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McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS. '
Utlches of the Lives of Per-
0 Who nave Keceniij
Passed Away.
Daniel A. Lamberson.
we A. Lamberson died at
home in ueaiora on oaiur
jiovember3, 1917 from a
t of paralysis, at the ad-
Lced age of 95 years 8 months
i 27 days.
;be deceased was born on the
-benonfarm just nortn or
ijontown. His parents were
jbsnd Anna Deaver Lamber-
On October 1, 18G0, he was
piled as a private in Company
jfith Regiment Ohio Volun-
lt On August 5, 1862, he
sted in Company B 126th
.-;ment, Pa. Vol. Infantry and
mustered out on May 5, 1863.
ias mustered into service
kin in 1SG3 and honorably dis
ced on July 27, 1865. In
be was united in marriage.
i Miss Clara Wells, of Ohio,
this union was blessed with
ten children four of whom are
'4 namely: Mrs. David Dod-
of Everett Samuel H.,' John
ind Stewart H., of Bedford,
one. He is snrvived by six
Children and two great
adchildren and one sister,
Mary E. Woodcock, of Hus-
m his wue aiea January
1317. He was a member of
Methodist denomination and
cember of the Jied men.
Elton L. Fleming.
ItonLnvcinp, aged 2 years, 6
itbsand 18 days, died at the
he of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
F.eming at Clear Ridge,
Friday, November 9, 1917 aft-
iaillnc:s of but a few hours.
:!e Elton was a rujged child
uwhoseenud t J have the
aiseofmany years but death
anded a shining jewel to
:ra the cold and silent tomb,
the most devoted and untir-
love of mother and father
ed to keep him on earth. On
Jay the 11th all that was
ftl of little Elton was borne
ie cemetery in a beautiful
te casket covered with flow-
and laid to rest to await a
was resurrection. The f uner-
arvices were conducted by the
kReidellof Hustontown. His
bearers were four little girls
nee Henry, Emma Grove,
Me Stevens and Nellie Brown.
Mrs. Harry M. Edwards.
hel Cunningham Edwards,
l.of Harry M. Edwards of
A passed awav at their home
'Sunday morning, after a pro
Wed illness. The funeral was
Tuesday afternoon at the
'ey M. E. church and her re
ps were laid to rest beside
of her sister Mrs. Annie
'csa, who died about two
Ma ago.
fs. Edwards was a daugbter
to late William L. andChris-
P Cessna Cunnineham. and
prn at Three Springs, Pa.,
ft 16, 1861. Her father re-
with his family to Wells
where Mrs. Edwards
5'the remainder of her life.
e 5th n f July. 1883. she was
fed to Harry M. Edwards,
hiuvivps, together with the
ow'ng children: Miss Marian,
at Defiance; Miss Laura,
tour; Prof. Reed, principal of
Wools at New Paris. Pa,
f. by the following brothers
8'sters: ex-County Commis
Pr William L. on the old home
r Dr. Harry, in Juniata;
in Nebraska; Jesse and
Myrtle Pollard in the State
"ashlncrfnn Mra Towards
r'Wen in niMP honlth fnr n
of yearn and her death
pot wholly unexpected.
Pittman Gillis.
,'iellan Pittman and Miss
ePearl Gillis were married at
E. parsonage on Thursday
j, week by Rev. Ed Jackson,
ntracting parties are both
!cW)nnelRhnrar thp crnnm. a
h . r, ,
we late Matthew Pittman,
e bride, a daughter of Mr.
r"-John Gillis.
FALL ELECTION RETURNS.'
Vote Cast for (be Varies Township and
Borough Offices at the Novem
, ber Election. .
AYR. '
Supervisor Geo. A. Buter-
baugh d 105; John Bain r 132;
School Directors John G. Ewing
d 135; J. H. Johnston r 61. Judge
of Election Wilson Souders d
147; William Secrist r 58. Auditor-John
W. Ott d 149; Frank
Tritle r 63. Assessor-U. G.
