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VOLUME 18
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 2. 1917.
NUMBER 4G
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Vrt Sketches of the Lives of
Per'
1005 WHU a'B nwvvuu
Passed Away.
Johk Seiders.
John Seiders, Sr., one of Ayr
unahlD's highly esteemed citi
(n'john. near Cito.' Saturday
ftnfl fl fill UL WC UVHHO V Alio
fening. July 2?, 1917 aged 80
krs, 8 montns ana za aays.
funeral took place on the
flowing Monday and interment
is made in Union cemetery.
The deceased was born in
infold, Md.t He was married
i Miss Elizabeth Buterbaugh.
I this union were born five
jjs all of whom are living ex
it David, the eldest, namely,
Jo C George M., William H.,
jd Elmer C. The mother died
rthe7th of March, 1888.
purimj the early years of their
tried life they lived in New
Wy where David and John
sre born, ' but about 45
are ago they moved to the
ive. The deceased was a
Jet, inoffensive, industrious,
I reliable man. For twenty-
years he harvested for David
1 Kendall, and much of the
je during those years he wasj
jiioyea by Air. Kenaau as a
serai farm hand. He was a
distent member of the Meth
it Episcopal Church, but on
runt of the absence of ; his
flor, his funeral services were
(ducted by Rev. C. F. Jacobs,
tlie Lutheran Church.
Mason Mellott.
Ve are in receipt of a clipping
n the Fort Wayne (Ind.)
ynal-Gazette, sent by our old
aid Abner Sipes, of Pierceton,
i giving an account of tho
of MaBon Mellott, a native
his county, which occurred
hia home in Fort Wayne on
iday, the 22nd ult The de
icd was a son of Obed and
je Truax Mellott and was
i and grew to manhood on the
about a mile north of the
Palmer farm in Belfast
iMp.
) was in the Civil War, be
a Corporal In Company B,
J P. Vol. Inf. Soon after the
he went to Indiana where
filled the remainder of his
j He was buried with mili
(honors, being a member of
Jton-Wayne Post, G. A. R.
JrtinV. Mellott, of Taylor
f only surviving brother in
county.
Mlimpts to Steal Autos.
jlevej have been making at
)ta to take antos from pri-
wiwa wniie the owners
recently, it was report
" that Charles Nesbit,
or town, cauorht a tht in
H of taking his machine
f the garage. The wretch
"e Mine partly out when
lyered.
t6lf.B,tartcron Mrs. Mar
(AlcKibbin's auto was broken
nights ago in an attempt
Nvo the machine, and
eorge A. Harris' nice new
FMdnturbed. bit not taken,
viae that articles as costly
J be locked up securely
f ; te-cent locks with
that can be drawn with
p but with good locks and
Fits.
Safe in France.
Delia Mellott, of Hiram,
M m i, wiat' son
Mell.nt has arrived safe
fBW. and spent some
J timing camp before
u j Jori"e seat of war.
f13 a member of the Inf.,
rcotHYible.
F'V. MellAH ,
in L SprlnKa. were
,a'nMoConnell8burg,July
ticeofthePeace3:
- "Somewhere in France."
Three weeks ago, we publish
ed the news that Peter Forner,
of this place, had landed safe
with his regiment in France. A
few days ago hfs mother receiv
ed another letter from him stat
ing that he was well and that he
was in a beautiful country.
American Boldiers and sailors in
Europe are not permitted to state
where they are, and "Somewhere
in .Franco" is the nearest we
can guess at his location, al
though he may bo on English
soil.
As the weeks roll by. we will.
doubtless, have frequent occa
sion to publish reports from the
Front, especially if our friends
will be diligent in sending us a
hint Please let us know every
time you hear from your relatives
who have enliBted and gone to
France. These young men are
on the hearts of all true Amer
icans, and whilo the same family
blood may not flow in our veins,
they are our boys and we feel
justified in asking for every bit
of news from them.
' Dimm Corbio.
Mr. E. E. Dimm, of Granville,
Pa., and Mrs. Helen J. Corbin, of
Ayr township, were united in
marriage Monday morning, July
30, 1917, at the home of the
bride's rher, Mrs. Jennie
Johnston, it, Ayr township, by
Rev. J. L. Grove, retired pastor
of the two United Presbyterian
congregations of Big Cove. The
marriage ceremony was very in
formal and there were no attend-'
ants. Only members of the
immediate families were present.
Following the wedding a lunch
eon was Berved and Mr.' and
Mrs. Dimm went to Hancock to
take train for a trip to Washing
ton and other cities, returning
Weflnesday. They expect to
leave the Cove to-day for the
home of the groom who is a pros
perous merchant at Granville, a
few miles west of Lewistown.
