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VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL G. 1916.
NUMBER 29
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Per-
Jhort Sketches of the Lives of
sods Who Dave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Christiana Totter.
Mrs. Christiana Potter, widow
of John W. Potter who died about
four years ago, passed away at
the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Asbury
Wigfield at Belle Grove, Md., on
Tuesday, March 28, 1916. after a
short illness, owing to infirmities
incident to advanced age. The
funeral took place on the first
day of April and interment was
made at Fairview.
Mrs. Potter's maiden name was
S:hetrompf, and she was born
in Germany, 77 years ago, emi
grating with her parents to this
country when Bhe was four years
of age. Her parents were among
the early settlers in Buck Valley
and she resided there for many
years.
She leaves surviving, two
daughters, Gertrude, wife of
Morgan Clingerman, residing at
Ing'.esmith, Bedford county, and
Marjorie, wife of Asbury Wig
field, residing at Belle Grove,
Md. There are, also, four broth
ers: John, in Oklahoma; Alex,
in Nebraska; Peter and Andrew,
m Everett "
Mrs. Potter had her home with
her grandson on the old home
place, and just a few days be
fore her death went to the home
of her daughter Marjorie, where
she became sick and died.
WlLLTAM BEATTY MCDOWELL.
Mr. William Beatty McDowell,
one of Franklin County's most
prominent citizens, died at his
home near Lemasters, Monday
afternoon, April 3, 1916. aged 48
years, 5 months, and 1 day, after
a sickness of less than a week, of
pneumonia. His death was most
unexpected even to his immedi
ate family, and was a great shock
to his many friends. Mr. Mc
Dowell was a son of the late
Archibald Bard McDowell. He
vas a man of fine character and
rcnspicuous in all good works,
ie was a leader in his communi
:y, and was the friend and coun
sellor of a multitude.
He was a member of the Pe
ars Township School Board and,
.n a service of more than four
years, he never missed a Board
.neeting. He devoted himself
without reserve to the interests
of the schools and, in his death,
they have lost a most zealous
Bupp'orter. He was a director in
the Lemaster National Bank and
was the Secretary of its Board.
He was a member of the County
Board of Viewers and his dis
criminating judgment and high
Bense of justice made him an in
valuable member of that import
ant commission. Hewasaprime
mover in the. building of the
Telephone Lines that cover a
large section of Peters Town
ship, and he was forward in ev
erything that tended to promote
the betterment of the comunity,
His place of leadership in neigh'
borhood advancement will "be
hard to fill.
Mr. McDowell was a lifelong
member of the Mercersburg
Presbyterian church, and for a
number of years he was an ac
tive elder. His energy, zeal, and
devotion to the church rendered
bim a most important member of
that old and influential congre
gation. He was a man of strong
faith and deep religious convic
tions and he lived the life of a
Christian before his fellow men
He spent his money freely for
the church he loved and he was
a generous supporter of its work
at home and abroad. Though
operating a large farm, and be
'ng engaged in numerous busi
nesa enterprises, yet when the
church demanded his attention.
turned away from them to
serve the church. His death re
moves from the church one of its
finest spirits, and the Presbytery
Carlisle has lost one of its moBt
efficient elders. He frequently
represented his Church at Pres
Two Ribs Broken.
Joseph E. Mellott, of Belfast
township, met with a serious ac
cident last Saturday morning.
laving some logs to haul to a
nearby sawmill he, with John
Garland, went to work at an
early hour. Mr. Mellott stepped
on a log that he supposed was
ying solidly, but which turned
with him when he placed his
oot upon it, threw him violently
to the ground, and the log rolled
over Mr. Mellott's body breaking
two ribs and tearing two others
oose from the spinal column.
Mr. Mellott's wife, who has
not recovered from a serious at
tack of grip, had gone to the
Doctor's for treatment and was
not at home at the time of the
accident.
Recent Weddings.
Hoover Crouse.
From the Altoona Tribune.
