dp VOLUME 17 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 27, 1916. NUMBER 45 RECORD OF DEATHS. LETTER FROM THE FRONT. INFECTED I'lECE OF NATURE. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Short Sketches of' the Lives' of Per sons ' Who Have Recently . Passed Away. ' Atchison R. Powell. Atchison R. Powell of 1716 West Second street. Dixon, III, passed away Saturday evening, July 15, 1916, at 7:30 o'clock aft er a long: illness. The funeral was held from the late home Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., Rev. F. D. Altman of St. Paul's Luther an church officiating. : Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Powell was a native of Franklin county, Pa., where he wa3 born October 23, 1846. He lived the major portion of his life in Fulton county, Pa., coming west in 1S93, and residing first in ML Carroll. 111. He came with his family to Dixon in 1897 and has since made this city his home. He was married in 1887 to Louisa Unger of McConnellsburg, Pa., who, with one daughter, Eleanor E. , city stenographer, survive. A brother, John S.. and two sisters, Hattie E. Powell and Mrs. Annie Yeakle. all of Plum Run, Pa., also survive. Stricken four yean ago with paralysis, from which he never recovered, he gradually grew weaker, and for the past two years has boen helpless, having been bedfast for the last five months. Mr. Powell was a highly re spected citizen of Dixon and has for many , years been a faithful and devout member of St Paul's Lutheran church of this city. Many will regret the passing of a good friend and neighbor. Dixon, 111., Evening Telegraph. Amos C. Palmer. Last Friday, Amos C. Palmer, near Needmore, in Belfast town hip, complained of pains in his ;tomach. He had been in good lealth, and it was thought that ;he trouble would soon pass away Accordingly his wife made him .ie down on a couch in a darken ed room and left him while she ittendedto other duties about .he house and garden. In about ifteen minutes she returned with 1 drink of water for Mr. Palmer and was shocked to find him dead A Doctor was called who said that death was due to heart fail ure. Funeral wa3 held last Sun day, interment being made in the Sideling Hill Baptist church burial grounds. Services were conducted by Rev. Powers,- as sisted by Revs. Funk and Croft. Mr. Palmer was aged CD years, 4 months and 18 days. His wife who was Sadie Clevenger, survi ves, together with a son and a daughter, namely, Clarence, of Pittsburgh, and Gertrude, wife of John Spade, of Belfast town ship. Mr. Palmer wis" a son of the late Elijah Palmer and was prom inent in his community a3 a good citizen. His unexpected death was a great shock to the neigh borhood. Mrs. J. C. Comerer. Mrs. GeorgiannaPittmanConi' er, wife of J. C Comerer, of Thompson township, died Tues day, July 25, 1916, aged 66 years 6 months, and 23 days. Funeral was held on the following Thurs day at 10 o'clock a. m., inter ment being made in the cemetery at Damascus church. Services were conducted by her pastor, Kev. Garland, of the Christian church, of which Mrs, Comerer was a consistent mem ber. Although she had been in very delicate health since last January, her death was in al Probability hastened by the re cent extremely hot weather, for She was ud and train z about, and had been to Hancock less than a Week previous to her death. Mrs. Comerer was a daughter of Jared and Sarah Pittman. ;. In January 1871, she was united in Carriage to J. C. Comerer,' who survives her. To this union the Allowing children Burvive: Har vey and William, and Anna, wife w inompson James of Thomp' Company C. Arrives at El Paso. Boys Treated Royally Along the Route to Border. Dear Editor:-As stated in my last letter, we left Mt. Gret na July 9th. At Harrisburg I was one of a squad detailed to store provisions in the cooking car. Our train then passed over the main line of the Pennsylva nia railroad westward. At Co- umbus, Ohio, the troops were given a little exercise to prevent them from getting tired of rid ing. Our next stop was Indian apolis. At Terre Haute we were given a hearty reception, lemo nade was served and each man was given a postcard to send home. The trip across the state of Indiana was almost a continu ous ovation. Going by way of St. Louis and Kansas City to Dal hart, Oklahoma, we were again given another exercise of about fifteen minutes at Dalhart. Past ng through Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico, we found the towns rather small and scattered and the land given over chiefly to grazing. At last we arrived at our new lome five miles from El Paso, at a small station called Fort Bliss. Everything is very quiet here not as much excitement as in old Pennsylvania. Will write more as soon as I get a line on the situation here. Please send my paper to Camp and publish my full address for the benefit of parents and any who may wish to get in touch with Company C. Thank you for the stamps they are a scarce article here. Yours truly, John C. Bishop, Co. C, 8th Inft., 3rd Brig., 7th Div. Camp Stewart, El Paso, Texas. son township; Ella, wife of Wil- iam Seamst, of Ayr township; Edward in Colorado; Georgetta, wife of Roy M. Daniels, Hancock Md.' Her aged mother, Mrs. Sa rah Pittman, lives in McConnells burg with her daughter Miss El- a. The following brothers and sis ters are