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VOLUME 18
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 21,1916.
NUMBER
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lires of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
William L. Spade.
As was noted in the News
last week, William L. Spade
died at Kimball, Neb., December
2, 1916 of paralysis of the throat,
aged 36 years, 5 months and 14
days, his remains were brought
home, and interred in the Luth
eran cemetery in Buck Valley.
He removed to Nebraska about
six years age.
He was a son of John G. and
Christenia Fisch er Spade and on
March 15, 1901 he was united i n
marriage with Miss Delia Bed
ford, of Needmore. To this
union were born eight children,
namely: Nellie, Carrie, Kenneth,
Mary, Loretta, Georgia, Edna
William, who with their mother
survive.
Besides his immediate family
he is survived by his father and
mother and the following broth
ers and uisters: John of Need
more, Charlie and Walter, of Ne
braska, Minnie, wife of Vernon
Hixson and Barbara, wife of
Richard Swisher, both of Han
cock, Md., Irene, wife John True
of Cumberland, M. S., Harry,
Alex, Arlie, Lester and Goldie at
home. He was adevout husband,
father and son and will be great
ly missed by all.
Mrs. M. G. Egolf.
Mrs. Mary Gelvin Egolf, died
Sunday evening, December 10,
1916at her home near Schellsburg",
Bedford, county, Pa., aged 64
years, . 9 months and 23 days.
She is survived by her husband
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.a. r. n.gou ana mree cnuaren:
Howard S.Egolf, of Connellsville
Pa, ;Rush G. Egolf, of Johnstown,
Pa., and Miss Alice B. Egolf, at
- !iome. A sister, Mrs. Rosa Clark
of Burnt Cabins, and a brother,
E. M. Gelvin, of Fort Littleton,
also survive. She was a woman
if unfailing courtesy and of a
hospitable disposition and with
Irew from life as beautifully as
lets the morning star, which
goes not down behind the dark
ened west, nor hides obscured
behind the tempest of the sky
but melts away into the light of
Heaven. Funeral services were
held on the following Tuesday
afternoon from her late home,
inducted by her pastor, Rev.
S. A. Snook of the Presbyterian
Church of which she was a mem
ber. Interment in Schellsburg
cemetery.
Mrs. A. C. Mathias.
Mrs. Alice Gelvin Mathias,
wife f A. C. Mathias died Nov.
11, 1916, at her home in Monte
Vista, Colo., aged 54 yrs, 2 mos.
and 17 days. She is survived by
her husband, A. C. Mathias and
four children; Elsie, wife of Otto
Adams of Ft. Collins, Colo. Net
tie, wife of Ira Christensen of
Monte Vista, 'Colo.; Helen,' of
Denver, Colo.; and Hilda at home
A sister, Mrs. Rosa Clark, of
Burnt Cabins, Pa., and a brother
E. M. Gelvin, of Fort Littleton,
Pa. She was a kind wife and
mother and will be missed by all
her friends. Was a member of
the Presbyterian church, Monte
viata. Interment in Monte Vis
ta cemetery.
Miss Jane Allender.
Miss Jane Allender was born
at Fort Loudon, Pa., May 27,
1837. A few years later her
Parents removed to Fort Little
ton, Pa., and there she grew to
womanhood and spent many
years of her life. At the age of
sixteen she gave her heart to
the Savior, and thru all the long
years of her 'journey thru life
'he followed in his footsteps to
the end.
lfO" the 19th day of November,
wio, she passed peacefully away
ner home in Rogersville, Ten
nessee, to which place sha had
ne from Fort Littleton more
inn a quarter of a century ago.
; John Baltzer Strait.
John Baltzer Strait, two year
. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
iitf1, near Peasant Ridge,
i,! reBult of measles, "and
CWUried at Side,in Hill
Struck Der Bead Against Table.
In addition to the notice given
in the News last week, the Bed
ford Gazette gives the following
additional information in refer
ence to the death of Mrs. George
Carbaugh (Nora Ritchey) in
Bedford last week. "Tripping
over a rug in the sitting room of
her home on Thomas street, Mon
day morning, Mrs. George Car
baugh fell, striking the back of
her head against a table, inflict
ing a wound which caused her
death a few moments later.
Mrs. Carbaugh had not been well
for several weeks and it is
thought by her physician that
she was seized with an attack of
heart trouble, causing the fall.
She was aged about 25 years and
was Miss Nora Ritchey, of near
Everett, before her marriage a
few years ago to George Car
baugh, a well known young
liveryman of this place. Besides
her husband and a small son
Harold, she is survived by her
mother.
