The Fulton Democrat from McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania • 1

1 FEE 5 4. McCONNELLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929. VOLUME 77, NO. 13. ESTABLISHED 18b DEMOCRATIC IN POLITICS AND JUST IN ALL THINGS.

FULTON nrv Ka- hit r-i Tan a Proceedings of RECORD OF DEATHS More Hard Roads For Fulton The Highway bill which mak OUR WEEKLY HARRISBURG LETTER Three More Weeks in Session. The Four S. S. Workers, Attention The time has come for collecting data from the different Sunday Schools for the year 1928-29. Last year we had a Mr.

Ralph Wilson is now working in Baltimore for the Avalon Lumber Co. Cent Gas Tax in Doubt. HARRISBURG, March 27th Road programs, voting machine, and codes to govern conduct of State departments arc holding attention of the legislators this week. Action on these outstanding issues marks the beginning of the end of the session. With three legislative weeks remaining besides this one, the Legislature has advanced to the point where it can adjourn April 18 the date set at beginning of the session with its work completed.

Money bills remain as the chief work the session will han-Ma Hnrinir Anvil. These include bills on gasoline tax, repeal of the anthracite tax, and appropriations for the $333,000,000 the State will spend during the two years starting June 1st. Passage of these money bills will be timed to send them to the Governor during the last ten days of the session, giving him a full month after adjournment to study their effects and act upon them. The road program came to an issue as a special order of business in the House Monday night, not yet having been hv thp Spnatp. The program, the same as the bills the political blessings of Governor Fisher, W.

L. Mellon and Joseph K. Grundy a weeK earner, propose uouunums mc peak of road construction maintained during the last two years, nfriiHrnnl work exnected to cost $13,000,000. To finance ovtrn wnrlr the administration this week took its first deft iiito stnnH nn thp fourth cent of urer Lewis, opponent of the increase, again maintained present income will be sufficient to finance the entire program and leave a balance. Nine bills given preference for consideration the House nntain the detail of the road nrogram.

Most debate came on the measure of Representative 000. 000 for road, street and bridge construction, giving great est aid to poorer districts, and than the Hiirhwav Department, be built. Other important bills March Court The regular March term of Court convened at two clock. P. March 18th, 1929, with President Judge, Hon.

Donald McPherson and Associates Judges, Hons. Lewis Crou.se and Aaron P. Garland, presiding, and the following business was transacted. The following accountants having filed their accounts and the same were presented for confirmation: The first and final account of E. Hann and C.

G. Hann, ad ministrators of R. R. Hann, deceased. Now, March 18, same presented for confirmation and no exceptions having been filed, same confirmed ab solute, showing a balance of $1833.36 in the hands of the ac countants.

First and final account of Lovada Kerlin, administratrix of A. G. Kerlin, deceased. Now March 18, 1929, same presented for confirmation and no exceptions having been filed same confirmed absolute, showing no balance in the hands of the accountant. Philip R.

Bikel vs. Fulton Hotel Co. Petition of plaintiff for rule on the defendant to show cause why an appeal entered by the defendant should not be stricken off. Now, March 18, 1929, petition presented and rule awarded as prayed for, returnable April 15th, 1929. In the matter of the estate of Howard Pittman, late of Thompson township, deceased, order and return of real estate confirmed on March 18, 1929, ni.

to be confirmed absolute on March 28, 1929, unless exceptions are filed prior thereto. In the matter of the auditor's report in the estate of Mary Jane Fisher, presented, now, March 18, 1929, the report confirmed absolute. Estate of Scott Johnson. Peti tion of Mack Johnson, adminis trator of said estate for an or der to sell real estate. Now, March 18, 1929, order made as prayed for Bond presented for sal a or late oi Thompson township, de ceased, and now March 18th, 1929, same approved.

Commonwealth vs. H. L. Hochstetter. March 18, 1929, Grand Jury presents a true bill.

The Court is respectfully moved for permission to settle the above case for the reason that the public interest will be best subserved by permitting the set tlement. M. S. Nesbitt, the party injured in said case and father of the minor girl killed, hereby joining the above request. Now, March 18, 1929, motion allowed.

All costs incurred in the prosecution and coroner's inquest to be paid by the defendant. (Editor's note Mr. Nesbitt accepted $7,500 and expenses as payment in full for damages.) Margaret L. Everhart vs. Earl Everhart.

Divorce proceedings. Now, March 18, 1929, decree in divorce awarded to Margaret L. Everhart, libellant in foregoing action. Estate of A. Gust Davison, late of Brush Creek township, deceased.

