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VOLUME IS
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 2S.1916.
NUMBER 2
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Emma Wible.
Mrs. Emma Ramsey Wible,
widow of William W. Wible, wa?
bom October 28, 1830, and died
September 1G, 1916, at her home
in Springfield township, Hunt
ingdon county, aged 85 years, 10
months and 18 days. Death came
very suddenly. She had not been
sick for many years. She was a
daughter of Elliott and Elizabeth
(Sollers) Ramsey. . ,
"Grandmother" as she was
known as, all through the neigh
borhood was an excellent christi
an woman, a good neighbor, a
true wife, and a loving mother.
She had been a widow for many
yews, her husband having died
June 10, 1881.
She was the mother often chil
dren, namely:-David, deceased
Hiram of Springfield; Susan J.,
Mrs. David E. Madden of Spring
field; Elliott R., Three Springs
Marcaret A., Mrs. J. M. Ever-
hart, of Wood, George W. (de-
dewed) Ida E., Mrs. Harrison
Gutshall, Knobsville; Lou Emma
Mrs. G. M. Cutchall, of Spring
field; Mary A. deceased, and Wil
liam J. of Shirleysburg.
She was a Christian for many
years and united with the U. B.
church at Mount Carnel about 39
years ago. she previously having
held membership with the Meth
odist congregation at Wesley
Chapel. '
She has 22 grand children liv
ing and 2 dead, 37 great-grand
children living and 5 dead. All
her grand children were at her
funeral but one.
The funeral took place Tuesday
forenoon at Mt. Carmel, conduct
ed by Rev. W. A. Spies of Mad
densville, interment was made in
the Wible cemetery near Mt.
Carmel church.
W. H. Duffy.
William Harrison Duffy, or
"Harry" as he was familiarly
known to his many friends, pass
ed away at his home at Webster
Mills Thursday morning, Septem
ber 21, 1916, aged 72 years and 1
month.
Mr. Duffy was born in Hun
tingdon county, and in early
life learned the milliner business.
Twentv-six vears aeo. he pur
chased the Hunter Mill at Web
ster Mills, this county, took pos
session of it, changed it from an
old-fashioned burr mill to an
equipment with the latest roller
processes and placed it in first
rank with modernly equipped
twins' mills.
The cWpnaorl vnaa married to
Miss Catharine Glazier, daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Con
rad Glazier, Sr., of Ayr town-
P. who survives, together with
lo sons and two daughters.
namely Charlie and Herbert at
tome, and Florence, (Mrs. H.
W. Haves.) of New York Citv.
and Theresa, wife of Nathan
"eretts. Ilarrishiirir. Pa.
harrv
, o
by his immediate family, but by
very large circle of friends who
always found in him a genial com
Panion and useful follnur piti'en
The funeral took place last
w.urday, the services being con
ducted hv T?v .T f. YenricU.
and interment was made in Union
cemetery.
Was the Eldest.
A lettpr fnnm M!oa T?mm o Ron
, Garrett, Ind., states that
there was held recently in that
immunity a reunion of the old
8eWerS. Ono hnnMwl unrl fnnr.
jfea "old folks" were in atten
dance of which her mother was
he eldest, she being eighty years
uine twelfth of August, 1916
lady
Je is the widow of John Bar-
a native of this county, and
the older folks in Licking
townehip, she will
emembered no Pokn n,n
2 ' Scott Hann, of WebBter
Rcisncr Sloan Nuptials.
A wedding of unusual interest
to McConnellsburg folks, due to
the prominence of the families
interested, occurred on Wednes
day, September 27th, in the old
irst Presbyterian Church. Phil
adelphia, when Miss Mary Jose
phine Sloan, daughter of the late
Mr. Thomas F. and Mrs. 'Jose
phine Sloan, of this place, be
came the wife of Mr. W. Harry
Reisner, of Hagerstown, Md.
