J! 0111 OLUME 18 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 5. 1917. NUMBER 42 record of deaths. Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Awaj. fiLLMM Henry Pittman. iiliam Henry Pittman, aged Ura 11 months and 1, day, SB1, 1 pf Richard and Rosa Barber i Knonifnl at 1 o'clock. Fri Tmnminir. June 29, 1917. femains were iuivcu uj mi lker Homer Li. fcipes irom lospital to the home of his pts near tne ijincom mgn west of McCon on Friday and on Sun- morning at nine o clock, (services were' held at the i when the remains were J to the Sideling Hill Christ church, where the funeral jn was preached and in jnt made in the cemetery I church. the 13th of June, William ' iken to the hospital, and i evening of the same day ei upon for appendicitis; a later an adhesion of the i made a second operation ry. Se was a member of the M. v Orch and an excellent boy 1 i parents have the sincere ithy of their many friends 1 i rather sudden bereave Besides his parents, he is :'. td by one brother John . liftman, and by one sister, ti a Irene. it. I ' i Work for Civic Club. 'lout any other suggestion tot of our own offended je wrote a tip for the Civic It week in which we hint- Ian anti-swearing crusade e profitable morally and Jilly. Before the article ; jnted, a very active mem ' the Civic Club asked a :) -reporter to help start a . 'gn that would clear at c Je street (Lincoln Way) of :insive language to which ye compelled to listen or ndon their comfortable I iorches during summer it street could be cleansed, -tion of others would au illy follow. Many Mc 'Jburg people may think it jle to rid a street of the of swearing, but let land live where there are jo protect ladies and. many f'H be changed. Now 1 have twice given the ublicity. why should the ib not finish the job by at the law against swear iforced? But please do on the country people town chronics that Should St, ?e on Western Trip. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. rtin, of Ayr township, I former's brother John K and wife, nearMer- (started in Aaron's tour- I visit their brother S. J at Dunkirk, Ind. J". John Martin will jhere by rail to Califor- 1 and Mrs. John Martin f Bide of the mountain 3ay. a'nful Accident kpine, employed in. the fahops, suffered a pain ft last Friday morning, fnpting to drive a shoe irae. th i . ... nurse gave a the foot was drawn irine'. hand, aprotrud fughtthe fleshy part 1 justinBidftfiotkMrau esh most shocking- NnTReedTwho nur. acobHykeg property abut street, andmov- on the first of last its value by Was Born at Clear Ridge. Vincent Curtis Stevens, second son of John W. and Margaret J fTr n a mcivean otevens was born at Clear Ridge, this county October 10, 1877, and he died at Harris- burg, Pa., June 19. 1917. Mr. Stevens moved his famiiv to North Madison, Ind., in 1882 where Curtis graduated from tho High School, He also attended Moores' College and was gradu ated from theUniversity of Louis ville, Ky. In March 1904 he went to Harrisburg intd the of fice of his cousin. Dr. John r. v m w w Willi Stevens where he remained' three and one half years as his assistant He was afterward fmn1nviH in Atlantic City and Philadetohia and returned to Harrisburz in 1909 in the employ of the Penna. Steel Co., now the Bethlehem Steel Co., where he remained until his death which was due to nephritis. Funeral services where held at the home of his pnnsin Mra Nellie Stevens Cobean. 223 So. 13th St. Harrisburg. Dr. C. A. Smucker, Pastor of Stevens Memorial Church had charge of he services. Floral tributes were beautiful. The body was' taken by his brother Andrew M. Stevens to his home in North Madison, Ind., for interment. Died Suddenly. Mrs. Glenna Mae Decker, wife of Oliver J. Oakman, died sud denly at her home in Dublin township at 10 o'clock, Monday night June 18, 1917, aged 31 years, 1 month and 27 days. The 'uneral took place on the follow ing Thursday, and her remains were laid to rest in the cemeterv at Abbury M. E. church at Green Elill, in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends. Besides her husband, she is survived by three children, name ly, Mae, Stella and Willard: also, by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Decker, and by the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Ver- da, wife of Edward Deshong, Kearney, Pa., Charles, Harrison- ville; and Herman and Laura, at home. Mrs. Oakman became a mem ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age "of fourteen, and lived a faithful Christian life. She was a devoted wife and mother and will be sorely missed by her surviving