Report of John R. Jackson, auditor. Now, March 18, 1929, report confirmed ni. to be connrmeu absolute ten days unless exceptions are filed prior thereto. Petition ot citizens ot Brush Creek township for appointment of an overseed of thepoor for said township.

Now, March 18th, 1929, petition presented and considered and Court appoints I. Robert Beagle to fill the unexpired term of Eman uel Mills, resigned. Petition of citizens of Taylor township for appointment of an overseer of the poor. Now, March 18, 1929, petition presented and considered and W. M.

Clippinger is appointed over seer of the poor to fill the unexpired term of James W. Cut-chall, deceased. Lois Marie Jones vs. Clinton Eugene' Jones, subpoena in divorce awarded, returnable first Monday in May, 1929. Commonwealth vs.

John Moss, charge, violation of liquor laws. Defendant enters plea of guilty and Court sentences him to pay a fine of $100 cost of prosecution and serve six months in the County Jail. Petition of Mary Magsam, a minor child of 'George Mag sam, late of Ayr township, deceased for guardian. B. Frank Henry appointed.

In the matter ot the estate or David Winegardner. late of (Continued on Page Eight.) The Grim Reaper's Work In Our Community And Elsewhere. Hill Mrs. Rachel (Strait) Hill, died at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Pearle Everetts of Thompson township, Sunday, March 17th, 1929.

She was a daughter of William Strait, who died as a soldier during the Civil War, in 18C3. She was aged 69 years and 10 days. Mrs. Hill was twice married and is survived by one son, Ira Diehl, of Thompson township, and two daughters, Mrs. Pearle Everetts of Thompson township andEmma, wife ot Jas.

Richards of Ayr township. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary, wife of George Bishop, of Sharpe, Pa. Elizabeth Jane, wife of Emanuel Shinwalter, of Clearfield, and one brother, J. M. Strait, of Sharpe, also 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Mrs. Hill was a member of the Brethren church and attend ed services at Pleasant Ridge when possible. She was a good christian mother and leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. i unerai services were conducted at the upper Whips Cove Christian church, March 19th, Rev. J.

C. Garland and Rev. John Mellott, officiating. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Hixon Percy C.

Hixon, well known citizen of Brush Creek, died Wednesday, March 20, 1929 of pnelmonia, aged 30 years 5 months and 2 days. He was a son of M. Jerry and Sarah A. Shuss Hixon. He was united in marriage with Mary Gladys Jackson, who with one daughter, Betty Jane, survives.

He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. D. F. Spade, oil Emmaville, one half sister, Mrs. R.

B. Will-liams of Everett and one half brother, Ross- Jackson of Al-toona. Mr. Hixon was a most highly esteemed citizen and his sudden death cast a gloom of sorrow over the community. Fun eral services were held Satm-day, March 23rd.

at the Akers-ville M. E. Church, Rev. Phillips officiating. Interment was made in the Akersville cemetery.

Sipe James B. Sipe, aged 83 years, of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, March 5th, 1929, and was buried in Uniondale cemetery, Pittsburgh, Friday, March S. Mr. Sipe was born in Fulton county and leaves to survive him his wife, Mrs. Ida Mawhin-ney Sipe and two brothers, William Sipe of Santiago, and George W.

Sipe of Wells Tannery, also one sister, Mrs. W. L. Ferguson of Avalon. Mr.

Sipe served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a cavalryman until the conclusion of the war, and in 1884 founded the business of Jams B. Sipe manufacturers of paint, in Pittsburgh, of which he was president of until his death. Swartz Charlotte Swartz, widow of Daniel Swartz, died at her home in Three Springs, Thursday, March 14, 1929, aged 88 years, one month and 14 days. She leaves to survive her, five children: Geo. W.

Swartz, of Tyrone; John A. Swartz, of Three Springs; Jacob Swartz, of Wilmerdlng, Mrs. May Abbott of Broad Top City, and Jennie Swartz at home. She was a daughter of the late Rich ard Madden of Clay township, and lived in the Three Springs vicinity all her life. Her remains were laid to rest on Saturday, March 16th, at Cherry Grove cemetery.

Services were conducted by Rev. John A. Herritt of Three Springs. Clabaugh Simon Albert Clabaugh died at his home at Lemars, Iowa, March lu, lazy. ie was a son of Berneard and Jane Cla baugh and was born in Monroe township, Bedford county, Pa May 25, 1860, being aged 68 years, 9 months and 15 days.