During the four years of her res
idence in Philadelphia, the bride
was active in the work of this
church, being particularly inter
ested in the Italian Sunday-school
work connected with the church.
Owing to the recent death of the
bride's father, the wedding was
a quiet one, attended only by the
brothers and sisters of the bride
and groom and Mrs. Sloan, moth
er of the bride.
The ceremany was performed
by the Rev. Edward Yates Hill,
D. D., pastor of the church, as
sisted by the Rev. Karl Reisner,
nephew of the groom. The ring
ceremony wa3 used.
The bride wore a beautiful
traveling costume of dark blue
chiffon broadcloth combfned with
mole fur, with a picture hat of
black. She wore a corsage bou
quet of orchids and lillies of the
valley, the only other ornament
being a diamond pendant, the
gift of the groom.
After the ceremony a dinner
was served at the Hotel Walton,
where covers were laid for six
teen. The bride and groom left
that evening for New York from
which city they will go up the
ludson River, thence to Boston,
and other northern cities and
point3 of interest After Novem
ber first, they will be at home at
"Grey Gables," Hagerstown.
Mrs. Reisner has been promi
nent socially always in McCon
nellsburg, where she has been
active in different branches of
church and Sunday school work,
besides always giving time and
interest to any phase of work
tending to the uplift of our civic
welfare.
Mr. Reisner, who is a native
of this place and brother of Mr.
G. Reisner and Mr. Geo. W.
Reisner, is a well known manu
facturer of Hagerstown promi
nent in the business world and
social circles of that city.
Bad Hard Fall.
On the Mercersburg pike last
Saturday, Alvin Strait, of Lick
ing Creek township, was descend
ing the west side of Cove moun
tain on a bicycle. Traveling at
a rapid pace a wheel of his 'bike'
struck a loose stone and he was
hurled to the ground with such
force that practically one-fourth
of the skin on his cheeks, fore
head, nose, and chin was remov
ed as he slid and rolled over the
gravel arid stones. He had the
worst skinned face we have ever
seen. The accident occurred
near the watering trough, and
Alvin walked and pushed the
wheel to Dr. Robinson's office a
distance of two miles where the
injuries were dressed.
Fell From Tree.
Saturday nigh'., September 16,
George Fittery, of Big Cove Tan
nery, fell from a tree into which
he had climbed to look for a rac
coon. He and. Wiltey Mellott
were about four miles from home
when the accident occurred, and
George lay exposed to the cold
for some time before aid could be
summoned. Four men then car
ried him home. Dr. Mosser was
called and he found two broken
ribs, one hip severely bruised,
and forehead and elbow badly
cut. By reason, of exposure,
pleurisy set in, and together with
the shock and injuries of the fall
of thirty feet, he is not in good
shape.
The "surface" of the Lincoln
Highway between McConnells
burg and the top of Scrub Ridge
has scaled off until the road has
become very rough.
Judge Longenecker, Dead.
Jacob H. Longenecker, a well
known figure in the Fulton Coun
ty courts, aged 77, former presi
dent judge of the sixteenth (Bed
ford-Somerset) district, member
of both houses of the legislature,
secretary and deputy secretary
of the commonwealth, civil war
veteran and well-known political
campaigner, dropped dead in the
railroad station at Bedford last
Saturday morning while waiting
for a train. Death was probably
due to heart disease.
Born in Martinsburg, Blair
county, on September 17, 18159, he
attended public school and was
graduated from Allegheny Acad
emy and the Albany (N. Y.) Liw
School. At the outbreak of the
civil war he enlisted as a private
in Company D, 101st regiment,
Pennsylvania Velunteers. His
bravery on the battlefield won the
praise of officers of high rank.
After five months' service he was
promoted to sergeant major and
then to second lieutenant. Later
he became adjutant.
Captured by, the enemy, he
escaped, was recaptured and
served many months in confeder
ate prisons.
