JttlfOtt VOLUME 19 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., SEPTEMBER 27, 1917. NUMBER 2 ro- est lire, tore re" lorfl find RECORD OF DEATHS. Sort Sketches of the Lives of Per (90S Who Dare Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Martha Sipes. Mrs. Martha Si pes, widow of the late James Sipes, who died te years ago last May, passed nay t the (Jhambersbun? hos Jul on Thursday evening or last r . ni J teek at the age oi m years ana months. Her remains were muiiht to the home of her son :nnk B. Sipes on North First Street last Sunday morning, at jllch place the funeral took ice on Monday afternoon at 2 I clock, the services being con :jcted by her former pastor, Rev in M. Diehl of the Presby te a Church, and interment was ein the family lot in Union letery. Sipes' maiden name was iton, and she was married ,to aer Sipes on the 29th day of tober, 1849. Most of her mar id life was spent in McCon- liborg. Most of the time Ting the past two years she her son Harvey and grand er Miss Gertrude Sipes id at the National Hotel in mbersburg. Owing to contiuued ill health, a Sipes entered the Chambers- 1 hospital March 1st last, and -Injt the two weeks preceding death was in a serious con- onbeing attended constantly two trained nurses. a Sipes is survived by two -B. Frank Sipes ahd Har Sipes. Frank A. Bergstresser. rink A. Bergstresser, son of ite Wilson Bergstresser, of AH, Pa., was born in Jbersburg, Nov. 29, 1855, at bis home in Chatta- Jjenn., Sept. 12, 1917, aged an, 9 months and 14 days. Mk graduated from Dickin- College with the degree of I m the class of 1882. A n later he went to Chat on. Term.. the real estate business in be won success. On the of November, 1895 he was M to Miss Eloise Grissine- itHarrisburg. who survives One of his intimate friends attanooga says: "Frank tosaer was a fine type of but only those who Dwell could appreciate of the man and "ewas. He was of re- psposition and very little w make himself known m Onlv to thrum toViiV 011 his entire confidence k unfold. When he did Displayed a mind of deen " culture, rich with "Mg and matured with mV There was miifVi sopher in his make In his death, f.hnttn nnnnro Pie of its strongest minds r oest citizens." Olive A. Myers. ' UICU Bt Jjle Of her rmrpnta near tSunrlqy September 16, 'car'. C months and 18 ""eral on Tn.ov ' m cenetpru ot- Rrat-h. ;'erffMr. and Mrs. John ,:. She is also survived ;;wlngirjlh j m., r , . ...v..., lx way- 'r,y p. v 'v-i.. litem frM M. doe runic, , Walter Secrist US. !,,SSheWri9lrn,.. h l.ev!ted Christian -umpieto her rela L Inenda. Her WW ln:iL "'" a smile for rH. . lB wnicn was "funeral f 7r, )LlARS i 1Hr ana --rgjourna. to. 'HRINB MOSSER. "AdrV "XT . prlc" kirk' atn"ne Mosser "EastSaxton, w nal teen in ill 3 MORE FULTON COUNTY BOYS. Left For Camp Lee, Va Last Friday Afternoon. Large Nomber Assem bled to See Them Off. Twenty-nine Fulton County boys' answered their country's call last Thursday, in addition to the four that responded two week earlier. The names of the next twenty-nine have not been made public, but they are likely to leave about the fifth of Octo ber. The boys, most of whom were from the townships, came to town Thursday afternoon. At 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, they were assembled at the Court House, to get their final instruc tions from the local board, and to take leave "for Fort Loudon Station on the C. V. railroad. Hundreds of citizens assembled to see the boys off, but in def erence lo what seemed to be the unanimous wish of the boys, no formal demonstration was made. More than a hundred people in automobiles accompani ed them to Fort Loudon and witnessed their leaving. The names of the boys who went were given in last week's News with the exception that Harry Fix wa3 substituted for Alonzo Bivens who was sent to a Home. The boys were in charge of the local board until they were on the train, when they were placed in charge of Dwight R. Sipes and 0. Vernon Wink, who would turn them over to the prop er officers upon reaching Camp Lee. ' TVishart Anderson. Harlan L. Wishart and Mrs. Belle Anderson of Wells Valley were married in Philadelphia last Saturday by the Rev. W. B. Chalfonte, D. D. They were guests in the home of the form er's brother Howard and daugh ters in Camden, N. J., and later visited Cape May and Atlantic City. The bride is a daughter of the late Zopher P. Horton, of Everett and the groom, a son of the late Captain Harvey Wishart, of Wells Tannery. health for some tirrie. Mrs. Mosser was a highly re spected christian woman, she was a member of the M. E. church since her early years. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burkholder and was born May 11, 1852. . At the time of her death she was aged 65 years and 4 months. On July 17, 1894 she was united in mar riage to William Mosser at Hun tingdon. She is survived by her husband and one sister Mrs. Mor ningstar, of Entrikin, Pa. The funeral took place at her home on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment In the Fock- lers cemetery. Saxton Herald. Mrs. David Lamberson. Mollie, wife of David Lamber son, died at their home in Hus tontown, Monday, September 24, 1917, after a protracted ill ness. The funeral took place yesterday. M r s. Lamberson's maiden name was Hunter, and she was married the first time to Evan P. Huston. To this union the following daughters are liv ing: Chloe, wife of Bert Brown; Mvrtle, wife of Edward Horton, and Lula, wife of a Mr. Salter. Her second marriage was to David Lamberson, who survives. Mrs. Lamberson was aged abont 70 years. - Mary Rebecca Gaster. Mary Rebecca Gaster, infant daughter of Harry and Jessie Gress Gaster died at their home in Wells Valley Saturday Septem ber 15, 1917 aged 1 month and 20 days. Interment at the U. B. church in Wells Valley Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock . services conducted by Rev. Eminhiser. The grief stricken parents have the sympathy of their many friends. Fifteen Leave Next Week. Fifteen more Fulton County boys will leave ' for Camp Lee next week. While the time has not been definitely fixed, the prob ability is, that they will come to McConnellsburg next Thursday and entrain on Friday. Those in this installment are: Russell L. Stevens, Charles E. Barmont, Robert Bonner Regi, Harry II. Cromer, II. A. Edwards, Alonzo Funk, Chas. II. Heeter. John V. Everts, Wm. G. Polk, Herbert F. Cooper, John E. Wigfield, Reuben C. Harm, Marshall Sigel, Wm. Van Kirk. Wm. R. Ritz. Alternates: Herman Keyser, John D. Schooly and Harry Mill er. Last week a string of thirty automobiles escorted the boys to Fort Loudon in token of appreci? tion of the sacrifice they were making, and it is hoped that everybody that has an automobile and can possibly spare the time, will be on hand to go with the boys next week. Auto L'pset. Last Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Col borne, passed through town on their way to their home in Youngstown, 0., returning from a motoring trip to Gettysburg. In rounding the curve just beyond the bridge at Patterson's Run five miles west of McConnellsburg at a high rate of ppee.d, as admitted by Mr. Colborne, he turned too short, a front wheel locked under the car and in an instant the car was upset. Mrs. Colborne was badly cut about the face and painfully bruised and Mr. Colborne was njurtd in one shoulder. Other than crashing the windshield and bending the fenders, the machine was little damaged. A passing car brought Mrs. Colborne back to Hotel Harris, McConnellsburg. Both our local doctors happened to be out of town, and Dr. N. C. Trout who had just arrived in town from his hi me at Fairfield, promptly responded to the call to care for the injured woman. Mr. and Mrs. Colborne were able to leave for their home Mon day. Sergeant Woodcock. The many friends of John H. Woodcock, who saw service on the Border last summer, and who is now with his regiment at Camp Hancock, will be pleased to learn of his promotion to the office of Sergeant in his company. Camp Hancock is situated on a plateau about five miles from Augusta, Ga., which is a very beautiful city with a population of 50,000. It is "some hot" down there, with 95 in the shade and not enough shade to go round, except at night. Their camp is now in fine shape with all "modern conveniences" and the boys are down to hard work. They are now on a 16 weeks' training schedule, which gives them 9 hours a day drill, and 51 days a week. His address is Sergt. J. II. Wobdcock, Bat. F, 1st Pa. F. A , Camp Hancock, Agusta, Ga. Nice Little . Party. A number of young folks were entertained very delightfully at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hixson, East Lincoln Way last