A VOLUME 17 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 17.1916. NUMBER 4S RECORD OF DEATHS. fROa THE FRONT. ILort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Dave Recently Tasscd Away. David L. Humbert. David Luther Humbert, aged 88 years, died at the home of hia daughter Inez, wife of J. H. Bailey in Appleton, Wisconsin, July 24, 1910. The deceased was a son of Frederick Humbert, end wa3 born in McConnellsburg, Pa., July 4. 1828. He went to Alt. Carroll, HI., in 18o3, where he pursued the occupation of miller. Later, he moved to Shannon, 111., where he remained 47 years until the death of his wife April 5. 1915, when he went to Appeton and Epent the remainder of his life with his daughter Inez. Mr. Humbert was married Oc tober 11, 1801 toLillieD. Jackson at Mt. Carroll, 111. He leaves three children: Adelbert D., Spearf.sh, S. D. ; Etter M., Chad wick, 111., and Inez M., Appleton, Wis. He served 3 years and 4 months in the Union army dur r.g the Civil War, enluting in Co. K, ICth Illinois Vol. Inf. There lived throe Humbert brothers i.i this section during the early part of the nineteenth rantury: FREDERICK, KOLO v:ONT, snc! DAVID David living it Fort Loudon, and Solomon irni Fred, in McConnellfburg. TT.ED'S children were: John, .)avid, Fred, Mary, Hannah mother of Mrs. Rebecca Sten;? r at Jugtown), Lizzie ("Uncle" Jam Bender's firstwife), Rachel (wife of Ed-McPherson. died in the house now owned by Mrs. Mary Clevenger at that time .he Buck Horn Hotel kept by .fames W. Rumel's mother), Katie and Delilah, who went west with their parents. SOLOMON Humbert (whose vife was a Mulwortz) was the father of Daniel, Elizabeth and 5usann, the last named being the jiiie of the late Samuel J. Irwin; and grandfather of our townsman John A. Irwin. DAVID Humbert's children vere Thomas, late of Thompson township, deceased and father of Associate Judge David Truax Humbert; Mary (deceased) moth er of our townsman George W. Hays; Hannah, wife of Amos McCullough (deceased) Fort Lou don, and Benjamin, who died at Braddock about a year ago. Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn. Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn, daugh ter, of Mr. and Mrs. John Ben der, was born in McConnellsburg Pa., January 21, 1827, and died July 12, 1916 at the home of her Bon John in Brighton, Iowa, aged 89 years, 5 months, and 17 days. The deceased was married to Noah Lynn at McConnellsburg, March IS, 1847. To this union nine children were born, of whom seven are living; Henry, Sioux City, Iowa: Jasper, Pleasant Plain, Iowa; Thomas, Exline, Io wa; James, Pleasant Plain, Iowa; Mrs. Belle Johnson, Eldon, Iowa; John, Brighton, Iowa; and Wil liam, Merrick, Okla. Nine years after their marri age they moved to Iowa, and li v tdin Jefferson county until i year before Mr. Lynn's death which occurred on the 15th day of July, 1912. After his death Mrs. Lynn lived with her son James, and the last seven months of her life, with her son John. Besides her children, she is sur vived' by 20 grandchildren. Mrs. Lynn was confirmed into the Presbyterian church, and la t, went by letter into theMeth adist Episcopal Church. She was an aged mother who spent her life in great devotion to the best interests of humanity. Mrs. Lynn was a sister of Sam "el and Martin M. Bender, o this place. Miss Blanche Sipes. Miss Blanche, daughter of Rev and Mrs. Mason L. Sipes. of Ev ' erett, died at Bedford Springs Saturday morning, August 12, Win, aged about S2 years. The 111 JKtr'J X&rte&tfi Jri D. (kxJtCnt Two Accidents. Last week, two autos turned turtle on the mountains near Mc Connellsburg. One was on Scrub Ridge, and one was on the Cove mountain on the east side near the top. No one was seriously hurt in either accident. Care less driving was supposed to be the cause in both cases. John Barleycorn is strongly suspected a3 having been a passenger in one of the cars. State police are riding the Lincoln Highway west of this county, but we believe the Bedford and Fulton county mountains would afford a3. much 'game" for these men a3 would any part of the Highway. Driv ers naturally a little light in the upper story try to cut too many smart capers on these mountain curves. Rev. W. W. Spriggs, of the A. M. E. church, Cito, was a wel come visitor at the News office Tuesday. The Reverend gentle man filled Rev. Croft's preaching appointments at Mt. Zion, Bed ford Chapel, and Needmore last Sunday and was greatly pleased with the reception those good people gave him. Rev. Spriggs strictly all right, and well worthy the respect, encourage ment, and sympathy of every body interested in tne betterment of mankind. funeral took place at her father's home on Monday afternoon, and interment was made in the Ev erett cemetery. For more than two years Miss Blanche had diabetes, and on the evening before her deatn, sne became very ill, soon became un conscious, and remained in that state until death came. She was a devoted member of the M. E. Church, an active worker in the Sabbath school and in the Ladies' societies connected with the church to which she belonged. Besides her parents, she is sur vived by the following brothers and sisters: Burt, Clearfield, Pa.; Miss Dolly, New York City; How ard, Curwensville, Pa. ; Ella, wife of Howard Wagner, New Cumberland; Louie, wife of Har ry O'Neal, Everett, R. R.; Amy, wife of Charles Ott, Everett, Pa. ; and Miss llattie an home. S?0,, j i -- ,r;.;,"i ""V" . lirl NnMl. I 7,iWi)'. ,ut..,r..' ......... .