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VOLUME 17
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 24, 1916.
NUMBER 49
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Save Recently
Passed Away.
Joseph B. Smith. "
Joseph B. Smith, one of Union
township's oldest residents, died
at his home near Northcraft Au
gust 10, 1916. He was born Feb
8, 1S41, making him 75 years 6
months, and 2 days old at the
time of death. He was a real
dent of this county for CO years,
When the Civil War broke out he
enlisted in the service of his
country in Co. B. 3rd Regiment
Maryland Volunteer Infantry, P.
H. B. He served 3 years and 5
months in that war. After the
war he engaged in farming.
His remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at the Fairview
Christian church Sunday, Au
gust ICth, funeral services be
ing conducted by Rev. John Ben
net, of Artemas.
Deceased is survived by his
wife and eight children. Belle,
wife of Lewis Wigfield; Agne3,
wife of Vernon Northcraft: Jes
sie wife of Philip Boden; Blanche
wife of Cha3. Smith: Ethel, wife
of Russel Leasure: Roy of Boston
Pa., Scott living near home, and
Ross at home. Also one brother
George Smith, of Great Capon,
W. Va., survives.
Mr. Smith was a believer of
the Christian faith and a man of
estimable character. He was a
true soldier and citizen and a
kind and faithful father and hus
band. By hi s death the entire
community sustains an irrepar
able loss.
J. Linn Kesselring.
J. Linn Kcsselring, aged about
C3 years, died at the home of
George Taylor, in Taylor town
ship, thi3 county last Sunday af
ternoon. The funeral took place
t.t 10:30 Tuesday morning, and
interment was made in the ceme
tery at Center.
Mr. Kesselring was a well
;nown citizen, and he had been
ick only about a week. Last
Saturday he had a stroke of
taralysis and gradually grew
vorse until the end came. His
wife (Jane Witter) passed away
mly a few months ago. They
re not survived by children.
The deceased was a consistent
member of the United Brethern
Church.
Mrs. G. E. Truax.
Annie, wife of G. E. Truax,
died at their home at Wells Tan
nery Sunday evening, aged G3
years. Funeral Wednesday in the
cemetery at the U. B. church in
the Valley. Mrs. Truax had been
a great sufferer for more than a
year. She was a daughter of Mr
and Mrs. George Price, of Laidig;
and had been a consistent mem
ber of the M. E. church since
early life. Besides her husband,
she is survived by one sonGeorge,
of Youngstown, 0., Mrs. Cora
Sattaux; Frank Price of Laidig;
John and Amanda, New York
City. A good woman ha3 gone
to her final rest.
BriJge Contract Let
On Tuesday of this week, the
Commissioners of . Huntingdon
and Fulton Counties met at Dub
lin Mills and let the contract for
the new concrete bridge at that
Place. The successful biddef was
R. R. Myers, of Lewistown,
whose bid was $3496 for a bridge
72 feet in the clear. This bid
was made on the supposition that
a four-foot excavation would be
sufficient depth. If, after the
foundation is excavated, solid
ground ha3 not been reached, the
County will probably have to pay
a few dollars for the extra work.
But the price named is about
what the total cost wfll be.
Stork News.
A son was born on Wednesday
last week to David and Rose
Seville In Avr townshiD. a son. to
Clarence and Zena Hoover, near
uane Sunday morning, and a son
to Mahlon and Ada Kline, Mon
day morning. ,
Letter from the Front.
Dear Editor, Parents and my
Friends: Presuming that some
of the people might desire to
know something of what is going
on along the border, this after
noon, I will pen a few lines to
the Editor.
In the first place, I wish to
correct all mistakes in regards to
my illness. My right shoe rub
bed my foot from which local
blood poison set in, but in a few
days all was well, and now I am
as well a3 prior to leaving home.
Everything seems quiet along
the border and there is no rea
son for us to think we can parti
cipate in any trouble. I do not
think our stay here will last long
er than the middle of September.
But we have had good training.