Humbert d 151; Robert N. Fry
man r 64; James H. Kendall, r
3. Inspector Wm. Buterbaugh
d 117; Hoyt Glenn r 103. Tax
Collector Elmer Seiders d 147;
Elmer Seiders r 58. Csnstablc
Henry Hann d 175; James E.
Fryman r 49 James H. Kendall r
1. 0 verseer Wm., E. 0 tt d 143 ;
Robert W. Mellott r 79.
BELFAST.
Supervisor Jame3 R. Hill d
74; David D. Hann r 84. School
Director-Job P. Garland d 72;
A. Stewart Strait r 87. Judge
of Election-W. H. Lake d 62;
Eli Hann r 80. Auditor Howard
Garland d 80. Ross Mellott r 74.
Assessor Wm. H. Peck.'d 73; F.
D. Skiles r 88. Inspector Allen
B. Smith d 63; Harrison Shaffer
87. Taxr Collector-H. E.
Wink r CO; James A Truax d 87.
Constable-H. E. Wink r 82.
Overseer Edward McQuayd 82;
John F. Garland r 73.
BETHEL.
Supervisor Ellsworth Hender-
shot d 94;. Asie Spencer. 67.
School Director d 81; Job P.
Bamhartr 79. Judge of Elec
tion Wm. Carnell d 58; Ward
Barnhartr 81. Auditor Lewis
Yonker d 86; Earle Golden r 66. 1
Assessor A. M. Bivens 30; Wm.
P. Yonker 1; Lee Charlton 4;
David Riley Garland 1; George
Booth 1; Ed Palmer 1. Inspect-
or-P. O. Booth d 83; B. 0.
Crist r 80. Overseer Chas.
Hess d 78; Frank Fostr 73.
BRUSH CREEK.
Superviser Vernon Mellott
d 35: Wm. L. McKeer 85. School
Directors M. A. Barkman d 52:
John F. Smith d 6fc Henry T.
Bard d 48; Henry N. Barton r 53;
Jesse Barton r 71;'Jacob F. Spade
r 76. Judge of Election Alfred
S. Layton d 56; Georgf H.
Schenck r 58. Auditor George
W. Lodge d 59: M. E. Barton r
62. Assessor Claude Smith 'd
42; Chester A. Spade r 83. Inspector-Harry
Hill d 59; A. H.
Simpson r 62. Tax Collector
A. R,' Hess d 47; M. J, Hixsbn r
77. Overseer Calvin Johnson d
48; Oliver Clevenger r 68.
DUBLIN.
Supervisor John P. Martz d
53; John Foreman r 84. School
Directors d Chas. H. Fields 72;
Luther Grove d 54; W. L. Cline r
6$ Elmer E. Fraker r 76. Judge
of Election Wm. L. Fields d 65;
'S. W. Cunningham r 55.
Auditor-A. V. Kelly d 68; J. C.
Peterson r 62. ' Assessor Pres
ton I. Wilson d 84; J. C. Mc-
Gowan r 53: Inspector Jos. A.
Chestnut d 67; W. A. Keebaugh
r 62. Tax Collector Harvey
Comerer d 62; D. H. Fraker r 70
Overseer - John M. Kerlin d 59;
Geo. S. Doran -r 71.
LICKING CREEK.
Supervisor James H. Fagley
d 92; Fernando Decker r 94; F.
R. Shives r 5; Edward Hendr
shot d 7. School Director Har
vey, M. Strait d 90; Edward V.
Mellott r 81. Judge of Election
G. L. Schooleyd 97; Urner Truax
r 49. Auditor R. Y. Schooley
d 115; James W. Mellott d 14;
E. C. Hann r 11; B. E. Brant r 1.
Assessor R. M. Sipes d 86; V.
L. Hollinshead r . Inspector
Norman H. Mellott d 105; H. D.
Shives r 55. Tax Collector H.
C. Mumma d 93; R. R. Hann r
71. Overseer DM. Kline d 87;
Thomas S. Metzler r 81.
MCCONNELLSBURG.
School Director C. B. Stevens
d 42; George S. Grissinger r 108.
