0 VOLUME 18 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 23, 1916. NUMBER 10 RECORD OF DEATHS. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sods Who Bare Recently Passed Away. Roy C. Lininger. Roy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Lininger, of McConnells burg, died last Thursday night in the Chambersburg Hospital. As told in last week's News, Roy stepped on a nail three weeks previous to his death. Two weeks later, the wound had ap parently healed, but on Novem ber 9th, at the supper table, Roy complained of soreness in his jaws and injured limb, and Dr. Mosser was called. The Doctor advised the boy's removal at once -jo the hospilal. An operation on the foot was performed to relieve sprain caused by the boy's en deavor to relieve pressure on the sole of his foot Friends who called to see Roy on the following Tuesday brought word home that he was better. However, early last Friday morning, a nurse in the hospital called Dr. Mosser by 'phone and informed him that Roy had died during the night. The little boy's rigid body gave evidence that tetanus (lock jaw) had done its deadly work. Roy was aged 12 years, 9 months and 8 days. Friday ev ening, the body was brought to 'he home of his parents, and on 1 ist Sunday afternoon, interment ' m made in the Fort Loudon lemetery. Rev. J. L. Yearick fficiated at the funeral. Mrs. Anna B. Glazier. Mrs. Anna Barbara Glazier, ' ridow of the late Conrad Glazier, ! r., died at the home of her son- n-law and daughter Mr. and Irs. Wm. H. Trayer, near Mer :ersburg, Pa., Saturday, Novem ber 18, 1916 aged 83 years, 7 months and 2 days. The funer al, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. L. Yearick, took place Monday morning, and her remains were laid to rest in Union cemetery. Grandmother Glazier as she was affectionately known was born in Adamscounty. Her maid en name was Gluck and she was married to Conrad Glazier in Chambersburg, the day before Christmas, 1849. They came to the Big Cove and bought a farm of 400 acre3 In 18G2. The hus band died September 1, 1905, and most of the time since, she had her home with Mr. and Mrs. Trayer. She was a consistent member of the Reformed church. She is survived by three Bons Tobias and Conrad, residing in Ayr township, this county; Jer emiah, Franklin county; and thre daughters Catherine, wicow of the late W. H. Duffy, Webster Mills; Rebecca wife of E. S. Carbaugh, residing in Ill inois and Annie already mention ed. Eli M. Funk. Eli M. Funk a highly respected citizen of Thompson township, died at the home of his son-in-law, Dennis Mellott, on Monday night of last week, acred about 78 years. The funeral took place Wednesday, and interment was made at Oakley. He is survived by the follow ing children: James, John, Will iam and Charles, residing in Ohio, and Elizabeth, wife of Newton Peck, also living in Ohio, Miss Jane, living with her sister Elizabeth, and Alice, wife of Dennis Mellott, residing in Thompson township. In early manhood, Mr. Funk vas a school teacher, and during he winter 1861-2, the editor of he News was one of his pupils n the old Turkeyfoot school, in 3elfast township, and he has 'ince entertained the moBt kindly ecollections of Mr. Funk as an nstructor. His kindly diBposi ".ion won to him the hearts of his pupils. Mrs. Charity SirES. Mrs. Charity Clevenger Sipes, idow of the late Abram Sipes, was Urn April 11, 1830. and Passed peacefully away at the nome of her daughter, Mrs. E. FELL FROM BUGGY. Hiss Barbara Mania Dad BcrNose Lacerated in Fall Last Saturday Afternoon. From Tyrone Herald. On Saturday afternoon Miss Barbara Martin, teacher of Neal m o n t, accompanied b y , t w o school girls, was out soliciting farm products for an exhibit to be held at the school on Com munity day. When turning her buggy on one of the steep hills near Nealmont, Miss Martin thought it was going 'to turn turtle and that the safest way out would be to jump. In so doing she fell, broke her glasses and injured her nose. Had it not been for the thoughtfulness of the girls in catching ihe lines quickly, a se rious smash-up might have oc curred. Miss Martin says it was not the driver's nor the horse's fault, but the buggy. It was the kind that would not make the short turn that Miss Martin was accus tomed to make. Dr. C. C. Bradin examined the nose and found no bones broken, but a deep cut will require Borne time in mending. Drowned in Johnson Dam. November 9th, Charles E. Shives.of Hancock, left his board ing house, and for ten days noth ing more was heard of him. A few days after his disappearance searching parties found his cap near Johnson's mill dam, five miles north of Hancock. Tracks leading to the water's edge sug gested the thought to drag