Last night I saw one of the
most beautiful sights that I have
ever seen, lijtwcen half past
seven and eight o'clock we had our
first rain since arriving here, and
it sure was some electrical storm.
About the time it was over the
moon came out and behold ! I
3aw one of the most beautiful
rainbows that ever eyes were
laid upon! It was between us
and the mountain and the reflec
tion cast upon the mountain is
one long to be remembered by all
who had the pleasure of witness
ing it.
We have several kinds of cac
tus here, and some of them are
now in bloom, I think there are
six kinds.
The horned toad is something
that we have a great deal of
sport with, for they are so harm-
ess. Not wishing to take too
much of the space in your paper
i will close. With best regards
to all in Fulton County.
Sincerely I remain,
John C. Bishop, Co. C. S Inft. 3
Brig7Div. Camp Stewart El-
Paso, Texas.
Struck by Auto.
On Wednesday morning of last
week, Mrs. Jesse B. Snyder, of
Thompson township was struck
by an automobile in Washington
City with the result that her left
wrist was fractured. Her daugh
ter, Miss Anna M. Snyder, lives
in Lancaster, Pa. Miss Anna,
intending to spend a two-weeks'
vacation in the home of her pa
rents, near Plum Run, wrote for
her mother to meet her in Wash
ington and spend a few days
sight-seeing. Mrs. Snyder went
to Washington, and on Wednes
day morning she and her daugh
ter were on their way down to
the wharf to take a boat for a
trip down to Mount Vernon, when
an automobile owned and operat
ed by George Rohrer of Hagers-
town skidded on account of the
wet condition of the street (it
was raining) and shot into the
two ladies. Miss Anna was not
seriously injured, but her mother
had to be taken to the hospital
for surgical treatment.
- More Sheep Profits.
Walker Mellott, near Needmore
writes to say that he is the own
er of the remaining fifteen sheep
of the flock from which David A.
Nelson purchased his five ewes
that netted him such handsome
profits this summer, ' and men
tioned in last week's News. Mr.
Mellott from his flock of 15, sold
wool $19.98, sheep, $1G8.G2, a to
tal of $218 60 this year and has
one more ewe than at the start.
This is the finest bunch of sheep
in the neighborhood. On what
can you make more profit?
Tossed by Car.
One day last week, while Dr.
and Mrs. R. B. Campbell, of New
Grenada, were driving nearHus-
tontown, the engine stopped
while going up a hill. Mis.
Campbell got out of the machine
and walked to the rear of the
car at the moment the car started
backward down hill. She was
caught by a fender and tossed to
the side of the road. Her face
came in contact wjth some rub
bish and one of her lips was cut
through.
Former Fultoa Lawyer. '
Among the many interesting
visitors to McCon'nellsburg this
summer were Hon. and Mrs. Jo
nathan Boone Cessna, of Erie
Pa., who spont Monday night
and part of Tuesday at the Ful
ton House. Mr. Cessna practic
ed law in McConnellsburg during
the latter part of the sixties; liv
ed in Bedford until 1881, went to
Hastings, Nebr., where he prac
ticed twenty years, being con
nected with the trial of many im
portant cases in the Middle West
and Southwest. . In 1904 he mov
ed to Erie, the forrnor home of
his wife, and has resided in that
city since that time.
Mr. Cessna and Judge Walling
of Erie are close friends, and Mr
Cessna is a very enthusiastic sup
porter of Judgu Walling for the
Supreme Bench, and Rr.ys that
Fulton County voters will make
no mistake in giving Judge Wall
ing their support at the election
in November.
Mr. Cessna noted with much
gratification the rapid strides to
ward improvement thv.t McCon
nellsburg has made in the last
two-score of years, in fact the
Duffield (Dickson) building, and
the Dr. Trout Corner were abou'
the only two buildings on the
main street that looked familiar.
What was of interest most of all
wa3 the building of our railroad.
