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VOLUME 18
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. FEBRUARY 1, 1917.
NUMBER 20
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Jiort Sketches of the Lives of Per
' ions Who Bare Recently
Passed Awaj.
, N. G. Cunningham.
Newton Galbraith Cunningham
of New Grenada, died at the
homeofhia brother-in-law, Dr.
Howe McClain, in Mt Union,
Monday evening, January 22,
1917, aged 59 years, 5 months
and 11 days. His remains were
taken to his home on the follow
ing day and the funeral took
place on Thursday, interment be
ing made in the Bethel cemetery.
The deceased was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jehu G. Cunningham.
He was married to Miss Belle
McClain, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel McClain, January
28, 1873. To this union seven
children were born, two of whom
have passed on-Maye, wife of
JameaA. McDonough, and Ray,
the first born. The children
surviving are: Arthur, in the in
surance business at Mt Union;
Miss Ruth, a teacher in the public
schools at.Mt. Union; Ernest,
Merrill and Brandon at home.
Albert McDonough, a grandson,
is also a member of the family.
The cause of Mr. Cunningham's
death was sarcoma, a cancerous
growth in the stomach to which
aoT abscess had become attached.
From this malady he had been
suffering for more than a year,
but during the past few months
he grew rapidly worse. It was
finally decided to take him to a
liospital in Philadelphia, and on
Triday the 19th his son Arthur
vent to New Grenada and in an
i utpmobile, took his father to Mt.
Union. Upon reaching the latter
place his condition had become
bo much worse that the trip to
Philadelphia was abandoned.
On Sunday tha abscess broke,
peritonitis set in and death end
ed most excruciating suffering
m Monday evening.
Newton was a merchant and
he postmaster at New Grenada
or many years. He was Dis
' rict Registrar, and a member of
i he Masonic fraternity belonging
o Cromwell at Orbisonia. Dur
ing the earlier years of his life
ie was a teacher in the public
: chools for thirteen years.
His Masonic brethren, together
vithRev. Weise, had charge of
the funeral services. For many
yean he had been a teacher of
the adult bible class at Zion Sun
day school, and was recognized
V i . .
; uy every one wno Knew mm as
a pious, inoffensive, God-fearing
man a man that "would rather
suffer a wrong than to commit
one.
Hartman Anderson
Mr. Hartman Anderson, of
Wells Valley died on Sunday,
, January 14, 1917. He was aged
82 years, 5 months and 11 days.
He was united in marriage with
! Miss Susan Trout, who preceded
; him to the grave Bixteen years
ago. He is survived by the fol
lowing children: Warren, of Enid;
; Mrs. John McElwee, of Six Mile
I Run, and Mrs. Agnes Corcoran,
: of Pittsburgh. Two sisters, Mrs.
William Trout, of Wood. Pa..
and Mrs. Thomas McDonald, of
I Six Mile Run, and one brother
jalso survive. Funeral services'
were held at his late residence on
Wednesday' January, 17th Rev.
Weise, of Three Springs, officiat
ling. s George W. Shaw. 1
Geo. W.Shaw, died at the home
of c:s brother Lewis, near Hus
tontown, Friday, January 5, 1917,
aged 81 years. For a number of
yen 3 he had resided in the West
i and crane to thiB county last July
Jii a pleasure trip and to Bee his
broil : Lewis. George was in
.ne i;st of health until about
tWO r Onths aco. wlipn hiaVmnlft,
(be-
: to fail; and while he had
t of medical attention and
3t careful nursing, he con-
.o grow weaker until death
c
On the 6th day of May,
JL
was married to Alice
vi0 died on the third
K
, of last year. Nine
children survive, namely, Arthur,
Chester, Mabel, Guy, Bertha,
Agnes, Charles, Beulah and Clary.
He is also survived Ly the follow
ing brothers: Lewis, near Hus
ton town; and James and Wesley
in the West
Jacob Jaymes.