Town Council-J. J. Harris d 53;
B. F. Henry d 1; Ellis L, Lynch
Move Potato Crop.
The railroads are nqw moving
what promises to be the biggest
potato crop in.the history of the
country, y
This crop, which it is estimat
ed will total approximately 453
billion bushels or half again as
much as last year, has been on
the way since the middle of
September. The movement of
it will continue until about April
1st next year, Moce than 750
000 cars will be ne e Jed to handle
the potato crop.
KuW.nVn for f ho .News.
d 69; S. B. Woollet r 1; J. C. Mc
Quade"d 98; R. M. Cline r 1;
Thomas Ilaniil r 112; George W.
Reisnerdl;C. M. Ray r 91; M.
F. Black r 90: D L Grissinger r
1; J. K. Johnst n r 78 Judge of
Election-C. C Cmu'xe d 72;
John Comerer r 65 Ainlitor G.
W. Hays d 80; O L. GreatWd
r 65. Assessor- Scott Alexander
d 72; C. E. Seville r 74, Inspec
torRaymond Paylor d 79; Geo.
Suders 2; Watsr.p -C. Lynch 1;
William Baumganlner 33; N. II.
Roettger 3; R. N. Shimf r 5; Mack
Helman 2; Luther Black 1. -Over
seerWilliam Hull d 76; Henry
Comerer r 69 Burgess B. W.
Peck d 59; W. H. Nesbit r 88.
TAYLOR. 1
Supervisor E. O. Kesselrirg
d 66; Howard Fickcs r 100.
School Director Hiram Laidig d
85; J. Frank Deavor r 81. Judge
of Election Jere Heefner d 101;
B. H. Shaw r 60. Auditor-J. B.
Barnett d 110; John Knepper 54.
Assessor-W. R. Fields d 68; J.
V. Deavor r, 96. Inspector--John'
Mumma d 74; William Clipping
er 85. Tax Collector-J. C. Bar
nett 119. Overseer Ira Lake d
89; W. M. Newman 69. ,
THOMPSON.
Supervisor George E. Myers
d 89; Harvey ComVrer r 64
School Director David .Chesnut
d 114; H. B.' Hill r33. Judge of
Election-Russell Shives d 105;
Wilbur Comerer r 1. Auditor-
John Yeakle d 118. Assessor A.
B. Gordon d 90; B. C. Powell' r
62. Inspector Ira E. Mellott d
111; H. W. Wink r 33; Jacob Peck
5. Overseer Scott Gordon d 100;
Mack Litton d 96.
TODD.
Supervisor Clark McGovern d
66; Wm. Cutchall r 44. School
Director Geo. FinifT, 14; Jas.
Keebaugh 56; Enoch Kerlin 44.
Constable-Ira Kerlin 47; How
ard Bennett 62. Judge of Election-Wash
Kel30 68; Daniel El
vey lk Auditor Harvey Bar
mont 62; Philip Rotz 46. Assessor
Samuel Pittman 58; George
Morton 50. Inspector Rush Wag
ner 53; Bert Kelso 51. Tax Col
lectorHarvey Barmont 59; Phil
ip Rotz 45. Overseer Leslie
Harr 89. .
UNION.
Supervisor C. W. Hendershot
d 40; A. C. Barney r 58. School
Director Jacob Schultz d 43;
Clem Lehman r 54 Justice of the
Peace Nathan Win field d 37;
George Miller r 57. Judge of
Election-1 J. W. Hendershot d
41 W. L. Giengprr45. Auditor
C. A. Sigeld 58; David Ritz 35.
Assessor-C, A. Sigel d 36; L. F,
Stahle r 57. Inspector Charles
Shank d 59; C. A. Ritz r 40.
Overseer Jacob Wertz d 36;
Nelson Beatty r 56. Tax Collec
tor-S. G. Lashleyd39; S. G.
Lashley r 49.
. WELLS.
