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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

ago he went to Altoona, accepted
employment with the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company, and he
was in their employ at the time
of his death.
Mr.. Stouteagle was a member
of the United Pres by terian
Church, and was foremost in all
of the local Christian activities.
A committee of five members
from his Sunday school class in
Altoona went to st. Thomas
Monday to attend his funeral,
thus showing their appreciation
of his work as a teacher and a
Christian worker.
About four years ago, he was
married to Miss Margaret Criner,
near Williamson, Pa, who sur
wives, together with their little
daughter Margaret, two years of
age. The deceased is also sur
vived by four sisters, namely,
Annie, wife of William Palmer,
Manhattan, Kas.; Carrie, wife of
w. Sloan Warthin both residing
in Ayr township; and Miss Myr-
tie, residing in Altoona; also by
two half brothers, John V. and
w. Frank, McConnellsburg.
JOSEPH PRICE.
Joseph Price, son of Alton
Price, Laidig, Pa, died of
appendicitis at the Mason hos
pital at Roaring Spring last
Sunday, and was buried on Tues
day in the cemetery at Fairview
church, in Taylor township.
The young man was aged about
16 years, and was employed at
the time of his sickness at the
P-nut factory in Bedford. He
was taken to the Roaring Spring
Hospital where a seemingly sue
cessful operation was performed,
and it was thought that he would
recover; but complications sud-
denly developed that ended lin
death.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21
Decoration Day at NeednOre.

Needmore will not be behind
other parts of the the County in
the proper observance of Decora-
tion Day. The P. o. S. of A. Of
that place, will have charge, and
will be assisted by the Needmore
Band. The services will be held
at Antioch. We do not have the
program; but we know Needmore
well enough to predict that there
will be nothing lacking to make
the day a pleasing one, as far as
paying sad rites to the memory
of departed friends may be called
pleasing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21
Recent Weddings.
MILLER KNEPPER.

At the Reformed parsonage,
by the pastor, Rev. j. L. Yearick
Miss Louisa May Knepper and
Mr.. Harry Wilson Miller both
of Dublin Mills, were united in
the bonds of matrimony on Tues
day, May 10, 1914. The bride is
a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pc
ter Knepper, and the groom a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mil
Ter, and are both excellent young
people, who start out together to
win victories in the struggles of
life with the best wishes of their
numerous friends.
They will go to housekeeping
in the near future on the farm
reaently purchased by the groom
between Dublin Mills and Three
Springs.
CLYMANS-CoRNELTUS.
Chas. B. Clymans, near Shade
Gap, and Lena M. Cornelius, Of
Locke Valley, were, on May the
6, 1914, united in marriage in the
M. E. parsonage at Burnt Cabins,
by the Rev. E. Harvey Swank.
These are highly esteemed young
people of Huntingdon county,
and have the best wishes of a
host of friends for a long, pros
porous, and happy life.
KEEFER -MELLoTT.
Thomas Keefer and Sarah Jes-
sic Mellott, both of Big Cove Tan
merry were married by John P.
Conrad, ESQ, at his Office in Nc
Connellsburg, Tuesday evening
of last week.
MANN-SHAW.
Wilbert Mann and Leah Ros-
eta Shaw, both Of Big Cove Tan
merry, were married at Needmore,
on Wednesday May 6, 1914, by
Rev. A. G. B. Powers.
ROWE-RAMSEY.
At New Grenada, on Wednes-
day May 9th, by Rev. w. A.
Sipes, Henry |. Rowe was united |
in marriage to Mrs. Rosie Ram
Sey, both of Wells Valley.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

Frank Taylor and son Earl,
making headquarters in Harris
burg, while engaged in engineer
work for the State, came home
to vote at the primary. Earl
took with him a petition from the
citizens of McConnellsburg to the
State Highway Department ask
ing that body to oil that part of
the State Highway that passes
through this place, in order to
eliminate the dust.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

A two-yea-rold child of Mr..
and Mrs. William Seiders, of Tod
township, was playing on a bed
last Friday and attempted to
reach for some bright object on
a table and fell to the floor, break
ing an arm between the elbow
and wrist. DIR. Mosser was call
ed, and the little fellow was made
as comfortable as possible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21
Memorial Day In McCOrEelIshnrg.