Until he saw the steam shovel
throwing dirt on the east side of
Tuscarora mountain, he was in
clined to think the matter a great
joke. He said he well recalled
one of Bob Burdette's smart say
ings when that famous lecturer
gave his "Rise and Fall of aMus
tache" in our Court House many
years ago. lioo wa3 exhorting
parents to be careful not to dis
courage their sons, but upon ev
ery occasion to encourage every
thing that seemed worthy of
their ambition. "Why," said
Bob. in a burst of animation, "if
one of your boys should come
bouncing into your presence some
morning and say, 'Papa, I'm go
ing to build a railroad to the
moon,' don't frown; slap him on
the back and say, 'Go ahead' my
son; if you succeed in getting a
road to McConnellsburg, you'll
have no trouble completing it to
the moon., "
If Bob were living-now, he
would not attempt to spring that
joke on a McConnellsburg audi
ence. Mr. Cessna and his brother
William, of Rainsburg, are the
only direct descendants of Peter
and Christina Hess Morgart, and
at the Morgart reunion held at
Providence Grove in Bedford
county on the 12th inst, Mr.
Cessna made an address in which
he reviewed the history of the
Morgart family and gave much
genealogical information.
Koualain-Top Picnics.
It has become quite a fad to
take ycur visiting friends to Tus
carora Heights instead of making
house parties for them during
this hot weather So many par
ties of this kind have been held
up there during the past ten days
that we have not been able to
keep track of all. It is a delight
ful novelty to meet friends in
that manner.
NnuglisMeuujr.
Wednesday afternoon of last
week, Mr. G. C. Naugle, and
Miss Lillian Mentzer were united
in Marriage by Clerk of the Court
B. Frank Henry at his office in
the Court House. The groom is
a son of William and Ella Nau
gle, of Knobsville, and the bride
is a daughter of Harry Mentzer,
of Burnt Cabins ! '
Left For The Vest.
Mrs. Lottie Grissinger and her
daughter Lucille went to Cham
bersburg last Monday, and next
day, they took train for Lansing,
Mich., to make their home with
the former's son Ell wood wha is
making good up in the Lake
State.
A Merry Wedding.
Last Friday evening, out on
Andrew Washabaugh's big front
porch, in the presence of about
one hundred witnesses, Pierce
Henry and "Miss" Willis Daniels
were tied together in a hard knot
by Pete Morton to the accom
paniment of the "Song of the
Bull Frogs" .rendered by Fred
Fisher on an instrument of few
strings. The flower girls were
Lloyd Mellott and John Cooper,
In their hurry to get married
they forgot to have a bride's maid
and a best man. The bride was
attired in the stylo of fifty year3
ago, over which she wore some
thing that was black and all fuss
ed up. She wa3 of very com
manding appearance and was
half again as tall a3 her little
sawed-off spouse. Fact is they
were married under the assumed
names of Miss Big and Mr. Lit
tie. Many murmurs of sympa
thy for the future welfare of the
groom were heard after the
crowd had gotten a good view of
the bride's proportions. Then,
too, she was as ugly as sin, and
when an attempt to raise reve
nue by selling kisse3 was propos
ed, not a man in the crowd ever
thought them worth the nickel
asked, and she remained unkiss
ed. She had enough flour on her
face to make a flapjack.
Miss Sophia Hohman, at the
head of her Sunday School class
assisted by Miss Olive Pittman,
gave the "show," and the class
treasury was enriched nearly
nine dollars by the sale of cake
and lemonade kindly donated by
friends. The splendid Washa
baugh home was freely" thrown
open for the reception of the
wedding party, and scores of
happy faces present indicated
their appreciation of the occasion.
Let's have another.
Clevenger Bess.
Mr. Edwin S. Clevenger, and
Miss Olive P. Hess were married
in Pittsburgh, on August 17, 1916
by Rev. Dr. Shrom, of the Pres
byterian Church. Immediately
after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs
Clevenger left on a wedding trip
to New York, Bermuda Islands,
&c, and will be guest3 for a few
days at the former home of the
groom in Taylor township. Mr.
