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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

| creased from 165 to $50 and the
church membership from 1877 to 442,
the pastor getting a salary of $1,7O0.
The recent pastorate began last
| March, the Rev. E. W. Spencer COM
ing to Walnut Grove church from
Paola. During the stay the church
church of which designs were fur
nished by Holland & Sons. The new
building will be IS by 100 feet
A building committee consisting of
Henry LautZ. DIR. c. R. Williams J.
C. Sinner, W. H. Riley and L. G.
! Thorpe has been appointed Twenty
thousand dollars must be pledged and
/ $4,000 in cash raised before work on
the new church will start, and almost
| half of the sum is pledged now. Work
will probably start on the new church
next March.
The new church will be constructed
of stone and brick, and weathered oak
will be used for the pews and inside
finish
One of the features of the new
church will be the big gymnasium for
with a ceiling high enough to allow
basketball. The Sunday school plans
are thoroughly practical and will meet
the needs of a Sunday school of six
or seven hundred. The Sunday school
has grown wonderfully under the
leadership of superintendent T. A
Blank. The 1911 Rally day attendance
was 265 and for the 1915 rally there
tendance for six Sundays in 1911 was
219 and for the same length of time
in 1915 it was 373.
Members Are Free Givers.
Only one Methodist church in the
state gave more to the parent board
for home and foreign missions last
year than did the Walnut Grove
church with a membership of 442
gave for foreign missions S1,767,
which is really the best showing con-
sidering the number in the church
Splendid work is being done by the
Epworth league, the intermediate
lea que, the Woman'S Home Mission
ary society, the Queen Esther society,
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety and the Standa I'd Bearers The
Ladies' Aid society is organized in
circles and has pledged $4,000 for the
new church
A remarkab BILE feature of the church
is that there are no wealthy people
in the church and all that has been
done was accomplished by the tithing
system and generous giving The
condition, says the Rev. Mr. Spencer.
The church building. is valuable
asset to the neighborhoOd with its re-
filming influences and a boost to prop
erty. says Mr.. Spencer.
Officials in the church are: Pastor
E w Spencer; treasurer, w D. Riley;
trustees c. NJ. HammeI. G.. H Griggs,
C. L. Williams. l. G. Thorpe, H B.
I.autz Lee McGrath, NJ c. Naylor, J.
H Booth J. H. Mills; stewards, A E.
Blyth, G.. H Griggs, G. NJ HammeI
H R. Lautz, ]. H Booth, NJ w Card
E. Haverfield, John Murrow. Mrs. E
J. Gibson, ]. NJ. Stark. Mrs G. H.
Grfggs, Mrs. NJ. Bishop, F. NJ Welton,
J. L Raines-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
Tho Rev. F. W. Spencer. Pastor of the
Walnut Grove Methodist Church.

The Rev. F. E AdiII was Mr.. Wark's
successor but died before he had been
in Topeka a year and the Rev D. A
SHUT served in his place for a year
when his health failed and he was
compelled to step aside for rest
Fresh from the Boston School of
Theology, the Rev H. E Wark came
back for two more years of service
and was followed by the Rev. C. B.
Zook.
During the pastorate of Mr.. zook.
the uthing band was started. a system
which keeps the church today well on
its feet financially, = means of hav-
ing each member give one-tenth of
what he earns to the church
Following the Rev. Zook was the
Rev E E Urner, who strengthened
the tithing band and was strong
leader along spiritual lines. During
his pastorate the gospel team from the
Walnut Grove church touched every
community for miles around Topeka
resulting in many conversions and in
the strengthening of the churches
Membership Increases Rapidly
During the eleven years Just passed,
Sunday school membership has in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
1t was a Long Struggle.

lafn of the old guard, all being active
rOrkerS at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
Walnut Grove Methodist Con-
gregatiOn Has Grown.
Organized About 25 Years Ago
in Small Way.
BORROWED BOARD MEMBERS
1T Was Linked With Parkdale
as Late as 1883.
Finance Affairs Are Conducted
on the Tithing System.