A sister of the bride,' Mrs.
Alexander Patterson, of Cum
berland county, and a daughter
of the groom, Miss Freeda Dimm,
were the guests from a distance.
Whose Motorcycle Is This?
August 14, 1916, two dark com-
plexioned young men rode a mo
torcycle to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Kline, at the Stone
House along the pike above Sa-
luvia. .They dismounted and
asked permission to leave the
machine there, saying they would
return for it in two or three days.
They took off their leggings,
left them with the machine, and
started on foot toward Everett.
Since that time, the Klines have
seen nothing of the men who left
the machine in their charge.
The license tags had been pro
cured in New York state, but a
few days after the wheel was
left there the tags disappeared
and all means of tracing the own
ers lost. Mr. and Mrs. Kline
called at the News office last Sat
urday and said they were anxious
to havo the mystery cleared " up.
The name of the motorcycle is
EMBLEM, and the number is
4278.
Bed Cross.
'j
The following are names of
members and contributors added
to Fult'onChapter since publishing
list last week. Mr. and Mrs,
Lewis Harris, Miss Esther Sloan,
Miss Hazel McQuade, Miss Ella
Kendall, Miss Mary M. Kendall,
Miss Martha Kendall, Mrs. J. H
Johnston, Mrs. Harry C. Gress.
Mrs Harvey Mellott, Mrs. Cath
arine Duffy. Contributors, Miss
Mary Pittman 50 cents,
Mechanics Wanted.
Enlistments in the Aviation
Section of the Signal Corps are
wanted and may be made by the
following artisans: Blacksmiths
and all metal workers. Machin-
I ests, repair men, electricians,
painters, carpenters and all
i wood Vorkers,
B-y Instantly Killed.
Last Friday morning Peter and
Jessie, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Spade near Emmaville
this, county, were sent to the
store at Emmaville, each riding
a mule. Among other things
purchased were some nails which
for convenience, were put into a
wooden cigar box. The children
tnen mounted their mules and
started home. Peter, who was
about eleven years of age, placed
the box of nails in the bib of his
overalls. When the children
came to a good piece of road
they trotted the mules, which
were gentle, and the children
were thoroughly accustomed to
the animals. Bat as the mules
began to trot, the nails began to
rattle in the box. This frighten
ed the mules, and the frster the
mule3 trotted, the more the nails
rattled and at a sharp turn in
the road the speed was so great
that Peter was unseated and
thrown violently against a fence
which caused death to ensue in
about a minute.
The sudden' snuffing out of
this young life waB not only a
cruel shock to the parents, but
to, the community as well, and
on the following Sunday when
interment wa3 made at Amaranth
fully four hundred sorrowing
friends met to express their sym
pathy to the distressed family.
Red Cross Work.
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Red Cross
Chapter of Fulton County, on
Monday evening, the following
committees were named: Pur
chasing Committee Miss Jessie
Sloan, Mrs, C. F. Jacobs, and
Mrs. C. B. Stevens. Cutting
Committee Miss Mary G o 1 d
smith, Miss Mary Seylar, Miss
Annie Ott, and Mrs. J. L Year-
rtck. Sewing Committee Mrs.
A. D. Hohman, olrs. B. C. Lam
berson, Mrs. Geo. A. Harris, and
Mrs. Harvey Bender. Commit
tee on Supplies to Auxilliaries
Miss Flora Rexroth, Miss Emily
V. Greathead, and Mrs. H. U.
Nace. Packfng Committee to
Headquarters Mrs. Ellis Lynch,
Miss Bess Patterson and Miss
Nellie Hays. Knitting Commit
teeMiss Ruth Kendall, Mrs.
Winnie Kendall and Mrs. Geo.
Mock. Enrollment Committee
Miss Harriet B. Sloan, Miss
Sophia Hohman. and Miss Jean
ette Stouteagle. Committee on
Headquarters Mrs. George W.
Reisner, Mrs, Wilson L. Nace,
Mrs. M. R. Shaffner and Miss
Mary Pittman.
Dis Car Skidded.
Last Wednesday evening, while
Rev. C. F. Jacobs and family
were returning home from Bed
ford Springs, their machine skid
ded and Btruck the bridge across
the river one and one-half mile
east of Bedford, Another auto
standing in the road necessitat
ed a too quick turn by Mr. Jacobs
on the freshly oiled road. An
axle was bent, and other minor
damage to the car was result of
the accident
Hao Potatoes. .
