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ZSTING PARAGRAPHS
and Qeaeril latereit, Oathercl
.lone or Clipptd from oar
Exchaigei.
:ed for hurried readers
" 'Anna Smith, near Need
,'j in poor health.
.lea Vores spent the time
: aturday until Monday m
ersburg.
etyour troubles go and
Old New Hampshire Home
illonday night
ember the date for the
1 aw-Hampshire Home next
" y night March 19th.
i Henry, of Clear Ridge
meat a few days ago in
: of his sister Mrs. F. K.
. . i.
' Thurman Sheaffer, of
V Perry County, came last
:: y to visit his uncle Albert
.. .bit
;-:e Gillis, East Lincoln Way
" Jng in the farflily of her
; David Hershey .in Taylor
::'Jp.
- ze W. Sipes came to town
' y with Huckster George
t. jnt some time looking aft
:;') matters.
ri Norman Akers, of Sipes
, v.as a guest in the home of
. V'atson Lynch, East Lincoln
last Friday.
r ;r 0. King, of Hiram,
.i Monday night in the home
j grand-parents W. Scott
i aid wife at Dane.
. S. Clevenger and family
) r;oved from the McQuade
: r sar Back Run to the Alex
;on farm in the Cove,
r. Grant McCoy, of Cumber
', I Id., spent a few days in
aeof his brother-in-law,
1 7nch in Ayr township.
: '. Ella Wishart and daugh
.' 'ss Alice, who had spent
weeks in ' Chicago, have
. i to their home at Wells
y.
; im and Frank Sprowl, of
"annery attended the fun
! their sister Emma, Mrs.
Horton at South Fork
ek. . '
:.! j M. Kline and his broth
' w Henry Deshong, of
t Ridge, were callers at
I ;ws office while in town
' day.
S. Murray Pollock, of
Xton, Pa., is still in the
A her brother James H.
I helping to take care of
i wife.
Will Houpt near Mercers-
ipent several days last
. jrith her mother, Mrs.
Paylor, who died on Sat
. Borning.
Ella Kendall, one of
Yhia's trained nurses, is
I two weeks in the home
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
dall in the Cove.
ndMrs. Alvah Mellott,
stownship, spent a few
itingin the home of the
I parents, Mr. and Mrs.
f. Mellott near Mercers
1 Emma Rexroth, who has
Jte an extended visit
friends in Chicago and in
arg, returned to her
;.this place Monday eve
I
ndMrs. W. H. Reisner,
rstowncame to McCon
I last -Saturday. On
"Harry returned to Ha
ll and Mrs. Reisner is
) this week in the home
aother, Mrs. Josephine
t 41
iported that Prof. Lewis
pd family will return to
P'lsburg this spring and
Mo the Glazier property
jneoln Way which they
hree years ago to go to
f where Mr. Harris has
Pn teaching.
Frederick. Diehl, brother
John M. Diehl, formerly
f thePresbyteriaa church
ellsburghas accepted the
Jp of the Church of Good
,d at Rocky Mount, North
and has taken up his
e there. It is considered
je best and is one of the
parishes in that state,
)s been rector of an
1 church in Virginia,
ving the pastorate of
sbyterian church at
una few years ago.
A Daman and Patriotic Appeal.
Red Cross Officials appeal to
the citizens of McConnellsburg
and vicinity to furnish supplies,
and manufacture garments to be
used by the Society for relief
work, among our own soldiers,
if necessary, or in the hospital
of the European war zone. Not
knowing of any other organiza
tion, the Red Cross people have
asked theMcConnellsburg Branch
of the Needlework Guild to act
as a nucleus of organization by
which supplies may be bought
and garments made to suit the
needs of sick and wounded sol
diers.
Representative' ladies of the
town and community have been
asked to make a general canvass
to secure funds and the promise
of work in the way of sewing.
Any further information will be
furnished by
The Committee.
