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McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 23,1917.
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
Per
L ttetchej of the Lives or
Passed Away.
Mrs. Samuel D. Mellott.
vu; Rnrnhart. Wife Of ex
two - ,
,ntv Commissioner bamuei u
jMt Hied at their home in
Must township on Thursday,
w ifi. 1917. aged 63 years,
( months and 16 days, from a
of diseases. The
incral services were conducted
J tw James. Logue. of the
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iristian Church, and her re
ins were laid to rest in the
jietery at Cedar Grove.
Besides her husband she is
vived by one son and four
liters, namely. 'Albert, near
iladelphia; Lydia, wife of A.
jruax; Jessie, wife of Bennett
Slott; Nettie, wife of Edward
ifer, and Nannie, at home,
he deceased was a daughter
Uoseph and Mary Barnhart,
deceased and she is surviv-
by the following brothers and
jers: Alfred, near Warfords
j; Moses, somewhere in the
It; Mrs. Cassie Winters, near
i Mrs Nancy Fisher, near
it, and Mrs. Edna Henline,
ine in Maryland.
ilrs. Mellott joined the Christ
iLhurch in young womanhood
i she was a model wife and
ber and enjoyed the esteem
i large circle of friends.
ince putting the foregoing1
5 type, we learn that Miss
naie one of the dauzhters
itioned, died on Tuesday
Ding of this week. She was
i about 35 and was sick at the
of her mother's death.
TOR.
.j Elias Wink.
Elias Wink, one of Bel-
township's highly esteemed
zens died suddenly on Wed-
ay, August 15, 1917. aged
,'Mrs, 11 months and 5 days.
J funeral services cnndnptprf
Rtv. John Mellott, of the
torn Church, took place on
ay, and interment
'e.ii the old Wink graveyard.
A deceased was a son of
'ai and Catherine Lake
bid he was born on thp nM
ill homestead on Lickintr
in 1843. He was married
a Martha Correll, daughter
'e.Ite Joseph Correll a well
Baptist clergyman, who
'W, together with Tilt A onn
Wnk,ofEasternShore,Md.
w 'laughter Elizabeth, wife
M E. Mellott, of Belfast
, Lucy, wife of J. B.
A ''-aving died but a Bhort
1 ago.
.r,0Me time Past Elias Wink
aJ wife made their home
Jir son-in-law Joseph B.
j After dinner last Wed
! I and his 10-year-old
f. Robert Wink went
creek fishing. . While
3 intent on watching
l.w heard a noise which
3 to look around, when
J ,1'8 Pandfather lying
'. ground, and going to
S ."!!dead- Mr. Wink'
S13 J,seas. and with
a death comes very
-j eumes.
Mense Police Force.
9 Ojn.niittee of Public Safe
steps towards the
, f a home Defense
"J, At,a meeting, Mon
iZtcl the local mem
ot ,!umittee itwasde
J71 tne organization in
;rg borough . and
eend it until every
. . ibis means about
ffunty. It takes a
'ntelligence and
? qualify for this
rj member is under
, -uuBignt with
"''ant fnr 0,. Si...
L it . oiaie
r'otic measure there
--um m getting
1 1 in ,fU .... .
: t, . - wlc county to
r;,f services during
Reception.
A very interesting wedding
reception was given to Mr. and
Mrs. Levi II. Garland at the
home of the groom's mother,
Mrs. D. A. Garland near Need
more on Tuesday evening of last
week at which time fnrtv.nr,
guests were present, namolv. I
Mr. and Mrs. Levi H. Garland, I
Canning Demonstrations.
Do your "bit" in helping to
win the War by attending the
canning and drjing demonstra
tions to be held throughout the
county next week, and learn how
you can do your share in the
Food Conservation Campaign that
is being carried out by Mr. Her
Mrs. Wilson Myers. Mr. and Mra
James Mc. Loucrh. Mrs. Phnrlio
Peck, Rev. E. J. Croft. Rev. Z.
