VOLUME 18 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 16. 1916. NUMBER 9 RECORD OF DEATHS. lort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who flare Recently Passed Away. Mrs. C. E. Benedict from tl Hhelby (Iowa) Newi. Caroline Elizabeth Hofford, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Hofford, was born January 29 1832 near Philadelphia, Penna., and passed from the earthly to the heavenly life in the quietness of the Sabbath morning Novem ber 5, 1916, in Shelby, Iowa, in her 85th year. All her life was spent in Penn sylvania, till 1907 when she came with Dr. D. A. Hill and family to Shelby where her home has been since. On November 3, 1852 she was united in holy matrimony to Dr. D. T. Benedict This union continued unbroken until 1862, when Dr. Benedict, her husband was taken from - her side by death's call. Mrs. Benedict was the mother of six children: C. R. Benedict, deceased three years ago; Mrs. J. L Buckley and Mrs. D. A. I of Shelby; F. C. Benedict, of Honolulu; D. P. Benedict, of Omaha B. A. Benedict, deceased almost five years ago. There are also twelve grand children and four great grandchildren,' among the number bereaved by her death. A good many years ago she gave her heart in surrender to Jesus Christ as her personal Saviour andjn faith in Him and in the expectation of eternal life the passed away. She identified herself with the Methodist Epis copal Church in Shelby in 1909 and remained in that fellowship till her death. For months she has not been well and for weeks has been bedfast and has suffer ed much as the advance of old age and infirmaties of the flesh have come on. The funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on Mon day nt two o'clock in the afternoon nd were conducted by the pas- or, Rev. D. J. Shenron. The )urial took place, in the Shelby metery. 'Dr. D. A. Hill '& tbe Shelby (lows) News. David Alexander Hill was born January 29. 1837 near Inverness. Canada, and departed this life November 7, 1916, at Shelby, a, aged 79 years. 9 months and 9 days. His earlv life was SDent in Canada. In 1863 he came to the United States, taking up the Kudy of medicine at Ann Arbor niversitv. Ann Arhnr MiVhicran 1 I o 1 from which place he graduated. or a few years he practiced medicine in Missouri and Ohio. In 1870 he removed to Fort Lit. tleton, Pa., where he had a large country practice. In 1907 he re tired from active professional Work and rpmnvurt tn Rholhv Iowa, where with his family he vea until his last Bickness. . In 1881 he was united in mar riage to Aura E. Benedict Four Idren were born to this mar- naw. The deceased is survived oy the widow and three children: Carolyn B.. wife of W. T) Mnr. J. of Omaha; Frank R.,x of IWUxClty. Iowa! Charles Rush. a home, two grand children, I,.80 wo brothers and two sisters llv'ng in Canada. Dr. Hill lira a a tvAmVvA T?vym tleton Lodge I. 0 0. F. for ""toy years. About fortv vears 1 4o he united with the Methodist ijwwopai Church. He was faith- the last Tha funeral Jgre held at the home in Shelby, '"ursaay afternoon, were con ;ucted by his pastor. Rev. D. J. Jenton. The burial was in the r'y cemetery, pss Saraji Catharine Wishart LJJ'88 Sarah Catharine, or as she ",ore familiarly known among 'dL 8' Mi89 Kate Wishart t;M". Louise Wiehart (widow i lhe late John A. Wishart) at Bob Fisher Crossed Atlantic. I Mrs, (Dr.) J. W. Mosser re ccived a letter Tuesday from' her brother, Robert A. Fisher, post marked Bristol, England, Novem ber 1, 1916. Bob stated in the letter that on October 16th, he sailed from Newport News, Va., on the . steamship Baron Pols worth, carrying 1,000 tons of coal, 2,500 bales of cotton and 1,000 fine mules. During the voyage they encountered two fierce storms. Their propeller blade was broken in mid-ocean, neces sitating repairs. They met no sub-marines, but two ships that sailed two days later from the same Dortwere tornedned. There were sixty men aboard Bob's ves sel. He said that if he ever reached the good oldUnited States again, he would not cro on a sim ilar trip. Wells Tannery, Monday morning, November 12, 1916, aged about seventy years. The funeral con ducted by her pastor, Rev. Dr, Dalling, of the Presbyterian church.took place Wednesday and her remains were laid to rest in the old Presbyterian graveyard in the Valley, beside those of her parents and some of her brothers and sisters. Miss Kate was a daughter of John and Rachel Wishart and be longed to one'of Wells Valley's oldest and most highly esteemed families. Of the ten children born to John and Rachel Wishart, but one now remains Mrs. Su san Horton, Elkins, W. Va. Miss Wishart, early in life, gave her heart to God, and it can be truthfully said of her, as it was said of Dorcas of olden time, "she was full of good works and alms- deeds which she did." She had the most