Farmers' Institutes.
With Chairman Frank Ranck
and his able corps of State Work
ers, the Annual County Institutes
are in full swing this week. The
work began at Enid Monday aft
ernoon with an attendance of
about forty farmers and the at
tendance and interest increased
with each session until two hun
dred and twenty interested per
sons were present at the closing
session, Tuesday night The
State workers are all specialists
in their respective lines, and the
work of the entire time is a . real
feast of good things for the farm
er and home maker.
The institute in McConnells
burg opened yesterday afternoon
and a session was held last even
ing. The farmers in this sec
tion do not need any coaxing.
They have long ago, found out
that a Farmers' Institute is a
good place to get "sonething for
nothing" and they are on hands
from start to finish.
The Lincoln-Penn Way.
The above title is suggested by
one of our local motorists to be
applied to a cross-country boule
vard to connect the Lincoln High
way at McConnellsburg with the
William Penn Highway at Mount
Union. This is the only practica
ble cross-country route between
Harrisburg and Johnstown. It
would pass through Shirleysburg,
Orbisonia, Shade Gap, Burnt Cab
ins, Fort Littleton, and Knobs
ville. The grade is exceptional
ly fine and the distance only
forty miles. It would at once
become a thorofare for tourists
from the northern and western
part of the State to reach Get
tysburg, Baltimore, Washington
and all southern points.
Let everyone interested get
busy with the Highway Depart-
ment and arouse interest
along the whole lino.
Dr. Skinner Dead.
Very many Fulton County peo
ple will learn with real sorrow of
the death of Dr. William F. Skin
ner at his home in Chambers
burg,. Monday evening of valvu
lar heart trouble. For several
years he had been on the medical
staff of the Chamborsburg hos
pital, and was a surgeon of rare
skill. He was a son of John and
Emmeline Skinner, and was born
at Dry Run, Franklin County on
the 23rd of December, 1867. He
was married to Lotta Blanche
Skinner, a sister of the late Cap
tain Geo. W. Shinner, who sur
vives together with two daugh
ters. The longest continuous flight
of any bird is made by the gold
en plover. From Nova Scotia to
the coast of South America the
entire flight of 2,400 miles is ac
complished without pause or rest
The golden plover of the Pacific
ocean migrates from Alaska to
the Hawaiian Islands. Its flight
takes it 2,000 miles across an
ialandlees sea.
A Family Reunion.
A most happy event occurred
on last Friday in the home of
Mrs. Margaret Kendall and her
daughter Miss Ruth in the South
Extension of McConnellsburg.
All her seven', together with all
the grandchildren, save five in
Tarkio, Mo., gathered in the
home bringing their kindly greet
ings and cheering good wishes to
theiraged mother. The company
consisted of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Kendall and six children, of Ayr
township; Mrs. Emma K. Hen
derson, of Tarkio, Mo.; Mr. S.
Murray Pallock and wife Mary
M., of Washington Pa.; Mrs.
Laura G. McDowel and five
children, near Lemaster, Frank
lin county, Pa.; Mrs. Annie J.
Keefer, of Chambersburg, Pa.;
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Kendall
and four children of Ayr town
ship, and Miss Ruth I. still in the
old home. In all, seven children
and fifteen grandchildren. As
they sat around the well furnish
ed table of their mother and look
ing into each other's fages.and
recalled the happenings of the
past 21 years since they similar
ly met, pleasures were theirs
rarely enjoyed. To enhance the
pleasures and profit of the
occasion the family pastor having
been called in, they once more
gathered around the old family
altar to render due praise and
gratitude to the gracious Bene
factor of their lives and to invoke
His continued care through all
the rest of the years.
NEW GRENADA.
Arthur Cunningham, wife and
son and Ruth Cunningham and
brother Ernest all of Mount
Union visited in the home of N
G. Cunningham's last Sunday.
Ida Booher, ot Saltillo ia em
ployed at K M. Alio way's.
There will be a Christmas en
tertainment at Zion M. E Church
Saturday night December 23,
1916
Roy Sbafer is employed at
Burnham.
Ida Alloway is very sick at
present.
Queen Houck spent the past
week at Rooertsdale with Byrde
McClam.
George Heeter and wife, of
Woodvale ia borne for a few days.
Mrs. Eldon Brodbeck. of Pit-
cairn came home to spend
Christmas.
Mrs. A D Keith who has been
poorly for a long time with drop
sy does not improve aa fast as
her many friends wish.
