TO? VOLUME IS McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JUNE 14, 1917. NUMBER 39 0 WW H ! r i u ri m m ii f-j ti RECORD OF DEATHS. I $0ns Who Dave Kecenuy passed Away, f Mrs. Jennie Skipper. Prof, and Mrs. Lewis Harris waived a telegram last Sunday the intelligence tna: CUUlWo , , Mrs, Jennie Skipper, mother of Harris, had died suddenly .f Kir home in Milledgeville, 111. Mrs. Skipper's maiden name waReederand sue wps do in ftnnettsburg. She was married to Dniel Skipper and for several iron rf thev owned and lived on a farm in Huntingdon County, near Rurat Cabins. About nine yeara .v tthev sold their farm and vd to Illinois and bought a ;ann that state. About two i latpr. the husband died -.addenly while at work in a field. At the time of Mrs. Skipper's Icatfai as stated above, she was "Mg in Milledgeville. Mrs. Nippier was aged about 52 years nd uj survived by the following hildren, namely, Harry Skipper, :!ae Slound, III.; Blanche, wife f Prof. Lewis Harris, McCon 3!!cb0rg, Pa.; Mary, wife of .'illian Horton, Pana III.; and liss Lucy, at home. Bertha Crooks. Bertha, aged six years, daugh r of Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Crooks :ed Friday, June 8, 1917. Mrs. 'rookl was Mary Grove, daugh :i of Rev. J. L. Grove, of Mc jnnellsburg. Mr. Crooks i3 a ome missionary of the United Vesbyterian church and until re- atlyJwas located at Port In- iD8,?near Chicago. At the ne of the daughter's death. 7 were stopping at Apollo, Pa. Jt winter, Bertha had tonsili- followed by inflammatory eumatism which caused valvu- r heart trouhlff Wdiner ro Vipr ath.J I Hiss Pollock Here. Miss Jennie Pollock, of Can- 'Sburg, Pa., ig visiting her Mrs. Cleonie Kendall, in r township. Miss Pollock is a 'er In State Sabbath School 1 Home Department work. irlll be here at least a month, 1 we feel at liberty to stare i if tny church in this pom. ity desire to have assistance "Sfcstions from Miss Pollock, ' r.a have no hesitancy in 2 (or same. As nil Unm kin the States. S. Associa- 1 anrl Mnmn r j. . ,7 uetiarimeni; n-aaaominational. Anto Accident. -Saturday, while Mr. and v,..UUCC 0I uoston, 3 ."pro oi.cim:- n ,: x ' iuo3i"K vove mount- Chaffpft nttomr.fi1 4. 1 v.t.iiij,i-U ty l a team by taking the ' u siue which is contrary i -lies of the road. Tn Hn. t0 le struck a rnlvorf ,ii :::ory and sliphtiv AarnnA The sudden stop caused Xtnkeher head against i Z 7 the car' breaking lesandapieceof the crystal cut heron the mmhk Accident h;! Roing from McConnells- Thursday of 1 in Mi. u auwmobile, "a the Rfporm . . n,4i "n Kar Dro ;e we car tn i. . .. "P't-'hwav nonT: . ... Fiffn 1 overview J !Everett, pinning the X le machine. For JfP was nearby and the on extricated from rP08ition. Hannes few bruises while ? and bruiseJ about " uoay, 11 Palter30n an .-"n:Ky last in thn Satur- th U1B "me un Vin!tternoon n Mills, "erson at Destrnclive Storm. One of the most destructive hailstorms in the history of this county passed over McConnells burg from west to east on Wed nesday afternoon of last week. Its path did not cover a Btrip more than two miles in width, but the loss to farmers within this belt ran into thousands of dollars. Among those who were heavy crop losers were T)avu Rinedollar, David Woodal,- The Patterson Brothers (Lind and Cal), F. McNaucrhton Johnston. Frank Tntle, W. H. Woodal, C. P. Tritle, Daniel Ott. and Wi Clevenger. Many of the wheat and rye fields were nracticallv ruined, which will mean a loss o thousand dollars to each o some of the farmers named. ine rain came down in tor rents. The fall of hail of an un usually large size, lasted about fifteen minutes. Many windows suffered the lo?s of glass. Davy Little, who was cauirht in the storm while returning from Web ster Mills in his automobile, had the windshield shattered bv the driving hailstones. mt a i ne storm wa3 more severe as t continued its course throuch ranklin county, and the loss to residents of Wavnesboro and Hagerstown ran into the tens of thousands of dollars. It required six carloads of glass to reDlace the damages to windows in those two towns alone. It is reported that in size some of the hailstones were as larire as a baseball, and weighed a pound and a half. a ioi or valuable timber was blown down on Judge Nelson's woodland. Professional Trciiiiag. One of the most encouraging signs of progress in popular ed ucation is the increasing number of young men and women who are altjndhgprofessionsl schools with a view to greater efficiency in the school room. The follow ing Fulton County people are in attendance at the Cumberland Valley State Normal at