In view of the excellent work
being done in other counties this
appeal should meet with a hearty
and patriotic response from all
our people irrespective of any af
filiations. Editor.
PLEASANT RIDGE.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley DeShong
and sons Norman and Dan Clyde,
visited in the home of Clayton
Deshong and family last Sunday.
The institute at Jacob Lakes
school was well attended.
Morgan Deshong and grand
daughter Mabelle, spent the lat
ter part of last week in the home
ot bis daughter Mrs. Kiley De
shong.
Mrs. Marcus Mellott knotted
seven comforts last week. Gee
Mrs. Mellott will keep warm on
a cold night
Raymond W. Mellott and sis
ter Marie attended tbe institute
at Alpine in Bethel township last
Saturday evening and spent Sun
day in the home of Job Iless.
Nathan H. Mellott has been
on tbe sick list and isn't improv
ing very fast. Ilia brother Ar
thur, who hyes in the state of
Washington, has been visiting
friends in tms section. 1 (a will
return heme the com it g weeki
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swope
and family visited in the home of
the latter 's brother Riley DeShong.
Mr. and Mrs. ClaytonDeshong
and daughter Mibs Lola spent
Tuesday afternooon in the home
of the former's brother Ulysses
Deshong, who has been on the
sick list. He is under tbe care
of Dr. Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Truax,
son Lame and their neighbor
Mrs George Kline and daughter
Emmer took the advantage of the
sledding and spent Wednesday
in the home of Mr. Truax's
daughter Mrs Howard. Garland.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Mellott,
Blanche, Oscar, and their uncle
Althur Mellott, spout part of last
week in the home of their sister
Mrs Joseph Purnell in the Little
Cove.
BRUSH CREEK.
We are glad Mr. Ground Hog's
reign will soon be over and then
we will be glad to have some nice
spring weather.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bequeath
and daughter Margaret spent
Sunday in the home of 'Mrs.
Maggie Barton.
Mrs. N. B. Hixson and daugh
ter Marguerite spent several
days recently with her sister
Mrs. Cloyd Little, in Altoona.
Clara Hixson returned to Wells
Tannery last week after having
spent two weeks with her moth
er, Mrs. .Belle ilixson.
Mr. and Mra. 0. A. Barton
spent part of last week with their
bou and family Mr. and Mrs.
Elton Barton at Saluvia.
The vacancy in Einmaville
school caused by tbe resigna
tion of Mrs. May Sheets Miller
has been tilled by Harvey Raker,
of Harri8onville.
A sled-load of young people of
our vicinity was entertained in
tbe home of II. N. Barton lant
Tuesday evening.
Charlie Jackson, of Altoona, is
spending some time with bis
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jack
son.
Locust Grove School is now
vacant on account of the resig
nation of James Davis.
Clare Bishop spent Sunday in
the home of II. N. Barton and
family,
Ross Barton and Mi?s Elizabeth
Iixson called in the home of
Mrs. Belle Hixson last Thursday
The Economic Future.
S. W. Straus, president of the
American Society forThrift. pre
dicts hard times for the Ameri
can people after the war on ac
count of the lack of thrift. He
says that 82 out of 100 men in
this country leave no income
producing estates when they die.
Out of every 100 women left
widows, only 18 are in fairly
comfortable circumstances.
Mr. Straus says we are the
"Belshazzar of nations" in our
thriftlessneBB, "having been
seated for years at the Babyloni
an feast of plenty." ,Yet it is
not quite so easy for the ordinary
workingman to save money in
these times as Mr. Straus thinkB.
It is constantly said by people
of wealth that the reason money
is not saved out of small incomes
is that so much is spent for movie
shows, candy etc. Yet there
has to be some pleasure in every
day life. Healthful recreation
enables people to work better
and earn mnre money. The
family that has been buying four
movie tickets at 10 cents each a
week spend but $20 a year on it
and that is very much more than
the average family spends.