This winter a $4,000 church will
take the place of the present Walnut
Grove edifice.
Organized more than a quarter CEN
fury ago, the church was so weak
that in order to, have a, competent
board of trustees it was necessary to
borrow two men from two other
churches. The first board was COM
posed of T. B. Sweet, chairman, mem
Der of the First Methodist church; J.
l. Know, First Methodist; G.. H
Griggs from the Wesleyan Methodist;
Henry Reisner. C H HammeII, Major
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
OLD HOTEL MAN DEAD
James Kelsey Drove Stage and Ran
First Jewell County Hosiery

Jewell City, Kan, Nov 13.-James
Kelsey, pioneer hotel man and one
time stage driver, died here Friday
morning at the Kelsey hotel. He had
been a cancer sufferer for twelve years
and his death was the result of this
disease. Mr.. Kelsey was 50 years old
He is survived by his wife.
James Kelsey opend the first hotel
in Jewell county in 1871 and his death
occurred at the same place. In early
days he was a stage driver and mail
carrier, and his wife conducted the
hotel while he was out on his route
The old blackboard which he drove is
well remembered by some of the older
settlers.
Hundreds of travelling men were
well acquainted with Uncle Jim KEEL
Sey-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

The period covered between 1883,
the year of the dedication, and the
year 1898 was a struggle, and a slow
but sturdy development on all lines.
The Rev. Homer E. Wark was ap-
pointed pastor in the spring of 1902.
Under his vigorous leadership the
young people were attracted in large
numbers and during his second year
here he led a campaign which resulted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ Sum
rners, Box W, South Bend, Ind, will
send free to any mother her success
full home treatment, with full fnstruc-
TONS Send no money, but write her
TODAY if your children trouble you in
this way. Don't blame the child, the
chances are it can't help it, This
treatment also cures adults and aged
people troubled with urine difficulties
by day or nfght--Adv-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

in removing the church to its present
location at Sixteenth and Harrison
streets
The conference minutes of 1904 give
the total salary paid, including house
rent. as $3.50. and the church mem
bership as 1877. The Sunday school
had 165 pupils. There was paid for
home and foreign missions at this
time sos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-13

Central Avenue Christian church, I.
II. Beckholt, pastor communion ser
vice and preaching, 10:45 o'clock
sermon topic The Most Common
Scriptures or Teach Us to Pray
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
BRUSH CREEK.

Miss Grace Patterson and two
children near Pittsburgh, are WIS
iting her mother, Mrs. Amos
Hlxon who has been quite Ill.
Protracted meeting is IN prog.
ress at Akersville M. E. Church
MIR. and Mrs. Jesse Hixson,
and Grant Hixson OF Parkers
Landing, who had been visiting
ia the home of Amos Hixson, re-
t. their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hixson and
family, Of Everett, spent Sat.
urday and Sunday at M. P. Bar
toms.
The following persons called
on friends last Sunday; H. N.
Barton and wife on their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ernest Melott; George
Rohm and wife on Amos Hixson 8
Clad Bequeath and wife on
John Mellott: Mrs. Ellie Simp-
son at Oliver Clevenger's; Miss
Lulu Mills and Miss Fannie Mel
lott on the latter's parents in
Breezewood; W. II. Duvall and
wife on Amos Duvall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
County Railroad News.

Everything considered, we
think remarkable progress is be-
ing made to secure railroad con-
nection with Fort Loudon. The
idea that railroads cannot be sue
cessfully operated on mountain
sides is vanishing-too many in
stances of success right here
in the State. Mr.. L. 7. Peck,
expert examiner for the Westing-
house Electric Company, is here
and in an interview with him he
called our attention to instances
in the State where the electric
locomotive had solved every diff
iculty of mountain roads on much
heavier grades than ours. Go
and hear him brush away all
doubts when he speaks at the
mass meeting in the Court House
Friday night.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
KNOBSVILLE.

Mrs. Ella Bradnick has COM
pleted a rug that weighs fourteen
pounds, and measures seventeen
feet In circumference. What do
you think of 1t?
A "rug-rag" party met at Mrs
Oampbell's few evenings ago to
sew rug rags.
Since surprise parties are fash.
lonable, Mrs. Ethel Mellott en-
gineered one for her mother, Mrs
John Long. Accordingly, quilt
ing party was arranged, and the
following friends brought their
thimbles; Mrs. John Foreman
and little daughter, Mrs. Earl
Long, Mrs. Harrison Gutshall,
Mrs. Edith Regi, Mrs. Ellie Brad
nick, Mrs. Mary j. Campbell,
Mrs. P. Mellott and two little
sons, and all had a good time and
q good dinner.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
TESTED AND PROVEN.
There is a Heap Of SOlace in Being
Able to Depend Upon Well
Earned RenutatiOn.