H3 was elected to the legisla
ted in 1SC9 and served in the
state senate from 1873 to 1SSG.
In 1887 he was commissioned as
deputy secretary of the common
wealth and became secretary of
the commonwealth on December
1, 1890. He was a republican.
In 1890 he was elected presi
dent judge of the Bedford-Somerset
district and served ten years
on the bench.
His; widow and two son?,
Charles, of New York, and S.
Russell, of Bedford, survive.
Mrs. Longenecker before her
marriage was Miss Rebecca Rus-
sell.
That Agricultural Tour.
Tour number 2, by Governor
Brumbaugh and party, in the in
terest of agriculture and good
roads, was made last Tuesday.
About fifteen autos from the
County met the party on top of
Tuscarora mountain and escorted
them to McConnellsburg. There
were about thirty autcs with the
touring party and about one hun
dred and. fifty people. At Me
Connellsburg, Governor Brum
baugh spoke from the porch of
the City Hotel. Owing to a pres
sure of business, Mr. Brumbaugh
had to return to York from here,
and was not able to go with the
crowd to Webster Mills. Sever
al hundred people had assembled
at the latter place to see the Gov
ernor of the State, and were bad
ly disappointed. Secretary of
Agriculture Patton apologized to
the Webster Mills people for the
absence of the man they came to
see, and Highwi.y Commissioner
spoke three minutes assuring the
people that Fulton county roads
were on a par with the average
throughout the State, and in 18
minutes all were back in McCon
nellsburg and heading westward.
About two o'clock Wednes
day morning, the Governor's car
passed through here for Bedford.
Received I'glv Cut.
Last Saturday, v.hilel Elwood
Wilkinson was working in his
father's blacksmith shop in the
southern end of town, a heavy
block of metal fell on a piece of
iron rod which rebounded and
struck the lad above the eye, cut
ting a gash to the bone, and
three-quarters of an inch long,
Ellwood never whimpered, but
walked to Dr. Mosser'a office
where the wound was stitched.
Silage Cutter Wrecked.
On Monday, while Jacob Pow
ell. of Thompson township, was
cutting silage and filling Judge
W. B. Stiger's silo, the station
ary shear in the cutter slipped
out of place causing the cutter to
break into many pieces. The
parts flew in almost every direc
tion to great distances. Fortun
ately, no one was injured.
WASHING DISHES.
Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene bj
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Common tasks are important,
because they are common. For
example washing dishes. Every
body may not wash dishes, but
they eat from dishes that some
one has washed.
To properly cleanse dishes and
eating utensils, they should be
washed and rinsed in boiling wa
ter. Washing in lukewarm wa
ter, even with soap, is not suffi
cient. There are numerous communi
cable diseases caused by germs
which are prpsent in the mouths
of those who are afflicted. Peo
ple in the various stages of tuber
culosis, diphtheria, syphilis, etc.,
may transfer disease germs from
their mouths to eating utensils.
Unless these are sterilized by
boiling water, they are a source
of danger to whoever may use
them 8ubseqently.
Forks in particular, because of
their construction, are difficult to
cleanse thoroughly and should be
washed with care.
In public eating houses, excep
tional attention should be given
to the sterilization of eating uten
sils and drinking glasses. Care
in the choice and preparation of
food is easily offset by careless
handling of the service.
A Bold Thief.
One day last week, a smooth
young stranger called on Andrew
McElwain in Newville and asked
to see the motorcycle advertised
for sale. The machine was run
out and the stranger mounted it
to see if all parts worked well.
As soon as he felt the power un
der him working well, he headed
for Chambersburg at full speed.
Mr. McElwain telephoned ahead
of the tliief in the hope of inter
cepting him. At Fort Loudon,
the thief tried to sell the machine
for $75. Failing to sell he start
ed for McConnellsburg. At a
sharp turn in the road on Cove
Mountain, he ran into a wire
fence and put the machine out of
commission and sprained an an
kle. A touring car helped him
back to Fort Loudon where he
assumed the name of the right
ful owner of the machine, and
seemingly proved by a phone
message that he was the owner
and entitled to sell the machine.