Shippens burg this spring: Hilda M. Reese, Mayme K. Comerer, Harry A. Brodbeck, and L. K. Baldwin, Burnt Cabins; Cecil D. Mellott, Big Cove Tannery; Rush S. Henry, Clear Ridge; S. Raymond Cromer, Fort Littleton; Gordon W. Charlton, Clara H. Norris and Reba L, Charlton, Hancock; Hazel V. Reeder, Olitipa Kee baugh, Chrystabel M. Lamberson Fred D. Lamberson, Hans K. Lamberson and Beatrice Mellott, Hustontown; Etta M. Snyder. Knobsville; Clyde V. Stahle, Lashley; Olive F. Lodge, Ken neth S. Glazier, and H. S. Alex ander, McConnellsburg; Denver L. Evans, Sharpe; Esther Ken dall, Webster Mills, and Florence E. Edwards, Waterfall. Car Wrecked. On Thursday morning of last week as F. W. Winter, a prom inent Pittsburgh attorney, with wife and child, was passing east over the Lincoln Highway just west of Saluvia post office, the big Chalmers car in which they were traveling suddenly skidded and crashed into a telegraph pole with- such farce that the cross arms of the pole were detached and the chauffuerlthrown across the fence into the adjoining field. The wrecked car was towed back to Everett, to which place Mr. Winter and the chauffeur went to catch a train for Pittsburgh. while Mrs. Winter and child were taken by a passing automobile to Chambersburg. The chauffeur was painfully bruised, but it was not believed that he was fatally injured. DesnongEnsley. James Sherman Deshong, son of II. II. Deahonir. near Pleasant former's Ridge, and Miss Gelva Mae Ens- June Court Court convened promptly at 10 a. m., luesdny. Donald P. Mc rnerson, President Judge with his associates Wm. B. Stigers, and Wm.- Mellott on the bench. The petition of Jane Anderson. widow of Henry Anderson, late of Todd township, deceased, was presented, asking the aDDoint ment.of appraisers under Act of June 4, 1S8-1, and the Court an pointed S. R. Cromer and John Kelso appraisers. In the case of Ella M. Kuhn vs. Jacob D. Kuhn, Libel in Di vorce, the Court awarded a sub poena. In the estate of Geo. M. Cham berlain, late of Wells township, a 1 m return oi sale ot real estate was presented, and the real estate was decreed to Jesse 0. McClaini-1 and terms of sale changed to cash. In the estate of Rebecca J Kcsselrinp, deceased, the Ad ministrator presented a petition king for an order of sale of real estate for payment of debts Order made as prayed for. In the estate of John J. Gor don, deceased, the administrator presented his petition asking for an order of sale for the payment of debts. The order was made. in tne case or lva Moss vs. John T. Moss, Libel in Divorce, the Court made an order of pub lication of notice. Widow's appraisement in the estate of Moses Hess, deceased, confirmed ni si. to be confirmed absolutely unless exceptions are filed within 20 days. The petition of Harriet Ash- well, widow of William Ashwell deceased, wr3 presented asking the appointment of appraisers to appraise property to b fit apart under Act of June 4, 188-1. The Court appointed Albert Kerlin and John Kelso appraisers Petition of James A. McDon- ough, minor child of James A. McDonough, deceased, by his next friend L. L. Cunningham. was presented asking for the ap pointment of a guardian. The Court appointed Arthur A. Cun ningham, guardian, to give bond in the sum of $3000, to be ap proved by the Court. The widow's appraisement in the estate of A. J. Lamberson, was confirmed ni si. to be con firmed absolutely unless excep tions are filed within 20 days. First and Final Account of R. R. Sipes, executor of the will of Abby Dishong, deceased, was confirmed. Account of M. W. Nace, Com mittee of Annie M. Hershev. late of Wells township deceased, was confirmed. First and Final Account of acob Crider, administrator of Catherine Crider, deceased, was confirmed and J. R. Jackson. !sq., appointed Auditor to make distribution. First and Final Account of Geo. A. Winters. Administrator of Rebecca Winters, deceased was confirmed and Jdhn P. Sipcs, Esq., appointed auditor to make distribution. First and Final Account of Jas. E. Lyon, Executor of the will of John F. Johnson, deceas ed to which exceptions had been filed. The Court appo'nted Frank P. Lynch, Esq., Auditor, to pass on exceptions and make distribution. The petition of W. Scott Tal- mer, was presented, asking the appointment of a Committee of Suttia Palmer, a lunatic. The Court appointed Geo. A. Harris, Committee. The Exceptions to the report of viewers to view and lay out a public road in Thompson town ship were argued, and the Court took the papers and will decide at chambers. Court adjourned at 11:"0 a. m. to meet July 2, at 10, a. m. t- ley, daughter of George C. Ens the ley, near Saluvia, were married on. June 5th, by Rev. J. C. Gar land at his lesidence in Belfast township. Irwin Helman and wife, of Newville, Pa., were week-end guests of the former's mother, Mrs. Matilda Helman, in McConnellsburg. WATCH YOl'R WASTE. Little Talks on Health and Hjgieae by Samuel C. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner of Health; When will the American people who have lived in the land of plenty awaken to the fact that we are engaged in the most seri ous war tblS wor ri has Puer known? We are just beginning the fight to keep our enemies away from our heretofore peacefu home?. rriL . An ... ine Aines, witn whom we fighting shoulder to are ihoulder, will depend upon us for food, and our army of producers must necessarily be lessened bv those who go to the front to guard us from our enemy with their muskets as our forefathers did during the pioneer days o America. To feed our men at the fron and their allied friends we must not only talk about cutting down our sinful waste, but we must get down to "brass tacks" and use all the foods we buy with the money we earn in our various oc cupations, and many of us by the weat of iur brows It is high time we lay aside the rills an' get down to rea practical wot In times of dis tress wrought ; y the tremendous acts of nature, ich as earth quakes, cyclones, ec, and also by the devastations and horrors of war, all social lines are broken down, and we are found in our hirt sleeves working side by side. The State Department of Iealth of Pennsylvania has from ta birth been talkincr health and conomy to the people at our firesides through the newspaners. in the cities, on the farms, at the coal mines, in the forest, and to those who turn the wheels of all kinds of industries. loday we nave gone so far as peep into the the garbage buckets of the poor and the rich only to meet a surprise by find- ng good pieces of bread, potato, ginger snaps, mutton chops with large portions of good meat un disturbed and potatoes skins thick enough to have furnished seed to the farmers and these good foodstuffs represent only a very few of others equally valu able for food. The saving of this waste will be an important factor in win ning a victory that will mean the restoration of peace and happi ness, while a continuance of waste will mean hunger to men who are fighting for the protec tion of our homes and the integ rity of our peaceful land and iiomes where we are gradually learning to bear and forbear with each other so that all dif ferences of opinion will be set tled by arbitration. to Wheat Crop Below Average. According to the bulletin of the state department of agricul- true not one county reporting shows the wheat to bo within five per cent, of the average con dition at this season of the year for the last decade. In some counties the wheat is far behind the average condition and hopes for a big yield from them have been given up. In a number of counties where the wheat was ploughed down, the ground was put into corn or oats. Home Hooded. The heavy rain on Wednesday of last week flooded the home of Messrs. Linn and Calvin Patter son, south of town, to the depth of several inches. The flood came off the hill behind the house. he rush of water first struck the woodshed and floated the chips toward the dwelling. Miss Bess saw it coming and secured one floor rug before it was dam aged, but floors in all other rooms in the lower story were covered with dirty water. In plain. American parlance, it" caused what we call a "mess." Kcd Cross Organization. Owing to the fact that every other county in Pennsylvania had a Rod Cross organization, and not wishing to appear "odd" a number of our citizens met at the rooms of the McConnellsburg Social and Reading Club on Mon day evening, effected a tempora ry organization, and applied for a charter by which we may be affiliated with the State and Na tional organizations. From the indifference manifest in the conduct of very many peo ple, it would seem that they do not realize that WE PEOPLE OF FULTON COUNTY-areen-tangled in one of the greatest wars the world ha3 ever seen. and it is high time to think seri ously how we may do our part in the protection of our nrobertv and our homes. One of the objects of the Red Cross organization is that of as sisting in the making and fur nishing of material for the com fort of sick and wounded soldiers to train and Drovido nurses tn teach our people a thousand-and- one useful things about the care of persons in case of sickness pr accident in our homes. A