Ex-Postmaster S. B. Woollet
lifted a patch of potatoes in his
garden last week that averaged
sixteen hills to the bushel. One
hill had -eight fine tubers the com
bined weight of which was four
and one-half pounds a little
over a half-pound each and not
a small potato to be found in the
hill. The total yiold was at the
rate of about 500 bushels to the
acre.
No Lawjers To Appear.
It has been officially announced
In Washington that all attorneys
will be barred from appearing be
fore the local exemption boards
throughout the country on be
half of a client. It is deemed
Imprudent arid unnecessary for
men who desire exemption to
have counsel appear In their bo
half.
Ooaor Roll.
Ambrose, Mrs. M. J.
81 18
7 11 18
115.18
7 26 18
5 22 18
118 19
5817
81 18
5 1 18
71018
7118
211 18
61 18
9117
11118
6 20 18
817 17
314 18
8 118
1123 19
2118
5 817
10 217
612 18
41 18
41818
719 18
-6 13 18
Barton, Seibert N.
Barton, C. J.
Burket, Miss Lillian
Clugston, David
Comerer, Harvey
Cree, John O.
Frank, Mrs. A. L.
Golden. Edward
Gordon, B. F.
Hann, Porter
Haiston, Mrs. A. A.
Hill, J. S.
Hoover, N. E.
Hollinshead, M. II.
Johnston, J. H.
KaulTman, Jacob
Keefer, Geo. W.
Kirk, N. M.
Lake. J. W.
Lanehart, Ell wood
Layton, A. S.
Melius, J. H.
Mellott, Miss Mary
Mellott, Alvey
Mellott, J. B.
Mellott, Rev. Edw. F.
Mellott, Gilbert C.
Mellott, Mrs. Lester R. 8 1 18
Mock, Harry 6 27 18
Mort, H..E. 3118
Myers, Jacob 5 2918
Myers, W. D. 9 21 19
Oyler, V. B. 6 16 18
Pa, R. R. Co. 1 1 18
Pros8er, K - Hammond 4 8 19
Ray, James . 7 26 18
Remsburg, Dr A. J, 3 1 19
Robinson, Miss Augusta 3 1 18
Romig. M. H. 4 2118
Rotz, Walter 6 30 18
Seylar, Mrs. L. F. 8 1 18
Shaw, Lewis 9 217
Shimer Mertie E. 9 1 17
Sipes, Miss Maggie 6 13 18
Sipes, Lewis 7 19 18
Snyder, Emmert 6 20 18
Staines, Mrs, Scott 7 19 18
Stevens, N. H. 7 10 18
Stouteagle, Miss Jeanette 7 23 18
Tritle, Frank ' 10 5 18
Truax, Miss Ella 6 15 18
Truax, Russell 6 15 17
Weller, C. B. 5 8 17
Wilt John H. 1 1 19
Wink, A. T. 6 16 18
Woodcock, John 2 11 18
The .Wheat Question.
John Fields, a native of Mc
Connellsburg, and now editor of
the "Oklahoma Farmer," opens
the last issue of that paper by
asking "What Shall Our Wheat
Acreage Be?" In his clear-cut
style he then draws a pen picture
of the certainty and satisfaction
of results in well regulated man
ufacturing shops in comparison
with the manufacture of wheat.
"Mechanical principles applied
to materials of known quality
will bring definite results. But
it is different with the manufac
ture of wheat 'Shop rules'
may be followed closely and no
profits come from the work."
He then "touched up" a class by
saying, "But there are many
who find that they haven't
enough left to buy gasoline after
paying for bread, and feel that
the government ought to do
something to keep down the
price of wheat"
The article fairly compares the
farmers' difficult job with the
other leading industries upon
which victory in this war de
pends. But the American farm
er has learned the lesson of aver
ages. He plants and takes
chances on destruction of his
crops from water, hail, winds,
fire, insects, and doubtless the
wheat acreage will be greater
this fall than ever known.
Hcis Chesnnt
Ernest Floyd Hess, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Riley Hess, near Hiram,
and Miss Estolla Emma Chesnut
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Chesnut of Hustontown, were
married July 27, 1917, by Rev.
Geo. B. M. Reidell.
DeshoogJlellott.
William Henry HarriBon De
shong near Andover, and Miss
Celia Mellott daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Jacob Mellott, of Sipes
Mill, were married July 29, 1917,
by Rev. J, C, Garland,
No More Cheap Wool.
' Wool, as it came from the backs
of sheep, sold for sixty-five cents
a pound in this part of the State
this season. A News reporter
called on Mr. Melville, at the
Home Woolen Mills in Chambers-
burg a few days ago to get some
pointers concerning the wool out
look. These mills and their
branches constitute an immense
concern $50,000 having been ex
pended recently for Improve
ments alone. But despite fi
nancial ability, they are not able
to secure enough wool to fill the
great contracts now under way
for the U. S. government, and
Undo Sam was forced to go into
the market and buy the wool
necessary' to make the millions
of yards of phirtlng needed for
the army and navy.