Supervisor A. D. Keith d 84;
II. H. Bridenstine r 33. School
Director-Wm. L. Sprowl d 70;
J. A. Horton r 63; Levi Truax d
47; Warren Anderaon r 29. Judge
of ElectionS. S. Alloway d 59;
C. L. Schenck r 53. Auditor
Russell Swope d GO; J. W. Gib
son r 62; C. H. E. Plumer r 50.
Assessor J. C. Kirk d 87; J. E.
Woodcock r 41- Inspector N.
W, Horton d 68; Clell Swope i
34. Overseer Hiram Baum
gardner d,83; Hirsm Baumgard-
ner r 33. W. L. Guumngham r 3.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION.
The War Work of the Yonng Women's
Christian Association in
Fulton County.
On last Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock a large assemblage of
ladies met in the Reformed
church as previously announced
to hear the subject of the "War
Work of the Y. W.C. A." pre
sented by a committee of ladies
from Harrisburg consisting of
Mrs. Telle West Jennings, Mrs.
Olmsted and Miss Annie McCor-
mick, Miss Emma McGovern
presided. Afte r singing "Amer
ica" the meeting was led in pray
er by Mrs. (J. r. Jacobs. Mrs.
Olmsted, the first tpeaker; gave
an outline of the work now. be
ing launched and the methods
used for carring it forward.
Mrs. Jennings the next speaker
dwelt on the importance of hous
ing and caring for the great army
of women who are taking the
places of men called to the col
ors, ihe metupgwas thrown
open for discutsioaof the sub
ject and by a unamimous vote
the ladies decided to Take up the
work.
The following officers were
elected: Ci airman. Mrs. Chas.
Spangler; Vu.e Chairman Miss
Emma McGov n; Treasurer Mrs.
Geo Reianer; cretary, Mis9
Mary Seylar.
The following frun the New
York Times of Sunday, Novem
ber 4th, gives a lucid outline of
the work and the necessity for
the cooperation of our home peo
ple. 1
From establiihing cafeterias
in Russia to looking after the
foreign wife of the drafted sol-
dicc on New York's east side,
the War Work Council 'of the
Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation is finding vast and diverge
work to do for the women affect
ed by the war. It is so diverse
that wherever and whatever way
the war touches the lives of wo
men there goes the War Work
Council. 1
The "hostess houses" establish-
en at training camps form only
one small part of the field cov
ered by the council even in Amer
ica. The work includes looking
after the eating and sleeping ar
rangements, for example, of
thousands of girls suddenly em
ployed in the war's- mushroom
industries- It is also helping
the women of France and it
supervises recreation for girls in
the vicinity of the cantonments.
HOSTESS HOUSES
Hostess houses for "women
have been constructed or author
ized for construction in or near
thirty-four of the 100 camps, at
the request of the commanding
officers.
. These serve as a meeting place
for the families ap.d friends of
the soldiers who are waiting to
take their places on the battle
field of France. Each house is
provided with a hostess, a direc
tor, a cafeteria director and with
an emergency worker.
FOREIGN COMMUNITY WORK AND
FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERVICE
BUREAU.
There are over 2,000,000 wo
men who do not speak English
nor think in terms of' American
ideals and customs. For the non-Engl'sh-speaking
woman, the
hostess house is her only place
of comfort, for here may be
found some one who can speak
her language and explain the
intricate routine that must be
followed before the often essen
tial meeting to arrange the future
of wife and children can be had.
A Finding Bureau seeks to locate
relatives and friends in Europe,
with whom communication has
been up to the present impossi
ble. EMERGENCY HOUSING.
Every Army center ,employs
numbers of girls and women in
telephone offices, in shops, res
taurants, and as laundresses. In
very few instances has any pro
I vision for adequate housing of
Continued on page 4,
President Asks for Thanks.
Washington, November 6. President Wilson tonight issu
ed a three hundred word Thanksgiving proclamation, saying in
part: "I Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of
America, hereby designate Thursday, Novembef 29, as a day of
thanksgiving and prayer and invite the people throughout the
land to cease upon that day their ordinary occupations and in
their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to
God, the great ruler of nations. While" we render thanks let us
pray to Almighty God that in all humbleness of spirit we may
look upon Him for guidance; that by Hi3 grace our minds may
directed and our hands strengthened; that in His good time lib
erty, security, peace and comradeship of common justice may
be vouchsafed to all nations of the earth."