campaign of education along this line will be follow, and you will have an opportunity to make yourself useful and at the same time acquire a training that will be invaluable to yourself. Grove-Zimmerman. A very pretty wedding occur red at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Zimmerman in Han cock on Tuesday morning of last week when their daughter Miss lva Jane was united in marriage with Mr. James Ellis Grove, one of Hancock's prosperous young business men.. After a sumDtu ous wedding breakfast, the happy couple left over the B. & O. for a two-weeks' honeymoon trip. Among those who witnessed the ceremony were the bride's aunt, Mrs. M. F. Lewis. Phila delphia; Mrs. William Palmer and daughter Mrs. Lambert, War- fordsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Elias Simon Iopewell, Pa. ; and Mrs. W. C. Burgraf, Baltimore. The Zimmermans are former Fulton County people and their many friends here extend hearty congratulations. Flag Day. lo-aay is nag Day. At no time, perhaps, in the history of the United States has the Stars and Stripes been so much rever ed by so many nations of the world as at this time. Not only are the allied nations of Europe looking to us for the preservation of civilization on earth, but the socalled neutrals also. And we boldly assert that though hated to a devilish degree by the Cen tral Powers, down in the hidden recesses of Prussian and Aus trian hearts there is deepest re spect for Old Glory and only the most inhuman disregard for the aws of God or Man caused them to striflo what little better na ture they possed when they ung defiance and insult at the emblem of the greatest country on earth. Honey net Tied Up. There seems to be an idea held by some tnat money invested in a Liberty Loan Bond is going to be tied up for fifteen or thirty years. This belief is not war ranted. Probably no property in the world outside of actual money or currency will have wider and more ready and stant cash market than the erty Loan Bond. a con-Lib- ToShip by Autotrucks. The Hancock papers state that fruit growers in that district have made arrangements to ship their crops to Baltimore, Washington, and other cities by autotruck in case the railroads cannot handle their offerings promptly. The area mentioned will include the lower portion of Fulton county. War and Woman Suffrage. Anti-suffragists must be dull, indeed, if they do not see that the war is going to have a stim ulating effect on the campaign forgiving women the ballot in this country. That is the effect it has had on the cause in Great Britain. The government at London is pre paring to bestow the rights to vote on women in recognition of their splendid share in meeting the military necessities of the nation and also because the ar tificiality of the old-time barriers that have been raised against them is generally acknowledged. They have fitted into the indus trial scheme of things without difficulty of any sort. They have taken the places of men in a great variety of routine employ ments. In no resDect have thev failed to make good. In the United States there is likewise a significant movement toward the introduction of wo man into men's ordinary pursuits. The Boston Elevated Railwav. according to the testimony of an officer before the Massachusetts TV . 1. ! ruonc service Uorooration on Tuesday, expects 1500 of its con ductors to be drafted for war ser vice and is prepared to employ women in their stead. The Penn sylvania Railroad is also arrang ing to use many women in vari ous capacities, and other trans portation concerns are sure to follow the example of these two companies. It would not be surnrisine if. as the direct result of the war. me suurage were thrown open by 1920 to great numbers o American women who do not now possess it. Gradually the old ar guments, the old precedents, the old prejudices, are falling down. There is no reason why they should be laboriously and vainly upheld. . i . X ABOUT PEOrLE YOU LNOW. Letter from N. E. Hoover. Attica, N. Y June 11. 