ins jrnnee on the
automobile.
The cause of the fire is un
known. It may have caught
from a foot-warmer that was
left in the machine in the even
ing. This Tims The Girls Wen.'
The friendly contest between
Mrs. C. B. Stevens' class of girlsJ
and Mrs. Aarcn Martin's class of
boys in the local M. E. Sunday
School still continues, with the at
tendance of both classes up to
the standard only two ?.bsentee3
in each class during the month of
February, which was good, con
sidering the weather. The boys
entertained the,girls the last time,
and as a return compliment, the
the girls will entertain the boys
on Friday evening, at the par
sonage at a St. Patrick's party.
The honor roll for the month
is the following: Girls Anna
Mary Sipes, Helen Nace, Mazie
Hamil, Winnie and Nettie Mellott,
Ethel Stevens, Bessie and Kittie
Harris, Amy Clevenger, Mary
Scott Pittman, Esther Luring.
Boys Donald Nace, George
Mosscr, Malcolm Kirk, Ted Ham
il, Elgin Mann, Elwood Wilkin
son. Horace Pittman, Blair and
Warren Barton, Donald Souders,
Willie Pittman, Frank Stengcr,
and Vincent Stevens.
George Fagley brought his
brother John to town Monday
and John went on to Philadel
phia to bring home two circular
saws, which he has had in the
City for rep;
yesterday.
.irs.. 'He returned
survived now by but one child,
Miss Nellie, at home.
Miss, Eva Covalt.
Miss Eva Covalt, daughter of
the, late Atiam Covalt, died at
her home in Bedford, Pa., Mon
day, March 13, 191G, aged about
fifty years. The funeral will take
place this afternoon; and inter
ment will be made in the family
lot in Bedford cemetery. Miss
Covalt succeeded her father who
was a prominent merchant in
Bedfordjbut her health giving
way, she wa3 obliged to close out
the busness last summer. The
cause of her death was cancer.
She is Survived by one brother,
Alfred, )nanager of the electric
light ptont at Everett.
CUR DISTANT fWLNCS.
Interesting Extracts from Utters Re
cently Kcccivtd mm. farmer Ful
ton tot)' Pi: pic.
Andrew Daniels, Pawnee
Rock, Kansas. Here is a dollar
to pay my subscription another
year. This is a good country.
T!n- soil in rich. Thptv nrv fulf!s
that h -.ve been in wheat for thir-1
f ,i fu .,..!!
bribing good crops, v.'ith.i it th
net ity f f; 70 mrnerc'al ier
tilizers. But, thi.-re is a far bet
ter country to which I expect
soon to go a country, in which
there is no sorrow, no sickness,
no death.
Surprise Party.
Last Friday was the 51st birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Harrison
Gutshall, of Dublin township.and
she was most agreeably surprised
when forty-eight of her good
friends swooped down upon her
dwelling and took full possession
of the house. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. George Regi
and children, Erenton, Stella,
Dallas, Virgin, Delmar and Nor
ris; Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Helman
and children Mi'ry.Norman, Haz
el, Jearf and Donald; Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Wagner and children Mil
dred, Bessie, Edna and Mabel;
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mellott and
children Lloyd and Chester; Mrs.
Edward Foster and child) en Park,
Cecil, John and Olive; Mrs. James
Aller and children Brice, Irene,
Oscar, Jessie and Alma; Ada,
Lewis, and John Cunningham,
Miss Lola Wilson, Mrs. Mary
Campbell and daughter Ruth; Al
len Walker and H. A. Wible, of
Huntingdon county ; Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Gutehall and daughters
Ada and Cleo.
Refreshments consisting of ice
cream and cake were served.
After having spent a few hours
most pleasantly, the guests left
for their respective homes joyful
with the thought that they had
strewed flowers in the pathway
of an esteemed and worthy neigh
bor. We are requested by one of
the guert3 to sav that there was
no "rasseling" there.
Fulton Couuty Piae.
Henry Ilann sawed a yellow
pine tree on the Meadow-Billy
Patterson farm, in Ayr township,
now owned by Mrs. D. A. Nelson,
that made 2.C00 feet of boards.