solicitous interest in the welfare of everyone within the circle of her acquaintance, and she will live in the memory of a multitude of friends. Mrs. Benjamin F. Wible. Mrs. Matilda Heck Wible. wife of Benjamin F. Wible, died at Kpobsville, this county, Monday morning, November 13,1916, aged 83 years, 10 months and 4 days. The funeral, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Edward Jackson, of McConnellsburg, took place yes terday morning, and her remains were laid to rest in the family plot in the cemetery at Knobs ville. Mrs. Wible was born in Hun tingdon county.' On the 1.9th day of February, 1856, she was mar ried at Three Springs to Benjamin F. Wible, who survives her, to gether with the following child ren: Mrs. W. Scott Brant, A. Lin coln, B. Frank, Lewis H., David, Harvey and Olin, all of whom re side in this county, except Lewis, who is the Statistician in the De partment of Agriculture, Harris burg, Pa., and H. Olin, teaching in the Industrial Reformatory at Huntingdon. There are thirty four grand children, of which twenty-nine are living, and thirty-seven great grand children. With the passing " away of Mrs. Wible, the. last member of her father's family has gone. At the age of 12 year3, Mrs. Wible identified herself with the Methodist church, and for a pe riod of more than three-score-years-and-ten s,he was an exem plary Christian one of those good old-fashioned Methodists who are not ashamed of Jesus. On account of advancing age she and her husband disposed of the farm and went to Knobsville, where they made their home with their son Frank. Last Sunday Mrs. Wible in her usual health attended Class at the church near by and greatly enjoyed the ser vices. In the evening she, to gether with Frank's family, start ed to go to church to hear a ser mon by their pastor, Rev. Jack son. As she was descending the steps leading from the porch at their home, she fell, her head striking the concrete walk. She was picked up unconscious, re maining in that condition until 5 o'clock next morning when she passed away, , Eggs Dollar Dozen. W. T. Wittman, of the State Agricultural Department, states that a Jersey Shore Pa., man has a contract with a New York family to supply the lat ter with, twelve dozenstrictly treih eggs every week from November 1st to next Apri 1st, at $1.00 per dozen. Other poultrymen have , similar con tracts, the price ranging from 62 cents to 67 cents per dozen. These wealthy families are willing to pay these prices for the certain ty of receiving not only new-laid eggs, but eggs of good flavor, and that have been kept clean and wholesome by , proper care Suppose that dollar-a-dozen fam ily should drive through -Fulton county in their auto. Suppose we met them in the road with basket of eggs and offered them at only 50 cents per dozen. They would laugh at us and drive on Why? Because how were they to know that our nice-looking, eggs did not contain pin-head blood spots caused by letting the hen Keep them warm too long, or from having been kept in a warm room Dad A Micley Souvenir. Merchant A. N. Witter, of Waterfall, besides having shown ability in the successful manage ment of his own affairs, has always manifested an intelligent interest in public affairs. In the presidential contest in 1896, Mr, Witter was a great admirer of William McKinley and after the returns were in and the election of Mr. McKinley was assured, Mr. Witter wrote Mr. McKinley a letter or congratulation. A very few days later the mail brought to Mr. Witter the follow ing personal acknowledgement which Mr. Witter now prizes very highly: 'Mr. McKinley begs to acknowledge the receipt of the recent favor of Mr A. N. Witter, and to return sincere thanks for his generous congratula Hods and expressions of good wishes "Canton, Ohio, November 18, 1890 " That Petticoat Fraud. That petticoat fraud has reached' Fulton county. Several weeks ago the News took pains to warn its readers against ans wering letters containing an offer to send a $4.50 petticoat if the recipient of the letter would write five letters to friends, and, in ad dition, send the Minneapolis firm dime. A lady in this county informs us that the fraud has reached Fulton county. We are sorry. But as each lady lost but a dime and the postage, and has learned a lesson, it may result in shielding them from greater frauds in the future. Of course, nobody got a petticoat for ten cents. C. Y. S. N. S. Notes. The football game between our team and the Millersville Normal team was well played. Mr. Gor don Charlton, of Bethel township, played center in our team. The score was 15-0 in favor of the C. V. The regular debate of the Nor mal Literary was given by Miss Kathryn Hoop, of Harrisonville, Miss Springer and Denver Evans, of Thompson, and Mr. Stahle, of Buck Valley. Miss Crystabel Lamberson, of Hustontown, rendered a recita tion in Society, Friday evening. Mr. Vernon Wink, of Huston- town, was elected Critic of the Normal society. Specializing in Agronomy. State College, Pa., Nov. 14. Fulton county is represented at the Pennsylvania State College by G. L. Reisner and M. C. Mor ton, both of whom claim McCon nellsburg as their home town. They are both registered in the school of agriculture, where they are specializing in agronomy. Reisner is'a senior, and will be graduated next June. Morton is a member of the sophomore class. Subscribe-for the Niws. CLEANLINESS VS. PYROMYELITIS. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LU D., Commissioner of Health. It used to be the custom for housewives to cleanse their home twice a year and now advanced sanitation requires that the home must be kept clean at all times. The benefit of cleanliness about the home reflects both upon the physical health and the morality of our people. The necessity of cleanliness in our homes has be come so manifest that it is not worth while to dwell further up on it. During therecentbattleagainst infantile paralysis, we took two small towns whjch were badly infected with the disease and had the homes cleansed, jnsect life destroyed, food kept clean and no garbage, ash piles or manure was allowed to collect. The streets and alleys were made destn in each town and infantile paralys is rapidly disappeared'. The cleaning up of the municipalities seems to run parallel with the subsiding of the disease. The fact that the disease spreads at times beyond the bouudary lines of these dirty breeding places is no argument against the theory of cleanliness as a pre ventive of infantile paralysis. At present it is well to look upon filth and insect life as factors taking a large part in permitting the so-called plague to invade our homes. There has been much said up on the possibility of an epidemic next year. This will not nec- cessarily follow. It might, how ever, and certainly it will come back some day. Cleanliness regarding our chil dren, homes, stables, yards and towns as well as guarding our houses from all kinds of insects life must be insisted upon by each individual citizen and by those in charge of the health and cleanliness of our towns, coun try, villages and homes. "Mixing With Men." Under the above caption the Woman's Journal and Suffrage News" of November 4th, contains an answer to the question "What Will Happen if Women Go into Politics and Mix With Men?" The writer calls attention to the fact that these same men and women meet together many times a year, and engage in the same interests, not only in private life, but in public relations. They meet on equal footing at fairs, civic clubs, on school committees, at church business meetings, they own stocK in corporations, hold office in banks, insurance com panies, and, in addition, he adds "Women are already allowed, and encouraged, to take part in all the public, conspicuous, time- consuming ana nerve-racKing part of the campaign to attend Dublic meetings, write to the newspapers, argue with the vot ers, and travel about the country making public speeches. The only thing from which they are debarred is the quiet, modest, simple, inconspicuous casting of a vote, which involves about as much time and 'publicity' as mail ing a letter at the post office." Big Car Load. Sunday of last week, a car load of Licking Creek township people went to Chambersburg, stopping at Tuscarora Sumit to inspect the new pleasure grounds. If Lick- ing (jreeKers can tne ionow ing a "car load," and if they demand of the new railroad freight and passenger cars of proportionate Bize, we shall look for some big business out of that country alter the McConnells burg and Fort Loudon Railway is finished. Names of people in the car are: Daniel Mumma, Miss Anna Oyler, Garfield Shives. Miss Emma Hess, Frank 1 Hess and son Charlie, Harry Deshong, William Batdorlf, Bruce Souders and Charles Oyler Controlling Fire Blight. "Fire Blight at the present time is our most destructive dis ease on apple, pear and quince trees," says Sheldon W. Funk, farm adviser of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. "It is a bacterial disease and spraying is of very little practical value, the only method of control being to cut out and hew the diseased branches. Fire Blight works in a number of different ways on a tree and is known under several names. When working on the branches it is frequently called Twig Blight, on the blossomc, Blossom Blight, and when on the trunk at the base of the tree, Collar Blight. "Some varieties are far more subject to this disease than oth ers; trees growing too vigorously are also more liable to attack and where Fire Blight is prevalent, it is important not to feed the trees too heavily with manures or oth er