Saturday evening and ice cream and cake were served. Those present were Florence McQuide, Helen Washabaugh, Myrtle Mc Quade, Dot Richards, Margaret Mellott, Minerva Pittman, Kitty and Bessie Harris, Mildred Hix son, Stanley Humbert, Floyd Mc Quade, Ross Hamil, Clifford Lin inger, Robert Linn and Herman Hixson. There will be "Singing" at the Zion M. E. church, on Timber Ridge, Sunday evening the 30th of September. Also: the Sunday school will hold a Christmas en tertainment at the same place on Saturday evening before Christ mas, the 22nd of December. Don't Miss Chautauqua. Nearly every week Fulton Coun ty people are going to Chambers burg and paying from 35 cents to a dollar to see some show or other. Folks come to town from all over the County and pay 50 or 75 cents for the entertainments at' the County Institute. And they generally feel they get the worth of their money. Now. the CHAUTAUQUA which will be held in McConnellaburg aft crnorns and evenings Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of next week, is just a series of twelve first-class lectures and entertain ments-all for $1.25 if you buy a season ticket. Taking the on tertainments separately will cost you $2.55. Tickets will be on sale at Sevlar's drug store after 1 o'clock Saturday, afternoon, Get in early. It's a good thing, This is the third season for Mc Connellsburcr. The ComDanv will not come to McConnellsburg without a guarantee, an(j the citizens who become responsible have, thus far, had to make up a shortage. Do your bit. Fultofl County Boy Soaring. Arthur. Barton, a native of Brush Crek Valley, for many years manage." of the Hanover Shoe Store in Birmingham, Ala., has resigned to 'evote his time as assistant manager in the Trus tee Loan and Guarantee Company in that city, of which he is vice president. "Mr. Barton," says the Birmingham Ledger of last Tuesday, "is one of the well known young men of the city, having resided here for many years, and for a long time prom inent in fraternal and business circles. He has given the loan and trustee business much study in recent years, and feels com petent in handling the business that will be undertaken. He has a large following of friends, and his popularity is by no means small. The Trustees Loan and Guarantee company was organiz ed in Birmingham several years ago by local people, and has made a remarkable success as a banking and loan institution." Off For Nice Trip. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron M. Rich ards expect to start on a trip to visit among friends in the Mid dle West next Tuesday. Mr. Richards' health is very much improved, and he thinks a little outing will do him good. A Bhort time ago he sold his nice proper ty on South Second Street to Mrs. E. J. Johnston for $3,000. He has moved his household goods into the Mrs. Rumel property op posite J. B. Runyan's, and Mrs. Johnston and daughter Miss Florence will move into their new home in a few days. To keep his money "working" Mr. Rich ards bought from the Magsams, the Grant Shoemaker property on the Jugtown road for $3,500. This is a productive farm of 40 acres, good buildings, and lots of choice fruit. tier First Ride on Train. Tuesday morning's Public Opinion says that Mr. and Mrs. Zack Vallance of Tod township spent the week-end . with their daughter, Mrs. Levi Cordell at Waynesboro. The trip to Waynesboro had more than ordinary significance to Mrs. Vallance. She is sixty five years, old but this is the first time she was ever on a steam railroad train or in a trolley car. Hand Paiufully Injured. While working at the barn last Wednesday evening at his home north of town, Bert Henry threw a fork up into the mow, then stooped to pick up a sack of salt, when the fork came sliding down and one of the tines struck one of Mr. Henry's hands piercing it entirely through- A crop of 3,000 bushels of pota toes was dug from a twelveacre field on George H. Gibbony's farm about five miles east of Everett THE PRIMARIES. The Spirited Contest Among the Candidates for Associate Judge Got Out About a Three-fourths Vote. The interest in the Primary week centered in the contest for a place on the ticket for Associate Judge. Under the existing law, 'the term of associate judge is six years, the Balary $000.00 a j ear, and the time actually spent in court about twelve days in a year, thus making .it about