Jacob Jaymes, one of our es
teemed subscribers, died at his
home near Shade Gap, Monday,
January 15, 1917. Mr. Jaymes
was born in Germany and was 9
years old when he came with his
parents to America. His parents
first settled in Cumberland Coun
ty and from there, they moved
to near Shade Gap.
Mr. Jaymes was married in
1870 to Rachel Mills, who still
survives, together with 10 chil
dren: McCurdy Jaymes, of Shade
Gap; Miss Ella Flood of Neely-
ton; Mrs. Amanda Metzler, of
near Burnt Cabins; Mrs. Jennie
Felmlee, of Doylesburg; Mrs. Dr
Rogers, of Spring Run; Mrs.
Annie Parsons, of near Shade
Gap. Jacob, George, Robert and
Charles at home.
The remains were taken to
Pleasant Hill on January 17,
where services and interment
were held, Rev. Weaver of Orbi
sonia, being in charge.
David L. Peightel.
David L. Peightel died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward K. Snyder in Altoona last
Saturday afternoon, after an ill
ness of several months caused by
dropsy and heart disease.
The deceased was a son of Sam
uel and Elizabeth Myers Peightel,
and was born in McConnellsburg
March 13, 1811; hence he was
aged 72 years, 10 months, and
14 days. At the age of 20 he
went to Altoona, and on June 4,
1864 he entered the service of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and learned the trade of
moulder, which he followed until
his retirement April 1, 1914. He
served the corporation 49 years
and 10 months. He was twice
wedded, his first wife being Miss
Fannie E. Holden, of Altoona,
and his second, being Miss Alice
Runyan, of the same city, both
of whom preceded him to the
grave.
He is survived by one daugh
ter, Elizabeth Cora, wife of Ed
ward K. Snyder, in whose home
he had lived much of the time
since the death of his second wife.
He is survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Elliott N.,
and Mary, widow of the late
Samuel F. Dively both in Pitts
burgh; Frank, somewhere in the
West; Misses Sue and Annie in
the old home at McConnellsburg,
and Lourena, wife of R. G. Smith
Altoona, Pa.
The deceased was a member of
Camp 31 P. O. S. of A., Altoona
at the time of the organization of
the state camp and he was one
of the first members of that camp.
He served two terms successive
ly in the common council repre
senting the Fourth ward, from
1890 to 1896.
Mr. Peightel was a good citizen
and enjoyed the confidence and
esteem of a large number of
friends.
John S. Powell.
At his home in Thompson town
ship, this county on Sunday, Jan-"
uary 14, 1917, John S. Powell
aged about 68 years died from an
attack of pneumonia after a short
illness. The funeral, conducted
by Eld. C. L. Funk, took place
on the following Tuesday and in
terment was made in the ceme
tery at the Tonoloway Baptist
church.
Mrs. Annie Powell Yeakel.
Just two weeks after the death
of her brother John S. Powell,
Mrs. Annie Yeakel, wife of Jacob
Yeakel, died at the home of her
late brother, John, of pneumonia.
Mrs. Yeakel was aged about 66
years. The funeral took place
on Tuesday of this week, the ser
vices being conducted by Eld. C.
L, Funk and interment was made
in the cemetery at the Tonoloway
Baptist church. Mrs. Yeakel,
Continued qd ptg 4,
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certuln point thut the censors have deleted.
Directors' Convention.
The annual Convention of tht
Fulton County School Directors'
Association was held in McCon
nellsburg on Thursday afternoon
Thursday evening, and Friday
forenoon of last week. Mr. Sch-
mucker, of the West Chester
State Normal School, was the
special instructor, and he deliver
ed a very interesting lecture to a
large audience on Thursday even
ing. While, of the sixty directors in
the County, only twenty-eight
were present, those present prov
ed themselves to be live-wires,
and the sessions were more prac
tical and interesting than in any
previous convention.
The fact that it costs a district
two dollars a day and mileage
for each director sent to the con
vention, is a reason why some of
the districts were not well repre
sented. It is "nip and tuck"
with some of the more sparsely
settled districts to make ends
meet, and they feel like econo
mizing as far as possible.