The simple fact is that the
modern world has higher stand
ards of living, due to better ed
ucation and more intelligence.
Things like dentistry, care of
eyes, nursing, doctor bills, cost
more and people must have them.
Of course thrift education is
badly needed, for the majority
of people do waste money. There
is no basis for Mr. Straus's crit
icism. What is needed is not
stinter and over frugal lives, but
intelligent and scientific ways of
doing things and willingness to
ive in smaller and modest quar
ters. There are many ways to
beat the cost of living and yet
ive a full life, if you only know
how.
ALL TOGETHER.
in
Delightful Visit
Dayton, 0., March 7. -Job Hill
who is seriously ill, and confined
to his bed most of the time, suf-
ering from "leakage of the
heart" was much surprised and
overjoyed on the first of March,
when his brother, J. S. Hill, of
Needmore, and his sister Mrs.
Marie Miller, of Greencastle,
made him a visit It was the
nrst time in twenty-seven years
that the brothers and sister had
all been together. It was
most delightful reumion as they
reviewed the scenes of their old
home and of their boyhood and
girlhood days in old Belfast town
ship. Jacob and Marie visited
Luther M. Pittman and w'fe
who are neighbors of Job. Luther
is a former Fulton County boy.
S. Hill had to return to his
home in a few days on account
of Bickness in his own family.
tie was accompanied as far as
Hancock by his sister.
Iheir visit certainly did Job a
ot of good. He has been bright
er ever since, and he says the
whole thing, seems like a be-
ightful dream.
Mrs. Miller was accompanied
by her little daughter, whose
sweet smiles won the hearts of
all those who had the pleasure
of meeting her.
Luther M. Pittman is confined
to his home with a badly mashed
toe which was run over by a
truck while he was at work. It
is hoped that he will by able to
be around soon again.
M. L. Pittman.
Miss Mollie Seylar returned to
her home in this place Tuesday
evening after having spent sev
eral months very pleasantly with
her niece Mrs. Marshall McKib-
bin, Washington, D. C.
evening.
A birthday surprise party for
David Kregar was held at bis
home last Saturday evening. The
evening was spent in playiug
games, music and social chat
Delicious refreshments were
served about 12 o'clock after
which all returned to their homes
reporting a good time. Those
present were: Minnie Lynch,
Ceha Barton, Iva and Elizabeth
Hixson, Annie Wilkinson, Carrie,
Maude and Jessie Spade, Maude
and Louise Kregar, Earl Truax,
Harvey Raker, James and Har
old Akers, Ross Barkman, Roy
and Percy Hixson, James Barton
Ralph and Ernest Spade, Glenn
McKibbm and John and David
Kregar.
GoTerDorBrombnv'h Has Named Thurs
day, May 24th as ''State Wide
Good RoadJ Day."
Harrisburg, March 12: Gover
nor Brumbaugh has issued a Proc
lamation fixing Thursday, May
24, 1917, as "State-wide Good
Roads Day." In bis Proclama
tion the Governor reviews the
causes which led to the fixing of
this date and calls on all citizens
to do their share in making the
day memorable in the forward
movement for good roads
The Proclamation is as follows
Whereas, The demand for
good roads in this Commonwealth
is universal and increasingly
sistent, and
Whereas, The rapid develop
ment of our transportation routes
is essential to the wellbeing
our people. Our great agricul
tural interests are largely depend
ent upon the development and
upkeep of our highways. There
must speedily be established an
all- year satisfactory highway
service from our farms to our
markets and market stations,
Producer and consumer alike re
quire this service. With the
steady increase in the number o
automobiles used by our people
in passing from one business
center to another the importance
of good highways is increasingly
manifest As we open our State
to visitors and citizens alike we
shall find the scenic splendor o:
Pennsylvania increasingly a p
pealingand our highways increas
ingly important; and
Whereas, In every town and
city and in many rural commun
ities n any of our citizens, imbued
with h!gh civic purpose, have
formea 'mportant bodies to pro
mote goo-; roaJd, organizing vol
untarily a.ociations such as
Chambers of Commerce, civic as
sociations agricultural organiza
tions automobile clubs, county
organizations and state highway
organizations, all of which is
service of the loftiest character
and worthy of all commendation.