Mr. Edgar Hoover, of Altoona,
and Miss Zella Crouse, of Web
ster Mills, were married at St.
Mary's Reforrrted church in Cum
berland on Wednesday. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Eugene Skyles, pastor of
the church. The couple wereat
tended by Mr. and Mrs. TrifFle,
of Altoona. Upon their return
rom their wedding trip the
young couple will reside in their
newly furnished home at C06
Twenty fourth street The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Crouse, of Webster
'.lills, and formerly resided with
l er sister, Mrs. Robert Cooper;
of 104 Twelfth street She ha?
a wide circle of friends in the
city. The bridegroom is. a son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hoover, of
506 Twenty-fourth street and is
employed by J. E. Harshbarger,
a milk dealer of this city.
Brubaker-Knotts.
Wednesday afternoon, March
22nd. at 3 o'clock, Mr. Samuel G.
Brubaker, of Cross Keys, and
Miss Flora Bell Knotts, of Al
toona, were united in marriage
by Justice of the Peace C. Irwin
Lewis, ine bride is a popular
and winning young woman of her
home city and the man of her
choice, a well known teamster of
the county. After a short wed
ding trip, the happy pair will go
to housekeeping at Cross Keys,
where they will be at home to
their many friends. Altoona
Tribune.
Miss Knotts is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knotts, for
merly of Todd township, and is
well known in this vicinity.
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bytery, and he was a delegate
from Carlisle Presbytery to the
Presbyterian Synod at Scranton
last fall.
He married Miss Laura Ken
dall, daughter of the late James
G. Kendall of Fulton County, in
1899, who, with five children,
Mary, James, Elizabeth, Robert,
and Martha, survive him. The
McDowell home was in many re
spects ideal. Love, kindness,
gentleness, reverence for par
ents, and regard for God and
sacred things characterized this
home and ' made it a charming
place to visit It is in this hal
lowed place where he will be
missed most of all, and it is here
his memory will be cherished
with an affection which will deep
en with the lapse of years.
In addition to his immediate
family he is survived by his aged
mother, , Mrs. Margaretta Mc
Dowell, and a sister, Miss Mary,
who resides with her mother in
Mercersburg; a sister, Mrs. Anna
Slaymaker, Harrisburg, and by
three brothers, A. Bard, Robert
S., and Thomas C, all living in
Peters township.
.The funeral will take place
from the family rosidence : one
mile north of Lemaster, at one
o'clock, this afternoon, and in
terment will be in , Spring Grove
Cemetery, near Lemaster, con
ducted by his pastor, Rev. J. G.
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MARCH HONOR ROLL.
It Is a matter ot vital intercut whether an Imant ib receiving sullicleut nourlHhment. The first lew months of
existence have an important bearing on the rest of its life.
There is but one way to tell this and that Is by weighing the baby at regular Intervals. Many babies lone
slightly In weight the first two weeks after they are born, but from that time on. If their food Is agreelne with
them, they should gain from four to seven ounces a week. If '.he gain Is less than an ounce a week or the baby
does not increase in weight at allithe family doctor should be at once consulted.
Among the ten thousand patients at the State Dispensaries there are numerous mothers. The nurses have been
Instructed by Dr. Samuel 0. Dixon, Commissioner of Health, to give particular supervision to the children in order
that they may not' begin life handicapped for want of the proper foodstuffs to nourish their bodies and make them
trong and able to fight off tuberculosis.
The Evangelistic Services.
The Union Evangelistic cam
paign opened last Sunday even
ing in the Presbyterian church
to a crowded house, and has con
tinued each evening since. 1 The
services Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday were preparatory. Yes
terday Evangelist Siebert arriv
ed, and he took charge of the
meetings last night and he will
continue them for a period of two
weeks. The town and communi
ty are fortunate in having the
presence of an evangelist whose
efforts in other towns have been
blessed to a remarkable degree.