the dam. This was done, but the body was not found. Last Sun day Joseph Foley and Reed John son discovered the body floating in the dam. Whether the drown ing was accidental or not will probably never be known. A short time- ago his father, Dayton O. Shives, and his sister, Mrs. C. W. Spangler, removed to Oklahoma, and it is thought that Charles became despondent on account of their going away. These two are his only surviving near relatives. A strip of almost solid forest, approximately fifty-five miles long and from two to eight miles wide, has been covered by topog raphers of the Pennsylvania Forest Service in the most accur ate survey of Pennsylvania Rail road near Petersburg, to within five miles of Mifflinburg. It em braces part of Huntingdon, Cen tre, Snyder, Mifflin, and Union counties, and takes in almost 170,000 acres of State Forests, an area twice the size of Mon tour county. . C. Tooman in Ponca City, Okla., October 22, 1916, aged 86 years, 6 months and 11 days. Mrs. jSipes was a daughter of the late Aaron and Annie Hoop Clevenger, and she was born and raised in Licking Creek township, this county. Shoi tly after her marriage to Mr. Sipes, she went to Perry, Iowa, where they re mained until the death of her husband, when she went to live with her children in different parts of the West. ' Mrs. Sipes was never back to Pennsylvania after she went west She had been an invalid for years, having fallen on the pavement years ago and dislocating her hip but she bore her suffering with christian fortitude being a member of the Nazarene Church. The deceased is survived by six daughters and one son: ' Mrs. E, C. Tooman, of Ponca City, Okla., at which place she died; Mrs. J. I. Mann, of Al- den, Iowa; Mrs. Mary E. Zehr ung, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. F. P. Potts, of Denver, Col.; Mrs. L E. Rudolph, of Burkley, Idaho; Mrs. Fred Maigator, of Colborn, Col; and G. B. Sipe, of Denver, Col., the is also survived by two half-brothers Adam Clevenger of McCpnnellsburg, and John Clev enger Big Cove Tannery. L.I.D. CONDUCTOR KILLED. William M. Dixon, Formerly of the County, Loses Life at Pitcairn . Last Friday. The many friends in this coun ty, of William M. Dixon, were shocked last Saturday morning to learn of his death which occur red on Friday evening. Mr. Dix on was a freight conductor in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and ran be tween Pitctiirn and Altoona. Last Friday evening he brought his train into the yards at Pit cairn. As there was another long freight train jetweeu him t u the cilice to which he wished to go for orders and as ic was mov ing but slowly, he auempted to cross by stepping upon the bump ers and cross between the car3. In descending he lost his balance and fell. When he was picked up, he was lifelpss. The deceased had been in the service of the Company almost thirty ye?rs and was regarded as a most competent, faithful and reliable employee. He was a de voted member of the Presbyter ian church and his funeral ser vices were conducted by his pas tor on Sunday afternoon and in terment was made in the Home wood cemetery. Mr. Dixon is survived by his wife, who was Rachel, a daugh ter of the late Associate Judge James Daniels, of Licking Creek township, and by two daughters, Helen, wife of Herbert Cobeny, Pittsburgh and Miss Margaret, at home. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Emaline Dixon, who resides with her daughter, Ora, Mrs. Emory Hessler, at Saluvia; Flora, wife of Ellis Sipes, Needmore; Robert C, Needmore and Howard, in Pittsburgh. Tiirown From Buggy. Thursday night of last week, Mr. John Nesbit, of Ayr town ship, was returning from Mc Connellsburg in a buggy. Al though it was quite early in the evening the night was very dark. Suddenly and without warning, an auto without lights whizzed by and frightened his driving horse so that Mr. Nesbit was thrown out and against a fence. "Billy," the horse, is not afraid of autos under normal circumstunces, but almost any horse (or human be ing) will become startled when confronted in the dark by a "spooky" object moving rapidly as an auto without lights. Mr. Nesbit was left alone in the road while the horse went on. James Kendall caught it as it passed his home. Harvey Nesbit was on his way to town when he was accosted by a man on foot who inquired fortbi stray hcro. la the da.kness neither father nor son recognized e.'