J. Powers, Mra. A. G. E. Powprs
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Mellott, Mr.
and Mrs. Stillwell Truax, Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Plessinger, Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Shame. Mrs.
David Hill and daughters Nannie
and Altie, Mrs. David Garland,
Ada and Vera Plessinirer: Lessip.
Rubie and Herman Hard - Flnaoio
Gladys and Charlotte Sharpe;
Ethel, Ruth and Lester Croft:
Flora, Ruth Mabel anfl Carl Gar
land; Edward Hann. Ercv Pow
ers, Llmer Lake and Blair Gar-
land.
At 8 o'clock there appeared
upon the scene a calithumnian
band composed of 125 members.
that made it quite interesting for
the newly married co'unle for
awhile.
Levi and his, bride have a wide
circle of friends who wish them
a long prosperous and happy life.
Destructive Electric Storm.
One of the most heavy electric
al storms in a long time passed
over the northern Dart of this
county and into Franklin county
ast Thursday afternoon. In
Wells Valley the lightning struck
Warren Anderson's barn on the
old Elias place and totally de
stroyed it, together with hi3 en
tire erop of wheat, and other
grain, as well as one valuable
horse that could not be rescued
'rom the burning building. It is
saia mere is out little it any in
surance.
About three o clock the same
afternoon, the big bank barn on
the farm in Franklin county upon
which Judge Gillan was born.
and now owned by Joseph Dice
was struck and totally destroyed,
together with his entire crop en
tailing a loss of more than $10,
000.00
Cljde Ott Hurt.
Last Sunday evening Clyde
Ott, who lives on the Hal B.
Trout farm north of town, met
with a painful accident. He had
taken two horses to water, riding
one, and leading the other by a
rope halter. When near the
stable, the horse being led, push
ed ahead to -go into the stable.
'o prevent this, Clyde pulled
back on the halter, when the
rope broke suddenly causing
Clyde to lose his balance and
fall headlong to the hard ground.
earing that the collar bone and
Bhoulder blade were broken, be
was taken by Hal Trout to the
Chambersburg hospital Monday.
Upon careful examination by the
surgeons there, it was found that
no bones were broken, and he
returned home Monday evening.
Family Reunion.
Rev. Charles Mayne, of Gris-
wold, Iowa. J. Frank Mayne. of
Shelbv, Iowa, Samuel Mayne, of
Duncannon, Pa., and their sister
Miss Annie. of Fort Littleton.
passed through McConnellsburg,
Monday morning in Sam's . car,
going to Duncannon, to spend a
few days in Sam's home. The
boys and their sister Minnie, of
Sheiby, had been visiting
their father Alexander Mayne,
now in his eighty-fourth year, at
the old home in Fort Littleton.
Minnie is "keeping house" this
week while her sister Annie
having an outing.
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Mr. E H. Kirk and wife, Mr.
Howard Kirk and Master Merrill
Keller, of Hiram, and Mrs. J. C.
Lamberson, of Hustontown were
in attendance at the Union picnic
here, on Thursday of last week
and were guests of Postmaster
and Mrs. W. R. Speer. Everett
Republican.
bert Hoover, the National Food
Administrator.
The poople of Fulton County
are on the ground floor, ho to
speaK, oi tnis campaign. Here.
where the majority of the pecple
rai3C foodstuffs for a livinir i
... n i
where the best work can be done
On account of lack of shipping
facilities, our army in Europe
will have to depend, to a large
extent, on dried food. Here is
where we can help. We do not
have, a raiiroad, and sometimes
our apples etc. rot on the ground
for lack of a market. We must
not let this occur this year, a3 it
may mean starvation to our own
men and those of our allies.
Miss Ruth Whiting, an expert
from State College, will demon
strate the proper way to do al
this.