living: Scott W., of Ne braska; Edwin M.' S., of Colora do, Joseph H., of Oklahoma, Miss Ella, and Mrs. Winnie D. Ken dall, both in McConnellsburg. Mrs. Comerer was a woman of sterling qualities of mind, bright. alert to all about her, well in formed on all the leading topics of the day and a pleasing com panion. She was a good wife and mother, her superior inteli- gence won respect and affection of neighbors and friends, and she was a good Christian woman. Mrs. Melinda Logan. Mrs. Melinda Logan died at her home in Davenport, iowa, July 12, 1916, aged 84 years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs, Crosby, of Low ville, N. Y., and by two sons and three daughters, The youngest daughter, Miss Re becca, lived at home with her mother. Mrs. Logan's maiden name was Pott. Her famijy lived near Big Cove Tannery, at Pott's Mill and her people wei e the "Iron Masters" of that place many years ago. On September 23, 185S, she was married to Charles T. Logan, of Ayr township. And shortly after the close of the Ci vil War they "went west" where Mr. Logan died. Charles T. Lo gan formerly lived on the farm now owned and occupied by Mrs. Keziah Johnston. Mrs. Logan's brother and sister, James and Rebecca Pott, died in McCon nellsburg many years ago. Henry Bender. Henry Bender died at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Catha rine Bender, widow'of John Een der, Tuesday morning at about 3 o'clock, aged 84 years, 5 mo. and 3 days. , Mr. Bender was born in McConnellsburg. Short ly after the Civil War,' he went to Mercersburg where he follow ed his trade as cabinetmaker. nmi &m w, v r:r. .. The following suggestions are from care of Infants: The hot weather of this season of tlio year Is extremely dangerous to tho lives of Infants and young children, not only becauso of the depressing effects of high atmospheric temperature In general, but more especially because of the effect of hot weuther upon all perishable articles of food, among which cow's milk holds the first place. It Is therefore highly Important that cow's milk to ha used for infants' food should be the purest and freshest that you can afford to buy. During the hot weather ice Is absolutely necessary for tho preservation of milk, and all milk used for food should bo cooled by ice as soon as it comes from the cow and should be kept next to the ice until ready to be used. A little money spent for Ico may prevent illness and its much greater expense for medicine, nursing and medical attendance. As water is often a carrier of disease, It is safest to use only boiled water for drinking or tho preparation of a baby's food. Breast Feeding. Every mother should endeavor to nurse her baby. Dreast milk is the' natural food of the new born baby. There is no other food that can comparo with It. A breast-fed baby has a much groater chance of living than a bottle-fed baby. Uottlo Feeding. If it bocomes necessary to feed the baby either entirely or only in part upon the bottle, remember that the greatest cleanliness is ncce3sary in all details of the feeding. As soon as a bottle Is finished, it should be thoroughly washed vlth cold water, theu cleased with hot water and borax (1 teaspoonful to a pint of water) and put shle for further cleansing before being usod again. If you h ive only a few bottles and it becomes necessary to use the jaiiio bottle for the next feeding, boil it for a few minutes b.fore putting fresh food into It. Never let the baby nurso from tho remains of a bottle which ha has not finished at once. Take It away from tho crib, pour out the milk, and clcaneo at once. Stalo milk curds sticking to the insido of a Loitlo after a few hours become poisonous and may con laminate fresh milk coming in contact with them. It is better to have, as many bottles as the number of the baby's laily feedings, so that all the bottles can be boiled together before the food is prepared In the morning. Attacked By Dogs. One day during latter part of last week, Mrs. Nancy Sprig?, who lives at the foot of the Ridge west of town, had an experience with dogs that she will not for get. Nancy was frying meat and when her attention was at tracted elsewhere for about two seconds a dog grabbed the meat and ran. Nancy followed, but another dog . caught her by the ankle and bit her severely so that she had to seek medical aid. Dr. Robinson dressed the - wounds. One dog was killed. - Nancy ha3 the sympathy of many friends for the loss of her supper and for the painful wounds. Camped Along (lie Way. Tuesday, July 18th, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. McNeil and their three sons Wilfred, Edgar, and Homer, of Searsboro, Iowa, left home in their auto on a trip to the eastern seashore, and they camped along the the way, and traveled leisurely until Tuesday of this week when they arrived in McConnellsb.irg, and for sev eral days they were the guests of Mrs. McNeil's sister, Miss Ma ry Pittman. Balance of the time they were at Mr., and Mrs., B. Frank Henry and' Miss Mary Hoke. i Hann-Eddy. Veteran John Kann near Salu via, and Lucy N. Eddy, of Nan tucket, Mass., were married in Everett, Pa., July 22, 1916. While there he married Mrs. Su san Kegereis who died about four years ago. They had no children. For the past year he lived in the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Catharine Bender, on East Lin coln Way. Mr. Bender is survived by two brothers and one sister, namely, M. M. and Samuel Bender, of McConnellsburg, and Elizabeth wife of Noah Linn, out West. The body was tr.ken to Mer cersburg at G o'clock this morn ing for interment in the Mercers jburg Cemetery. t - V .. 