.ch other until identified by their voices. Mr. Ncebit suffered many cut3 about the face, but no bones were brok en. He is to be congratulated on his narrow escape from greater harm, and we have gone into de tails to sliow hew dangerous it is for auto drivers to violate the law and jeopardize human life by their carelessness. Forest Fire. Last Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock, fire was started in the mountain- about one-half mile west of the top where the - Mer cersburg pike cro3se3: about half an hour later, fire started about three-quarters of a mile farther north along the same side of the mountain, and at intervals of about the same length of time, fire started at two other places the last being near the Lin coin Highway. Fire Warden Linn Alexander collected a num ber of men as soon as possible and by eight o'clock had it under control. It looked very much like the work of an incendiary. Had it not been for the prompt action of the Warden, the whole side of the mountain might have been burned over. Subacribe lor tha Niws. BIG MODERN HOTEL Top of Tflscarora Mountain on Lincoln Highway. Sure Thing. Quarter Mill ion Dollars to Be Expended. "All things come to them that wait", is being, verified to Fulton county people and especially to McConnellsburg. The Lincoln Highway placed that ancient Burg on the map; quickly following the building of this famous national highway is the advent of a real standard gauge railroad connect ing up McConnellsburg with the Cumberland Valley railroad at Fort Loudon. The construction of this road is being ropidly push ed ar-i it will orV be a few mont'ir- until i:. wi! ie in success ful oi' ration, ihin right on top of ? 1 1 this prosperity, comes the i?vs of a project that will plnce this community in the limelight of the ration. Lat week, through their attor ney Frank P. Lynch, the Heyn Brothers, managers of the famous Hotel Schenley, Pittsburgh, se cured from the Tuscarora Land Company, a tract of land consist ing of about sixty acres lying on top of the Tuscarora mountain and extending from the Lincoln Highway south to and including the Linton Rocks. In addition to this purchase, they have secured an option on other lands that will give them control of the moun tain top between the Lincoln Highway and the Mercersburg pike a distance of about two miles. The latter road leads di rectly from McConnellsburg to Washington. Much of this mountain-top is comparatively level and a fine au tomobile road will connect the two thoroughfares.and thousands of dollars will be spent in clearing the grounds, erecting observator ies, providing tennis courts, polo grounds and landscape gardens. Crowning all this effort will be the erection of one of the finest hotels ' between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. This building will be constructed of mountain sand stonean abundance of the most beautiful stone in the world can be obtained right on their imme diate premises. This hotel will be designed by architects eminent in their pro fession, will contain one. hundred rooms rooms in suites and single all with private baths, and will be equipped with every conveni ence and comfort known to mod ern hostleries. This is not merely a summer proposition, but an all-the-year-'round mountain-top resort. Its location is ideal. To the east the thirty-mile expanse of the great Cumberland Valley spreads out before you with the beautiful South Mountain in the back ground; to the west, the mugnifi-ci-nt valley of the F irr Covi end .he rolling foci! i'.s of the Alle gh nlcs; and to the south your vision Siveeps over the entire Sta e of Maryland aad rests on the hiding outlines of the beauti ful mountains in West Virginia and the Old Dominion. Tuscarora Heights, as the place is locally known, is bound to leap into national prominence, and at the same time become a market for much of the produce of Ful ton county farmers. Not Fair to the Horse. Last Thursday was the first real cold day this winter. On that day we saw something that caused us to stop, look and think. There were seven automobiles parked near our office, and each of the seven radiators was care fully covered with a thick robe or blanket to prevent water from freezing. At the same time and place eight horses were hitched and but twe of them were blanketed. We called Murray Ray's attention to the odd-looking sight, and he agreed with us that somebody should invent a horse whose ra diator would freeze on the slight est provocation in order to teach mercy and economy to owners of dumb animals. BLUE MONDAY. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. Is it a habit of yours to get out of bed on the wrong foot on Mon day morning? Do you . start for the office with a frown on your face and a look in your eye that sets the office boy hunting for an errand outside and starts the whole force with a grouch that lasts for the better part of the day? . Salesmen who make use of psychology in their business are very apt to postpone their Mon day calls until after lunch. B that time the atmosphere hps cleared a little. When you come to think of it the week's work too often slips off the ways with considerable friction. In office, school and household, if this is not the rule it is of sufficiently frequent oc currence to make the picture fa miliar to all. With many people it is not be cause their daily tasks are dis tasteful or that their real attitude toward their associates is aggres sive, it is more a matter of rather ill conceived ideas of what con stitutes rest or diversion. It isn't possible in a few words to describe the Saturday until Monday habits of everyone. The majority of people, however, are very apt to fall into two general divisions. One class tries to crowd too'much into the time be tween one week's end and the be ginning of the next week's labor and take up their business on Monday morning exhausted and over-tired instead of refreshed by the "day of rest." The other class goes to extremes by over eating and under-exercising and the result is equally unhappy. Try to strike a happy medium. Remember that the cheerfulness which almost invariably begets its like is well nigh impossible to one who is fagged out or dulled by over-eating. Narrowly Escaped Death. Mrs. Craig McClure, an aged resident of Chambersburg, while her husband is at work during the afternoon is wont to take a nap and it is her custom to do this while sitting in a rocking chair. Because of the drop in the temperature last Thurs day she stirred up the fire in the stove and drawing her chair close to the stove, with the family cat lying nearby, Mrs. McClure went to sleep. About 4 o'clock the bakery delivery man called at the Mc Clure house and not finding Mrs. McClure about, he notified a relatwe, Edward McClure. He went to the home and found Mrs. McClu,-e unconscious, she having been asphyxiated by the coai gas. The cat lay dead. The woman was unconsious and it required very skilful treatment to restore her. Mrs. McClure, who before her marriage was Jane Naugle, was born in this county and she is a 3ister of Charlie Youse's wife and of the late Mrs. William N. Doyle, of this place. Railroad News. Preparation to tunnel the Lin coln Highway at a point about 200 yards west of the Magsam brick house is being made. A temporary plank road for the ac commodation of traffic has been laid around the point at which the cut will be made. One of the hardest cuts in the McConnells burg and Fort Loudon railroad occurs at Cape Horn. Here al most solid rock was encountered, but that will soon be disposed of. Before long, tracks will be laid from the junction with the Cum berland Valley railroad and ma terial for the road and freight for McConnellsburg will be de livered near the top of the moun tain while work on the comple tion, of the road is in progress. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. In Memory of Brother Past Grand Dr. Wm. L McKibbin Who Died Oc tober 12, 1916. Whereas, Once again death hath summoned a Brother Odd Fellow, and the golden gateway to the Eternal City has opened to welcome him to his home. He has completed his work in the ministering to the wants of the afflicted, in shedding light into darkened souls and in bringing joy into the places of misery, and as his reward has received the plaudit, "well done," from the Supreme Master. And Whereas, The all-wise and merciful Father has called our beloved and respected Brother home, And Whereas, He having been a true and faithful brother of our Mystic Order therefore be it Resolved, That McConnells burg Lodge No. 741. I. O. O. F., McConnellsburg, Pa., in testi mony of her loss, tenders to the family of the deceased brother our sincere condolence in this deep affliction, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family. Geo. A. Comerer, A. J. Pitt man, J. B. Runyan, Committee. fins Illinois Bride. At nine o'clock, Thursday morn ing, November 16, 1916, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Foltz, Oakland, III., Mr. Earl Shives, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Shives, of Pleasant Ridge this county was married to Miss Mamie Luella Foltz. The ceremony was per formed in the presence of imme diate relatives and friends of the young couple, who left the same day for a honeymoon trip to in clude a visit among relatives and friends in this county. The bride is one of Oakland's most popular young ladies, and she is a cousin of Dr. J. J. Palmer's wife, near Needmore. The groom has been in Illinois for some time and stands in right with the best people. Upon their return to Illinois they will live upon tne A. J. Foltz farm near Oakland where they will be at home to their friends. To Start Stock Ranch. Messrs W. R. Daniels, of Thompson township and Marshall McKibbin, of