A resident of Fort Loudon then
gave him $45 for the wrecked
cycle. The story found its way
back to Chambersburg and New
ville, and Mr. McElwain identi
fied the machine as his. Mean
time the thief boarded an east
bound Cumberland Valley train
and escaped. When leaving the
McElwain home, the thief picked
up a revolver and slipped it into
hi3 pocket. The gun was not re
covered. "Andy", as he is fami
liarly known, has a large ac
quaintance in Fulton county as
an insurance and real estate a
gent. C. L. S. C. Program.
Program for Chautauqua Liter
ary and Scientific Circle, October
2, 1916. Roll Call-Response by
members, from Current Events.
Geographical Study of Germany,
Russia, Prussia and Austria
Sophia Hohman. 'Sketch of Wm.
the Victorious Mrs. Harry Hull.
Sketch of Bismarck Mrs. Henry.
Quiz on Chap. I. Mrs. Stevens.
Was the Moroccan Settlement
fair to Germany Rev. Jackson.
The Triple Alliance and its pur
poseMrs. Grove. Review and
discusnion of Chap. II Mrs. Mc
Kibbin. Critic Mr. Peck.
. . Farmers' Institute Dates.
The following dates have been
announced by Chairman Frank
Ranck for holding Farmers' In
stitutes in this county, this win
ter. Enid, December 18-19; Mc
Connellsburg, December 20 21;
Need more, December 22-23. More
particulars later. .
CHAUTAUQUA NEXT WEEK.
Tickets Beiug'Rapidly Taken. Get In
Early and Secure Choice of
Seats.
McConnellsburc's greatest
literary event of the year
will take place on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. Afternoon and
evenings. Great success last
year. Better this year. High
class entertainments at a
mere nominal cost. Buy a
season ticket and ret the en
tire course for a dollar and a
quarter. One night enter
tainment will cost you fifty
cents if bought separately.
Tickets for sale at Seylar s
drug store, or from any one
of the guarantors.
Announcement.
A few weeks ago the Brethren,
or more commonly known as
Dunkards, received notice from
the Christians of the Damascus
Union church, that they, the
Brethren, were requested not
to use the above named church
on any Sunday except one in each
month and that, in the afternoon;
also, all night meetings excluded.
The Brethren are recognized
and mentioned in the deed of this
Church, which is recorded in Mc
Connellsburg. But as the Brethren are a peo
ple who have at all times instruct
ed their followers to live quietly
and peaceably with all men as
far as possible, they, therefore,
shall make no effort whatever to
press any claim.
As the above notice deprives
them of Sunday school privileges,
prayer meetings, and any evan
gelistic work by evening service,
they accordingly met and organ
ized a Sunday school, which will
open October 1st. Officers are
as follows: Geo. A. Winters. Su
perintendent; Wilson E. Litton,
Assistant Supt; Susan Miller,
Secretary; Roy Mason, Treasur
er.
Sunday school every Sunday at
3 o'clock, excepting Second Sun
day in each month, when Sunday
school will be at 9:30 and preach
ing on same Sunday at 10:30,
Prayer meeting every Saturday
evening, 7:30.
These meetings will be held in
the old dwelling house of Geo. A,
Winters near the Damascus
church, which has been furnished
for that purpose. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend, and
also to assist in this work if they
so desire.
Geo. A. Winters,
C. M. Miller,
Roy H. Mason,
Wilson E. Litton.
NEW URENADA.
Miss Grace Lodge, of McCon
nellsburg, spanta fw days with
her sister, Mrs. R. B. Campbell
recently.
Mrs. Flenigan is spend ing a
few days in the homo of F. G.
Mills.