The tree made five 16-ft. logs,
two, S ft., and one 10-ft. It
measured 3G inches across the
stump, and S2 fo'.t up from th?
stump, inches. Here's a
chance for some of our lumber
men to beat this. They are cut
ting the timber off about ten
acres of this tract and expect a
yield of 200,000 feet. The timber
is being taken off by C. M. Unger
and George Richards.
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Lenten Services
Reformed and Presbyterian Churches,
McConnellsburg, Pa.,
Sunday, March I9th,
10:45 a. m., Presbyterian Church.
"The Lamb of God."
7:00 p. m., Reformed Church.
"Accepting and Confessing Christ."
Wednesday, March 22nd,
7:00 p. m.,. Ffcrmed Ctiurch.
"Christ Message to Busy Men."
Good Mu3:c. MI Welcome.
REV. J. L. YEARICK.
An C'p;n Lit.- 10 Vei
In 1S73, a map of Fulton coun
ty was published. More than
100 were sold r.t ?iO.(k). ' A new
map of our County, in r.tta form
co.ital.u'n'r more informa ion is
1 just oil the prcrs, and will be
for sale next week, at 2.00 cash
MesM-s Plossingcr and Taylor,
our local surveyors, who compil-
u at!a?- U1C :t-'k1,
f-r their v . n j.nd the
notmng
ilas will
bo sold at f ; . ::u:d c;-'t of
V .-iving, pii: ci.vr, bii.dinT pnd
se.ling. Follo wing is a list of
salesmen who w ill canvass part
of the county. II. II. Eriden-!
stine, Wells and Taylor, Thomas
Cromer, Dublin and Todd, N. M.
Laidig, Licking Creek and Mc
Connellsburj?, R. S. Correll, Bel
fast. Arrangements will be
made for canvassing the other
townships soon. As there has
only been a limited number of
these atlases published we would
advice our citizens to secure one
promptly when the solicitor call:-.
Almost a Fire.
The family of George McEl
dowiey and that cf Mrs. Lottie
Grissinger occupy a double house
00 West Walnut street. Tuesday
morning Mrs. McEidowney de
tected the odor of smoke that in
dicated smouldering fire, and it
se.cir.ed to come from the side of
the house occupied by Mrs. Gris
singer. The Grissinger family
had gone away from the house a
short time before this, the daugh
ter, Miss Lucille, being at school.
Word was sent to Lucille, who
came home, went into the house
and found that a dress that had
been hanging near where the
stovepipe came through the sec
ond floor, had fallen" against the
pfpe, had ignited, and set fire to
the floor around the pipe and was
burning the o cloth around the
pipe hole. The fire was, quickly
extinguished," and lucky it was
that it was discovered early.
toialisn.s.
Mrs. Frank Henry entertained
a number of her friends at din
ner recently.
Mr, and Mrs. Scott Runyan
gave a series of entertainments
for their friends last week.
Mrs. C. B. Stevens entertained
a number of friends at luncheon
last Thursday.
One of the very delightful so
cial events of the season was a
"party" given by the Pattersons
at their beautiful country home
the Brookside Farm, on Tuesday
0 veiling. The large number
pv osejit esteemed it an honor to he
a guest of such genial hosts
where hospitality reigned su
preme, The many friends of Baltzcr
Cutchall are glad to know that he
is improving in health.
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CAWING.
Little Talks ou Hcali'i and I;;gk'n; l)y
Suttnd C. Iv.oa, M. B., LL D.,
CoiiiniisswxT cf Kea'dt. ,
When Adam first fell into the
wate r the human race took a step
forward. Civilization and bath
tubs now go hand in hand.
Authorities may vary in dis
cusnng the m?rit3 cf the hot
oath, the fryA bath and the cold
bath, but ti.ey all agree in the
abstract tl.r.tlathinj? is a neces
sity to good ht.'.lth and a prime
promoter of self respjet. The
removal from the skin of the ac
cumulation of refuse matter is
the primary reason for the bath.
It is essential to good health
that the sicin be kept in proper
condition, as it automatically reg
ulates the heat of the body, per
mitting it to cool off when it be
comes too warm, and keeping in
heat when it becomes too coid.