That McConnellsburg stands in
just as great need of a spiritual
awakening as do other cities and
towns goes without saying. Bed
ford, Mount Union, Shippensburg
Chambersburg, Hagerstown and
other neighboring towns have had
recent evangelistic campaigns
with the most gratifying results.
There was a Jtime when relig
ion was supposed to be for wo
men and children. That time is
past. To-day, as never before,
are men taking the initiative in
all great religious' movement?.
Men are beginning to realize
that the world i3 good, or bad,
just as men make it If all men
were to band themselves togeth
er to fight for that which would
lead the world to honesty, truth
fulness; sobriety, recognizing a3
their leader the great Captain of
their salvation, it would not be
long until the light from the Sun
of Righteousness would have
penetrated the darkest corners
of the earth, war would be a
thing of the past, and mankind
wsuld stand in the relation of one
great world-wide Brotherhood.
Mrs. Rachel A. Hughes has
sold her personal property and
farm in Bethel township and is
breaking up the old home, and
will spend her time with her chil
dren. The farm, which contain
ed 80 acres, brought $3300 and
was sold to Palmer Bernhard.
The farm had been the home of
the Hugheses since 1878,
Excess of Lime Wasteful.
Field experiments recently
completed at the Pennsylvania
State College School of Agricul
ture and Experiment Station in
dicate that a large excess of lime
or limestone is wasteful, and that
only a slight excess over that
necessary to "sweeten" the "soil
or neutralize acidity should be
applied. '
For the average acid soil in
Pennsylvania one ton of burnt
lime or twice that amount of
ground limestone per acre is suf
ficient for an initial application.
On heavy clay soils burnt lime
is preferable on account of its
more pronounced ' flocculating
character, but under normal cor
ditions the choice between burnt
lime and ground limestone de
pends upon the relative cost in a
given locality. That about twice
as much ground limestone as
burnt lime is necessary, should
always be borne in mind.
Magnesium limestone has been
shown at the Pennsylvania State
College Station to give the same
results as pure limestone.
Experiment Station at Farmers Service.
Greater use should be made of
the state college of agriculture
and the state experiment station
by the citizens of this state. The
extension service, the faculty of
the college, the staff of the ex
periment station are assisting
those farmers who take advan
tage of their opportunity to farm
better and to correct the mis
takes that have been made in
farm management and soil man
agement. What varieties of seed
are you planning to use this com
ing season,? Have you investi
gated the recommendations of
the1 state experiment station?
Among the many valuable bulle
tins that may be secured without
charge is Bulletin 132, by Char
les F.Shaw, on "The Soils of
Pennsylvania." Write State Col
lege, Center County, Peennsyl-vania.
Subscribe for the News.
Farm Advisers at Command.
Hundreds of requests for the
services of the farm Advisers are
on file at the State Department
of Agriculture and these experts
on farming matters are now in
the field in various points of the
State.
The Department has carefully
selected its corps of Farm Advis
ers who are practical men in their
particular lines and each one of
them has had years of experi
ence in actual farm management
The services of these advisers are
offered to the farmers, dairymen,
poultrymen, gardners and fruit
growers of the State who need
help in planning their farm work
and wish to receive practical ad
vice for the betterment of con
ditions and crops.
Among the requests that have
been received at the Department
ly Deputy Secretary of Agricul
cure u i. Larothers, who is in
charge of the work, are a num
bep from county superintendents
of schools, asking for night lec
tures in rural school houses. The
school authorities report a great
interest among the farmers in
night schools for the development
of agriculture and the experts
will give demonstrations in com'
munity work, breeding and
market gardening and all classes
of community buying and sell
ing.
The farmers desiring informa
tion on soils, farm crops, dairy
ing, stock raising, poultry, drain
age, water supply, house sanita
tian and household economics
should apply to the Department
of Agriculture at Harrisburg at
once. The service is entirely free
and the demand is great Early
requests will be' scheduled and
the work taken up with the farm
ers as soon as possible.