Clevenger is a son of the . late
Hiram Clevenger, of Taylor town
ship, and the bride is a native of
Pittsburgh. Mr. Clevenger has
lived in Pittsburgh for several
years, and after October loth
they will be at home to friends
at 59G0 Baum Street, Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger may al
ways be sure of a hearty welcome
in many Fultoy county homes
when they feel the need of our
mountain air to clear the Smoky
City atmosphere from their lungs
Early Morning Wedding.
Charles Calvin Heck and Miss
Glenna May Price accompanied
by the groom's father and other
friends, all of Orbisonia, "autoed
to Ilagerstown last Saturday
morning and were married by the
Rev. E. K. Thomas. The party
then came to McConnellsburg in
time for breakfast shortly after
6 o'clock. If these young people
carry the "get-there-early" spir
it through life, they certainly
will be successful. We wish them
happiness. The groom is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Heck, and
the bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. Price-all cf Or
bisonia.
KerIin-Naugle.
On Wednesday afternoon of
last week, Mr. Alvin Kerlin and
Mi3s Nettie Naugle were united
in marriage by Clerk of the Court,
B. Frank Henry. The groom is
a 6on of Ira and Barbara Kerlin,
of JCnobsville, and the bride is a
daughter of William and Ella
Naugle, of Knobsville., The
marriage cermony was perform
ed at the same time that Mr. G.
C. Naugle, a brother of the bride
and Miss Lillian Mentzer were
married, making a double wed
ding at the Court House.
BURNT CABINS.
Jack McCurdy of Ilollidays
burg a rising young civil engi
neer spent Sunday afternoon and
evening at the home of W. M
Comerer.
Miss Mary 11 oaf old a student
at the Cumberland Valley State
Normal School, a member of the
1918 class, and one of Shippens-
burg's most talented and acc ra
plished young ladies, is vicitmg
at the borne of her classmate,
Miss May me Comerer.
James McGehce spont bis an
nual vacation at the MeGehee
homo, Burnt Cabins," returning
Sunday evening accompanied by
his sister Ruth and his friond
Miss Swinburne and Prof. R. J
Mathias ot Burnt Cabin's temple
of erudition.
A daughter was born to Mr
and Mrs. L D. Keebaugh on
Monday, August 15
D. B. Gallaher's barn was con
sumed by fhrnes Thursday morn
ing of last week, a 4 o'clock, Ori
gin of the fire is not definitely
iinowo, but Mr. Gallaher and oth
ers feel that the cause of the fire
was spontaneous combustion.
Win. Piper's planing mill at
Shade Gap was burned to the
ground Saturday night at 10 o'
clock, cause of lire was of luceu
diary origin.
There was a large representa
tion from Burnt Cabins at the
Pttth Valley picnic. The pedes
trians and trains began to leave
as early as 4 a. m. and many tour
ing cars loaded to their utmost
capacity left later in the morn
ing. After having spent a most
delightful day wi'h their friends
eating ice cream, candies, and
the more fortunate ones enjoy
ing a most delightful draught
now and thon from the fruit of
the vine, returned at a late hour
to their homes.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Baldwin
gave a wook end house party at
their hospitable houie in honor of
their son Louis K. who is a stu
dent at C. V. S. N. S. Among
the out of-town guests were Mr.
Franklin E Piper, of Doylesburg
a me.tnber of the class of 1917 at
C. V. S. N. S., Howard C. Etter
of Mercersburg, a graduate of
the same school class of 1916 and
Prof. M Low head of the depart
ments Commerce and Manual
Training at the C. V. S. N. S.
Mrs. Geo. Weise and family
are visiting in the home of her
parent Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Oliver
of Burnt Cabins.
NEEDMORE.
August 16 The -corn looks
very promisiug in our communi
ty.
Those that have early peaches
are now enjoying the delicious
fruit.
Rev. Roland, of Hagerstown,
delivered a very able sermon to
the people at Pleasant Ridge
Brethern church on Sunday last.
Frank Mellott, wife and family
were visitors at Rev. V. R. Tru
ax 's last Sunday.