Mr. Clabaugh was a highly cs $550,390 available in Fulton county for new construction of State roads and bridges for the two years beginning June 1, 1929, without any assistance whatsoever from the county or townshjp.s, House Monday night by a vote of 201 to 2. As the administration is favorable to this bill, there would seem to be no question a- bout it being passed by the Senate and signed by the Governor. At the same time and by prac tically the same vote the House also passed over Highway bills as follows; providing the Highway Dept. may take over any county bridges on State roads after the passage of this act and shall take over all county bridges on State Highway routes after June 1st, providing that in townships hav 'ing an assessed valunrion of $10,000 or less per mile of road the State will pay 75 on the State Reward plan, from to $30,000 assessed valuation the State will pay 50 of the cost; providing for the State to pay the entire cost of road building thru boroughs on State highways; providing hat the State shall contribue not ex ceeding $100 per mile toward maintenance of State Reward roads built by the townships.

If passed by the Senate and approved by the Governor, which we think will be done, it will be the best legislation ever passed in the interest of good roads, for Fulton county. -o- Still We Grow With the openi? of sprang, four new houses are now under construction in McConnells-burg. Workmen began exca vating for a new house for Mrs. Benj. McLucas on coin Way, on the corner east of J.

S. Alexander's dence. Orion Shaw has forms ready to pour the foundation for a Lin lot, resi- the house opposite Willis Mellott's garage on East Lincoln Way. Dr. H.

C. McClain also has the forms ready for pouring concrete for the foundation for a two-family house, two doors west of the Shaw house, on E. Lincoln Way. Jacob Kerlin has his new house in the north end already under roof. It is rumored that another house will go up in another section of the town in the near future.

respected citizen of Lemars, being a carpenter by trade. He was united in marriage to Lizzie Smith of Whips Cove, Fulton county, who survives him. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Martha Miller, of Chapman's Run and the following brothers: J. of Everett; E.

of Armour, S. N. E. of R2, Clearville. Funeral services were held at Lemars, March 13th.

Kline The Death Angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kline of near Saluvia and claim ed their darling babe, on the evening of March 20th, 1929. Herbert Neil Kline was born September 27th, 1928, being aged 5 months and 23 days. He contracted a bad cold and cough some weeks pervious to his death and gradually grew worse, causing convulsions which sapped his little life to that Great Beyond.

All that loving hands and physicians skill could do was of no avail. Little Neil was an exceptionally bright baby and leaves to mourn his loss, his parents, these brothers and sisters: Oi-tipa, Gwendolyn, Freda, Morris, Merrill, DeKalb, Lemar and Wendell. Funeral services were held, Friday morning at Green Hill M. E. church, Rev.

H. L. Jar-rett of McConnellsburg officiating. Schetrompf Alexander Schetrompf died at Lexington, Nebraska, Wed nesday, March 13, 1929. He was a son of John and Susanna Hetrick Schetrompf and was born in Buck Valley, this county.

He is survived by three daughters and two brothers, Andrew W. and Peter Schet rompf, of Everett. Funeral services were held on March 15 and interment made in Lexington. Mr. Win.

Mplott of Webster Mills is ill at this writing, being under the care of Dr. Mosser. Mrs. IT. S.

Daniels gave two luncheon: to a number of her friends, on Wednesday and one on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bivens of Baltimore spent the weekend with relatives and fricr.d here, returning, Sunday. Bryan Deshong of Baltimore is not so well, he being a patient at the John Hopkins hospital in that city.

According to the State-Federal estimates, the peach crop for Fulton for 1928, was bushels, valued at $23,680. State Highway Patrolmen aided in the recovery of 58 stolen automobiles during the month of February. Russell Runyan of Washington, D. spent Sunday with his home folks, Mr. and Mrs.

J. B. Runyan. Mr. Harry Reisner and family of Hagerstown, spent Sunday visiting home folks in this place.

Prof. Harry Gress and family of Lancaster, visited in the home of the Mises Rexroths on Sunday. Samuel Divens of Knobsville moved last Tuesday to the Lew Wible farm in the Dutch Coiner. Mr. J.

N. NeTson 'returned to his home at Huntsville, Ohio, las Friday after having spent the past year visiting in this vicinity. David Strait, accompanied by Mr. Hiram Laidig, both of Laidig, were attending to business errands in McConnellsburg on Tuesday. The McConnellsburg Athletic Association' will meet in the First National Bank rooms on Monday evening, April 1st at 8 o'clock.