The demonstrations will be
held as follows: August 29th
afternoon demonstration 2:110 p
m., evening demonstration 7:30
m., both Court House. Mc
Conncllsburg. August 30ih aft
ernoon demonstration, at 2:30 p
m., in Buck Valley Grove, Buck
Valley; and evening demonstra
tion at 7:30 p. m., at Needmore,
Pa. August 31st, afternoon
demonstration at 2:30 p. m. in
Methodist Church, Fort Littleton,
and evening demonstration at
7:30 p. m. at Hustontown
Attend these meeting. You
will get some pointers on putting
up fruit that will be new to you.
Barked Ip Wrong Slump.
Sometime ago Wilbur F. Berk-
stresser, special agent of the
Pennsylvania Game Commission,
made information before Justice
of-the-peace Amos D. Peightel.
charging that George Sprowl's
dogs had been guilty of chasing
deer contrary to the Act of As
sembly in such case made and
provided, to wit; on a certain
day in last February, and again
on the 14th and 15th of June.
Ten o'clock last Saturday morn
ing was named as the hour for
the hearing, and on account of
the importance of the case and
the number of witnesses, the
case was heard in the Hail of
Justice in the Court House.
Attorney John P. Sipes appear
ed for the prosecutor and Attor
ney John R. Jackson, for. the
defendants the dogs. After
legal battle lasting until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon, more time than
it usually takes to dispose of the
business in a Fulton County term
of court, the Justice rendered a
decision completely exonerating
tne nounas.
WinterKresh.
Lloyd Alphonso Winter, o f
Fort Littleton, and Matilda
Christine Kresh, of Ilarrisburg
were united in marriage at Ha-
gerstown on the 23th of July,
917 by the Rev. R. E. Lynn of
the Washington Avenue M. E.
church. The happy couple are
spending some time with the
groom's grandparents, Mr. , and
Mrs. Thomas Husler at Fort
Littleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Winter will go
to Harrisburg soon where they
will make their home Mr. Winter
has been employed as conductor
on the Harrisburg Railways Co.,
for some time.
Biographical' Sketch As Published in
the Aunnal Report of the Pennsyl
vania Bur Association.
We are indebted to T. Elliott
Patterson, Esq., secretary of the
committee on legal biography of
tne rennsylvania Bar Associa
tion, for a copy of the Report for
1917, containing the following
biographical sketch of a once
prominent citizen of this county:
Smith, George A. (51st J. D.,
Fulton), born Aprif 11, 1830;
died February 1, 1917. Ad
mitted to the Bar in IS59.
Mr. Smith was a son of Rev.
George Asbury Smith, a well
known McthoJi.st mirfintcr of
southern Pennsylvania and north
ern Mjrylaiid, a man of ability
in hid day.
' Ilia son the subject of this
memoir wa3 like his father of
commanding physical presence.
and of equal if nut greater men
tal power.
From his first coming to the
Bar to the end of his active prec
tice he always maintained a first
place among h local Bar, and
was reci.gnized as their most rep-
resentati ve member. It was oft
en said oi Kim that had he chosen
a larger Cci.ity town or had gone
to any of th. cities of our State
he would have firged a place for
himself among ii ablest men of
his profession.
After eighteen years at the
Bar of his County he removed to
Rogersville, Tennessee, where he
made his home to the time of his
death. Yet in all those years,
and as late as the summer o
191C, he came north to attend
the Fulton County courts.
Not only will the juniors of his
own Bar but those of earlier days
whose admission he moved for
and who made their homes else
where thereafter, remember his
sympathetic and paternal interest
in their welfare, w herever they
located.
Mr. Smith's active profession
al life as a young man was spent
among the stirring scenes along
the border during the Civil War.
Only a few months bofore his
death he contributed a very in
teresting account of the first
cavalry fighting north on the
Mason and Dixon line that took
place between a rederaf and a
Confederate Company of equal
numbers commencing in the
streets of McConnellsburg and
finished on the McConnellsburg
and Baltimore pike a half mile
east of the town. The Federals
were successful, and the bodies
of the Confederates lie, buried
near where they fell. He was
an eye witness to the scene and
with other citizens was among
those who attended the burial of
the dead that evening. A lover
of healthy outdoor country sports
he was fond of the streams and
the woods, and of the rod and
gun. In one of his last conver
sations he said. "O! it was tint
so much the came." as thp. wpird
and interesting experience with
dog and gun in the quiet of the
woods far out from the ordinary
:iaunts of every day life.