It assists the lungs and kidneys
in the disposal of refuse matter.
When the skin sweat3 it assists
the kidneys. When not too
heavily clothed it respires and
helps the lungs.
A bath should not be taken too
near meal time. There is a norm
al attraction of the blood toward
the stomach after eating; any
interference with this and the at
traction of the blood toward the
surface of the body is apt to ar
rest digestion.
Warm baths have a soothing
effect and are often prescribed
for nervousness. The tepid bath
can do no harm. Cold baths are
stimulating but are apt to be in
jurious if the. heart action is not
strong enough to permit of a
ready reaction. To some individ
uals the shock to the nervous
systom is so great that they can
not accustom themselves to cold
baths.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McCandlish
and Mrs. W. F. Sappington, of
Hancock, motored to McConnells
burg last Saturday evening and
spent the tijne until Monday
morning in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson L. Nace, East Lin
coln Way. They were accompan
ied to Hancock Monday by Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, who
were enroute to their new home
in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Austin Carbaugh, formerly cf
this county, but now ovning a
good farm on the Warm Spring
road between Merccrsburg and
Chambcrsburg, came to this coun
ty Monday afternoon to attend
the sale3 in the Cove this week
and meet his oldtime friends.
Miss Bessie Belfcrd, of Harris
burg, spent from Sunday until
Tuesday with her cousin, Mi.;s
Bess Nesbit. Miss Blfor 1 is one
of the head clerks in Bowman's
big store,
Prune the Crapes at Coce.
Grape3 vines should be pruned
at once. Do not wait until the
weather lias begun to warm up
and the growth takes place, then
the vines bleed and are weakened
by the pruning.
Most grape vine are not
pruned severely enough. By
careiul observation the grape
gnnvors in the Chautauqua grape
belt have found that to produce
an annual average crop of the
fii-st class fruit, a Concord vine
should be pruned back to twenty
five buds. Iowa, Worden and
Moore's Early Delaware require
shorter budding, eighteen or
twenty buds being sufficient.
Lady, Eclipse, Brighton, Brilliant,
Green Net and Niagara require
moderately long pruning, about
twenty-five bud, while Jeffer
son, Herbert, and Vergennes re
quired somewhat longer pruning
of about thirty buds.
Where more buds are left than
nece::sary, more wood growth i-i
made and it does not ripen prop
erly, so that the crop for the surv
ceemng year is shortened. Bull
etin No. 217 of the tltaUi Depart
ment of Agriculture discusses
thoroughly grape culture in Penn
sylvania. It can be na-J upon re
quest to the department at Har
risburg. forging A!;e;d.
Emory Pittman, son of, Mr.
and Mrs. S. K. Pittman former
ly of this county but now resid
ing near Carlisle, after graduat
ing from the Carlisle Commercial
College, accepted a position as
book-keeper with the People's
Natural Gas Company, Wilkins
berg, Pa. In a short time he
was promoted to the position of
A:sistant Civ.hicr; two jears la
ter, he received another promo
tion with a very substantial ad
vance in salary, and given the
cashier? h'p of the office in Al
toona, taking charge of the posi
tion the first of last January, and
moving his family to that city.
Emory's many friends are glad
to hear of his success.
C. L. S. C. Program.
March 20tii.
Roll Call. Name an author
and give an interesting thought
concerning his work.
Sketch of Trinity Church, Eos
ton and its two great artists,
John La Fargeand Henry Hob
son Richardson. Mrs. Stevens.
Hoy.' has architecture been in
fluenced by Steel Construction?
Rev. IYterman.
Three minute biography of
Mrs. Patience Lowell Wright.
Miss Reisner.
How has the Talking Machine
Influenced our Music Standards
Mrs. Mosser.
Each member of the Class
prepare a question on Chapter
VII.
Church Notices.
Rev. Edward F. Mellott will
preach at rjensant Grove nxt
Saturday evening (March Sth)
at 7:20 o'clock. Sunday school
Sunday morning at P:f!0, and
Christian Endeavor at 7:S0 in the
evening.