5 t -.'tY .? -tv.''-v r;'-'r i r5- -. a circular issued by Commissioner of House Burned. Last Sunday evening, the dwelling house owned and occupi ed by Eb Lake east of Scrub Ridge, on what is known as the Dalbey place, near the Lincoln Highway, was destroyed by fire together with all the contents. Mr. and Mrs. Lake were in Mc Connellsburg attending preach ing when the fire broke out and they knew nothing of their loss until they neared their home some time after nineo'clock. A neighbor, Abram Pittman, was the first to arrive at the fire, and he reports that the whole build ing, including the roof, was a mass of flames, making it impos sible to save anything in the house. Those who saw it before the building fell think the fire started in the garret, and that a smoldering fire in the flue may have been the cause. In addi tion to another household goods, forty dollars in money went up in smoke. Although there was some insurance, the loss will be keenly felt by the young people who went to house keeping only about two years ago "Eb" is a son of John Lake who lives close by. Must Grin and Bear It. By roason of certain factors never before known in a presi dential campaign, the present one has brought to the surface the most disgusting editorials ever inflicted upon a long-suffer ing public. Listen to what the Sage of Potato Hill says about it: "The real questions of moment are hidden in the crime of over praise or overabuse; the real news is covered up by means of sensationalism or prejudice. For merly an American, when politics because so bad he could n6 long er stand it, . might call his dog, put out his fire, and move out west, to make a new start; but the free land in the West has been taken up; the only thing to do now is to reform public af fairs." , .. Subscribe for 'he Nnws. Health, Samuel G. Dixon, relative to the Ttliere Are Her Friends? Mrs. D. A. Stoops, Grove City, Pa., sent money to pay up until 1917 and asked what had become of her friends in the southern part of this county? She and others would like to hear from friends through the News. Let's see about it. Correspondents in the south ern part of the County complain that their mails do not reach the News in time for publication. Let's see about that too. Bet we can hit the nail on the head first crack at it. It is because the correspondent thinks he or she must wait until after Sunday to mail their letters to us guess ed it first trial, didn't we? Now why should you wait until after Sunday? All that happens on Sunday that is worth printing would go into three lines. Now, friends please try our ' plan just a few times and see how well it will work. Sit down each Fri day evening, or, in time to catch the Saturday mail out, and write up the news of the week, deaths, marriages, accidents, strangers in the neighborhood, and who have gone away (say for 25 miles or more,) and if you should hap pen to forget a few neighborhood Sunday visits, we and our read ers will freely forgive you. Try mailing your letters from these distant points on Saturday. Ask us for stamped and self addressed envelopes for corres pondentswe furnish them free ly. But you must notify us when to send. Free Sheep. Inquiry about the 'free sheep' mentioned several times by the News is being made, To all in quirers, we reply, Address the Secretary of Agriculture, Char les E. Patton, Harrisburg, Pa. He will give you all desired in formation, or put you in touch with the manufacturers who are , paying for the sheep. Mr. and Mr3. George A. Har ris visited relatives in Harrisburg a few days this week. Little Talks on Health and lijgicne by Samuel G. Dixon, H. D., LI. D., Commissioner of Health. Our streams once undefiled by man ran from the mountains to the sea in all of Nature's purity. They ran through our valleys and meadows in all their pristine beauty and offered to all animate nature that which would inno cently quench the thirst of man and beast and help, them live. Today it is not so. Man relent lessly, regardless of his brother down stream, now throws his waste and that of domestic ani mals into the waters flowing nearest his home. In that with which Nature has endowed much of our territory more richly than many other countries, we now find lurking poison has been hidden, in some cases only to be seen by the aid of the microscope. Now is the season when we travel through the country to be happy and lay up energy and strength for the toll of the com ing winter. Alas! The want of intelligence and care makes us deaf to the teaching of preven tive medicine and we quench our thirst at the stream we run across regardless of its purity, and often the sparkling tumbler of water is only to be compared with the draught of the deadly hemlock. The parched lips have been moistened and the thirst satisfied but the day of judgment too often comes bringing the de velopment of typhoid fever which in years past we could only com pare with some of the plagues that ravaged our ancient cities. Those of us who collect, tabu late, and have ever