On May 3Oth, The people of the
Nation will again observe the
beautiful custom of paying tri-
butte to the memory of departed
defenders Of their country's hon
or and stability.
1t was in 1868 that the first
message was sent out designa-
ting May 30th as the day for de-
corating the graves Of Comrades
Of the Civil War, and for forty
six years the Grand Army of the
Republic has observed Decora-
ton Day. For thirty-one years
The Womens' Relief Corps has
assisted in The services. Later,
The Patriotic Sons Of Veterans
organization was perfected, and
they too, take part, relieving the
Veterans Of arduous duties con-
nected with the ceremonies.
The Women's Relief Corps met
in the parlors Of Mrs. C. B. Ste
vens last Friday and arranged
their part Of the Program for
Memorial Day as it viii be obser-
we'd in this place. The following
young ladies were appointed to
serve on the flower committee:
Bess Taylor, Harriet Sloan, Ger
trude Sloan, Maria Alexander,
Jean Johnston, Mary Jane John
ston, Maye Pittman, Hazel Nc
Quade, Louise Nelson, Mary r.
win, Rose Fisher, Olive Sinner,
Meta Fryman, Bass Grissinger, !
Naomi Roettger, Murine Rummel,
Ethel Freeman, Edna OFT, Vir-
ginia Tritie, Olive Lodge, Eliza
beth Doyle, Mildred Rixson, Ha-
eel Garland, Lois Mason, Lucille
Grissinger, and Samantha Mel
lott.
Instructions to the flower COM
mittee is, that all flowers are to
be taken on the morning Of May
Goth to the home of Miss Mary
Goldsmith, where they will be ar
ranged by the committee.
Union services will be held in
the Auditorium of the Public |
School Building on next Sunday |
1t 1890 O'clock, a. m. sermon to
De preached by Rev, J. V. Royer.
An earnest call is hereby sent to
Ill Veterans, Patriotic Sons of
Veterans, and members and
friends of all the churches, to at
end these services next Sunday.
At 1:30 o'clock, p. M, on May
10Th the following program will
)e rendered in the Auditorium Of
he McConnellsburg High School
Music by the McCon-
Band; Singing; Prayer
" Rev. j. l.. Yearick; Lincoln's
gettysburg Address, by Guy
Reed; Music; Address to Vet
rams, by Rev. Henry Wolf.
Immediately following the SER
ices in the Auditorium a corps
f aids selected from the COM
littee of Patriotic Sons of Vet
rams will escort the procession
0 the various burial grounds in
be town, and children will be I
irected in the placement of ]
overs on the soldiers graves. {
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

Mrs. Wesley Mckee, her son
Leonard, and her sister Miss
Margaret Shives-all of Need
more, made a trip to McConnells-
burg last Thursday, and were in
terested callers at the News Of
fee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

Glad to see Albert Stoner back
in town again after his having
spent over two weeks in the coal
regions Of Bedford county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
MRS. WILLIAM N. DOYLE.

\ "wednesday, May 13, 1914, ageC
Z 60 years, 8 months, and 26 days
The funeral services conducted
tbv her pastor, Rev. R. E. Peter.
imam, of the Lutheran church,
took place on Friday following
land interment was made in Un-
Mon cemetery.
4 Mrs. Doyle was a daughter Of
the late Jacob and Nancy Com
erer Naugle, and was born in
&Tod township this county, Au-
gust II, 1914. Of her fathers
family, three sisters and a broth
er are living, namely, Jane, wife
hi Craig Mcclure, and Mrs. Mag
bic Garner-both living in Cham
berSburg; Kate, wife of Charles
Mouse, residing near MERGERS.
burg, and Humphrey, in Illinois.
From early girlhood, Mrs. Doy-
was a consistent member Of
the Lutheran church. During
The last twenty-five years she has
been an invalid, and during the
laSt twelve years, her condition
bad been such that her husband
Eas never, in that time, away
from her call an hour at a time.
Besides her husband, she is sur
fived by six sons; Ernest, Wash
hgtOn, D. c.; Edward, Philadel-
Bhia; Charles Chambersburg, and
ohm w., Bert, and Harvey, in
NcConnellsburg.
FREDERICK GREss.
n Frederick Gress died at his
home in Tod township, Thursday,
May ID, 1914, aged II years, 7
months, and 2S days. The fun
eral services conducted by his
pastor Rev. j. L. Yearick, of the
Reformed church, took place on
saturday morning following, and
lnterment was made in the Re-
prmed graveyard in McConnells-
burg.
The immediate cause of Mr..
6resS'S death was heart failure,
and he was sick but a few days. |
de was a son of the late Godfrey |
and MargaretGress, and was born |
Ayr township, this county, and |
FSlded in the county during his |
ehtire life.
In 1865 he was married to Miss |
lpulSa Hellenger, of Franklin |
Punty, who survives, together
lththe following children, name
Samuel, residing in Green
Stle, Pa; Harry, Frank, and
mer, in this county; Sadie, |
lie of John Lape, residing in
feencastle, and Miss Kate, at
Pine.
MI Gress was a devoted men,
OF the Reformed church, and
aS a most excellent citizen.
plet and retired in his manner,
was honest as the day is long,
d to know him was to be his
iend.
ROBERT A. SToUTEAGLE.
Robert A. Stouteagle died in
University Hospital in Phila-
Pnla last Friday, whittier he
U gone from his home in AL
D'la ABOUT a week prior for a
sical operation. Several years
y he underwent an operation
vile Altoona Hospital for gall
pueS' which did not remove the
puoie' The operation in Phila-
p,lla seemed satisfactory, and
Stouteagle came out from
influence of the anaesthetic,
VI llne prospects of speedy
OVery, when pneumonia de-
UPed' and dea tn followed
ickly.
10 remains were brought to
auAIln county and the funeral
place Monday, interment
NJ y, made in the cemetery at
,Uert A. Stouteagle son of
.''e George and Elizabeth
Iuan Stouteagle, was born in
pn township on the 3Oth day of
eiy' 1860, hence he was
u Years, 3 months, and Is
~, lie taught in the public
r Sv'S Of this county and later
,anSlln county, serving very
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