relatives and friends. Shocking Accident . On Thursday forenoon of last week, Irvin C. Martin of Letter- kenny township. Franklin county went to the field with two horses hitched to a mower, After he had started work he found that he needed some repairs and ask ed Mrs. Martin to hold the horses until he brpught them. This she did, holding the reins of the one animal. Soon after Mr. Martin left the field the horses frightened at several colts in an adjacent field and started to run, throwing Mrs. Martin into the cutting bar. Her left foot was cut off just below the ankle. She was otherwise bruised and shaken up. She was at once taken to the Chambers burg hospital where her injured leg was amputated. Mrs. Martin was married . July last and had but recently gone to housekeeping. She is aged about 22 years. Ol'R MAIL SERVICE Became Insane. Joseph Layton, a farmer aged about 35 near Three Springs, who has been in poor health for the past three years, became vio lently; insane, He was taken to the county jail at Huntingdon a few days and as his condition did not seem to improve the Sheriff and his deputy took him to the insane hospital at Harrisbure on Monday of last week. . They had c ui in hproved I baluBtrnd .! h Dlnoi T i wonuay oi iasc ween. . xney naa w!?8 Rework to take him by force measures, wnn7u Dy Duild- havin considerable trouble to , 86 back of et him k the hospital. He has ' a wife and and child. mange in Contractors, Routes, and Methods. Went into Effect Last Monday Morning. The contracts for carrying the United States mail, run for a period of four years and begin on the first day of July following a presidential election. The routes radiating from McCon nellsburg are in the hands of new men with the exception of the McConnelhburg-Fort Loud on route, which 3 still in the hands of the Sbeetses who are well equipped with automobiles, and who during the past four years have given excellent ser vice. By' the schedule the mail leaves McConnellsburg for Fcrt Loudon and points east at 5:20 in the morning and 12:50 p. m. making connection with trains east; returning, leaves Fort Loud on at 8:19 a. m., and G:27 p. m , reaching McConnellsburg about 9:30 in the morning and 7:15 in the evening. The route between McCon nellsburg and Merccrsburg, 10 miles, has passed from the hands of John' Sheets & Son into the hands of G. Johnson Mellott. who is equipped for automobile service, by which passengers and packages, as well as mail, may be transported safely. By the schedule, the mail will leave McConnellsburg at 7:30 in tho morning and arrive at Mercers burg not later than 10; leaving Mercersburg not later than 11 a, m., and arriving at McConnells burg about noon. Qur southern mail service has been greatly improved. Instead of the mail leaving McConnells burg, going to Big Cove Tan nery eight miles distant, lying over night, and going on to Han cock next day, the route has changed so that now, it leaves Hancock daily at" 9 o'clock in the morning and reaches Mc Connellsburg at 11:30; returning it leaves McConnellsburg at 12 o'clock noon, and is scheduled to reach Hancock at 2:30. Ira Diehl, who had been in the res taurant business in this town for several years has the contract or carrying the mail, and last week moved his family to Han cock, so that he might be better located to give the service. Mr. Diehl is equipped with two auto mobiles and is well prepared not only to carry mails, but to convey passengers and packages which will add much to the con venience of persons desiring to travel between the two towns named. In case conditions should become such that the trips could not be made by automobile, two hours additional time is allowed each way. The routing between McCon nellsburg and Everett has been abominable for several years, making very poor mail service, and affording no convenience for passenger traffic. The mail left McConnellsburg ir. the afternoon went as far as Ereezewood, staid all night and reached Everett, at o'clock next morning, a total distance of 26 miles from Mc Connellsburg an easy run from McConnellsburg by automobile in 75 minutes. The new routing beginning with last Monday pro vides for the service between McConnellsburg and Saluvia same as before leaving McCon nellsburg at 2:10 in the afternoon and returning leaving Saluvin nt 5:10, reaching -McConnellsburg about an hour later. Lloyd Ray of this place has the contract. Mr. Ray has an automobile and well prepared for the mail ser. vice and to carry passengers and packages. The route from Salu via across Sideling Hill mountain to Breessewood on the Lincoln Highway has been discontinued and now mail from McConnells burg to our neighboring town Everett, 2G miles in distance, and an hour in time, must be sent around by Harrisburg and Huntingdon, or by way of Han cock, Md., Warfordsburg, Locjst Grove and Breeze wood either PREVENT TYPHOID FEVER. Little Talks on Health and Ojgiene bj . Samuel 0. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. We must do our best to keep well. Before long our hospitals will be wanted for our soldiers. Listen and take a little advice. Don't be careless or foolhardy and. bank on your being an ex ception to the rest of your asso ciates and defy Nature, for she will not be defied. Typhoid fever germs in a fer tile medium will grow just as surely as grains of wheat in a fertile soil. Nowadays Nature is in all her glory in the valleys and moun tains of our beautiful country and it is the season when we are attracted from our winter homes to get close to Nature. Camping grounds are easily reached in these days of automobiles, motor cycles and other rapidly moving vehicles. There are thousands of beautiful Hites to pitch our tent3 along the attractive-looking brooks. It is these attrac tive waters, which we find so soothing to the thirst after riding or driving long distances, that are so deceptive to the layman. They are often clear and sparkling, yet loaded v-ith miserable house drainage, c 'Tying at times the deadly germs , typhoid fever. Don t be decked by the old fashioned pump, the .boiling springs, and the clear water rippling over the pebbles in our little mountain streams, for Penn sylvania has now become thickly populated with people who are not yet sufficiently educated to protect the streams thoroughly against pollution. When you are traveling by au tomobile or camping in strange locations never drink the waters without filtering or boiling. Try to carry pure water with you either in thermos bottles or stone ars. Most typhoid fever is con tracted from drinking water. It is the great carrier and typhoid enters the system by drinking, by cleansing the teeth, by rinsing the face and mouth, or through raw vegetables that are washed in infected waters. Swimming in polluted streams is known to be dangerous and children as well as adults have often lost their lives from taking typhoid fever in this way. Be just as sure to carry pure water for drinking when touring or camping as to have good food. LARGE MEMBERSHIP. Fulton Ccanty Chapter of the American Red Cross Society Growing Summer travel is at its height please tell us of visits of distant friends, or of those who -go away. routing taking the greater part of two days. William H. Wible is the new contractor on the McConnells burg Burnt Cabins route and he is giving automobile service. Mr. Wible leaves Burnt Cabins at 7 o'clock in the morning, goes by way of Fort Littleton and Knobsville, and reaches McCon nellsburg at 9 o'clock. Return ing he leaves McConnellsburg at 2:45 p. m., and gets to Burnt Cabins about 4:45. The McConnellsburg C 1 e a r Ridge route is in tho hand3 of Frank C. Chilcoate who like the others mentioned, has an auto mobile, and thus McConnellsburg will have complete automobile mail service on all its routes. Mr. Chilcoate will leave Clear Ridge at 7 o'clock in the morning going by way of Hustontown and reach McConnellsburg about 8:30. Returning, h e leaves McCon nellsburg at 1 o'clock p. m., and reaches Clear Ridge about two hours later. Improved road3 and automo biles have given us a service never dreamed of a few years ago. rhiladGlphia morning pa pers reach McConnellsburg a few minutes after 9 .o'clock, and we have first class letter mail service between McConnellsburg and the eastern cities. Fulton County Chapter of the American Red Cross Society, or ganized only a few days ago is increasing in membership at a most gratifying rate. ' We pub lish below a list of the mem bers up to this time, numbering more than 1!0. This, of course, is a good beeinnme but it is only a beginning; for if Fulton County is to measure up in pro portion with its neighboring counties it should have a Chapter of not fewer than eight hundred members. As the News told you two weeks ago, membership places you under no obligation whatever. You pay a dollar to become a member. Half of this dollar is sent to the Red Cross department-in Washington, and the other half is kept in the local treasury to purchase material which the women members of the Chapter will make into gar ments for war relief. There are no salaried officers. All work is purely volunteer, and all gifts whether money or other wise, is ' voluntary. Nobody is compelled to join; no one com pelled to give anything. It is, whether or not you feci like lend ing a hand to bring this terrible war to a successful termination. Your husband, brother, son, or friend may have to go to the front may be there now. It is the Red Cross that will look aft er him when sick or wounded, and will give you first news, i he is injured or killed. Send your name and dollar to Mrs. Frank Henry, Secretary, McConnelliiburg, Ta. These are the members to date: M. W. Nace, John P. Sipes, Dr. J. W. Mosser, Rev. E. Jack son, Jno. R. Jackson, B. Frank Henry, S. W. Kirk, D. L. Griss inger, W. It. Sloan, Rev. C. F. Jacobs, Geo. Grissinger. H. L McKibbin, D. H. Patterson, Ad miral Smith, Geo. A. Harris, Thos. T. Cromer, W. C. Patter son, H. U. Nace, A. U. Nace, J, A. Irwin, B. W. Peck. H. M. Johnston, G. M. Robinson, T. F. Sloan, A. D. Peightel, Harry Hamil, Frank P. Lynch, Mrs. Ella Grove, Mary J. Johnston, Ella M. Johnston, Bessie Patter son, Lillie Patterson, Florence Johnston, Emma McGovern, Gertrude Sloan, Mrs. J. G. Reis ner, Mrs. B. F. Henry, Marion Sloan, Mrs. J. B. Runyan, Mrs. J. W. Mcftser, Mrs. W. A. Sloan, Mary Trout, Mrs. H. U. Nace, Flora Rexroth, Marg't Rexroth, Adaline Rexroth, Mrs. J. A. Ir win, Mildred Mock. Mary A. Ir win, Mrs. J. R. Jackson, Minnie Dickson, Mrs. Mary Fields, John B. Runyan, Geo. W. Reisner. Scott Runyan, D. E. Little, Rev. J. L. Grove, B. C. Lamberson, Rev. J. L. Yearick, W. L Nace, W. H. Greathead, L. W. Seylar, M. R. Shaffncr. Josephine Sloan. Mary S. Seylar, 'Vrace A. Lodze. Mary Pittman, 01iv D. Pittman, Mary Goldsmith, Emma Rexroth, Mrs. W. Kendall, Mrs. S. B. Woollet, Mrs. H. B. Trout, Mrs. Jno. P. Sipes, E. Myrtle Sipes, Mrs. S. W. Kirk, Mrs. W. II. Bender, Ella Pittman, Mrs. J. E. Jackson, Mrs. G. A. Harris, Mrs. W. R. Sloan, Mrs. C. B. Stevens, Mrs. E. L. Lynch, Mrs. B. W. Peck, Mrs. Geo. W. Reisner. Jean W. Johnston, Mrs. L. W. Seylar, Sophia Hohman, E. L. McKibbin, Mrs. M. R. Shaffner, Mrs. Lam berson, Mrs. M. B. Trout, Eliza beth Harris, James Brattan, Mrs. A. U. Nace, Mrs. J. L. Yearick, Harriet B. Sloan, J. Alex Sloan, Mrs. E. R. McClain, J. H. Kendall, Katharine Hull, Chas. B. Stevens, Nelson Comerer, Mrs. J. II. Kendall, W. C. Pat terson, H. C. McClain, J. L. Pat terson, G. A. Comerer, Mrs. G. A. Comerer, J. K. Johnston, C. F. Ehalt, Harvey Bender, Wm. Hull, Geo. Rexroth, J. G. Reis- Patriotic Knobsville. Hurrah for Knobsville! Bright and early last Saturday morning Bix of Knobsville's sturdy young men went to Chambersburg to offer their service to Uncle Sam. According to population, that is a greater showing than has been made by any town we have heard from. Knobsville has the spirit. The names-of the young men are as follows: John W. Kelso, Rush Wagoner, Merril Fore, Reed Wible, Harry Naugle, and Horace Ashwell. If they pass the rigid examination .and are accepted as part of the country's defensive forces, Knobsville will win no mean place in the history of the greatest war the world has ever experienced. Since putting the foregoing into type, we are informed by the recruiting agent at Cham bersburg that the following named Fulton County boys have applied for enlistment: Daniel F. Barnhart, McConnellsburg, Hos pital Corps; Pierce A. Naugle, Knobsville, Infantry; Melviq L Chapman, Hospital; Reed M. Wible, Knobsville, Infantry. The recruiting agent further states that John W. Kelso, of Knobs ville, will leave Friday for the regular army from Chambers burg. The other Knobsville boys who went to Chambersburg to enlist, did not measure up to the required standard in their exam ination, but they intend to get in yet, if they have to crawl in under the tent. Who Pays Final Bill? Those who defended specula tion in food because it raised the price received by farmers are now "lost in thought" because the high cost of living has re cently hit the farmer so hard that he may not be able to har vest his crops. Wages, machin ery, twine and other factors have made such headway into the cost of production, together with the scarcity of labor, that there is sober prediction that- crops may be let stand to be ploughed un der right here in Fulton county. Whenever the law of supply and demand is violated and artificia conditions created by the specu lator, the producer is bound to pay the bill in the end. Suffrage Itea Alice Stone Blackwell said 'Statistics published by the Na tional Bureau of Education show that the high schools of every state in the Union-are graduating more girls than boys some of them twice and three times as many. Because of the