a fifty-dollar a day job. O, man! Don'tyou think that didn't look good! and early in the season there was a lineup of seven good Fulton County citi zens. Each candidate knew there was only standing room for one man at the top, but they enjoyed the fun and felt the game worth the ammunition. The local township and borough tickets were overshadowed in the judge fight, and the voter found it necessary to use his pen cil freely when he cot into the booth. The followinor tahle shows the vote by townships, for associate judge and jury commissioners: p a Q ST K rt E" 2 3. o Candidates o a K x' u o D Ayr 35 15 9 27 20 23 10 13 8 Belfast 22 Bethel 20 Brush Creek 9 Dublin 18 Licking Creek 23 McConnellsburg 16 Taylor 92 Todd 12 Thompson 23 Union 5 5 31 15 Wells 32 Total 307 181 Birthday Surprise. Last Sunday when Clarence Mellott got home from the Breth ren church he found about 50 of his neighbors assembled to cele brate hii 30th birthday. A good dinner followed and he received a lot of uieful presents. Among those present were Charlie Gar- and and wife, Trout Fagley and wife, Blair Strait and wife, John H. Strait and wife, and Martha Strait; Mrs. Simpson Mellott, Mrs. Julia Mellott. Mrs. John Mellott and son Webster; Frank Mellott and wife, Abner Lake, Rev. W. R. Truax and wife, Dr. Fisher and son Edward, Roy Truax, Lenora and Gladys De- shong, Jessie Truax, Lola De- shong, Nellie, Rhoda, Verna, Bertha and Helen Garland; Don, Jessie, Marshall, Sheridan and Walter Garland; Hazel and Ethel Mellott, Nevada and Roy Mellott Albert Oakman, Clarence Mellott and wife, and Charles Mellott Silver Wedding. Last Thursday marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of Lewis C. and Mary Wright Bailey.and more than for ty of their friends assembled at the Bailey home, in Saxton, Pa., to extend congratulations and en joy the hospitality of that good couple. The News joins with a host of other Fulton County riends in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Bailey many more years of hap piness and prosperity. Among those from this county who at tended the happy event were Mrs. Agnes Lamberson, Mrs. Anna Lamberson, Mrs. Mildred Shaw, Mrs. Sarah Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B, Heef ner and daughter Olive, and J. Frank Deavor. Will Return to the Cove. Bruce Paylor, tenant farmer on the J. Wesley Hoop farm in ticking Creek township had the misfortune to cut his hand pretty seriously with a corn cutter while cutting corn a few days ago. Mr. Paylor has purchased the Dagenhart farm in Ayr township and expects to return to the Cove. Barn Burned. Last Saturday afternoon fire totally destroyed the bank barn Scott Johnsons just below the iron bridge at Gregory's ford ing, .together with all his sum mer crop of grain and hay. It not known how the fire origin ated. The loss is partially cover ed by insurance. Election on Wednesday of last associate judce. JURY COM'R. J"1 W W 1 SB a o a a O w H N 2 p n o o 3 p h o 3 1 n ST h3 rt o ST n w to o 3 n o CO 49 33 9 10 16 19 28 6 G 18 7 6 12 6 12 1G 1 3 7 3 1 4 41 3 109 6 G7 12 104 50 9 15 27 23 27 12 36 14 20 12 56 6 26 20 12 0 42 3 26 5 57 0 58 10 46 10 79 1 75 8 43 10 51 3 42 29 32 2 26 0 64 6 50 13 10 74 80 9 4 6 55 0 44 11 20 11 3 0 34 13 25 3 26 0 50 3 19 207 115 433 125 G7G 160 336 Lectured in Everett. Rev. Charles R. Pittman, who has t pent seventeen years as s missionary in Tabriz, Persia un der the auspices of the Presby tenan Church, is now in this country on his second furlough tie ana wrs. rittman arrived in Everett last week, where they spent a short time visiting Charlie'B sister Miss Mary Pitt man. On Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian church at Ever ett he gave a very interesting account of the Armenian (sacre by the Turks. mas- Will Give Concert Appreciating the efforts of Mc Connellsburg people to sustain a Chautauqua Festival, which gives to the County a real feast of the best literature, the Needmore Band, one of the most progressive musical organizations in the County, will "do their bit" by giving an open air concert in McConnellsburg on Friday even ing, October 5th. The concert will be given in time that the public may hear it before they need go to the Auditorium for the Chautauqua entertainment Notice of Installations. D. D. G. M. Frank Ranck will install the officers of the I. O. O. F. Lodges of