Mr. Melville stated that even
if the war ended Immediately,
the supply of wool would be in
adequate for many years, and
that no one who has sheep pasture
should fear to stock it with sheep.
In another place in this paper
will by found Mr. Funk's
letter telling of his profits in
sheep during the past year. In
making his estimate for average,
he did not count in the four re
maining lambs, and his returns
were over twenty-six dollars
per head instead of twenty-one
as stated by him.
Knowing the inclination of
Borne of our farmer ' friends to
restore sheep to the"Everlasting
Hills" of Fulton county, the
News will endeavor to present
facts about the wool and mutton
business from time to time. But
we think enough has been said
already to prove that flocks of
sheep will restore the foregoing
hills to profitable use. The dog
law absolutely forbids letting
dogs stray from home, and the
township or community that
does not enforce the law need
expect no sympathy If complaint
is again made that sheep cannot
be raised because of raids by
dogs.
Gypsies Robbed Him.
A party of gypsies traveling
in automobiles in one - of the
eastern counties of this state,
stopped at a blacksmith shop
last week and while one covered
the smith with a revolver, others
ransacked the shop for money
after having gone through the
victim's pocket The swift autos
took the party out of the neigh
borhood so quickly that their cap
ture was not effected.
We printed the foregoing in
order that families living far
from police protection in Fulton
county may be on their guard.
Not farther away than Breeze
wood gypsies boldly robbed a
store three yearB ago, but they
had nothing faster than horses
and they were caught. Another
robbery was reported from
Thompson township about the
same time. In addition to bei ng
thieves, gypsies carry lice, itch,
and many Bkin diseases that
should debar our readers from
premitting the greasy creatures
to touch their hucds or to enter
buildings.
Attorneys Attend Funeral.
John R. Jackson, John P. Sipes,
S. W. Kirk. F. McN. Johnston,
M. R. Shaffner and F. P. Lynch
Fulton county's six attorneys-at-law
accompanied by Mr. Jack
son's brother-in-law C. L. Stev
ens, an attorney from Port Ches
ter, N. Y., attended the funeral
of Edward .McPherson, son of
Judge and Mrs. Donald P. Mc
Pherson, at Gettysburg, last
Thursday.
Hotel Mao Diss.
William A. Laird, proprietor
of Hotel Montgomery Chambers
burg died last Thursday night
after an illness of six months of
Bright's disease. Mr. Laird
was a popular landlord and had
owned and conducted the Mont
gomery hotel" aince 1895. He
was aged abort sixty years,
Opening for Teachers.
The permanent popularity of
teacher does not depend on his
or her ability to cram a lot of
meaningless lessons into a
pupil's memory in order that the
child may glibly recite them
like a phonograph rattles oft a
lot of Bounds. But the leader
who can train the mind of youth
to think and act along lines that
bring joy, efficiency and content
ment will never be forgotten.
To this end there is nothing bet
ter than weekly meetings of
regularly organized clubs like
those of our grange friends in
other counties where each town
ship has a club, or society. The
teachers of our county havo their
weekly sub-inBtituto meetings at
which school queBtionB are invari
able discussed, all of which is
well and good. But there should
bo other meetings, on other even
ings, where social, household,
farming, dairying, music, buying.
selling, feeding, and other ques-
tions should be formally discuss
ed.
Over in Cumberland county
laet week, a male member read
a paper giving his views of what
con8tltued a good housekeeper,
and he was followed by a lady
who ventilated her ideas of the
kind of man she preferred to
have about the house. Such
topics may be handled in a dig
nified, entertaining and amusing
manner and at the same time.
teach valuable truths that could
not be published in any other
manner. TheBe meetings need
not be "stiff" while at the same
time, not even the church affords
the opportunities to teach the
nice little, worth-while essentials
of polite society. We think the
carrying out of this idea a good
opening for our teachers to be
come leaders. Have the meet
ing at the homes of the members.
Good Sheep Report
Several weeks ago, the News
stated that ten dollars per head
might represent the returns of
some flocks of sheep, and we
asked for information. A Frank
lin County Bubscriber writes that
his gains were more than double
that amount of money. Let us
hear from others. His letter
follows:
Editor News. -For a number
of years I have been interested
in the raising of sheep, and since,
in a recent article in your paper,
you asked for reports on sheep
raising, I am glad to submit re
sults of my experience during
the last year. However, I do
not give this in the Bpirit of
boasting, but only that I might
encourage the increased raising
of sheep and their most careful
breeding.
t My flock consisted of ten ewes,
one of which raised three lambs.