Mrs. Abner M. Lake and Miss
M. B. Laley of Needmore, R. R.
2, were in town last Friday.
Miss Laley was attending to
business connected with the set
tlement of the estate of her fath
er the late John T, Laley. .
Names of New Subscribers and Others
Who Have Paid Subscription Dur
ing the Past Month.
No, this is not the same list we
published last month. Just as
the first week in each month
shows the appearance of new
stars in the sky, and the reap
pearance of those you saw a year
ago, so with the first week in
each month when the Honor Roll
is published, you see some names
for the first time, and others that
are reappearing after having
completed another journey of a
year's duration. In fact, all of
these persons whose names appear
in the Honor Roll this month re
turned home at midnight last Fri
day after having had a long trip.
They started out just a year be
fore in the old airship Earth and
swung entirely around the sun,
being atone time (about the first
of lastOctober)more than lOOmill-
ion miles from home (the starting
point) The distance traveled in
the journey was aomething more
that 611 million miles, a speed of
something like 70 thousand miles
an hour, and, strange to say they
were not pulled once for exceed
ing the speed limit.
The old ship is due to sail on
the first day of May, and all of
our subscribers who do not have
a 4 or a 5 on their label, will be
welcome to join the party; those
who have a 7 on the tab will
have reserved seats, and those
who have an "8" will be enti
tled to Pullman service.
Yes there is plenty of time to
have your label changed before
that time, but do not delay too
long.
Aller, Harry B.
Akers, Hyson,
Akers, T. H.,
Atherton, Geo. P.,
Bard, C. A.,
Barnett Bert,
Barton, Jos. F.,
Bernhard, Mrs. Fannie,
Bergstresser, Edw.
Bermond, Daniel,
Black, P. Fred,
Brant H. C,
Brant A. F.,
Brant, A. S.,
Brewer, I. H.,
Caldwell, Lee,
Cattlett Lee B.
Carbaugh, Austin,
Clevenger, Mrs. Jennie,
Clevenger, Mrs. A. P.,
Colledge, Mrs. M. B.,
Comerer, Edwin,
Comerer, Harvey,
Cook, Gilbert
Cowan, W. L.,
Cromwell, H. I.,
Cromwell, Mis3 Meta,
Daniels, Andrew,
Dtfneen, S. 0.,
Diehl, Robert,
Diehl, Moses,
Downin, Edgar,
Dubbs, A. M.,
Dunlap, Mrs. 0. R.,
Everhart George,
Fix, L. A.,
Fore, Frank,
Foster, Thornton,
Fraker, D. H.,
Fraker, Mrs. Dyson,
Garland, Henry L,
Garland, Howard,
Garlick, Peter,
Gaster, S. S.,
Geinger, Mrs. Axie,
Gilbert Daniel,
Hann, W. M., '
Hart W. V.
Heefner, Mrs. Lydia,
Heefner, W. H.,
Heinbaugh, John C,
Hendershot E. W.,
Hixson, W. F.,
Hoop, J. D.,
10 22 16
4117
3 20 17
3117
3 24 17
4113
8 20 17
120 17
314 17
3 20 17
3 21 17
12 21 16
10116
214 17
612 16
5 316
611 17
115 17
4 29 16
1117
10 24 16
316 17
1 18 17
120 17
9 21 16
511 17
3117
314 17
3 23 17
1217
1117
3 817
218 17
2 24 17
11916
817 16
612 16
3 20 16
515 17
4 20 16
910 16
5 416
5 816
311 16
413 17
5 2716
1117
315 17
313 16
315 16
4 217
313 17
4117
5 817
PREPAREDNESS.
Little Talks on Health and Hjgicne by
Samuel 0. Dixon, X. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Could you mobilize on short
notice? Is your individual phy
sical equipment always in con
dition to meet the demands which
Nature may thrust upon it?
Could you run half a mile if your
life were at stake? Could you
do half a day's manual labor
with safety?