Of course, there is another side
to the case. The schools are not
likely to be any better than the
teachers make them, and the
corps of teachers will not be any
stronger than that selected by
the board of directors; hence, af
ter all, the success or failure of
the school depends upon the board
of directors. The County Super
intendent, who is supposed to
have general supervision, owes
his position to the judgment and
selection of the school directors.
That the office of school direc
tor should be filled by men pos
sessing capability and knowledge
of educational affairs, needs no
argument; and as the State be
lieves that it pays to stand part
of the expense of educating the
teachers, it also believes that it
will pay to spend some of the
public money to lead directors
into a cleares vision of their re
sponsibilities and duties, and to
bring them into closer touch with
the great work that has been
placed in their hands.
Reuniting of Brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Largent of
this place; left Monday morning
to visit the former's brother Sam
uel, who lives near Martinsburg,
W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Largent
came to McConnellsburg from
West Virginia about thirty-five
years ago, and Mr. Largent has
not seen any of his relatives since
He supposed that they were all
dead. About two weeks ago his
son Harry became acquainted
with Roy Largent, of Marion,
Franklin county, and found that
Harry and Roy were second-cousins.
Through Roy, it was learn
ed that Eli's brother Samuel was
living, and this led to a determi
nation on the part of Eli to visit
him.
THROUGH HAIL OF DEATH
FRATERNAL VISIT.
Twenty-five Members of the Rays Dill
Lodge, 0. 0. F., Spent last Sat-
onlay veninj in This I lace.
An event that afforded the
members of McConnellsburg
Lodge, I. O. O. F. much pleasure
transpired last Saturday evening
when they were visited by twenty-five
members of the Rays Hill
Lodge, and four members of
Harrisonville Lodge.
The visiting members came in
automobiles, and after being
guests of the McConnellsburg
Lodge at supper at the City Ho
tel, at which a number of our
local members participated, they
assembled at the Lodge room on
Lincoln Way, where the usual
routine work of the Lodge was
disposed of. Adjournment was
then made to the Auditorium of
the public school building where
the initiatory degree was con
ferred upon two local candidates
by the Rays Hill team, very much
to the pleasure of those who wit
nessed the ceremony.
Rays Hill Lodge numbers about
seventy-five members and has a
degree team of which it may well
be proud. The visit will have
much to do with bringing the
neighboring Lodges into closer
fellowship, and it will be influen
tial in inspiring all the Lodges to
greater effort and appreciation of
the principles of the Order of
Friendship, Truth and Love.
The visiting members were:
C. R. Akers, Jesse C. Barton,
Bruce Barton, G. H. Barton, C.
H. Bottenfield, E. M. Bryson,
Harry G. Clark, Jacob Clevenger,
Roy Duvall, T. E. Jackson, Earl
Jackson, W. E. May, Loyd Mel
lott, Frank Mellott, PhilipMellott,
George Nycum, Joseph A. Price,
S. J. Pee, H. L. Ritchey, M. N.
Stailey, T. H. Walters, S. E.
Walters, J. R. Whitfield, Chester
Wilt and Daniel Wilt all of Rays
Hill Lodge; M. H. Hollenshead,
Loy Hollenshead, Roy Sipes, and
George Schooley, of Harrisonville
Lodge.
The Rayshill members were ac
companied by John Bottenfield,
Charles Mearkle and John May,
chauffeurs.
Lemasters' New Bank
The stockholders of the Peo
ple's National Bank of Lemasters
met on Tuesday of last week and
elected the following 15 directors:
M. E. Sollenberger, Jacob Coon,
D. H. Neikirk, Geo. B. Diehl, W.
E. Stoner, T. C. McDowell, R.
S. McDowell, S. L. Brindle, J.
K. Brindle, Samuel Shank, John
Hawk, J. W. Gillian, Aaron
Myers, S. B. Huber and George
Stuff. On Thursday afternoon
the Directors met and elected
these officers: President, S. L.
Brindle, Vice Presidents, D. H,
Neikirk and Aaron Myers,
Some Obnoxious Laws.