A Sunday school will be organ
ized at the Laurel Ridge Christ
ian church ut 10 o'clock, March
VJ'.h. Every one interested in
the work is requested to be pres
ent. Dr. L.L. Sieber, of Gettysburg,
and evangelist of note, will begin
a series of meetings in the Big
Cove Tannery Lutheran church
on Wednesday evening of next
week.
Educational Meetings.
The seventh educational meet
ing of Belfast township was held
at Morton's Point Friday even
ing. March 10. "
n ' J l mi. Y
xopics aiscusseu were: i. me
personality of the teacher. 2.
Value $ incentives. S. Value
of regular attendance.
Teachers present, Etta Waltz,
Maye Pittman, Thomas Truax,
Floyd Hart, John Morton, Ho
hart Truax, Levi Garland, of
Belfast and Charles Mellott, of
Licking Creek.
ABOLT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Tlicir Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Rislfcf Oifo&
Machine Oil or.ly 20 cents a
gallon at Geo:,g3 Fagley's.
. Mrs. B. W. P-ek is visiting rel
atives in Bedford, aud in Blair
county.
Herbert Duffy, of Webster
Mills, spent last Tuesday night
in Chambcrsburg.
Miss Anna Sheets is visiting
her friends and relatives in the
Cove for a few days.
Howard Connor and A. S.
Roarabaugh, of Brushcreek Val
ley, were in town Monday on
business.
Miss Ethel Kendall spent from
Saturday until Monday with her
sister, Mrs. John Rhodes, near
Mcrcers.burg.
B. F. Deshong moved hig saw
mill outfit to John Hoop's timber
last week and is busy now manu
facturing lumber.
Merchant J. K. Johnston -ia
spending two weeks atScranton,
Pa., attending U. S. District
Court as Petit Juror.
Mrs. Nellie Tritle is spending
some time with her brother, Mur
ray Riy, in the Cove. Mrs. Tri
tle has been in poor health for
.some time.
George Fagley & Brother who
are now sawing at John Gar
land's will move their mill to
Slabtown in a week or two where
they will have a good job.
Eaker ic Eros., Real Estate,
Insurance, Automobiles, Live,
Stock &c. Write us your desires
First National Bank Building,
Everett, Pa. P. S. Loans ar
ranged for.
Miss Meta Fryman spent a
couple days last week at C. V. S.
N. S., Shippensburg, as the guest
of Miss Dorothy Kirk. She speaks
well for the school and reports
having a pleasant time.
Mr. ".nd Mrs. William McDow
ell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc
Dowell, of Lemasters, and Miss
McDowell, of Mercersburg, at
tended the "party" at Patter
sons' Tuesday evening.
Rev. A. S. Luring and Aaron
Martin, of the M. E. church in
this place left Tuesday noon for
Altoona where they will attend
the annual Conference of this
District. They vent by way of
Cod ford.
State Agriculture Notes.
Pennsylvania ranks sixteenth
among the States for the number
of horses and twentieth for the
number of mules it possesses.
Iowa and Illinois lead with horses
and Texas and Missouri with
mules.
It is estimated by the Depart
ment of Agricultural agents that
it takes over 0,000,000 ton3 of
fed to supply the livestock of
the State each year.
In North Heidelberg township,
Berks county, it is reported that
thirteen per cert, of the farmers
are disposing of their stock and
will retire.
Between eleven and twelve
thousand persons attended the '
Farmers' Institutes held in Yorlc
county, being an average of near
ly 1.0C0 persons a day. York
county farmers attribute much of
their success to the institutes
conducted annually by the De
partment of Agriculture.
Over 2,000 tons of cabbage re
mains in storage at Waterford,
Erie County, and it is being mov
,ed slowly at seven dollars a ton.
Farmers report that the high
price of gasoline has caused an
increase in the price of grinding
in the grist mills of the State.
Pennsylvania ranks sixth in the '
production of hay iwith New
York, Iowa, Missouri, California
and Wisconsin leading.
Pennsylvania ranks ninth in
the production of wheat, four
teenth for oats and twentieth for
corn in the United States.
Pennsylvania is led in the
production of potatoes by Maine,
New York, Michigan, h'Jsconsin
and Minnesota.
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