Fulton County as follows: Warfordsburg, October 6th: McConnellsburg, October 13; Fort Littleton, October 20th; Wells Valley, November 2nd and Waterfall, November 3rd. It is hoped that there will be a full turnout of the member of the respective Lodges at this time, and that sister lodges will find an opportune time to make a friendly visit. Good Yield. Wm. H. Peck has just thresh ed a crop of oats raised on the "Stony Field" a parcel of ground of nine acres on his farm near Peck's fording in Belfast town ship, that yielded 297 bushels-thirty-three bushels to the acre. That piece of ground has been farmed continuously for 75 years and then some. Fulton Coun ty farmers have found . out that the best kind of fertilizer for land is brains. Stop Eating Candy. Washington, Sept. 23 Herbert Hoover says that Americans must stop buying candy for two months or France will not have any sugar. He makes appeal for this aid to France before the new crop is available. TEETH AS A FACTOR IN HEALTH. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LI. D., Commissioner of Health. Good teeth are necessary for health. What adds more to the beauty of the human face than a mouth full of fine .teeth? The first teeth need great care. First, the mother should see that the mouth is not overcrowded so that its form may be maintained for the second teeth when they come. The baby teeth are softer than those that come after and, there fore, acids must be scrupulously avoided particularly in mouth washes, as they will destroy these important teeth which should be kept in the mouth a3 long as they are in good condi-, tion. Your doctor or druggist should be able to tell you about the acid ity of the tooth preparations that are on the market. It is always a pleasure to learn how to do things for one's self; it makes you self reliant and at the same time stimulates you to seek further knowledge. If you suspect your tooth prep aration of heing acid you can buy a few cents worth of litmus paper from your druggist, and by dipping a very small piece of this into your mixture a reddish tinge will appear on the paper if there is any acid present If acid, forbid the use of the prep aration. If a tooth powder is used it should be well shaken up with water before making the acid test Plain chalk with a soft brush or rag will do very well to cleanse the teeth of children both night and morning. The mouth should be well rinsed with water after each meal, and just before re tiring it is well for both adult and child to rinse the mouth with a strong solution of baking, soda. This destroys the acidity that might have been generated in the mouth from foodstuffs. Dr. Sappington flit Word has been received from France stating that in the furious . fighting in Flanders recently, a shrapnel shell exploded near Dr. Sappington and one of the bullets from the shelf hit the Doctor's head. The helmet, which the Doctor was wearing at the time saved him from being instantly killed. It is not believed that he was serionsly wounded. A shrapnel is a kind of shell invented by General Shrapnel of the British army, to'be fired from a cannon. The shell is filled with bullets and a small bursting charge to scatter them at any point in the flight No Appeal to Governor. State draft headquarters have sent notices to all district and local boards to correct the idea of many persons that appeals could be made to the srovernor from decisions of boards. Many appeals have come to both the Capitol and the state headquart erp and addressed to the gover nor objecting to decision of boards. New Pastor in Mercersburg. Rev. L. Elbert Wilson who has been appointed to the pastorate of the Methodist Episcopal church in Mercersburg, assumed charge there and preached his first ser mons on Sunday. He succeeds Rev. Clyde A. Fasick, who en tered the Uuited States army. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCIain, of Robertsdale, and Mrs. W. S. Gracey, of Gracey, were in town a few minutes Monday afternoon and were pleasant callers at the News office. Mrs. Gracey was arranging for the advertising of her Bale which will take place on the 18th of October. J. Campbell Patterson, o f Clarksburg, W. Va., spent Sat urday and Sunday in. the home of his parents Hon. and Mrs. D. H. Patterson at Webster Mills. A ' ' i i A "'
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