before us the statistics that show the suffering and sorrow that still continue from typhoid fever, beg you to awake to that which causes so much distress. By proper care it can be avoided. Never drink out of an unknown surface stream. When traveling see that pure water i9 carried along as well as food, otherwise the harvest of sickness and death will follow and defeat the object of summer vacations. How to Buy Fertilizer. For the season of 191(, we be lieve there will be little fertilizer sold containing nitrogen and pot ash. If the analysis, always plainly marked on bags, indicate the presence of either of these two ingredients, there will be sure to be a prohibitive price asked by the manufacturer. As an illustration if but one per cent, potash is indicated, the ad ded price will be several dollars a ton, Now, we all know that unless several hundred pounds to the acre be used, one per cent, potash would not grow a hill of beans, and since few farmer in Fulton County have the courage to apply more than 200 pounds of fertilizer to the acre, we hearti ly advise that nothing but acid phosphate be purchased this year Keep clear of all goods marked with half, or one per cent of any other part Buy the straight acid goods 14 to 15 per cent pure. This is the year in which lime should be liberally applied. Then as our best farmers know, use all efforts to produce sods. The practice of using lime and ferti lizer to produce cash crops of grain is ruinous our thousands of "run down"cres should be proof sufficient. Produce stiff sods and you will never again say that "Fertilizers last but one year." Plough these sods down before they have been robbed until a rabbit would starve on them, and the vexing question of reclaiming lands will have been solved. I Chambersburg papers are giv ing warning to all auto drivers that all unnecessary noises due to open cut-outs will surely bring trouble to the offender. We can- , not find a word of fault with the jtown for thesane move. Snapshots at Their Caning and Gciogi Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outihg. Mrs. Harry Marshall visited her parents in Chambersburg last Saturday. Mrs. Frank St. Clair, of Wash ington, D. C, is visiting her mother Mrs. Eiizabeth Shimer. Mrs. Ira Fohner, of Chambers burg, is visiting her father, Mr. R. C. McQuade, in McConnells burg. Mrs. D. F. Trout cttrnd-d the Reformed reunion laot Thursday, going with friends from Mer cersburg. Virgil Sipes, of Cumberland county, visited his parents, Hon. and Mrs. John P. Sipes, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Weirich, of Chambersburg, were guests of the former's sister, Mrs. Char lott Finniff, last Sunday. Mrs. Boyd Jackson, of Everett, was a recent guest in the home of her mother, Mrs. Emiline Lodge, on north Second street. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Jackson left Monday for a ten-day vaca tion at the former's home in Morrisdale, Clearfield County Ta. Chas. Heikes and family, and Mr. David Malloy, of York, were guests in the home of Mrs. Mary Clevenger from Saturday until Sunday. T. Elliott Patterson, Esq. and Mrs. Patterson, of Philadelphia, are spending their annual sum mer outing at the Brookside Farm south of town. Miss Olive Lodge and Miss Esther Kendall returned home last Saturday after having spent a week very pleasantly in the home of Dr. Campbell, in New Grenada. Last Friday, Miss Nellie Hays left for St. Louis to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Spanrr ler. She will visit other places also, and expects to be away a month or six weeks. Mrs. Charle3 Stumbaugh, of Chambersburg, and her sister, Miss Kursner, of Philadelphia, were guests in the home of Nick Roettger, in McConnellsburg, Wednesday of last week. Prof, and Mrs. Charles Lodge, of Blairville, Ta., were recent guests in the home of the form er's mother, Mrs. Emiline Lodge. Prof. Lodge will have charge of the schools in Erie this winter. Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper Beaver, of Rochester, N. Y., were in town last Saturday. Mr. Beaver was a resident of Fort Loudon many years ago, and 13 a relative of the Coopers of thi3 county. Prof, and Mrs. H. E. Gress, of Moncssen, Pa., came to McCon nellsburg yesterday evening and will be the quests of the Mi.-?3es Rexroth and other relatives for several weeks during the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyer, of Johnstown, stopped at the home of Mrs. Mary Clevenger last Sat urday, and on Sunday, Mrs. Clevenger's sister, Mrs. Rebecca Deshong, accompanied them to her home in Johnstown. Rev. and Mrs. Yearick atten JeJ the Reformed Church reunion at Pen-Mar last Thursday. They said it did not rain on them first dry reunion day in many years. From 5,000 to 7,000 peo ple were in attendance. - B. M. Dawney, of Chicago, , is touring eastern states with friends, and last Monday. B. M. came to McConnellsburg and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stevens. . Latter part of. this week he will join his party in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and little son Richard, of Cham bersburg, were guests in, the L. W. Seylar home Saturday and Sunday, Mr. Smith returning to Chambersburg Sunday and Mrs. Smith and Richard remaining until latter part of this week.
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