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Liquor Sent in Auto Tires.
Hagerstown police commission
ers have been notified that liq
uor wa3 being shipped in quanti
ties into dry West Virginia in au
tomobile tirei. The liquor
purchased in Hagerstown, smug
trle'd to a point near the West
Virginia line, pumped Jnto the
tires and taken to Martinsburg.
Police' Commissioner Orrick di
rected Lieutenant of Police Bar
ber to apprehend the smugglers.
Had Nice Visit.
Associate Judge William Mel
lott and wife, of Ayr townshin.
returned home-from Pittsburgh a
ew days ago, in which city they
visited their son George and
amily. The Judge ate dinner
on his 5Gth birthday at George's.
While in the Iron City they visit
ed the parks, zoos, large manu
facturing plants, big stores and
other places of interest and had
a most enjoyable time.
Does Farming Pay?
The answer to the caption of
this article may be gathered from
the following taken from the
Albia (Iowa) Republican of the
9th inst. The gentleman named
is a brother of Mrs. J. L. Grove,
of town, and a son of the late
Archie Johnston of Ayr town
ship. Really, s if conditions do
not change, farmers will get as
rich as editors. Read what the
Republican says:
"Elmer Johnston on route num
ber four, on Monday of this week,
threshed and sold to the Albia
Roller Mills, 92G bushels of SDrinir
wheat grown on 19 acres. The
wheat sold for $2.50 per bushel.
making $S2 50 per acre. Mr.
Johnston also threshed '235 bush
els of extra quality of fall wheat
from 10 acres, that was hardlv
considered worth saviner last
spring and but for the fact that
everyone was urged to grow all
the wheat possible, thi3 piece
would have been turned under
and planted to corn.
"Four pounds of twine to the
acre was required to bind the
spring wheat and it might be in
teresting to note in connection
with this excellent yield that Mr.
Johnston was one of the enthusi
astic supporters of the Short
Course held in Albia in Decem
ber 1915 and 1916."
The Republican sava further
that if California had produced
an equal number of dollars from
nineteen acres of grain all the
newspapers in the state would
have gotten out extra editions of
their paper, advertising the won
derful opportunities in their
state.
Say It Would Be Unreasonable.
That it would be unreasonable
and unfair for Adams county to
enter into the proposed purchase
of the Waynesboro, Greencastle
and Mercersburg turnpike, as
proposed by Franklin and. Fulton
counties is the statement of lo
cal commissioners whn arp nn.
animou8 in their determination
to drop the entire proceeding
from this end.
The above is the opening para
graph of a long article in the
Gettysburg Times telling why
the county has refused to have
any part in the deal.
Some Snakes.
Last week Alonzo BarnhartiP'e3
had Joe Hes3 helping cut up an
old tree that had blown down
during the summer. The men
were somewhat surprised upon
splitting the tree to find it in
habited by snakes. When ti e
slaughter of the reptiles was fin
ished and a count made, it was
;nund that there were fourteen
copperheads and one adder.
State Agricultural Notes.
Secretary of Agriculture Chas.
E. Patton is urging farmers
and housewives to plan for the
storage of potatoes and vegeta
bles.
It is estimated that the Penn
sylvania barley crop will amount
to 3C.S.O0O bushels.
Early estimates place the 1917
tobacco crop in the State about
ten million pounds above that' of
last year.
The sweet potato crop this
year will be about 11,000 bushels
rger than last year and a total
of 111,000 bushels. ,
The hay crop is almost a mill
ion tons less than the 1916 crcD
which was a reco-d.
The Pennsylvaii peach crop
will be slightly bet; a.r than the
crop of last year, estimates show
ing an increase of about 300,000
bushels.