For months McConnellsburg
readers have seen the constant
expression of praise for Doan s
Kidney Pills, and read about the
good work they have doneln this
locality. What other remedy ev
er produced such b convincing
proof of merit?
W. A. McKlnnie, N. Carlisle
ST., Greencastle, Pa, says: ii
am only too glad to allow you to
use my nam e recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills. l am a
strong friend OF this remedy.
| take Doan's Kidney Pills about
twice year and they keep my
kidneys normal and tone up my
system. There are no words too
good for me to say for Doan's
Kidney Pills.
Price SOC. at all dealers. Dom I
simply ask Tor a kidney remedy
get Doau's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. McKinnle had.
Foster. MllOurn Co, Props, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Advertisement.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
Birthday Party.

A surprise birthday party was
given on Tuesday, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. II &. MCGOWAN
near Decorum, to celebrate the
goth birthday of their son Dallas
The evening was spent in play
ing games. After refreshments
were served they returned home
near midnight wishing Dalla s
many more happy birthdays.
Those present were; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. 9, MCGOWAN, Mrs. Amau
da Metzler and children Mona,
James and Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthias, Mrs. D. 9. Peterson,
Mable Peterson, Sarah Broad
beck, Mary Cline, Clementln e
Peterson, Goldie Bowman, Ethel
Montague, Amanda Tay, Emma
Kelley, Larue, Hazel MCGOWAN,
George and Torrance Peterson,
Harry and Gerald Nsugle, Harry
Broadbeck. John Shore, Stull
BALDWIN, Wallace and Edgar Nc
Gehee, Ralph North, Oscar Viii
ley, Cdius aud Leslie Scott, Don
aid Kope, Harvey Kelley, Jessie
Flood, Lem Cornelius, Harvey
CONNER, Roger Cline, Lavalne
and Harry Montague, Paul Hamp
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
ben" FOcht'S Batting Average.

From the Harrisburg Star-Independent.
"Ben' K. Focht, of Lewisburg,
Congressman elect from the Sew
enteeth or Shoestrlng district,
was In the city this week attend-
ing a meeting of the State Water
Supply Com mission. There are
eight couuties IN Mr.. Focht's
district, and he travelled all of
them during his campaign dong
some of his travelling on foot. He
wore out three pairs of shoes and
reduced his weight considerably,
but he is none the less jolly for
that.
81 believe my batting average
in the political game is about as
good, If not better, than that o.
any other candidate for Office In
the state" said MIR. Focht. 81
have been a candidate twenty one
times and have nineteen wins to
my credlt-twenty one times at
bat and nineteen hits"
This is an average of 949, or far
greater even than Ty Cobb or
Hans Wagner. Having signed
up to play in the Congressional
League for the next two years,
Mr.. Focht has already announced
his intention of gong to the bat
in 1916.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
NEHDM0RH.

Wonder what has happened to
the Needmore scribe? Has he,
or she, housed up like the ground
hog and forgot to come forth
again.
G W. Plessinger and wife were
Sunday visitors at the formers
uncle A. P. Garland.
Squire T. K. Downes was made
happy on Valentine day by know
ing that he could be called Papa
Tommy, which name sounds
better esquire" or Papa"
Our Literary Society met on
last Friday evening and debated
on the question Resolved; That
the statesma has done more for
his country than the soldier.
The judges of debate decided two
for the affirmative and one for
the negative. Next debate on
Wednesday evening Feb. Oath
with following question, Resolv-
ed, That law has more influence
over man for good and bad, than
anger
H. E Wink has moved his saw
mill to Remmie Sharp's.
Quite number of persons are
passing through our little village
hauling cross ties to Hancock.
Our Calathumpian Band gath
cred up their bells, tin cans horns
and other noisy instruments for
the purpose of giving Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Duvall some music
last Wednesday evening. Won.
der who the next couple will be
that will be favored by the same
music.
John E. Mellott went TO Eos.
toria, Ohio, last Saturday where
he has employment for the sum-
mer.
Ezra Clevenger of Hustontown
has been helping his brother.ln.
law, Job P. Garland on the saw
mill the past week.
The article in last weeks pa.
per headed Compulsory atten-
dance" ought to be of some value
to the citizens of Belfast town
ship.
The Needmore Band Is pro.
gresslng nicely under the leader.
ship of Floyd Hart.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
STOCKHOLDERS
ASKED TO HELP
Railroads Put Full Crew Law
Question Up 10 The
Stockholders.
Philadelphia, Feb. "a.