Of courss you may say with
perfect trjth that there are not
apt to be ay such demands i on
you. You cam your daily bread
by merit?! exertion and expect to
continue so doing. Well and
good, but are you sure that
your mental equipment is at par?
The chances are that the man
who permits himself to deterio
rate physically connot reach the
maximum of his mental capacity.
Nature unquestionably contem
plated that the human animal
should have a considerable de
gree of physical exertion to main
tain life. The complexities of
modern civilization have forced
many men and women into oc
cupations where it requires ef
fort to find time or opportunity
for even a small amount of exer
cise. Commonly we accept such
a condition with some superficial
expression of regret and move
along in our restricted circle of
endeavor until Nature declares
war.
You can make no treaties which
will insure your safety under
such conditions. .Nothing short
of a consistent policy of moder
ate exercises and temperate liv
ing will prepare you to meet the
vital individual emergency. Your
turn will surely come. Are you
ready?
Personal pride should offer suffi
cient incentive to a man or woman
to keep in such condition that they
can mount a flight of stairs with
out puffing or button their shoes
without contortions.
The man who wants really to
live, should watch his waist
measure and his chest expansion
with, at least the same attention
that he bestows upon his bank
account
Hughes, Mrs. Rachel A., 10 1 16
Johnson, Stillwell, 4 2 16
Keefer, Geo. W., 3 14 17
Keefer, A. B., 3 2 16
Kelner. Wm 1 24 17
Kesstlring, E. O., 5 20 16
Knouss, David, 3 23 17
Laidig, Jere. 4 24 17
Laidig, Geo. Mc, 4 1 17
Layton, Howard, 5 8 16
Locke, Geo. W., ,2 20 17
Long, Howard, 4 1 17
Martin, J. M 4 3 15
McClain, W. C, 1 23 17
McDonald, J. R., 5 24 16
Mellott, Ross, 6 13 16
Mellott, Milton, 4 5 1G
Mellott, Harvey, 1 1 17
Mellott, Andrew, 5 IS 16
Mellott May, 7 8 17
Mellott, S. D., 3 5 16
Mellott Mrs. Wm., 1 10 17
Morton, W. D., 10 1 17
Morton, Peter 9 20 16
Mumma, Mrs. Mac, 5 20 16
Myers, W. D.. 3 14 IS
Oliver, Thomas, 5 22 17
Patterson, J. C, 3 12 17
Patterson, R. Sharpe, 7 4 17
Price, Mrs. D. B., 2 6 17
Powell, John S., 3 19 17
Reed, Chas. F., 3 23 17
Reese, Mrs. Charles 3 23 17
Richardson, M. E. 5 8 16
Rohr, R. B., 5 1 17 '
Rohr, Amanda, 5 14 16
Rupe. Mrs. W. C, 1 1 17
Schooley, R. Y., 4 1 17
Sharpe, N. F., 4 817
Sigel, Joab, 2 1 17
Simpson, Mrs. B. R., 1 5 17
Sipes, Ella, - 1 1 17
Sprowl, Ruth R., 3 14 17
Sprowl, W. L., 3 20 15
Sprowl, G. M., 6 9 17
Stains, Rosswell, 2 1 17 .
Strait Clyde, 3 14 17
Strait S. S., 3 1 17
Stevens, Geo. E., 4 1 17
Stevens, W. L., 4 22 16
Stevens, N. H., 7 10 17
Stevens, C. E 1 1 17
Stoner, Albert 1 1 17
Stouteagle. Miss Myrtle, 11 14 16
Tice, Charles, 7 1 16
Trayer, W.F., ."' 1117
Tritle, V. R., 3 20 16
Trout Mrs. M. B., 9 21 16
Truax, R. G., , 7216
Vores, Mrs. Catherine, 2 10 17
Walters, R. H.,. 7116
Waltz, Lewis, 1 1 16
Waters, Isaac G., 2 717
Winters, Mrs. Esther, 2 1 17
Wright Mrs. J. L, 10 12 17
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