Anarchy in Russia.
Under the direction of as pre
cious a pair of fire-eaters as ever
went unhung Lenine, the Ger
man agent, and Trotzky, a radi
cal 'anarchist Petrograd has
been seized bv theBolsheviki ex
tremists, whose aim is to gain
control of all Russia.
For these extreme Bolshevik
ists, read extreme anarchists.
For that is what they are. Their
announced programme is the of
fer of an immediate democratic
peace, whatever that may mean,
and the immediate confiscation
of proprietorial land for distribu
tion among the peasants.
Russia is facing a most serious
situation. Civil war is not un
likely. Executions and blood
shed go hand-in-hand with an
archistical leaders. If a reign
of terror is not the fate of Rus
sia the marvelous will happen.
With German conspiracy playing
havoc, with Russian armies de
moralized, it may even be that
autocracy will seek restoration
backed by German force.
But all this is mere speculation.
It is the very evident intention
of the anarchist leaders at Petro
grad to bring the war to a close
as soon as possible. What would
that mean to the Allies? The
release of huge German armies
for use on the western front and
in Italy. Not only that, but with
any sort of a restoration of rela
tions between Germany and Rus
sia, German agriculturists would
be turned loose on Russian lands
to grow food for German con
sumption. The Russian armies have not
been effectual as an aggressive
force for Borne months, and the
Allies cannot count on them in
the future. But that condition
is not particularly important.
What has been and is important
is, that the Germans have been
obliged to maintain a long line
of fighting men on the eastern
front. True, many thousands
how many we do not know have
been diverted to Italy, but many
more thousands remain. Unless
a separate peace between Ger
many andRussia is negotiated and
the Russian armies are disband
ed, Germany must continue to
watch the frontier in foice. So
it is a separate peace that the
Allies have to fear,
There is no government in Rus
sia capable of., entering into a
peace treaty. -Lit what does
that fact amount to among an
archistsand Germans? If the
Russian anarchists can maintain
a ruling organization and are de
termined to end hostilities, they
will carry out their intentions.
Russia no doubt would rue the
day that made the nation the
victim of German intrigue. But
that is another matter. Any
sort of an understanding that re
sulted in the augmentation of
German troops in France would
be serious for the Allies.
That is a condition which we
must auticipate and prepare for.
It means the summoning of all
of the resources of the United
States. Phila., Inquirer.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fleming
desire to express their sincere
thanks for the many Acts of sym
pathy rendered by friends, dur
ing the recent bereavement of
their little son Elton.
Half a Milium More 5ko.
Although the official order, has
not gone forth for new selections
for a second draft, it well
known that the War Depart
ment contemplates calling out a
half million more men soon aft
er the firet of. the year. Delay
is said to be due to the hope of
getting prompt legislation at the
opening session of Congress
which will have important effect
upon selections. Already it is
determined to send only unmar
ried men in future, except under
unnsual conditions.
It is also proposed to have a
new registration of young men
who are now nineteen years old
and including all who have be
come twenty-one years old since
the last registration. It is pre
' Burned that a million young men
f could be secured in this way for
training camps who would be
available for service in France in
1919. It is no longer believed
in any circles that the war will
end next year unless there should
be unexpected internal disorders
in Germany.
The present plans call for an
army of 2,500,000 men, including
all services, exclusive of the
navy. At present there are
about 2,000,000 underarms, of
whom about 1,500,000 are in the
line, 200,000 in the navy and the
rest in special services ordnance
ambulance corps, aviation, etc..
Recruiting for the regulars and
for special services goes on at
the rate of about 500 a week,
but there are many vacancies in
the quartermaster's and other
services ip fill up the numbers
expected to support 2,000,000
men in the line.
A call early next year for
half a million men should be
handled easily, as these would
take the places in camp of men
who go beyond the seas. We are
sending troops across constantly,
but no official statement has been
made as to the number.