nitrogenous fertilizers. En deavor to keep the trees growing well without forcing them. In the case, of pears and quinces it is oftentimes wise to grow them in sod. "In the pasr.summer cutting o blight has been advised but ex perience has taught us that this is usually not successful and the practical time to cut it out is dur ing the fall or winter. This month is a good time of the year to do it because the blighted twigs can easily -be found. The essential point to "remember is that the blighted branches should always be removed before the spring of the year. At this time the blight bacterium becomes ac tive and you will notice a sticky material exuding around the old blight cankers. This material is filled with blight bacteria, bees and other pollenizing insects work on it and in that way spread the disease to the twigs and blossoms. In cutting out the blighted wood be sure to cut at least six inches behind the dead portion. lo cure the cankers on the trunk or larger limbs of the tree. cut out all of the diseased bark and paint, over with lime and sulphur." Civic Club Supper. The ladies of the Civic Club will give a chicken supper next Saturday evening in the Lutheran parsonage, beginning at 4:30. Price 25 cents. All Civic Club funds are used for the better- rnent of conditions of public inter r s" it i est to AicoonneiisDurg and com munity. Contributions to this supper were made by people liv ing in the neighborhood of town, as well as those living in town The town and the community have a common interest in public welfare. Let all who can, come and take supper which will con tinue until all have been accom modated. Suffrage Rally. There will be a Suffrage Rally on Friday afternoon, November 17th, from two until four o'clock, at the home of Miss Mollie Sey- Iar. All ladies interested in "Votes for Women" are cordially invited to be present to see the handsome decorations sent from Chambersburg. A good program has been arranged and light re freshments will be served. ' Farms Increased hi Value. Carefully complied reports during the years 1910 to 1915, indicate that the value of tillable farm lamds lying along perman ently improved market roads in increasea from one to three times the cost of improving the roads. An increase of only a few dollars per acre would be necessary to cause the foregoing enect on value. MellottSoydcr. - Mr. Orgen Mellott son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mellott, and Miss Annie B. Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Snyder all of Knobsville were married November 9, 1916, by Rev. Ed ward Jackson, at the M. E. par- ; sonage, in McUnneiisDurg. Beef Cattle Good Investment We have just read that a west ern packing company has sixty refrigerator ships chartered to carry beef to the armies of Europe while the present war lasts. This suggesst other facts con cerning the cattle situation in the United States, and, especially, in Pennsylvania and all the east ern states. The News readers have been told how beef-type herds are decreasing in the West not that there are fewer cattle but they are now of the milk and butter type to supply the demands for those articles because of the rapid settling up of western country by farmers who cultivate the ground instead of pasturing it. But even the later type has not kept pace with the increase of population all over this country. Consequently, there is a relative scarcity of cattle, and the big packers are looking to South America for supplies This means that low-priced cattle can never again be known in this country, and slowly but surely the truth is being driven home to a slow-thinking public that instead of spending $12.50 an acre in labor and material to raise ten barrels of corn worth $10. these same lands will be used to grow more cattle to sel on the hoof to feeders in the corn belts who cannot afford to give over their cornlands to pasturage. 1 he mews intends to help our State Agricultural Department in the education of the public to the importance of the cattle business to the East, and at the same time, teach truths concern ing care of pastures, because our thin, worn-out soils are not now adapted to abuse of over-pasturing without the addition of lime and fertilizers, and occasional re-seeding without breaking the steephill sods with plows. Busy Biddie Brings Riches. Last week we published statis tics showing the enormous sum of money received by residents of Fulton county for eggs. The amount seems beyond belief, but let us see about that. If 1,000 farmers keep 60 hens each, they have together, 60,000 hens. For the United States, each hen averages 7U eggs per year. Fulton county hens are as good as the average, so they must lay 4.200.Q00 eggs, or 350, 000 dozen, which, at 20 cents a dozen, are worth $70,000. But more than 1,000 farmers