Dear Editor: I read with in
terest the article in the News
last week under the caption "Re
peal Useless Laws." We as the
farmers of Fulton County would
be pleased if some of the laws
that we could name were erased
from the statute books. One
that is especially distasteful and
disadvantageous to farmers is the
"Beef Act" a law denying the
right of cutting and selling' beef
in small portions. This not only
works against the interest of
farmers, but against the interest
of the consumers. Many men
with large families and not too
great an income cannot well af
ford to buy meat in large quanti
ties. This disadvantage is espec
ially felt in the markets of the
mining towns in our neighboring
county of Huntingdon. In going
into these towns with a load of
marketing, the farmer is con
stantly confronted by requests
from men, women and children:
"Hey, John, Got any meat, to
day?" Another law that might be
mentioned in this connection is
the law which seems to require
farmers to take out insurance for
the protection of their hired men.
It has about come to that point
when farmers will inquire as did
the red man in the early days of
our history: "Where are our
rights?"
Farmer.
BRUSH CREEK.
Mr. and Mrs. John B' Lucas
and daughter Sara, Mr. William
Meracle and Miss Helen Bottom
field .ill ol Everett took advant
age of the good sleighing and
spent Sunday in the home of
Mrs. Lucas's parents Mr. and
Mrs. M. E. Barton. Mr. Meracle
met with quits an accident a
few days ago while working in
Mr. Gibbony's planing mill.
His hand came in contact with a
circular saw and his thumb was
completely cut off above the
knuckle joint.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Barton
spent a few days last week visit
ing in the vicioity of Sipes Mill
They attended revival services
at Ebenezer church.
The revival at Akersvill is still
in progress with good attendance.
Mrs George Hixson spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. F. M.
Lodge.
Ross Barkmanand James
Akers spent Saturday evening in
the home of M. E Barton.
Reta Lay ton, of Whips Cove is
spending some time with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
James McKee.
E A. Hixson purchased a new
sawmill and is sawing lunber for
J. C. McKee.
George Barton who has been
employed af Ambi-idge, returned
home last wee if.
Subscribe tor the N w.
From Denver.
Linna A. Deshong Trogler,
2905 W. Seventh Avenue, Denver,
Colo. I am enclosing the where
withal to advance our subscrip
tion two years. We arrived in
this city from our former home
in Mercersburg on the ISth of
March of last year, and, conse
quently, have been here almost
a year. Before leaving Pennsyl
vania I heard it said that it nev
er rained in Colorado; but after
we landed here it just snowed
and rained and the weather was
anything but agreeable until
May. As far as the temperature
last summer was concerned, I
am sure it was just as hot as the
summers usually are in Pennsyl
vania, although, Colorado people
claim that last summer was more
than ordinarily hot for this cli
mate. Colorado is a great Mecca for
tourists. It is estimated that
tourists spend not less than 85
millions of dollars in the state
every year.
Up to this time (January 23)
we have had twelve snows in
Denver and we have had zero
weather during the last two
weeks. Withal, we do not have
sleighing snows here like back in
Pennsylvania. I haven't seen a
sleigh this winter.
One thing we do have good
schools. Our twodaughters have
not missed a day of school this
winter, although there has been
quite an epidemic of grippe here.
The Health Departmentestimates
that there are 30,000 cases.
Denver is a fine city, but old
Pennsylvania is plenty good
enough for me. I am always
glad when the day comes to get
the News. I shall be pleased to
hear from any of my old home
friends any time they may feel
like writing.
Domestic Science and Living Cost
The former attitude of women
toward housework differed some
what from the attitude of men
toward their tasks. Few men
ever drop the more routine and
laborious aspects of their tasks
provided they can see a dollar in
it. The farmer does not hesitate
to take hold with the shovel and
the hoe if he sees his crop needs
it
The merchant will unpack his
own goods and even sweep his
own floors if help is scarce. He
does not complain if it is dull and
uninteresting work that a boy
could do. He does it because for
thesuccessof most small business
es it is frequently necessary that
men take hold and work a good
deal with their own hands.