Wolff Kelso.
Miss Nellie M. Kelso and
Chris Wolff, both of Everest.
Kansas, were married in Kansas
City, Mo., on Wednesday, Oct
ober 24, 1917. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Bishop, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The same day Mr. and Mrs. Wolff
went to Menominee, Mich.,
where theV visited Mr. Wolff's
brother and family, that he had
not seen for 23 years. After
having spent a week in Michigan,
they went to Bondell, Wisconsin,
where they visited among friends
for several days and then went
to Chicago for two days, and then
retured to Everest where they
are snugly domiciled in a home
prepared in advance by the groom
for his bride. ,
The groom is a rural mail car
rier and highly esteemed. The
bride is a daughter of S. W. Kel
so, Waynesboro, Pa. Nellie left
Knobsville about seven years ago
for the West, and ' the Fulton
County News has kept her in
touch with her home friends
who now exfend heartiest con
gratulations. Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Delaney,
and Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Coble
and niece all of Johnstown,
were guests in the home of At
torney and Mrs. M. R. Shaffner
Monday and Tuesday. Both the
Delaneys and the Cobles had
thrilling experiences in the
Johnstown flood.
CLEANSING TOE TEMPLE OF THE BODY
Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene by
Samuel G: Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
The indifference of man
kind to his body has always been
beyond my comprehension. His
value as an individual unit among
his kind, depends upon the con
ditions of the living organic ma
chinery within hi3 body. This rep
resents Nature's greatest effort.
It is upon the perfection of this
machinery that our nation will
have to depend to succeed in the
horrible war we have been plung
ed into to preserve our national
liberty.
Man should be taught from
childhood to be proud of his body.
He should be taught early in life
that it is the home of his brain
and very soul. He should be
taught how complicated it is, and
what great care is necessary to
keep it in order; and, that every
time it is out of order, it falls be
low its normal standard of ac
complishment. The care of the body means
the care of its outward parts,
like the limbs, and of its enter
nal organs, particularly those of
digestion.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the body is the most valuable
property mankind possesses,
there is nothing toward which
the majority of men display
more indifference. There seems
to be a. general idea that the
body is indestructible. That is
why we see so many poor, miser
able specimens of mankind with
in our midst. If they realized
what objects of pity they really
are, every effort would be made
to "Spruce up" and present the
best possible appearence to their
fellow creatures. (
I have heard people say of
others: "They are too proud to
enre for appearances." Yet these
same people would be apt to
share our common feelings of
being proud of the appearance
of our homes, of our mechanical
machinery, or of our animals
particularly of our horses.
Many a man allows his children
to grow up without proper care
or attention for their bodies the
temple of all they have while
his driving horse .is kept in a
state of perfection sb that it may
not only be admired, but also
perform its duties to the highest '
degree.
A pet driving-horse has its
body kept clean, its bed and liv
ing conditions most carefully
looked after, and its food prepar
ed with the greatest care. If on
one day it does not get as much
physical exercise as on another,
the food is reduced so that it?
physical condition may be main
tained. It it gets over-warm
while traveling, it is at once cov
ered with a blanket to prevent
taking cold.
Let us give thought to what we
are doing, and see that our bodies
and those of our children are at
least as well taken care of as
those of our animals and that
we value them as highly a3 our
other possessions. Let us at
once learn to be proud of our bod
ies and realize the fact that they
are complicated and require the
greatest care to keep them in
order.
Just now our nation demands
that each individual be of the
greatest value that we may win
this war upon which our liberty
depends.
Every Pupil A Nickel.
At a meeting of the Fulton
County War Work Council of the
Y. W. C. A. held on Tuesday aft
ernoon it was decided to ask ev
ery teacher in the County to co
operate in this great work by
asking each one of his or her pu
pils to contribute a NICKEL to
this organization to help carry on
its work as outlined in an article
appearing this week in the Coun
ty papers. All contributions
should be sent to the treasurer,
Mrs. George W. Reisner, McCon
nellsburg, Pa., not later than
Saturday, November 24th,
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