Philadelphia, Feb. "a.
Direct appeal has been made to the
army Of railroad stockholders for
their active support in the fight be.
ing made for repeal of the Full Crew
Laws. Letters are going out to the
shareholders of each Of the twenty.
one railroads operating in Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey.
William H. Truesdale, president OF
the Lackawanna Railroad; Z. b.
Thomas, president of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad, and Samuel Rea, presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
are among those who have turned to
stockholders for help. President Rea
writes as follows:
ITO you, as owners Of the Pennsyl
yania Railroad, | now make appeal
for your active, earnest and prompt
support In matter which most di.
rectly concerns your personal inter.
ests. The management greatly needs
your assistance. | ask 1t in full be
lief that you will gladly respond.
with twenty other railroads oper
ating In Pennsylvania and New Jer.
sey, your company is working through
a public campaign for repeal of the
Full Crew Laws. These work hard.
ship upon the public, they are unfair
to the great body Of railroad EN-.
ployes, and the unnecessary costs
they impose upon the companies
strike even at the safety of your divi
dends.
Pennsylvania Railroad s.ockhold.
ers number some 92,0O0--constituting
a great army OF the most substantial
citizenship OF the country. ask you
in your own interest and for the
larger public veal, to talk to your
friends and associates, to the end
that they may clearly understand the
matter and join you In urging directly
upon the Legislatures Of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey the Importance OF re.
pealing the Full Crew Laws at the
present sessions"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
WATERFALL.

Mrs. Roy Wltter is slowly i'm
proving.
Some Of our people have been
attending the good revival servi.
ces at Zion.
Sunday callers were; Mae Ma
lone on Margaret Price; Jesse
McClain and his sister Viola on
William Heefner; Bert Lamber-
son and wife on John LIANT berson
and the following at Geo. Kings;
Bert Brant and wife, Ross King
and his wife sud mother; Mrs
Frank Price and son Albert, and
A!b.-tK g, wife and children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
Gg|5'SzyaEZ3';R s! !

Thursday March 4, G. f. Nau-
gle, intending to remove to a
smaller farm, will sell at his resi-
deuce on the T. j. Comerer farm
! mile from Burnt Cabins, on
the road leading to Shade Gap, 2
horses, 9 cattle, farm machinery
harness, corn, hay &c. Sale be-
gin at 10 O'Clock. Credit 8
months. j. j. Harris Auct.
Thursday, March 4, Berkeley
Slpes, desiring to reduce his
stock, will sell at his residence
one-haIf mile north of Huston
town, z head of horses and colts,
including pair Of bay mares 8
and 10 years, respectively; a pair
of black matches Ia mare and a
horse) 5 and z years old, dark
iron gray mare 3 years old, 2
yearLng colts-one bay and one
black, and one mule 2 years old;
10 head of cows and helfers all
with calf, 6 fine yearllng calves,
and one fat bull; 4 head Of fine
sheep; 9 head of fat hogs; good
3 seated hack, buggy, harness,
&c. Sale begin at 10 o'clock. A
credit of one year will be given
3 per cent. off for cash. j. M.
Chestnut, auctioneer.
Thursday, March 4, G. Il. Wag.
ner will sell at his residence 3
miles south of Mercersburg,
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and
farming implements. Sale be-
gins at 10 o'clock.
Saturday, March 6, A. M.
Grissinger will sell at his resi-.
dence IN McConnellsburg, all his
household goods. See advertise.
ment IN another column.
Saturday, March 6, John D.
Cutchall, intending TO quit farm.
ing, will sell at his residence 2
miles northwest of Hustontown,
3 horses, l mule, 3 head Of cattle,
two of which are fat and the 9th
er is good COW that will be fresh
by day Of sale; 2 fat hogs, farm
ing implements, wagons, surry,
buggy, grain, hay, &c. Sale will
begin at 10 o'clock. ]. NJ. Ches-
nut, auctlaneer.
Thursday, March II, D. W.
Cromer having rented his farm
for a term of five years, and IN
tending to quit farming, will sell
of his residence near Fort Little.
ton, horses, cattle. hogs, farm
implements and machinery, hay,
gram, &c. Sale will begin at 10
o'clock. Credit, 9 months. m
Chestnut, auctioneer.
Friday, March 12, G. G. Grouse
intending TO quit farming will
sell at his residence on the Cy-
rus Wagner farm other WIS e
known as the George Snyder
farm 3 miles north OF McCon-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25
Let Sitting Hens Alone.