The fragrant (?)scent of garlic
now pervades the milk cellar, and
the patient housewife is mad.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

Subscribe for the NEWS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

At New Grenada, on Wednes-
day May 9th, by Rev. W. A.
Sipes, Henry |. Rowe was united
in marriage to Mrs. Rosie Ram
sey, both of Wells Valley.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-21

This was written for last
weeks News, but on account of
the crowded condition of our col
umns, we were obliged to carry
it over. - Editor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
CRASH OF GLASS
Explosion Injuries A. McMurphy
and Damages House.
Struck a Match in Cellar and
Gas Exploded.

A terrific gas explosion at the home
of A. McMurphy at 1922 Grand ave-
nue., in Lowman Hill, at O'CLOCK
this morning blew every window
out of the house, tore up the
floors on the first floor and burned
McMurphy severely around the hands
and face. McMurphy is clerk IN the
construction department of the Santa
Fe general offices
McMurphy woke up at $3.50 this
morning and smelled gas in the house
Running down in the basement a1ter
he had examined his stoves upstairs
he struck match near one of the gas
pipes. An explosion that could be
heard for blocks resulted.
The floor of the first story was torn
up and every window in the house was
over the neighborhood. -Four children
in the house was uninjured. Three OF
them were upstairs with Mrs McMur-
ply and the fourth downstairs IN a
Morris chair.
The child down stairs-a little baby
was covered with glass, carpets
splintered wood and plaster 1t was
dug out crying, but unhult- Mrs NC
Murphy and the children upstairs
were Jared but not injured. The
house was not damaged to any extent
above the first floor.
McMurphy was burned severely
around the face and hands but was
able to struggle UP the stairway aIter
unframed he called for a physician
| and his wounds were treated.
| Luckily the house did not catch fire
after the explosion and the damage
was confined to the force of the gas
forcing its way out of the house.
/ on the first floor in the living room 9
piano stool was blown from the floor
| struck the ceiling and landed on top OF
the piano A fern sitting on stand IN
the front window was blown into the
vsrd. Several pieces of furniture were
| thrown to the ceiling and were piled VI
/ in the house
frame of the house was intact. A par
! Of the Foundation was broken down. Th'
first floor was blown through in places
On the second floor very little was in
/ iured outside of broken water pipes. Prac
tically every dish in the house was shat
tered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
MEDICAL FREEDOM"
League to Hear DR.. CrutcIler at Rep
resentative Hall Tuesday Evening.

meeting for medical freedom"
will be held Tuesday evening in rep
resentative hall at the state house, by
the National League for Medical Free
dom.
DIR. Lewis Pinkerton Crutcher, of
New York, a director of the league,
will lecture on Compulsory Medicine
in America and will protest against
laws that he asserts would establish a
state medicine" like the "state re-
ligion' of old.
Everyone interested in medicine,
health or the subject of freedom is in
Vited to attend the meeting.
It will be one of a series that the
National League for Medical Freedom
is holding in various parts of the
country. This association IS said to
extend through 80 states and to in
cIude one-quarter of a million people
Its stated purpose is to secure to each
individual the right to choose the
form of treatment he desires for his
physical ills, and its general charge
against existing conditions is that laws
are establishing a Estate medicine
that denies this right.
DR.. Crutcher will set forth the al
| legation that a medical despotism Is
| being established as unbearable as the
/ religious intolerance of former years
He particularly will oppose the owens
bill now before congress, and vii
warmly urge that everyone has the
right to be treated by osteonath, home
( opath. alIopath or Christian Scientist az
he chooses, without interference or
| the part of state or government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
NEXT TO ENGLAND
United states Ranks second in War
ship Tonnage.