-.,'- ,-..f, 1) 'te . it V - r - r"' . f' W1' ' ;s v:K1 ;JvC cT"! l i . Pocket editions cf t'iis nap, sNowIng router, in colors, mailed en requeii. GULF REFINING CO., WHOLE FAMILY KILLED. Relatives of Fulton Coaaij Families Killed and Injured in Street Car Wreck Near Johnstown. Intermarriage has brought so many of the Ribblatt and De shong families residing in Johns town, Pa., and vicinity into close relationship, that it has been their custom once a year to hold a joint family reunion. As most of the Deshongs in Cambria coun ty owe their nativity to Fulton it follows that many Fulton coun ty people are in close touch with this annual event. Last year it was held on the L'Sth of August at Island Tark Johnstown, and Lincoln I. Deshong, Joseph M., G. E. and John F. Deshonfc-all of Licking Creek township at tended. Last Saturday wa3 the day fixed for the event this year and the party were aboard a trolley enroute for South Fork. As they were gliding joyously along a run-a-way car from Ebensburg came dashing down with light ning rapidity and ploughed its way through the car, containing the excursionists causing the death of twenty-six persons and the injury of more than half a hundred more.. Among the dead were Darrell Deshong, his wife, and two chil drenthe entire family. Darrell is a son of the late Percy De shong, a grandson of Jacob and Rebecca (Strait) Deshong form erly of Licking Creek township. (Darrell's father was killed on a railroad.) Two Bisters of Dar rell's wife, Mrs. Robert Mc Laughlin and Mrs. Bruce Ribb- ; lett were killed last Saturday a3 wcll as the only two children of Mrs. Bruce Ribblett. Her brother,. Irvin Clark, was per haps fatally injured. David Deshong the eldest mem ber of the Deshong family on the car, was among the killed, . as was. also. Joseph Ribblett, who was married to Mattie Deshong, sister of Lincoln I. Deshong. The Ra'-s Hill and Southern rcpnsylvai.ia Conference will meet at Gapsville August 23rd J and continue over Sunday. 1 fj '. ,' nrv, Hm i .',.. THE FLY AND EPIDEMICS. Little Tsl!;s on Health cr.J Hjgieae bj Samcc! C. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health. Reams have been printed about the danger from the house fly. Despite all that has been said it is a self evident fact that people do not understand how real is the danger from these pests. If they did, a single season would be sufficient to wipe out the dan gerous nuisances. Let people once understand the part that the fly plays in the transmission of disease, and they will look up on anyone who maintains a con dition which breeds them as a public enemy to be summarily dealt with. There is much wasted advice about swatting the fly and trap ping the fly. What we must learn to do is to exterminate it by doing away with all breeding places. Stables with manure piles that are left for weeks, and garbage dumps, and unscreened and care lessly constructed outhouses are the sources of the fly pest. Un pleasant as this may be to con sider it i3 true. Any community which will bo able to free itself from flies will eliminate these of fensive features. While it has not been definite ly proven what the fly ha3 to do with infantile paralysis, we have good reason to believe that it takes a part in the spread of the disease. That they can, and do carry the germs of typhoid fever and other diseases we know. It is a wise mother who screens her baby's crib. Thousands of children under one year of age die annually who would be saved if the fly were eliminated. Is Slaking G tol Ira L. Peck, of Franklin coun ty, recently graduated from the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Uni versity in the Commercial course, which entitles, him to the degree of Bachelor of Commercial Sci ence. Last week. Mr. i'ec; was elected Principal of the Commer cial Department of the Cham- bersburg High School. V.'.' ... . IM-'j,i . if , " i-rt st V"""". V' 'V'-'.i if "j. "' 11 HooverChambers. From .JplTervon City (Mn.,1 ('nplml New. A marriage of interest to the many friends of the bride and groom was that of Miss Margaret Chambers and Mr. Harrison Hoover, both of this city. The ring ceremony was performed at 1:30 today at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Chambers, of 513 Jefferson street, by the Rev. Milton Rader of the Methodist church in the presence of forty intimate friends Miss Virginia Chambers, a sis ter of the bride played Lohen grin's wedding march preceding the ceremony. The bride's wed ding gown was of sheer white organdie with abundance of lace. Her going away gown was of dark blue taffeta and a becoming hat of black velvet and white felt crown was worn. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Chambers of Jefferson street, and has been one of the efficient instructors of the Broad way school for the past five years She possesses a wide circle of friends who extend their congrat ulations to the happy couple. Mr. Hoover has resided 'in this city for five years, being stenog rapher and bookkeeper for the Sullivan Saddletree company and most expert in his profession. After the ceremony a reception followed, after which Mr. and Mrs. Hoover left for St Louis and Chicago for a wedding trip of ten days. On their return they will be at home in an attrac tive apartment on Adam3 street recently furnished by Mr. Hoov er. The groom is a former Taylor township teacher, and a son of the late Andrew Hoover. Hester-Keith. ' Mr. George Heeter, Jr., son of George Heeter, of New Grenada, and Miss Mary Keith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Keith, of New Grenada, were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon, August 16, 1916, by the Rev. L. Benson, at his home in Huston- town. These two excellent young people will begin . housekeeping this fall in Wood vale, followed by the best wishes of a wide cir cle of friends, r iviohi '- 1 " V " '. 