These together with the press of
the Commonwealth have all
commended the plan of observing
a state-wide good roads day; and
Whereas, on Good Roads Day
in 1916 upward of fifty thousand
citizens gave freely the day to
work upon the roads, five thous
and eight hundred and sixty-
nine teams were given and one
thousand one hundred and twenty
one drags added to the success
of the effort. ' Approximately
four thousand Beventy-two miles
of roads were treated. The
judges of the 'court in many
counties joined the Executive in
issuing proclamations. Many
splendid women provided free
luncheons for the workers. Many
large corpoorations with cordial
good will gave of their men to
aid the movement, and generally
our people entered with zeal and
intelligence upon the effort to
make the day the great success
its purpose merited.
Therefore, I Martin G.
Brumbaugh, Governor of this
Commonwealth, fully in accord
with the most enlightened and
progressive spirit of our people
and anxious in every way at my
disposal to encourage and support
the peoplee in their laudable de
sire to secure good roads through
out the Commonwealth, to the
end that this state-wide interest
may be heartly promoted and
that we may speedily secure a
By stem of highways worthy of
our people and their activities
and that, even with inadequate
appropriations we may establish
safe, comfortable and permanent
avenues of travel, do make and
publish this proclamation:
That each and every supervis
or of the several townships in
this Commonwealth is obliged by
law and in good conscience to
give this movement for good
roads cordial support and to
help make this day memorable
in the iorward movement for
better roads;
That all our citizens having a
patriotic regard for this great
Commonwealth shall, so far as
possible, plan their personal dut
ies in such manner as to give
this entire day to the improve
ment of our highways.- When
this is not possible, I ask them
to. make such contributions in
money as will enable the local
authorities to add to the substan
tial good the day should accom
plish; . .
That all owners of automobiles
1! t ...
vmg m cities or towns repair
on this day to the country and
volunteer their services" to the
end that their services may add
to the safety and comfort
themselves and others whe
traveling upon our highways: and
That this may be a State-wide
movement, memorable for the
great good it Bhall do in the im
provement of our highways and
in fostering an increased senti
ment for good roads everywhere
in me state, in all of which the
State Department of Highway
will most heartily cooperate,
nereby designate and set aside
Thursday, May 24. 1917, as State-
Wide Good Roads Day in Penn
sylvania. Given under my hand
and the Great Seal of the State,
at the City of Harrisburg, this
nineteenth day of February in
the year of our Lord one thous
and nine hundred and seventeen
and of the Commonwealth the
one hundred and forty-first
Going to Denver.
From last week'sHancockNews
we learn that Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Myers, the latter being Aleba
Hays, sister of our townsman
Geo. W. Hays, have sold their
property in Hancock and ex
pect to go to Denver, Colo., in
July where they will reside per
manently.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers are Mc-
oonneiisourg people, who went
to Hancock in 1888 and began the
tailoring business in a small way
Through his industry energy and
fair dealing, his business grew
until he became one of Hancock s
foremost citizens both from
civic and financial standpoint.
Of Mr. Myers the Hancock News
says "He has taken an active in
terest in Hancock's business life
and has been Closely and prom
inently identified with its pub
lie affairs. For five years he
served as Mayor and has been re
peatedly elected to Council, fill
ing both offices with credit. He
ha3 labored for the best interests
of the town as a whole and has
aided in' the promotion of any
thjng that was for the moral ad
vancement of the. community,
and is esteemed and respected
by everyone regardless of their
political belief. At the death of
John W. Breathed Bridges Mr.