Mr. A, D. Keith is seriously ill;
but we all hope she will recover
soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cunning,
ham and son speut a few davs in
the home of N G. Cunningham.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ford
and children from Sixmile Run,
are spending a few days at A. D.
Keith's.
Wilbur Mills, wife and son ere
home spending a few days.
Simpson Black, from Sixmile
Run, is speuding a few daya with
bis relatives in New Grenada.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shafer and
daughter Edith, Queen llouck
and Glenola Thomas, motored to
Hustontown last Sundiy.
E'aie Axon is employed at Mrs
Win. Al'oway's.
RillaHouckis still Improving
nicely.
There will be preaching eervl
ces at Z on M. E. church Sunday
night at 7 15 by Rev. Weise.
Sira Young and Byrde Mc
Cain, ppont a few days with
Eslonola Thomas last woek.
Subscribo for the News.
SALUVIA SUMMARIZING.
Bert Hanr, wile, and daughter
Marie, ot Saluvia, and Mrs. E izi
beth Deshong, of Knobsville,
started on Wednesday of last
week ou an auto trip to visit rela
tives at Deshler, Ohio, for sever
al weeks. Recent information
states that they reached destina
tion.
Report seems to be well con
firmed that Clias. II. Eigan, of
Midland, Md., has sold the tim
ber right of Lis lands on Sideling
Hill to Reichtloy Bro. A Co.
Con&ideratiOii Baid to be U,0U0.
B. W. Peck, the eflicient edi
tor of the News, accompanied
Ruv. J. L. Yearick to preaching
services at Gieeu Hill Presby
terian church last Sabbath after
noon. Come again, Brotheral
ways glad to see you.
George Skilcs and wife remov
ed recently from the Mrs. P. R.
Austin place, to the Skiles home
stead at Scalp Level.
The heavy rains of the 14 ih and
"2nd have thoroughly (saturated
and put the soil into excellent
condition for fall seeding and
farmers are overwhelmingly bu
sy seeding, corn cutting, and
some are tbrebhing their crops.
Nevin Laidig, of Andover, got
the job of painting tho iron sign
posts along the Lincoln Highway
He finished the jjb in time for
the Governor's tour.
Misses Etta Hockensmith and
Ethel Schooley, of Andover, re
cently returned home from Bed-
lord where they had employment
during the season at the Aran-
dale Hotel.
Thomas Metzler and Duff Sipes
mowed the sides of the Lincoln
Highway in this section, making
ready for the Governor's trip.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Mann, Mrs
Karns and son, Mrs. Mellott,
Mrs. Skilhngtou, and Mr. and
Mrs. Davis, of Everett, were re
cently ei joying an auto ride to
this section.
Do not forget the District Sun
day School Convention on the 8ih
to be held in the Green Hill Pres
byterian church. Sessions at 0
a. m., and at 1:30 p. m.
WELlfc TANNERY.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sipe and
daughter Eleanoi-, and Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Greenland motored to
Bedford last Saturday to visit M
C. Greenland and family
Mrs. Milton Shoafl, of Ilumell,
was a week end guest of Mrs. B.
G. Ilorton.
Miss Joan Morton was a week
end guest of Mrs. U. L. Spang
lcr. Miss Poarl Shenefelt, of Three
Springs, visited friends in Upper
Wells, beginning of this week.
Miss Zola Gibson spent last
week witli friends at Baker's
Summit.
Mrs. Rebecca Wishart and son
Ihrhn attended the funeral of
Mrs. Howard Wishart in Hunt
ingdon last weok.
Ambrose llirton, of Seattle,
Washington, called on friends
here recently. Ho looks hale and
hearty, and the extreme West
seems to agree with hiui.
Tho many Irionds of Thomas
tlortou will learn with . regret
that he is m the Huntingdon hos
pital with typhoid fevor.
Miss Richael Wishart recently
ontered a Baltimore busiuess col
logo to take a course in bookkeep
ing. Mr. and Mr3. Sherman Amick,
Mrs. W. L. Sprowl and Mrs.