The crop of tomatoes, cabbage
onions ana neia Deans is re
ported in much better condition
than a year ago.
August reports indicate an in
crease in the wheat crop over the
estimates made during the past
month.
The apple crop will be consid
erably below the production of
last year and many northern tier
counties have practically no ap-
HUSTONTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith
are rejoicing over a nbweomer.
It la a baby girl. Mother and
daughter doing well.
Mr 8. William Evans and son
Harold returned home Monday
from Crystal Spring Camp where
they were tenters.
Among those greeting friends
at Crystal Springs Camp Sunday
from here were Hon. Clora Ches
nut, and Davii A. Black.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dom
ing, Sr., ot Pen brook, IV, have
returned home after spending
(several duys pleasantly as gueaU
of the Utv. Geo. ii. M. Keidell
and family.
liev. Nathan Bishop is spend
ing a weolt at Mercersburg the
guest of his sous.
The last uarterlv Meeting
ot the conference year will be
hold in the U B church hereon
Saturday evening, lluv. Euiin-
hizer is the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Goo. Laidig of
Jeanetle, Pa,, are visiting amoug
friends.
Miss Roxie Uutchall, who has
been confined to her bed for about
three years, still continue in
feeble health.-
The Fairview M. E. picnic last
Saturday was well attended.
Speeches along the line of patri
otism aud Red Cross work were
delivered; also, excellent music
by the Siloaru Cornet Band.
Miss Margaret Kirk, of Hiram,
gave several excellent readings.
It was a great day from every
angle.
Scholars are now turning their
eyes toward the beginning of the
sclio. 1 term which is not mauv
wetks oil.
Veruou Wink, graduate of the
C V. S. Normal, will teach this
winter io Adams county.
T. he McClain garage, modern
and equipped in every respect, is
doing a thriving business in the
automobilo hue, meeting a large
felt need in this vicinity.
Our town seems to be favored
with the results of out of town
drunken automobile parties. Last
Friday evening a car by Shaw's
garage was side swiped by such
a party who "continued onward
zig zagging all over the road. If
ofiicers would fill their duties
these things would be less fre
quent and such inhuman tactics
seem to cease.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Clar
ence Smith, of Shade Gap, spent
guest
RED CROSS WORK.
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The Civic Club requests the
Town Council and all others in
terested in the improvement of
the Square to please meet with
them Friday, 24th at 7 o'clock at
Mr. Jno. P. Sipes. This meet
ing is to decide upon a plan for
the Square and your presence is
necessary.
Sabbath pleasantly as the
oi uer son.
Geo. Laraberson still is con
fined to his bed and is not im
proving.
Lev. Levi Benson a former
pastor of Hustontown TJ. B.
harge has retired from the min
istry und movod into Harry Kell
er's home on central Main.
Eugene Chesnut employed at
Breezawood, spent the week end
with his family here.
Mrs. Berkley Sipes, Elizabeth
Sipes, Nellie Bair. Andrew Sipes
and Guy Metzler comprize a
party touting at Crystal Springs.
According to reports of tired
gun and revolver, our night
watchman must have experienced
trouble from prowlers during the
past few weeks.
With the bushmeetings, camp
meetings and picnics about over
the Sunday schools and church
es can now breathe easier.
The Red Cross work for Tay
lor is being pushed forward in a
creditable manner under the ef
ficent work of Mrs. H. C. Mc
Clain who Is a hustler.
Our efficient barber Henry
Fisher who lost a woodsaw some
time ago, was seen hunting
it the other day. Fall coming the
reason.
Mrs. Clark Newman spent Sun
day at Walnut Grove Camp. .
The M. E. church was recently
reroofed by contractor John
Howard. -
Prof. Harper Barton is but 1
engaged in remodeling his re
cently acquired property on east
Main. Cab Henry of Clear Ridge
is the contractor. i
Interest Awakened Throushout
County and Anxiliaries Being
'. Rapidly Formed. .