'J"-- .....'1 Pittsburgh, Pa. THAT HARVEST HOSE. Annual Picnic Affords Opportunity fcr Exchange of Ideas, Keeping Step With Inevitable Progress. Common picnics, family reun ions, and social gatherings of all kinds are highly important func tions in the life of any communi ty; but in a distinctly agricultur al district, a meeting like that held in Sloan's Woods, last Fri day, carries with it infinitely greater possibilities than that of partaking too freely of a good dinner. The possibilities for co operation cannot be measured. Last Friday, speakers Jackson Lighty, and Reisner sounded the keynote of the situation when, with evidently no. knowledge of what their fellow speakers inten ded to say, they each pointed out the rapid changes in world mat ters that reach out and down in to the lives of all classes of indi viduals, and in no case having more direct effect than upon farming communities. The wheels of progreos cannot be blocked by anything one class may elect to do all must cither move with that progress or suf fer. Education, organizat i o n, and co-operation are the three stays upon which rests the future of rural communities. Rev. Jack son's reference to the present age as one of re-construction was well put. Lighty's reference to the hornet's nest was so apt that we repeat it below, and Reisner's reference to tne necessity oi an education fitted into the present day conditions exactly. Mr. Lighty endeavored to illus trate his and other farmers' help lessness in matters of legislation as compared with the power ex erted by organized business in other lines. He compared the farmers to bees, butterflies, and all kinds of insects flying or liv ing carelessly, though apparently happy, along the roadsides. A colored driver who was an ex pert with his whip, amused him self for miles by "shooting" all these little creatures with the snapper of his whip nevermiss ing a bug, boo, fly or ether living object at which he struck. Fi nally, he and his salesman com- Engineer Howard Hole Writes From Nogaks, Arizona Under Date of August Fourth. We were sent from El . Taso (or, rather Fort Bliss which, is a suburb of El Paso) to Nogalea (No-gollies) on the l(!th of July. Our orders were to proceed with all possible haste. We received the orders at 7 o'clock in the eve ning and before midnight we were all "packed up" and on the train ready to pull out. We were commended very highly by the commander of the Division for our quick work. We broke camp during a bad sand and wind storm, and it might be noted in passing that engineers in the army reqjire more time to move than any other division, owing to the large quantity of equipment carried. So, in making thi3 time, we received "another star in our crown." We ere laying out a camp site here fur General Tershing when he returns from Mexico. Our boys are working hard and have solved problems that on sight would seem impossible to the un trained army engineer. We build bridges with a ca pacity of fifteen tons without using a nail or a bolt. All timbers are lashed with cable. Our work is composed of building roads, laying pipe lines, and drains, the erection of shower baths, etc. While it is hard work, it i3 very interesting. Of course, one com pany of ninety men cannot do all the work, so we really do only the overseeing and the other troops, which comprise the mili tia of California, Utah, Idaho and Connecticut, do the labor. We are also surveying and mapping the country in this sec tion. This work, which is very accurate must all be done by us without help. We don't know how long wa will be kept here. We may bo sent back to Texas or some other place soon, as we received orders to-day to use all perishable food as soon as possi ble, and all material which could not be maved to be used in two weeks. I wish you could see the camps along the bordershow neat and sanitary they are kept; also, the quantity of provisions required to equip an army of a few thous and troops. I am able now to understand the report of the European War costing so many millions a day. And the equip ment here is only the primary equipment Only wish I could tell you of the work that is going on here, but that is something I can re veal to no one. I never couhl understand how things were planned, and all arrangements made for the army, weeks fore it moved, gineers are in movement of an or even years be Eut as the en charge of all this I now understand how it is done. Would like to tell you all about our life as individuals, but it would fill many pages. I wish to acknowledge the re ceipt of magazines from C. J. Brewer, and the boys of Co. B, a:e all very thankful for them. With best wishes to all, I re main, Pvt. II. N. Hoke, Co. B. Eng. BatL N. G. P., No gales, Ariz. panion passed within reach of a hornet's nest, and the traveling man asked his driver why he did not reach out for the nest. The old darkey replied "NoSuh, dem follows is organized." Mr. Frank Ranck received the plaudits of his fellow farmers for having set out in the face of threatened storm to bring a mem ber of the State Board of- -Advisers to the picnic Mr. Lighty, a York county farmer who is an an thority on many agricultural sub jects. , We compliment the committee for the nice program and for the smooth workings of same. t
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