Washington City, recently purchased 1,200 acres of grazing land near Bayard, W. Va., and will establish a stock ranch there. The News believes that abun dant success will follow the efforts of these gentlemen. Those who have followed the history of the cattle industry during the past twenty years agree that the West is no longer a competitor of the East for the production of beef. During the last five years, hundreds of full-blooded sires of good beef strain have been pur chased for the hilly and almost abandoned districts of New York state. However, inteligent use not abuse of Pennsylvania grazing lands must be made. A member of the News staff, who pent many years fh the western, cattle country, feels competent to advise that, in a dollar-for-dollar investment, Central Ful ton county can be made to put two- and three-year-old steers on eastern markets at less cost than Texas and other western raisers can hope to enjoy. The reasons are many some of which have appeared in these columus from time to time. In addition to the third story now being erected, ex-Sheriff J. J. .Harris will build a three and one-half story "L" to the back of the present structure. When finished, it will contain a dining room 20x40 feet, three or four bedrooms,' and two baths. The completed hotel will then have four baths, ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Going! Here for a Vacation, or' Away for a Restful Outiog. ' Mrs. Margaret Lynch, near Laurel Ridge visited her daugh ter Mrs. William Bivens, in Mc Connellsburg, last week. Miss Mollie Seylar went to Washington City yesterday to remain with Mr. and Mrs. Mar shall McKibbin until after the holidays. Mrs. Scott Souders, of Will iamson, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Black, Wednes day of last week, and remained several days. Mr. Alex Patterson, of Cum berland county, was in McCon nellsburg and Big Cove several days last week looking after his property interests. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bradnick and daughter Emma and son Frank, of Knobsville called at the News office last Saturday. Frank had some business with a dentist. Jewler C. A. Shinneman added hi3 advertisement this week to the long list of Chambersburgers who are talking to Fulton county people through the medium of the News. C. D. Hixson, nursed a very sore hand last week. A slight prick from a splinter, or briar, caused one finger to become in flamed and swollen to twice it3 normal size. Last Saturday, ex-county Com missioner W. W. Sprowl, of Wells Valley, backed out his ca;- and brcught his daughter Dewey, son Ellis, and J. C. Kirk, to Mc Connellsburg. Mr. Walter Sipe3, son of A. Clifton Sipes, of Petersburg, Pa., was a pleasant caller at the News office Monday. Walter is spend ing a week among his Fulton county relatives and friends. Mrs. D. W. Cromer and son Raymond, of Fort Littleton, were shopping in town last Saturday. Robert Cromer will occupy the farm and has ordered a copy of the News to be sent him each week. An autonmobile party consist ing of Mr. E. V. Mellott, son Harry and daughter Miss Ger trude, and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Swope and daughter Lydia, -all of Pleasant Ridge, spent a few hours in town last Thursday. Mrs. Louisa Jackson came home last Friday after having been away about eight months. During the last three months, Mrs. Jackson stopped at Mont Alto for treatment at the Sana tarium. She has improved great ly in health. Mr. and Mrs. Berkley Sipes, , daughter Mis3 Elizabeth, and son Edgar, of Hustontown paid us a pleasant call Saturday and push ed their subscription up to almost 1920. They came to town in their new Chevrolet touring car the first time Mr. Sipes ventur ed to drive the machine a!6ne. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Mellott, (if Sipes Mills, are spending two weeks, with their sons, Dr. Al bert, E. Lester, and Howard S., U Ambridge, Pa. Their daugh ter Miss Zoe, a teacher in the pub lic schools in Monongahela City, Pa., has been in the West Penn hospital, Pittsburgh, since she was operated on for appendicitis the operation having taken place on the 11th of November. Miss Zoe is getting along nicely and will be out in a few days. Mrs. John Thomas and daugh ter Miss Ethel, and Cloyd and Wilda Black, in the latter's auto mobile, made a trip from their home in New Grenada to McCon nellsburg on Monday. .As the day was fine and they were in no great hurry, they went to Everett, spent some time in that enter prising village, thence to McConJ nellsburg over the Lincoln High way, returning home via Knobs ville and Hustontown. It was Mrs, Thomas's first visit to the county capital.
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