1917. Mr. B. W. Peck. Editor. McConnellsburg, Pa. Dear Sir: I am enclosing you a little cash on subscription, think ing perhaps that you might have use for it when you come to make the next payment on your Liberty Bonds. "Have you bought a Liberty Bond?" is the way you are greeted on the streets of this patriotic little city. Practically every working man and woman in the town has purchased a Bond. The farm ers surrounding the town seem to be a little slow in responding to the call. Memorial Day I spent at Niag ara Falls, "Great Gorge Route" from there to historical Fort Niagara where there are ' about 2500 Pennsylvania boys in train ing for reserve officers. Gover nor Brumbaugh was there and made an address to the boys aft erward reviewing their maneu vers. Among those taking an active part in the athletic contests in the afternoon was Parker Skin ner who is well known to many Fulton County people. Pennsyl vania may well be proud of this fine looking bunch of future officers. I have been in this place for the past three months but expect to leave for Eau Claire. Wis.. the latter part of the week, where I will be located for the next few months. I am repre senting the Chief Inspector of the Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., East Pittsburgh, where they have outside interests. With kindest regards, I am Yours, very truly, Norris E. Hoover. Mr. E. H. Kirk, of Hiram, spent last week in Batlimore at the Johns-Hopkins Hospital get ting treatment for his eyes from one of the foremost eye-special ists in the country. One of Mr. Kirk's eyes is attacked bv cat aract, but the time has not come when it will be ripe" enough to be removed successfully. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goingi Here for a Vacation, or Awajr for a Restful Outing. , Miss Mildred Hixson of this place spent last Saturday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Houpt, in Mercersburg. Charles F. Johnston and wife, of Ayr township, tried out their new Overland on a trip to Cham bersburg last Saturday. Miss Mary Vanderau returned to her home at Mercersburg last Sunday after having visited her cousin Miss Annie Woodall and other friends in the Cove. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Irwin, and the latter's brother and sis ter George and Miss Margaret Rexroth, motored to Saltillo last Sunday and visited Harry Huston and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Sloan and their little son Thomas mo tored to Hagerstown last Satur day and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reisner until Monday. One day last week, Hon. and Mrs. John P. Sipes accompanied by the latter's brother and his wife-Mr. and Mrs. Frank De shong, near Chambersburg au toed to Gettysburg and return. James W. Cutchall, son Berlin , and daughter Miss Jessie, accom panied by ex-County Commission er A. M. Corbin-all of Tavlor township made a trip to McCon nellsburg Tuesday in their auto mobile. Local Veterinary Surgeon Chas. Steach left Monday morning on a business trip to Altoona, Pitts burgh, and Harrisburg, expect ing to be home by Saturday eve ning. V hue in Altoona, he will visit his brother Will. Mr. John Kauffman, of Al toona is visiting in the home of his brother-in-law W. M. Hann. on South First Street Mr. Kauff- . man is a native of this county, but has been a resident of Al toona for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Nau- gle and daughter, of Knobsville. and their son-in-law and daugh ter Chas. Eitemiller and wife of Mercersburg, were guests in the II. A. Comerer home, on east Lincoln Way, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pittman. and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fore and ittle son-all of Knobsville and Mrs. James McQuaie, of McCon nellsburg, motored to Altoona ast Friday and returned Monday. They traveled in the Pittman car. Mr. J. A. Sloan, of Portage, a., and Charles E. Torrance, of Altoona, motored to McConnells burg last Saturday evening and spent the time until Monday morning in the home of "Jay's" mother, Mrs. Josephine Sloan, West Lincoln Way. A touring party composed of Mrs. Solomon Comerer, Andrew Myers, wife and son Robert all of Sebring, O., and Henry Fred erick, of Palestine, O., reached McConnellsburg Sunday after noon and are guests in the home of Mrs. Susan Myers, East Lin coln Way. Mrs. Comerer and Mr. Myers are sister and brother and Mrs. Susan Myers is their mother. A motoring party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Mumma and son Donley, and Mrs. J. H. :Iuber all of Wilkinsburg. Pa.. and Cecil II. Sipcs, of Walls, Pa., with Donley at the wheel of his'' father's big King-8, left Wilkins burg last Saturday morning and were in Licking Creek township in time lor dinner. The party. with the exception of Mr. Sipes, were in town Monday. They took dinner in the home of Judge loop and daughter Miss Sallie. and later were agreeable callers at the News office. Mrs. Mumma and Mrs. Huber will be remem bered as Carrie and Nannie Sipes daughters of the late G. Run yan SiDes. Thev returned to Wilkinsburg Tuesday. i'
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