The W. C. T. will be held in the home of Rev. W.

J. Lowe, April 4, 1929 at 2 P. M. Mrs. James Alexander, Leader.

Mr. D. J. Lininger of Mer-cersburg was a McConnellsburg visitor last Monday. While here he came in and tad his subscription advanced.

Rev. J. C. "Garland of Belfast township was a pleasant caller at the Democrat office, while in town on business Wednesday of last week. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Harmon and daughter Gail of Weymore, JNe-braska, spent last week the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Martz of near Hustontown. Hons.

Geo. A. Comerer and H. L. Baumgardner, Walter Sloan and C.

E. Seville were Fulton county representatives in Harrisburg last Monday night. Mr. Wayne Mellott of Need-more helped us get the week started right by dropping in Monday morning and having: his subscription advanced well into 1930. Thanks, Wayne.

Owing to the James Cutchall deceased, sale being billed for April 4th, the date for the sale of Mrs. Mary Ramsey, deceased, at Clear Ridge, has been changed to April 3rd. As we go to press we are in receipt of some interesting i-tems from Lee J. Caldwell, of Clyde, N. formerly of War-fordsburg, which we will gladly print in our next issue.

Mrs. Jno. A. Sipes and sons, Bobby and Jackie of Hamilton, Baltimore, are spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. A. Mellott and other relatives. S. W.

Cunningham, wife and children, Mrs. Ada Stinson, Blanche, Mary and Harvey of Knobsville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Martz on Sunday evening. Harold Rotz, the up-to-date poultryman living two miles north of McConnellsburg, shipped a truck load of about 25 coops of spring chickens to the city last Wednesday.

Mr. Rotz should realize a handsome price for these for the Easter markets. very favorable report and a slight increase in school enrollment. We secured a report in full or in part from forty-two schools, yet there were a few we could get no response from. We found in the schools reporting an enrollment of 2878 officers, teachers, and scholars.

We hope to have every school's report this year and a larger increase in enrollment. We hope every Sunday School worker whether, pupil, teacher, officer or pastor will get behind this work. Let every one see that their school is reported, so we get full cred it for our united efforts. We hope the blank reports will not be put aside, but filled out and returned at once. The report blanks are being mailed to Superintendents or Secretaries.

Now we hope it you are not an officer, and get one of these blanks, that you will see that it gets to the proper person. We would like to have all reports in by convention time, which is May 27th and 2Sth. Please, Mr. Superintendent, see that your blanks are filled out at once and Mr. Pastor, see that your schools are reported, or see that the County Secretary has a list of your officers.

We take this means of expressing our thanks to all those who helped so promptly last year in this good work, and hope and desire a continuance of your support. Yours respectfully, S. E. WALTERS, County Secretary, Fultw County S. S.

Asso. Small Boy Run Down by Car Clem House, the little 4-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert House of Hustontown, had both bones in his left leg broken between the knee and ankle and was otherwise bruised about the body and face when he was hit by a car driven by Mr. Roy Witter of Waterfall, last Thurs day evening.

Little Clem, with his year older brother and Bobbie Bark-man, were playing with a tricycle and little wagon on the macadam road opposite Mrs. Miriam Mellott's, in the west end of Hustontown, when the car driven by Mr. Witter approached. Two of the boys pulled the wagon and tricycle to one side of the road and little Clem stai'ted for the opposite side but evidently became confused and decided to cross to the same side as his playmates and stepped into the path of the oncoming car. The little boy was taken to the Huntingdon Hospital where an x-ray picture was taken oi his injured parts.

He is said to be getting along very well and no serious results is expected. Two Barns Destroyed by Fire Last Friday morning about 5 o'clock the large barn on the farm on which George Kirk resides, in Pigeon Cove, Bethel township, was entirely destroyed by fire, with contents. In addition to the barn, all his sheep, two calves, 40 bushels of wheat, corn fodder, and hay were also burned. The origin of the fire is ur known. This is a great loss to Mr.

Kirk as the barn was practically new and we understand very little insurance wa3 carried. Saturday afternoon, Bethel had another bad fire, when the barn on the farm belonging to Joab Sigel caught fire in some manner and burned to the ground, with contents. Mr. and Mrs. Sigel, with their son Willie, had motored to Hancock and during their absence the barn with three horses, a calf, along with two machine sheds, corn crib, and chicken coop were burned, with tneir contents.