Washington. Jan. 22.-On the compile
ton of all the vessels now under con-
struction or authorized the United
States will have fleet of 1882 ships of
all classes with an aggregate displace-
ment of nearly a million and a half
tons Eleven of the ships, weigh 'ng
80, $50 tons, are unfit for sea service.
There are 80 vessels now under con-
struction for the navy and "a more with
a total displacement of S44,570 tons have
been authorized.
The total displacement of vessels OF
all classes of the American navy as 1t
stands today is 1,126,7 us, including tugs
and auxiliaries. The warship tonnage
is 757,711 putting the American navy
next to Great Britain with 1896, 149,
Germany ranking third with 749, 500.
Were all the vessels now being built,
completed, however, Germany would
take second place with 1,0S7.3 99 tons
and this country's total would be in
creased only to SS5 $3.50. Great Britain
would still hold first place with 1924, $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
MAKING HEROES BY LAW
Is What senator Bryan Calls Special
Pension Legislation.


Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Bryan
all pending general pension legislation
passing bills to amend the correct
military records, thus pensioning de-
serters who could not comply with thS
liberal provisions of the general pen
sion laws. A mere appropriate title
for such bills he declared would pc q
bill to Strengthen a crooked record
And So" he ldded, lit has come 10
Pass that the record " laich the deserter
in reality made crooked en- his codn-
try's battlefield in time Of war his couII :
try makes straight in theory in the
halls of legislation in time OF peace
He thereby becomes a legally constr
tuted hero and incidentally is enapleG
to read his title clear to the sacred
roll of honor in the pension bureau.
Ever thereafter the great heart OF
grateful republic will be permitted pS
legislation to swell with pardonaple
pride in haliowed memory OF MS I'M
equalled imaginary record.
I'VE cannot reduce the high cost OF
living and at the same time increase
pension expenditures
Senator Rryan continued. ExtraVa-
CANT expenditure means extravaganza
in taxation. Let us meet the appeal
for increased expenditure with the al
peal for reduced taxation ana let u
meet the ungenerous appeal that the
republic should not be ungrateful 10 lts
pensioners with the generous appeal &c
the pensioners not to be unGratetul te
the republic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
He URGES GARDEN
Getty Could Keep Down Weeds
ON Vacant Lots
And Raise Produce in Paying
Quantities." Clearinghouse.

Wednesday noon George Clearinghouse
will propose that an agitation be start
ed by the Topeka Real Estate Dealers
association for municipal gardens in va
cant lots in the city-that the city eS-
tablish a special department to carry
on the work.
In Topeka the city maintains each
year weed cutting torce,'' said Geo
Clearinghouse in speaking informally at
the Commercial club today. why not
10 as Minneapolis has done and plant
crops instead in the vacant lots. 1t
cost Minneapolis $4,000 to maintain the
municipal gardens for a year. and the
produce grown sold for s110o0-"
Several members of the real estate
organization have expressed themselves
as favoring the proposition. 1t is pro
bable that one of the members Will De
asked to read a paper on the subJect
two weeks from Wednesday noon
The question of doing away with the
realty association as an individual or
eanization will be discussed Wednes
day. Lest week 1T will he remembered
N. B. Rurge proposed having the asso-
citation a department of the CONNER
cial club. There will be some oppo'
sition to the plan at the "Wednesday
meeting. "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
OIL MAN SURPRISED
Price of Pennsylvania Crude Is Adj
vanced Five Cents a Barrel.