Three years ago, the assasina
tion of a single individual in Eu
rope started a war that has
grown in ever widening intensi
ty until now it looks like it would
indeed be a world war. The
surging whirlpool has widened
until our own beloved country
has been drawn into its madden
ing waters, and our land is
threatened with destruction. For
two weeks, each day sees a line
of Fulton County's finest young
men passing into the Court House
for examination as a first step'in
the march to the battle front.
Our people are just now begin-
ning to realize that we are really
in the throes of a terrible atrug-"
gle, and there wiil be a work for
each to perform.
The Red Cross olTers an op
portunity for women and chil
dren, and for men who cannot go
into the trenches. A short time
ago, a Chapter was organized in ,
McConnellsburg; and since that
time auxilaries are being organi-
zated in the County and every
body is getting in line to "put a
shoulder to the wheel." This is
YOUR work, not some one else's.
Annual members added to the
ist published last week are: Miss
Esther Kendall, Miss Elizabeth
Fulton, Mrs. Thilip Rotz. Mrs.
John Heinbaugh, John Bain and
Miss Sybilla Ehalt.
AUXILIARIES
UNION TOWNSHIP
Officers: Chairman, Gilbert B
Mellott; Treasurer, Charles
Gienger; Secretary, Marshall
Siege!.
Members: Mrs. Geo. Lehman,
Mrs. Jas. McKibbin, Mrs. Clyde
Barnhart, Mrs. G. B. Mellott,
Mrs. Clem Lehman, Mrs. Sallie
Stahle, Mrs. John Hebner, Mrs.
James C, Dencen, Mrs. Charles
Geinger, Mrs. Laurette Ashley,
Mrs. Margaret Scriever, Mrs.
Orva Ward, Miss Mary McKib
bin, A. J. Schetrompf, Orben L.
Hebner, James C. Scriever, Oscar
H. Lashley, Grier L. Scriever.
Amos Ward.
Subscribing Member: Calvin .
Beatty.
BETHEL TOWNSHIP
Officers: Chairman. Mrs. W.
B. Stigers; Treasurer. Asa Soenc- '
er; Secretary, Miss Fern Crist
Members: Hon. W. B. Stigers.
Margarite Stigers, Miss L. Spenc- ,
er, Miss Ella Ranck, Mrs. M. C.
Spencer. Mrs. S..M. Andrews, .
Glenn Younker, Myrtle Rems-
berg, Mrs. S. O. Deneen.
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP
Officers: Chairman, Hon. S. L.
Uuckley; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. '
"ields; Secretary, F. C. Bare.
Members: Alley McCoy, Mrs.
V C. Bare, Miss Sue Orth, Mrs.
Bertha E. Bare, Mrs. George
Sheffield, Mrs. Chas. Bowman.
Mrs. George Fraker, S. Raymond ;
Cromer, James Sheffield, Miss '
Frances Fields. ;
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Officers: Chairman. E. II. Kirk: '
Treasurer, Martin Laidig; Secre
tary, Mrs. B. H. Shaw.
Members: Chester Brant, Mrs.
Delia Mellott, Mrs. E. H. Kirk,
Miss Margaret Kirk. Mrs. Chest- ' !
er Brant, Mrs. Sadie Laidig, Mrs..
M. L. Laidig, Miss Lillian Laidig,
Mrs. Mary Waite, Jonas Mellott.
H. P. Barton, Mrs. H. P. Barton.
Rev. Eminizer. Miss Beatrice
Mellott.
Contributing Members: Mrs.
B. H. Shaw, Mrs, Jonas Mellott
Subscribing Members: Mrs. II. '
C. McClain.
Mr. D. R. Wink, formerly of
this county, but during tthe last
six years a prosperous farmer in
the Eastern Shore, Md., was in
town a few hours Monday. He
and his son Robert came to Ful
ton County about ten days ago
'or a visit, and during . that time
his father died. Mr. Wink and
his son expects to leave Hancock
for his home next Saturday.
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