C. V. S. N. S. Notes.
The basket ball game between
the Technical High School of
Harrisburg and the Normal was
played here last Saturday even
ing. The score was 1520 in
favor of the Normal.
Clyde Barnhart of Buck Valley
who was back visiting friends at
Normal refereed the game. Mr.
Barnhart is playing ball in Phil
adelphia this season.
Both students and faculty are
thinking of the Christmas vaca
tion. The winter term will begin
January 2nd.
House Earned.
Monday forenoon Charlie
house Reed's tenanted by Walter
Feagley, a carpenter, was dis
covered to be afire and before
assistance could be gathered the
house and contents were practi
cally destroyed. The onJy things
saved we are informed, was a
tub containing fruit an Walter's
chest of tools. It is reported
that Mr. Feagley had one hun
dred dollars insurance on the
contents of the house. There
was no insurance on the house.
Isaac D. Bolinger a former resi
dent of McConnellsburg, but now
carrying on business at Shade
Gap, Pa., is just convalescing
from an attack of typhoid fever
that kept him housed since the
20th of October. The Editor
"has been there" and sympa
thizes with Mr. Bolinger.
OUR DISTANT FRIENDS.
Interesting Extracts from Letters Re
cently Received from Former Ful
ton County People.
Rev. C. W. Summey, Apollo,
Pa. "Enclosed find check for
$2.00 which you will please credit
to my subscription on the News.
Since I last wrote you my health'
has very much improved. So
much that I was looking forward
to making a trip to Fulton County
on the new rail road. But in that
it seems I will be disappointed.
But life is full of disappoint
ments." Mrs. C. A. McConnell, La
Harpe, III,, Dec. 7, 1916:-En-closed,
find one dollar. We wel
come the News as we would an
old friend. One short year ago
this evening, we arrived home
from a two months' visit among
brothers and sisters and many
other relatives and friends in
Pennsylvania. We are having
lovely fall weather.
Mrs. Adam Gress, York, Pa.
We are all tolerably well. Un
cle George keeps right well. We
were sorry to hear of the rail
road's going up. We had made
up our minds to go across the
mountain on the first train. Re
gards to all.
William Buterbaugh, Mar
shallton, Del. Here's three dol
lars to push our subscription
ahead. We certainly enjoy read
ing about our good old Fulton
County friends. Wish you all a
merry Christmas and a happy
New Year.
Dr. W. T. Grove, Eureka,
Kans. We had bad crop failures
again, and, "croply" speaking,
we are worse off than in 1913,
when one of the greatest
droughts within the recollection
of the old settlers visited us.
Then, we had a surplus, but three
years have depleted that ma
terially; but, we hope soon to be
an Oil County. Some 20 or 30
rigs are up or under process of
construction. Four wells in this
county are estimated at 200 to
300 barrels. Our belt seems to
run in a n. e. and s. w. direction,
and it is about 18 to 20 miles
in width. So, if we happen to
strike oil good, the corn will take
care of itself.
Mrs. C. R. Stunkard, He
lena, Mont., The News is one
of the most inportant papers that
comes into our house. We are
having fine winter weather. If
"A. W. C." of California had a
few days of Helena's zero weath
er it would likely quicken his
steps and aid his digestion.
C. H. Sipes. Wall, Pa. -Enclosed
find check for two dollars,
which it is hoped, will pay my
subscription until normal condi
tions and prices again- prevail.
The Pittsburgh papers doubled
their price without giving any
such opportunity as The Fulton
County News has done.
Martin L. Fittman, Dayton,
O. I find I cannot get along
without the Fulton, County
News, so find enclosed three dol
lars for back subscription and
renewal. I always find in it
something about friends I would
not otherwise hear from, and
other news from my old home.
I want to say for the benefit of
old friends in Fulton County that
Job Hill is in very poor health
here in Dayton. Fulton County
was his old home as well as mine
We are hcving zero weather but
not much snow.
B. Frank Covalt, Johnstown,
Pa., R. R. 1, December 16:-We
are having very cold weather.
Nine degrees below zero this
morning and the roads are bad
ly drifted.
"Clarence O. Barton, Forest
City.'Iowa, All of the farmers
here are thru shucking corn.
The crop is a good quality, but
not very much of it I raised
about 1600 bushels of corn on the
farm I am on. If some of the
Fulton county farmers would
raise that much, they would
think they had some crop, while
Educational Meeting.