Pittsburg Jan. 22.-OiI men were sur
prised today wien announcement was
made by the Seep Purchasing agency
that the price of Pennsylvania crude
an increase of five cents over the close
of The market on Saturday. This is the
third advance since the day following
Christmas, each being of five cents
other grades were announced as fol-
lows:
Corning 90; Newcastle SO; Cabell 100
Somerset 50; Ragland 40.
The Seep Purchasing agency was for
merly the uying section OF the
Standard Oil company.
The Standard Oil company of New
York today announced an advance OF
25 points in the price OF refined petrol
cum, maKing refined in cases 9.35 cents
per gallon; do in tanks or bulk AZ
and Standard white. in barrels 2.S5.
Crude petroleum was advanced cents
to 81 A ner barrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
TODAY IN CONGRESS
A Number of Persons Appear Before
the Pension Committee.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Senate in
session at p. m.
Lorimer senatorial inquiry post
poned until next Wednesday, because
of Hancey's illness.
Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport,
Conn, arraigned labor unions in hear
ing before interstate commerce COM
mission.
Attorney General Wickersham dis
cussed tobacco trust dissolution
matters before judiciary committee.
Representative Sherwood of OhiS.
General Terrence of the G. A. r. and
others were heard on general pension
measures by pension committee.
House met at noon. District or Co
lunbia appropriation bill debated.
President Farrell and Attorney Reed
of United States Steel corporation tes-
titled before Steel trust investigating
committee. Steel tariff revision bill
estimated to reduce average tariff on
steel products imports from 34.51 to
22.42 per cent ad valorem made
public.
Senator Bryan of Florida spoke in
opposition to the general pension leg
islation.
Bill regulating sale of Chickasaw
and ChoctaW. Okla, surface lands OF
coal and asphalt areas was passes
Steering committee assigned Senators
Smith (Ga.), and Gardner (Me.). TO
agriculture committee, and Lea
(Tenn.) to naval committee.
Secretary Knox subpoenaed by state
department investigating committee
to explain Lake Champlain centennial
expenditures in 1909 from secret fund
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
TO REBUILD BRIDGE
Every Cent Available VIII Be spent
On Structure.

Arrangements for the building Of
the new steel bridge across the Kaw
at the brick plant, three miles west
of the city, were virtually competed
today at a conference of the county
commissioners and representatives OF
the Rock Island railway. The bridge,
which will cost $4,000, will be built
in the spring.
The old bridge was carried out IN
the flood of 1903 and was never re-
built. Until the new law was passed
the commissioners were unable TO ap-
propriate sufficient funds for the
work, while bond issue was consld-
cred suicidal The structure is baby
NEEDED and will shorten the distance 70
Topeka for many visitors from the
country districts. Every dollar which
the commissioners are permitted 10
spend under the new law, will PROB
ably be used to complete the work.
The maximum appropriation for an
individual bridge is $4,000
In addition to the expense OF the
county the Rock Island railway viii
appropriate $1,000 for the work, max
ing a total expense for the bridge of
not less than $4,000 The bridge
when completed will stand % rect
above the Rock Island tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
WOULD HEAR WILSON
Invitation to Democratic Banquet Is
Not Necessary.
TO the Editor of the State Journal;

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Lawrence, KAN Jan. Il, 1917
Since the announcement that Governor
woodrow Wilson of New Jersey would be
the guest of honor and prinsipel speaker
at our annual washington Day dinner at
Topeka on the 22nd of February, 1917, l
have received go many letters ana tele-
grams asking h wv to secure an invitation
or a seat at the banquet table upon that
occasion. tint 1 nave been unable to be-
gin to reply to the many inquiries that
ahve come TO ms
Many Invitations have been sent out
but many Democrats as well as progress
sive Republicans who would like to at
tend will not receive an invitation, pc
cause the committee has been unable to
secure their names and addresses.
shall be very grateful to the state
Journal If you will allow me to say
through your columns to its many DEM
ocratic as well as Republican readers,
that an invitation is not necessary SEND
$500 to the secretary, Mr.. ]. II. Ulsh, To-
peka, Kansas, and a ticket will be forth
coming at once. Respectfully yours,
BURT f. BROWN,
President Democratic State Club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-22
RECEIVE FOR RECRUITS
Old and New Members of Commercial
Club to bring Cider.

The biggest event thus far this sea-
son in a social way will be held this
evening at the Commercial club when
a reception and smoker will be tender
ed the 4SO new members Of the bust
ness organization
McRae's orchestra will furnish music.
and another attraction will be the light
refreshments that will be served in the
form of Henry McAfee's cider, and
doughnuts.
All of the Il rrrer members of the club
are expected to turn out to meet the
new men.
In a letter sent out to the new mem
bers notifying them of their election
to the commercial family" Secrettry
]. viii Kelley says: You will find a
lot Of good fell, ws here that you did
not know lived in Topeka, and nat
uralIy they want to see you