Mr. Sigel had sorne insurance, but not enough to cover Kis loss. Miss Ada Rexroth of McCon nellsburg and Mr. John Bald win of Ft. Littleton are attending United States district court at Scranton, this week as jurors.

easoline tax, while State Treas Wheeler appropriating giving the Legislature, rather the choice of which roads are "to in the series make the state requires constitutional amend of the Sunday "blue es- the Welfare Department; and a- on the proposal for immediate responsible tor ZlUU county oriages at, esiimateu cuiikli ucliuh and maintenance cost of $3,272,000 a year; giving $750,000 to Philadelphia for streets; make the State responsible for repair and rebuilding State-aid and concrete township reward roads, at a cost of $200,000 a year; make the State instead of boroughs pay maintenance costs on highway through boroughs; and require the State to contribute half the cost of maintaining township roads, the State's maximum being $100 a mile. The Harris voting machine bill, before the Senate this week contained a number of amendments made last week. The "assistance to voters" clause was not weakened, but objection was made to the change which permits the referendum on use of the machine to appear only on November ballots. The objection is that primary elections draw the largest vote because interest of voters is higher at primaries as a rule and that restricting the referendum to November elections makes the decision to use the machines more difficult in strong organization districts. Other provisions of the bill are: machines, once installed, can be used at all elections; the Secretary of the Commonwealth will decide what kind of machines can be used gradual installation is possible if an entire municipal sub-division cannot be.

quipped at one time; counties pay for the machines, whether adopted by the county as a whole, a city, borough or township. Three bulky codes which emanated from the administration, are also part of the session's work this week. The Senate passed the fiscal code, reorganizing money-handling departments. It was sent to the House for concurrence in Senate a-mendments, the principal of which prohibits employment of outside auditors to check State books unless the Auditor General refuses or fails to make periodic audits which the code requires. The House passed the revised administrative code, governing departments which are not engaged principallly in collecting and disbursing money.

The motor code, third of the series, is being amended by the Senate this week, and will probably pass finally next week. Three bills, governing aviation, passed the House this week. A hearing was arranged on a Constitutional amendment for $15,000,000 in bonds to purchase emergency landing fields throughout the State; while a bill just introduced appropriates $100,000 for purchase of such fields in the next two years. A modification of the Baumes Act of New York, was before both Houses this week. It permits, rather than requires, judges to impose life sentences upon fourth offenders.

It is only one of a series of bills backed by the Crimes Commission on which the Legislature acted this week. Following objection from rural senators last week the bill reqiuring registration of firearms was amended to require registration of some weapons once in five years, instead of annually. It was retained on calendars for action at a favorable moment. The Department of Welfare bill, proposing abolition of county prisons and dividing the State into ten districts with an inter-county workhouse for each, was amended to permit this program to be carried out only when every county in the district has agreed. In this form it came up in the Senate for final action this week.

The administration's coal and iron police bill, restricting authority of the industrial police to 1000 feet from corporation property, also was a feature of the Senate's action on bills. With Wednesday as the last day for introduction of new bills in the House, the flood of proposed legislation increased this week. More than 2500 had been presented by beginning of the week, and this week's offerings ran the total to more than 2700. Among bills introduced was one of the most interesting of the session. Aimed at the system which reserves 20,000 low automobile license numbers for political favorites, it directs that tags from No.

1 to No. 5 be reserved for the five elective State officials, and that all other low numbers shall be distributed in the order in which applications are received. Dismissal is the penalty for an official or employee who violates its terms. This bill is not expected to pass, as it would destroy a system by which many small political obligations are discharged at little cost. Another bill introduced ments, bond issues and other matters of referendum to be sub mitted on separate ballots from those containing names of can didates for office.

This would prevent repetition of the un usually large ballots of last November. Other bills introduced make it unlawful to cut ears of doers: Drorjose a referendum next November on modification tabiisn a oureau or probation in rt4? (nn i juipuoe (jcunuico pcj to $au lur scaring, wounaing or Killing a fox in a fox chase. A hearing was held Tuesday repeal of the anthracite tax. Another bill introduced proposes the 1 V2 tax be reduced by a third June 1, by another third a year later and be abolished entirely June 1, 1931. It is probable both bills will be sent to the Governor, permitting him to make his choice when he sees what total annroDriations reach.

Before the Senate for final action this week is a bill to refund money paid for special deer licenses last fall in counties which were closed by court action to shooting doe. Other game bills, pending in the House, propose that buttons instead (Continued on page eight.).