The time is almost at hand
when the hens will be bringing
their broods of peeps" into this
great world, and we regret that
we cannot devote space to repeat
more of the good advice given by
those whose business it is to
study every feature of poultry
raising. One of the most fatal
mistakes made when trying to
hatch little chickens is the one
most often mentioned by speak
ers, and it is the one to which
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25

The eighth local institute of
Ayr township was held at Con.
ner's school last Friday evening.
The suojects:-CIvll Govern
meut; How Taught? 2. Are the
school vlsitations of patrons and
directors of value to the SCHOOL,
3. Special exercises. Were all
very ably discussed. Teachers
present we're; Sophia Holman,
Maude Rinedollar, Hazel Garland
George Smith, Retha Mellott and
Flora Shlves from Ayr, and Tho
mas Truax and Orben Hebner
from Belfast. The next institute
will be held at McNaughton S
School March 5th. Subjects
l. Home Study, How acquired.
9 Discipline. 8. To what extent
would you take part in the chll.
dren's games. Flora Shives, Sec
retary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-25

nellsburg, horses, colts, cattle,
hogs, farming implements, hay,
fodder &c. Sale begins at 10 o.
clock. Credit 8 months. j. j.
Harris auctloneer.
Friday, March 10, 1915, at his
residence on the John Nelson
farm in Todd township, one and
one.half mile north of McCon-
nellsburg, John GillIs will sell at
public sale valuable personal
property consisting of good hors-
es, fine cattle, farm implements
and many other articles. See
bills. James j. Harris, and A.
L. While, Auctioneers.
Saturday, March 20, Jchn V.
Stouteasle will sell at his house
on Lincoln Way, all his household
goods, consisting of bedroom par
lor, and kitchen furniture, stoves
carpets, Miller organ, queens
ware, tinware, cutlery, &c. Sale
begins at | o'clock.
Saturday, March 20, M. A.
Detwiler having rented his farm,
will sell at public sale on his farm
1t mile southwest of Thr e g
Springs, and l mile south of Sal
tillo, 4 horses including a thoro-
bred Percheron stallion; Is head
of fine cattle, including a thoro'
bred Guernsey bull; 30 head OF
hogs, chickens, farm machinery,
harness, 700 bushels of corn and
many other things. Sale will be-
gin at 10 o'clock sharp. Credit
9 months. j. M. Chestnut auc-
tloneer.
Monday, March %, &C. Crom.
we'll having sold his farm and in
tending to quit farming, will sell
at his residence at Maddensville,
horses, cattle, hogs, farm machln.
cry, &c, &c. Sale will begin at
10 o'clock sharp. j. j. Harris,
auctloneer.
On Tuesday, March %, Will
liam Blvens intending to quit
farming will sell at his residence
on the Frank Slpes farm, / mile
east of McConnellsburg, horses,
cattle, hogs, farming implements,
including, wagons, harness, John.
ston binder, Milwaukee mower,
grain drill, haytedder, plows,
harrows, &c. Sale begins at 10
o'clock. Credit, year. James
J. Harris, Auctoneer.
Wednesday, March "a, 1915, Il.
P. Palmer intending te quit farm
ing, will sell at his residence 3
miles north of Warfordsburg on
the road leading from Warfords
burg to Needmore, horse, cat
tie, sheep, farm implements, sew.
ing machine, cream separator,
&c. Sale begins at 10 o'clock
Credit 6 months.