Those who visited at O C. Gar
land's last Sunday were: Will
iam Mellott and son Chester,
Ray, and daughter Tenie; aud
Mrs. Julia Mellott.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Hill,
daughter Letitia and son Jacob,
Jr., made a flying trip to Han
cock last Friday.
Miss Esta Hart returned to her
heme in Needmore Suudav even
ing after having spent a week at
Atlantic City and other places of
interest.
Rev. Isaiah Mellott and family
spent last Sunday eveuing n the
home of Stillwell Truax and fam
ily.
An auto party composed of Mr
Oscar Rash and sisters Misses
Jennie and Grace of Hancock,
Mrs. M. Molhe Maun, of Frost-
burg, and Miss Esta Hart of
Needmore spent last Sunday
evening in the home of Jacob S.
Hill and family.
There will be preaching ser
vices at the Brethern church on
Pleasant Ridge Sunday morning
and evening August 27th, also at
Westvlew schoolhouse in Thomp
son township o i tho same day.
ohacey.
We are sorry to learn of the
recent death of a former neigh
bor, J. L. Kosaolnng.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Witter, and
Doric, recently visited Josiah
Witter.
Maggie, Charles, and Estelle
Lander visited in the home of J.
M. Cutchail last Sunday. Oa the
same day, Rudlcil Lamberson
and family visited W. U. Berk
stresaer; Mrs. John Knepper and
son at S. S. Strait's; Misses Vi
ola and Lydia McLa'm relatives in
Mt. Union; Gladys, Addio, Noliie
Alton, Carson, and James Gra
cey called ou friends hero, and
Miss Lillian Uracey, accompani
ed by the Weaver family, of Sal
Ullo, spent Sunday at U. S. Gra
cey 'a.
Cars were purchased recently
by the following: Will'.am Lwtfig
a Pullman; W. R JUerkstressfir
a Dodge; and J. W. Cutchail a
Crow Elkhart.
Sunday school at Mt. Tabor
next Sunday at 9:30.
THOMPSON.
Mrs. Ethel Rowan, of Frost
burg, Md , is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs Margaret O'Rourke
and other fronds.
Oa the 16tn of July a mno-
pound boy was born to Mr. aud
Mrs. Roy Gregory.
Mr. Newton Peck, of Republic,
0 , is visiting his parects, Mr.
and Mrs. Denton Peck and other
relatives and friends in this coun
ty.
A carload of former Fulton
County people arrived last Satur
day evening from Republic, 0.,
They were Dwight Mason, wife,
and two children; and Mr. and
Mrs. Weaver (Lib Mason). They
were visiting relatives, and re
newing old acquaintances.
Mrs. Albert Peck, of Washing
ton, C, is visiting bar lather
and tnother-iu law, Mr. and Mrs.
Ezra Peck.
Russell Peck, in his automobile
took Vernon O'Rourke aiid fami
ly to G reencastle last Sunday to
visit John E. Lanehart and fami-
Eli Covalt, who now makes his
home with Elmer Covalt, is kept
busy these hot days trying to
keep cool. On cool days he may
be found cultivating his little
strawberry patch of twelve hun
dred choicfi plants he set out last
spring.
Home Again.
After a 2600-mile journey in a
Jeffry-4 touring car, covering a
period of a month, Mr. W. H.
McNeil and family have returned
to their home in Searsboro, Iowa.
Not the least pleasant part of the
trip was the time they spent in
McConnellsburg andMrs. McNeal
(Alice Pittman) thought it just
lovely in the girls to get up a pic
nic for them. It gave her such
a fine opportunity to spend an af
ternoon with so many of her old
friends. Among the many im
portant places visited on their
journey were Pittsburgh, McCon
nellsburg, Gettysburg, Washing
ton, Atlantic City, Philadelphia,
Trenton, Princeton, New York,
Albany, Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and Chicago. During the entire
trip they did not have the slight
est accident nor did they have
their car in the hospital once.
Thigh Broken.