Mr i . i
Myers wno was men and is now
a director of the Hancock Bank,
was chosen to fill out the unexpir
ed term of the deceased as pres
ident of that institution and sub
sequently was elected to succeed
himself. He is one of the five men
who composed the building com
mittee that built and rebuilt the
Masonic Temple and is now serv
ing as president of the Masonic
Temple Association. For twenty
years and more Mr. Myers has
been one of our School Trustees
being at this writing president
of the Board.
The Fulton County News
loins in the wish that Mr. and
Mrs. Myers may find their new
home and surroundings pleasant
Church Notices.
Preaching in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning.
Subject: America." In the
Reformed church in the evening,
QnKianf. "Poll Vnimn Man
Wednesday evening, March 21st
resbyterian church. Subject:
'The Reformation" continued.
Uu8trated.
Preaching in the M. E. church
in town next Sunday morning at
0:30. Theme: "Spiritual Whole
ness" and in the evening at 7
o'clock, Theme: "The Great
Worker-This Work. " Cito at 3
o'clock. Theme: "Undeveloped
ossibilities." This will be the
ast Sunday in the Conference
Year.
Rev. E. J. Croft will hold his
ast services for the Conference
year, as follows: Sunday, March
8th, Siloam, 10:15; Ebenezer,
3, p. m. ; and Asbury at 7:15 in
the evening. Every member of
the respective congregations are
requested to be present
Preaching services next Sun
day in the Big Cove Lutheran
church at 10:30: at St Paul's
McConnellsburg, at 7 in the eve
ning. Subjects: "The Blessing
of the Lord." "The Function
of the Church."-C. F: Jacobs.
pastor.
Miss Myrtle Stouteagle return
ed to Altoona last Wednesday
after having spent two or three
weeks with her sisters Mrs. Con
rad Glazier and Mrs. Sloan War-
bin.
G. I. Reisner & Co,
We have a large and
beautiful Assortment
of Spring and Sum
mer Dress stUffs just
in. New Ginghams,
Seersuckers, Poplips,
Lawns, Voiles,' Ga-
bardines, &c. all at
prices that do not
suggest High Cost of
' Living. See them
soon.
Respectfully,
G. W. Reisner & Co.
5
New Real Estate Agency.
Having retired from the Mercantile business
with a view to giving his entire attention to Real
Estate, the undersigned offers his service to any
one having real estate for sale, or wanting to
buy.
His thorough acquaintance with values and
conditions in Fulton Countv. counted with inner
and successful exnerience in hanriltncf Ronl Pa. iV
ii " ft
m tate, makes it possible for him to bring about
W I a. a. a a ...
results in tne shortest possible time.;
Write, or call on,
D. H. PATTERSON,
WEBSTER MILLS, PA.
i
S. RAYMOND SNYDER, Jeweler.j )
Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry Repairing
We Aim To Please -:-
North Main Streeet.J
Opposite Post Office, Chambersburg, Pa.1
HUSTONTOWN.
Mr. William Vallance does not
seem to improve in health as
much as hia maoy friends would
wish.
Mrs. Lydia Heefner is improv
ing slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tenley
and son Clifford, of Sixmlle Ran,
visited Mrs. Tenley'g daughter,
Mrs. Frank Chilcote from Satur
day unti Monday of last week.
Mrs. Mary Sipes spent last
Thursday with Mrs. Celia An
derson. Huckster George Sipes
started to make his regular trip
to McConnellsburg, Tuesday of
last week, but had to give up the
trip on account of the deep snow.
Mr. Elmer Summers, of Mar
cus Hook, visited friends about
Ilustontown a few days last week.
A son was born ' to Mr. and
'Mrs. Eugene Chesnut, Thursday
oflastweek.
Rev. Eaiezer, who had spent
two weeks visiting hia home, has
returned to hi charge here and
will preach at Bustontown next
Sunday morning at 10:80 o'clock.
It is reported that John Sum
mers has rented bis father-in-law's
farm and will operate it
this coming year.