The sixth local institute of Ayr
township was held at Rock Hill
December 15. The questions
discussed were: 1. Value of an
Education. 2. What Makes a
Successful Teacher? Songs and
recitations were rendered by the
school. Seven teachers: Misses
Humbert, McQuade, Pittman and
Kendall and Messrs. Alexander,
Glazier and Humbert were pres
ens. Next institute will be held at
McNaughtons School. Martha
G. Kendall, Secretary.
The third local institute of
Licking Creek township was held
at Vallances December 15th. The
Questions; 1, Schoolroom free
dom. 2. How secured and held.
3, Discipline, in school, on the
play ground, and to and from
school; were thoroughly discuss
ed by the teacher3i C. W. Mel
lott, WilmerMason. Thelma Metz
ler and Daisy Strait of the town
ship; also John Kelso, and Rush
Wagner of Todd.
An interesting program was
rendered by the school which
speaks well for both teacher and
pupils. We thank the visiting
teachers for the interest taken
and invite them back. Daisy
Strait, Secretary.
The second educational meeting
of Thompson township, was held
at Bald Eagle, Friday evening,
December 15th. The schoolroom
was tastefully decorated and both
teacher and pupils deserve much
credit for the literary program
rendered. Questions 1. How
do you teach spelling? 2. How
to secure the maximum of wxrk?
3. How do you teach Physiology.
Teachers present were: Thomas
Truax, Jessie Yeakel, Oliver
Winters and ex-teachers S. L.
Simpson and John Simpson. Mr.
John Simpson who is now a resi
dent of Washington, Pa., was a
teacher in the school of our town
ship, 40 years ago and gave a very
interesting talk on the history of
our schools, which was much en
joyed by all present Jessie
Yeakel, Secretary.
Soy Bean A Promising Crop.
Notable progress has been made
in bringing about the commercial
utilization of the soybean seed
for the manufacture of oil, meal,
and various more or less complex
products, according to the annual
report to the Chief of the Bureau
of Plant Industry. The soy bean,
the report states, is well adapted
to the whole cotton belt and in
deed to the whole corn region.
In the cotton belt it promises to
be an important element wher
ever the acreage of cotton has
been reduced. The immature
bean seeds make a very delicious
vegetable and are canned with
ease. Inasmuch as soy beans
can be more cheaply produced
than any other bean seed, it is
believed that there is a large
field for the canning of green soy
beans. Efforts are now being
m ade to canning factories to put
the product on the market In
the growing of the soy bean and
in manufacturing products there
from the United States can suc
cessfully compete with the Orient.
Mrs. Nancy McQuade is sick at
the home of her daughter Mrs.
George Suders, East Lincoln
Way.
here it is considered a small crop.
Had fine weather for husking
except one week and then it was
snow.
You will have to get after the
Brush Creek writer. He forgets
to write every week. I like to
see a whole column of Brush
Creek news.
Everything is high here.
Corn has been selling for 80 cents
a bushel; butter 35 cents a pound;
creamery butter 45 cents; eggs
35 cents; hogs 9 cents; flour $2.75
a sack and soup beans 18 cents a
pound.
If the person who ate Margar
et's pumpkin pies with me, reads
this I wish he would send -me a
card.
Letter to the Editor
Homestead, Pa., Dec. 12
My Dear Mr. Peck: In extend
ing my subscription for the
News, I desire to Bay that, while
not a resident of your County
for many years, yet through the
columns of your good paper, I
have kept fairly well posted con
cerning your social and business
affairs and note with interest
your public improvements.
The reconstruction of the old
"pike" now the Lincoln High
way, has certainly facilitated
travel, besides being of much
benefit in general; and should the
construction of your proposed
railroad be carried to completion
as I trust it may, you will have
increased advantages for the
shipment of your produce.
However, whie we are mindful
of these improvements let us not
forget the glad tidings which
the good people of your adjoin
ing County, in the State of Mary
land conveyed to you through
the returns of the recent elec
tion. The voting of John Barleycorn
out of business will certainly
count in the interest of good,
for surely a business that will
in no way benefit its patrons,
but on the contrary destroy man
hood, fosters 'poverty and crime,
is a menace to the public weal
and should be denounced b y
every honorable man and woman.
Many of your people, especially
in the lower end of the County,
do much of their trading in Han
cock, hence, it can be readily
seen how the presence of a saloon
is a source of evil, for example,
the individual who is addicted to
the drink habit is influenced by
the presence of a saloon and
usually to the neglect of business
the bar-room becomes his retreat:
then we have the so-called tem
perate man and the personal lib
erty man who frequently find
their way into the bar-room that
they may indulge their boasted
liberty with a social glass and
friendly chat, but alas! soon the
alcohol has an exhilarating effect
and they become possessed of an
exalted imagination which us
ually suggests another drink
then the game of the bar-room
is on, and many times the would
be good citizen goes home intox
icated, when, but for the bar
room he would have gone home
sober.