The high cost of living i3 per
suading a great many women
that it pays for them to attend
more closely to their own house
holds. They find a business
profit in so doing. They are sav
ing money that gives them in
many ways freer life and more
money to spend on pleasures and
improvements than they had
when they kept servants.
The Domestic Science move
ment is emphazing several points
with great force that are worthy
the attention of every housewife.
One of these is that with compe
tent training any woman should
be able to perform the tasks of
a moderate sized household
with half her time save probably
laundry work. The Domestic
science experts say they know in
their own acquaintance a great
many women who are doing
that, They are perfectly good
housekeepers, yet they have half
their time free either for social
life, for literary and study club
work or for philanthropy. A
great many of them use it in some
money earning occupation out
side the home.
It is the testimony of these ac
tive housekeepers that they could
never in the world have done it
had it not been for the training
they had had in domestic science.
Also they could not live on their
husbands' incomes at present
prices, had they not had domes
tic Bcience training.
ARM BLANKETS.
Little Talks on Health ?ud Hygiene ij
Samuel G. Dixon, K. D., LL, D.t
Commissioner of Health.
United States army blankets
are not economical for private or
permanent hofpitcl use. For the
reader to fuliy appreciate this
criticism he must disabuse lis
mind of a common fallacy that
the purpose of blanket j tnd cloth-
ing is to tiv heat off to the body.
blankets tnd clothing only retain
the hen of the Lo y b' prevent
ing it from being taken off by the
general atmosphere. Therefore.
you want hlanketssoft and pliabj'e
so that they will fall of their own
weight and fit snugly to the body
so as to prevent the air from cir
culating between the blanketand
the body.
The army blanket is woven so
closely and becomes so rigidvhen
thrown over the body that it fails
to fall in close but stand out and
permits an air space between it
self and the body. This inter
feres with its heat-retaining qual
ities to the extent that after prac
tical applications in our large
hospitals in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania we find in the
cold high mountain regions we
can get along with three softer
woven blankets instead of having
to use five army blankets.
The army blanket was made
Originally so that it would be
strong and could be used in active
campaigns where it had to be
carried on the soldiers' backs, or
on saddles of horses or in the
supply wagon. Owing to the
fact that they were made of all
wool. hflH Inner li
...... j o wits rv vi v-
made in a substantial way, they
soon found their way into general
use particularly into hospital use
and more especially into hospitals
where the open air treatment
was necessary.
TheStateDepartmentof Health
of Pennsylvania had its blankets
made according to the following
specifications:
Double blankets to be not less
than 80 inches long by not less
than 60 inches wide when finish
ed. Weight to be 41 pounds per
pair when finished.
Warp-To be of cotton, long
staple. To be well carded and
evenly spun, of No. 14 yarn, 43
threads to the inch.
Filling To beblendormixtun
of not over 20 degrees cotton.
Balance to be pure wool, staple
good and true, 32 picks to the
inch in finished product. Color
to be -medium gray.
Border-No border.
Binding-Each pair of blankets
to be bound on the ends with a 2
inch gray mohair binding. To
have two rows of stitching i inch
apart and to count about six
stitches per inch.
Embroidering Each pair of
blankets to be embroidered with
the letters P. S. C. S. 41 inches
high. To be in centre of- blank
et Note A blanket showing the
general design and construction
is on file in the Philadelphia
Office.
Surgical Operation.
On Wednesday morning of last
week, William Brewer, of Ayr
township, went to Philadelphia,
where he entered the Joseph
Price hospital. At nine o'clock
Friday morning, he underwent a
very critical surgical operation
for the removal of a tumor, which
he stood very well, but is still
very sick. He is being nursed in
the hospital by his sister Miss
Jessie, who will graduate . from
that institution this year.
The News office was favored
a pleasant call Monday from M.
M. Boor, a former Union town
ship teacher, but for several '
years a resident of Bedford Coun
ty. While Mr. Boor doesn't look
like he could remember back so
far. he insists that he and Jack
Craig were among those who at
tended the first teachers' County
Institute iu. this county,