keep 60 hens each, making it very plain that Fulton county sells between $100,000 and $150,000 worth of eggs every year. Now for the question why more people do not succeed in making the egg and poultry business a success on a large scale for longer periods than two or three years? We have given some of the reasons many times, but they will stand repetition for the sake of as good nvestment as poultry on the dry uplands of this county. Chief among the reasons for failure is ack of knowledge of the business. This lack manifests itself in the way coops and houses are built, the lack of care given to insure against disease; and above all, to the indifference shown in disre garding the rules laid down by those who have spent fortunes on perfecting systems that insure success. A tew nens allowed the freedom of the farm will pick up a living that leaves a little mar gin of profit, but when the flock reaches commercial proportion, then skilled hands endowed with unlimited patience are positive requisites. It must not be imagined for one moment that the money re ceived for eggs is all profit A very fair estimate of profit even or small flocks on the farm, is at the rate of $1 per year for each hen kept on the place, t locks of 1,000 and over, do not always average $1 profit E. W. Booth and his mother of hompson township, were recent visitors in the home of Prof. J. Emory Thomas. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings snd Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Mrs. Sue Bivens i3 visiting her daughter in Ayr township. Charles Vores and family auto ed to Edenville, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Eivin3 and daughter Helen spent Sun day at Laurel Ridge. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace and daughter Helen motored to Hagerstown and Chambersburg last Saturday. Mrs. Nathan D. Everetts, of Harrisburg, spent a few days recently with her mother, Mrs. Duffy at Webster Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Cline, of Burnt Cabins, visited the lat ter's sister, Mrs. Claude Stenger, Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Peter Morton and daugh ter Joan, visited the former's sister, Mrs. George F. Metzler, at Harrisonville, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Vocht, of Philadel phia, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Greathead. Mrs. Hester Mellott, of Licking Creek township, visited her broth er, David Forner, and her daugh ter, Mrs. Jeff Harris, last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Hess and David Gregory and wife all near Dickeys Mountain were McConnellsburg shoppers last week. Mrs. Martin Clevenger, of Chambersburg, was a guest of her sister Mrs. C. M. Ray and Mrs. Ralph Glenn, .for a few days, recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Darby and son Vincent, of Pittsburgh re turned home last Thursday after spending a week in the home of Mr. C. E. Gobin. Mrs. Harry Kunsman, and Mrs. George DeLaney, of Hollidays burg spent the time from Friday until Saturday in the home of their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Peck. Walter F. Leedom, of Bristol, and Albert D. Boosy, of Phila delphia, in the former's Willys Knight, visited Big Cove and spent a few days last week with John Nesbit and family. Last week, Mr. and Mrs. Car son Batt. and Mr. Amos Mellott all of Johnstown visited in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Humbert, J. H. Covalt, Elmer Covalt, and H. W. Hatfield-all of Bethel township. Last Sunday, Daniel E. Fore, Esq., and daughter Miss Katie entertained the following friends; Daniel Lamaster, wife and sons Cleneth, Randol, Dean, and daughter Evelyn, of Marks, Mr. Lamaster's mother, Mrs. John M. Lamaster. Chas. Eitemiller, wife and daughter, Edward Cowan, Har riet Eitemiller, and Mrs. Weid lich all of Mercersburg took dinner last Sunday with George Comerer, supper with William Brewer, and called on relatives in town in the evening. Mr. George Rexroth and his sister Miss Margaret. returned home at the beginning of this week after having spent three weeks in Philadelphia visiting their sister, Mrs. J. K. Van Dyke. While there Mr. Rexroth took treatment for cataract of the eye. Miss Katie S. Fore returned , home recently after having visit ed several weeks in the following homes: Harvey Hykes, at Reid, Md. ; Mrs. Margaret Ham.il, Hag erstown; Miss Lottie Mosser,, Upton, Pa.; Mrs.' John Lamaster, at Lamaster, and Daniel B. Lam aster, at Marks. M,r. and Mrs. W. O. Ker, their d aughter Miss Margaret, and Mr. Ker's sister Miss Mary-all of Newville, Cumb.'ad county, accompanied by Miss Margaret Brattan, of Harrisburg, motored to McConnellsburg last Friday to visit J. S. Brattan, a brother of Mrs. Ker and Miss Brattan; r
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