Last Friday evening, as Scott
Alexander's auto truck was com
ing to town from the ice house
up on the Mercersburg Pike,
Bruce Souders attempted to climb
oif the truck while it was moving
slowly. Losing his hold the boy
fell under the wheels of the
heavily loaded machine with the
result that his left thigh was
broken half way between the
knee and hip. In addition to the
fracture, large patches of skin
were rubbed off his leg, and he
seems to suffer more from these
abrasions than from the broken
bone. Dr. Robinson, assisted by
Dr. Mosser, reduced the fracture.
Bruce is a .son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Souders, east of town.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU LNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and CoingB
Here for a Vacation, or Aivay
for a Restful Outlug.
Ed Bender is enjoying a few
days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. George Clunt and her
sister, Mrs. Milton Shadle, near
Knobsville, were welcome callers
at the News office Tuesday.
Thomas Bender and family, of
New Eloomfield, Perry County,
are visiting in the home of Mr.
Bender's father, Mr. Samuel
Bender.
Mrs. Emiline Lodge, Grace and
Olive Lodge, and Mrs. H. H.
Clevenger attended Crystal
Springs Camp Meeting a few
days ago.
Miss Nellie Potts, chief opera
tor in the Bell Telephone office in
Chambersburg, was the guest of
Mrs. Grace Bender latter part of
last week.
Mrs. Mary Lake, formerly of
this county, but now of Illinois.
spent a few days last week with
the family of C. E. Gobin, near
Knobsville.
Mrs. C. E. Gobin and two sons
Clurence and Ivan, near Knobs
ville spent the v.e:k-cnd wi:h
Mrs. Gobin's father, Mr. W. I.
Boatman, at Hancock.
Jacob, Margaret, and Lillian
Worley, of Shippensburg, are
guests in the home of their grand
mother, Mr3. Elizabeth Shinier,
on north Second street
Mr. Marshall McKibbin, of
Washington, D. C, was a week
end guest in the home of Miss
Mollie Seylar who is entertaining
Mrs. McKibbin and little sen
during the hot weather.
Last Saturday, bright and
early, George A. Harris, D. F.
Trout, Amos Peightel and John
Kelso, all in the Harris car, went
to Path Valley to attend the an
nual Path Valley Picnic.
Mrs. Dan;y' lmders, son Chas.
and daughter Stella, of Taylur
township, were shoppers in tovvr,
last Friday, and were the guests
of Mrs. Lander's niece, Mrs.
John Gillis, in East Extension.
Rev. E. H. Swank and wife,
of Pleasantville, Bedford county,
accompanied by his sister-in-law,
Mrs. William Ileefner, of Hiram,
autoed to Gettysburg last Thurs
day where they had a fine time.
Mr. T. A. Bootman and family
of Ridgeley, W. Va., are spend
ing some time with Mr.
Bootman's brother-in-law and
sister, Air. and Mrs. C. E. Gobin.
Mr. Bootman is a conductor on
the W. M. R. R.
Mrs. James McFerren, of Cham
bersburg is a guest in the com
fortable Rexroth home on north
First street where she will es
cape the torture of heated walls
and pavements of the built-in
portions of her city while it is so
hot.
Last Saturday, Mrs. John La
master, of Lamasters, visited her
father, D. E. Fore, and her sister
Miss Katie, and next day sha mo
tored home with three nieces,
Mrs. Bessie Pheil, Mrs. John Z.
Over both of Lamaster. Mrs.
Willard Moore, of Dalby, Pa.,
who were guests at dinner in the
Fore home that dav.
Mr. and Mrs. -S. S. Kanp and
their children Paul, Grace, and
Roy, of Allentown, Pa., motor
ed to McConnellsburg last week
and have been visiting among
Mrs. Kapp's (Annie Mock) rela
tives and other friends, in this
county. Accompanied by Mrs.
Kapp's sister, Miss Minnie Mock
they are returning to Allentown
to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McCand
lish, and their children, Sara and
Robert Jr., of Hantock, motored
to McConnellsburg last Saturday.
Mr. McCandlish accompanied by
Marshall McKibbin, returned to
Hancock Monday. Mrs. McCan
dlish and the children went homo
yesterday. They were guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
L' Nace.