The remaining nine together
raised fifteen iambs two having
died. On Juno 25th, I sold four
teen lambs for $155.46 and have
four lambs left I also sold from
the ten sheep 102 pounds of wool
for $04.26, realizing a total of
$219.72, which makes an average
gain of $21.97 per head for the
ten ewes, and in addition, I have
the four lambs left
Joseph C. Funk,
Sylvan, Franklin County, Pa.
Announce Birth of a Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Daniels
of Valparaiso, Indiana, announce
the birth of a daughter on July
13, 1917. Mrs. Daniels, former
ly Miss Elizabeth Henry, will be
remembered among her acquain
tances as one of Huntingdon
county's successful teachers.
Mr. Daniels, is a native of Beth
el township, this county, and he
has been a student in the Man
ual Training department of the
University of Valparaiso, recent
ly received the degree of Bache
lor of Manual Training and has
been elected to install and take
charge of the Manual Training
department in the High School
at Mingo Junction, Ohio. Mr.
Daniels and family will move to
their new location.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshts at Their Comeings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Mrs. E. R. McClain returned
from Caledonia last Friday.
Miss" Helen Taylor, of, Lands
downo, Pa., Is visiting her cousin,
Miss Bess Taylor, on east Lincoln
Way.
Miss Marian Bender is taking
the fresh breezes during this hot
weather at Big Cove Tannery
with Miss Mary Kirk.
Dr. and Mrs. H. L Harley
and two children, of PleasantvilJe,
N. J., were guests in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hays.
Miss Jennie Kirhn, of Cincin
nati, is visiting Mrs. Grace Ben
der and other friends in McCon
nellsburg and in Franklin county.
Mr. and Mrs W. S. Dunhip and
Fair Witmer-all of Huntingdon
county, motored to Mercersburg
last Saturday and on their returti
they paid this office a pleasant
call.
Prof. Charles Lodge wife, and
daughter Emma Eliza, of Erie,
are visiting in the home of the
Professor's mother, Mrs. E. M.
Lodge, on north second street
Mrs. Frank StClair, of Wash
ington, D. C, and her nieces
Lillian and Margaret Whorley,
of Shippensburg, are visiting
among their relatives in town.
William M. Patterson, of Pitta
burgh, came to the Cove a few
days ago and spent several days
with hia parents, Hon. and Mrs.
D. H. Patterson, at Webster
Mills.
Mrs. J. V. Wilhelm (Mary
Sipes) and children Paul, Joseph
and Dolly, of Homestead, Pa.,
are spending some time among
Mrs. Wilhelm'a Bisters in McCon
nellsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson L. Nace
motored to Huntingdon last Sat
urday and spent the time until
Sunday afternoon in the home of
Editor and Mrs, H. V. Black of
the Semi-Weekly News.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Roads and
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Rhoads-all of
Mercersburg, attended services
at the United Presbyterian
church in McConnellsburg last
Sabbath.
Mr. D. A. Washabaugh and
family in their big Overland-Six,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
David M. Kendall, were .at.
Gettysburg yesterday seeing the
camp of U. S. troop3 and the
famous battlefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Taylor,
of Trough Creek, Mrfl. Boyer
Park and two children Robert
and Virginia, of Robertsdale,
and Mrs. Harris Taylor, of Hun
tingdon county, we're recent
guests in the home of Mr. and.
Mrs. William Reed, in McCon
nellsburg. Dr. R. B. Campbell, of New
Grenada, removed his family and
household goods to Mount Union
last Monday, to the house which
he recently purchased and re
modeled. He and family were
guests of the wife's mother,,
Mrs. E. M. Lodge, in McCon
nellsburg, last Sunday.
Dr. Chas, Grissinger of Bed
ford accompanied by Mrs. Mary
Beymer, drove down to McCon
nellsburg last Sunday morning
in the Doctor's Buicki Mrs;
Beymer stopped at the home of
her cousin Mrs. M. B. Trout and
went on to New Grenada, Monday
morning he returned to v Bedford
taking with him Mrs. Beymer.
Among the summer visitors
who arrived in town on Tuesday
of this week were Mr. and Mrs.
James R. Ray of Bethlehem, Pa.,
who were guests of Mr. Ray's
mother, "Mrs. Agnes Ray, and
other relatives for several days.
They came with Mr. and Mrs.
W. Scott Rinedollar, of Everett
wbo visited in the home of the
former's father, Mr. David Rine
dollar, in Ayr township, and
. other relatives in this county.