growing tendency to take boys 'out of school early in order to put them into business, eirls are eettinar more schooling than boys. Equal suffrage would increase the pro- portion of voters who have re- ceived more than a merely ele mentary education, and in this manner greatly reduce the per centage of the ignorant vote." ABOUT PEOPLE YOD INOtf. Mrs. Meredith and her two sons and two daughters, of Johns town, passed through town on Wednesday of last week on their way to Gettysdurg. On their re turn Mrs. Meredith and the daugh ters staid all night in the home of their friend Mrs. Abram Run yan. ner, Mrs. M. W. Nace, E. L. Lynch, Chas. T. Johnston, Mrs. J. Johnston, Mrs. John Hen- dershot, Conrad Glazier, W. M. Kendall, Leonard Bivens, Herb ert Duffy, Chas. Duffy. Tobie Glazier, J. H. Johnston, Henry Carbaugh, Mrs. Samuel Mellott J. F. Kendall, Henry Barmont, John Stunkard, Mrs. Edith Com erer, D. S. Maun, D. M. Kendall. McN. Johnston, Mrs. J. C. Maun, Miss Ruth Kendall, Roy M. Kendall, Mrs. Margaret John ston, Mrs. Cleonie E. Kendall, James, P.. Nelson, Wm. A. Se- crist, Scott Tritle, Lydia J. Mar tin, D. A. Washabaugh, Lois C. Nace, Rhoda E. Kendall, David Rinedollar, Mrs. Mary Rinedollar. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goingi Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. Ross Hamil, a student at the Williamson Trade School, is home for a six weeks vacation. Mrs. M. B. Trout went to Red Lion last Thursday to visit her son N. C. Trout for two weeks. Rev. McHenry, of Lancaster, was a recent guest at the Re formed parsonage in McConnells burg. Prof. A. C. Garland and wife. of Lamasters spent last Saturday in the home of Mrs. C. D. Hix son, East Lincoln Way. Miss Mary C. Hoke returned to her home in McConnellsburg Tuesday after having spent three months in Pottsville, Pa. Harry Foor, Herbert Jackson, C. D. Hixson, and a nephew of Mr. Foor, spent a few hours in ' McConnellsburg last Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Dunnick. of Shrewsbury, Pa., made a short visit this week in the home of the former's sister, Mrs. (Rev.) Edward Jackson. Mrs. Harry Mock and twn ohil- dren Snd Mrs. Norman CooDer all of Altoona are visiting the mother of the two ladies. Mr3. Rebecca Spyder, in McConnells burg. Miss Murnie Marshall has re turned home after .having spent f our weeks very pleasantly among friends and relatives in Three Springs, Shirleysburg and Mount Union. After having spent a week in her home in Ayr township, Miss Jessie Brewer returned to Phil adelphia a few days ago to take a post graduate course in the City hospital. Mr. Ellwood Lanehart and son Charles and daughter Blanche, and J. C. Fisher-all of Bethel township, motored to Fort Loud on last Thursday and spent some time in McConnellsburg on their return. Mr. W. H. Duvall accomDanied by his son, O. R. Duvall. both of Akersville, this county, motored to McConnellsburg last Fridav and spent a few hours attendine to business and -vwwauQ ViVl friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. SDeer and daughter, accompanied by Miss Alice Michael and a daueh- ter of Rev. Dowling, all of Ever ett, motored to McConnellsburg last Sunday and called on friends and relatives. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Crooks and two children, of Apollo. Pa.. are expected to arrive in McCon nellsburg latter part of this week to remain with relatives for some time. Mrs. Crooks is a dauchter of Rev. J. L. Grove. Mr. D. B. Gailaher and wife of Burnt Cabins, accompanied by their five children, passed through s McConnellsburg in their Buick- Six last Friday morning enroute to Altoona, where they visited Mrs. Gallaher's brothers Harvey. Howard and Guy Mills, and her sisters Mrs. Rilla Cornelius and Miss Maye Mills. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Humphreys returned missionaries from China and Miss Alice Wishart, return ed missionary from India, were brought to town from Wells Tan nery by Mrs. Humphries' father W. H. Baumgardner and they went on to Wilson College to at tend the Summer School of Mis sions at that institution. A motoring party consisting of Mrs. Thomas W. Falls, her son Wilson Falls, and her Bon-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ralph " M. Lowery and their two chil drenall of Hartford, Conn., ar rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. McN. Johnston, Monday evening. Tuesday morning Mr. Lowery and family left for Cleve land, a, and Mrs. Falls and Wil son are Btaying in the Johnston; home. . i i . i i 'i h ( 1 4- ! ,
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