It has been said: "The saloon
is a recruiting station, a training
school for the inebriate army,"
this is doubtless true, then let us
strive to eliminate this legalized
promoter of intemperance.
In this age of activity of stren
uous effort there is a growing
demand everywhere for greater
efficiency; this means men who
can see clearly, think quickiy
and correctly, do their work with
safety, with diligence and do it
rightly. By scientific investiga
tion and physical test, it is evi
dent that only the sober man
can possess these qualities, hence
there is no place for the drinking
man. Our great railroads will
not have him, our manufacturing
plants do not want him, our com
mercial interests reject him, and
now since it is well understood
that alcohol lessens physical en
durance the drinking man has
no standing even in the sporting
world it is the total abstainer
with cool judgment the clear
eye and physical endurance that
inspires you with confidence' on
the athletic field.
With our present knowledge of
the evil effects of alcohol upon
the human system there can be
but two reasons why intelligent
men should advocate its use as a
beverage: they either have learn
ed to like it and would seek an
excuse for its use, or else they
are interested in the traffic.
A. M. Barton. M. D.
'Mr. J. C. Comerer, of Thomp
son township spent a day or two
in McConnellsburg last week on
his return from a two weeks'
visit among relatives and friends
in Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
VENTILATORS.
Little Talks on DealtlTand tygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, 51. D, LL D.,
Commissioner of Health.
The question of proper ventila
tion during the winter months
is one which it is quite difficult
for many people to solve.
It is apparent to almost every
body that the admission of pure
air is necessary if efficient work
is to be performed in office and
school and if refreshing sleep is
desired by night The fresh air
does not depend upon the tem
perature and can be supplied by
a proper heating and ventilating
system.
The opening of windows while
it admits the fresh air, often
causes drafts which are uncom
fortable, not to say injurious.
Where a number of people are
occupied in a room it is often a
cause of subjecting one or two to
exposure if the windows are
opened to secure ventilation.
This can be avoided by an ample
supply of warmed air.
Numerous devices, more or
less expensive, have been placed
on the market but are not always
satisfactory. The most econom
ical and at the same time prob
ably the most efficient ventilat
ing device is one made of glass
or wood eight or ten inches in
height and made the width of
the sash. This should be placed
under the sash with a slant from
the bottom to the top at an angle
of 45 degrees, leaving an open
ing at the top covered with
cheese cloth.
Ventilators of this sort are so
simple that they can be made at
small cost anywhere and the cov
ering can be readily replaced.
They are suitable for office and
school room, living rooms and
bedrooms. They permit reason
able ventilation without too great
a loss of heat and prevent that
stuffiness of atmosphere which is
dangerous to health and destruc-
tive to real comfort during the .
winter months. This device
leaves an opening between the
upper and lower sash through
which the used air of the room
may escape.
Why Bens Don't Lay.
Why don't hens lay at this time
of the year?
They do, if their owner is on
to his job. It is about as natural
for a hen to lay in the fall and
winter as it is for roses to bloom
at the same season.
But the expertpoultryman now
adays with his modern methods
of breeding, of feeding, of hous
ing and of handling haa his hens
to lay two hundred or more eggs
per year and to lay a goodly num
ber of these in the fall and win
ter. Can an ordinary farmer or
small poultry keeper get a good
fall and winter yield of eggs?
He can if he will have a prop
erly built house not meaning an
expensive one, but a house that
poultry use and live in and can't
be kept out of.
. He can if he will feed the mod
ern way or feed all grain in lit
ters; feed bee-scrap3, fish scraps
or milk animal protein heavily
feed dry mashes and perhaps wet
mashes.
Question like the above ars
now flooding the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture and
the replies are broadly like the
above.
Theoutstanding feature of most
of these letters is the fact that
these writers manifestly believe
that if they can learn what to
feed their hens, they must lay.
That feed, good feed, or plenty
of feed, will make hens lay ia a
great if popular fallacy.-
The Department wishes to
especially emphasize that fecun
dity and persistency in laying
are inherited factors and that us
ually, if a flock is to lay well it
must be out of a flock ahead of
it that has laid well. And that
this is the factor that means the
difference between hens not lay.
ing at all and laying well at this -season,