Albert Helsel drove to Silem
ville the last of the week to visit
friends.
Mrs. Amanda Warsing is in
Saxton helping to caro for her
sou Howard who H ill.
Twenty-Second Annual Reunion.
The 22nd Annual Reunion of
the 22nd Pennsylvania Volunteer
Cavalry Association will be held
at Huntingdon, on Thursday,
October 19, 101G, the 52nd Anni
versary of the Battle of Cedar
Creek, the last battle in which
our regiment was engaged. Dr.
A. R. McCarthy, Secretary of the
Association, says: "Try to be
with us."
ABOUT I'LOI'LE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Going!
Here for a Vacation, or Aay
for a Restful Cuting.
Miss Jennie Cromer and sister,
of Fort Littleton, were recent
shoppers in McConnellsburg.
Alex Patterson End son Thom
as, of Cumberland county, came
to the Cove last Saturday to look
after their interests here.
Mrs. Clara Greathead recently
improved her residence property
on north First street by the addi
tion of a complete bath room.
Mrs. Minnie Marshall, of Phila
delphia, was the guest of her
brothers, Messrs George and Ja
cob Reisner, several days last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Morse Sloan
of Murrysville, Pa., came to Mc
Connelliburg last Saturday to be
the guests of the former's moth
er and brothers and sisters for a
few days.
John A. Henry of Clear Ridge
drove his auto to town last Fri
day. We noticed that he observ
ed the decent rule3 of the road
while driving.
Mrs. Margaret Gates, her two
daughters, and granddaughter,
and a niece, all of Greencastle,
called on Miss Olive Pittman last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. D. B. Nace and his daugh
ter Miss Nell were week-end
guests in the home of Mr. ari
Mrs. M. W. Nace. Miss Ni. re
mained for several days th:3
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mellott
and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sharpe
all near Plum Run, were shop
ping in McConnellsburg last Fri
day. The ladies did not forgot
the News.
George Fisher and Jacob Ye
kel, of Thompson township, in
the former's car, motored to Mc
Connellsburg last Friday. This
office was among those made rich
er by their visit.
Miss Elsie F. Greathead return
ed to her school in Springfield,
Mo., two weeks ago, and Miss
Carrie went to Johnstown begin
ning of this week to take up du
ties in the public schools.
Morton, Riley and Floyd Hess,
Jacob Shaw, and Elmer Cutchall
all of Taylor township, made a
business trip to McConnellsburg
last Saturday. Riley Hess lost
a valuable horse ten days ago.
Mrs. George E. Bartholomew,
of Pittsburgh, wife of Dentist
Bartholomew who recently re
moved from McConnellsburg, vis
ited in this place last week. She
was accompanied by her father.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peck,
who had been spending a week
in the home of the former's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Teck
at Gem, passed through McCon
nellsburg last Sunday afternoon
returning to their home in Way
nesboro. Clarence Sloan, of Port Huron,
Mich., drove his Buick roadster
through to McConnellsburg in
three day, arriving here Mon
day evening. He was accompa
nied by Scott Dickson, of Flint,
Mich., and both gentlemen re
mained here several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Long of
Saitillo, accompanied by their
daughters Mary and Rebecca and
their sons Clifford and Walter,
motored to McConnellsburg last
Sunday and 6pent a few hours in
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Reed, South Third Street.
Mrs. Long is a daughter of Mrs.
Reed by a former husband.
Mr. D. C. Hart, one of CamrVn
N. J.'s leading jewelers, and Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Hill, wife, and
mother-in-law, Mrs. Howrd
Johnson all of Blackwood, N.
J., motored to McConnellsburg
last Sunday, spent the night in
the home of ex-Sheriff and Mrs.
Frank Mason, and on Monday af
ternoon, went on to Whips Cove
where they are spending a few
days with relatives and friends.
They will return home by way of
Hancock and Baltimore.