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Letter from Ada Decker flaooa.
Desiiler, 0., Nov. 11, En
closed find check for another
year's subscription to the News.
We are always anxious when Sat-
i
uraay comes to get tho paper it
seems like a letter from home.
jOVDENSEO FOR HURRIED READERS Although a great many times
. : there isn't any news about any
... mm at Ranvan's. ? my Personal friends- th
ieas.. Ms always somethincr about nnmo
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iw and Mrs. K. c oampDeu, one t know.
V" . . .O...J !.Ll '
JUL Union, BpeniDunuaymgiH We ive ftn . fpm f n
ktbe bome of the latter's moth- mile from the town of Deshler.
Mrs. r . We go to town to church and Sun-
Second Street. day School. Our Sunday School
ut Bread at Runyan's. class alone, has an enrollment of
nr LUIB I TTT I 1 i . .
T". , t boarding in yve nave oeen naving lovely
'fKiKia i l, r-... I weather here the nat wppIt
which makes it nice for corn
nusking. My husband has 65
acres of corn out and about 14
&Crf9 hllftIfP.4 an vnn oaa St nrill
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Mrs. Howara bwope ana nine take auite whift tn .ft arni1 .
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iaghterwaaysuiicuuiurcxv. Well a8 ,t is dinner j
ll have returned home after will close my letter by wishing
biving flpeni me the News continued prosperity
ie bome of the formers father, and hoping the folks will send
If am Ott. in more news of personal inter
Vr and Mrs. Paul I. J ohnston est .
,j little daughter Virginia Hun- Mrs. Harry B. Hanna.
.ofNewYor.cuy.Brespena.
tten days in me nome oi m-4u
v T7 .1 -11 T I I A fl. . m M
toil's father J. Kenaaii uonn- vuer a pastorate in Mcuon
Win this place, nellsburg extending over a per
... Tr0?nMnrln ,oa 01 SI years-two years of
nr. hiiu una. -...w ...
iHustontown, and Mr. and T e,wa3.pascr.0Iine Ke
C i tv,m lormea cnurcn. ana lour years.
" a i ... n pastor of the Reformed and Preq
Mnnrnvan ill ivi .iiiiiimi imb i
L w. Saturday and BDent a cnurcnes in ieaeration,
M "" " Wot. T T V. I.
in! j u kJU,,uai tcnuereu ins resignation
Ir. and Mrs. Daniel Gladfelter to accept work in the Reformed
daughter Kachel ana son
jrivate family during the County
Lfffl hv applying early to
a. News office, McConnells-
U5 .--
toft P-
W accompanied by Mrs. A.
IBolinger all of Taylor town-
tip, motored to McConnellsburg
Leday and were pleasant cal
n at the News office.
Home Mission Field, and will be
located at Jenners, in the Somer
set County coal field. The re
signation came as a surprise and
a shock to his federated congrega
tions here, as his work has been
Lewis Mellott and family who eminently successful, and he and
Irebeen living in Path Valley, his good wife are held in the
V moving to Lemasters, Frank- highest esteem not only by his
I n 1.. T ! anon tV.ll I Aft ft IWAirotlAn a Vl 1 4lA .
n tOUuiy. JLiCWlB Bay a uiou .u"1'coi,h;ii:, uui uy uic lire
Jm ears 15 inches in length community. His pastorate in
Miip on the Sunnyside Fruit McConnellsburg will close with
firm ia Path Valley this season, the end of the year 1917.
Programs.
The following is a list of ques
tions for discussion at the local
institute to be held at Clear
Ridge on Friday evening, Nov.
ember 23.
Interest.
C. V. S. N. S. Notes.
On Wednesday of last week
the trustees of the Cumberland
Valley State Normal met Dr. Geo.
Brecht secretary of the Depart-
i. discipline, ihrough ment of Public Instruction, and
2. Child Study. 3. DeDutv Attornv nnprl KoW
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nisioryana uiograpny. 4: Tram- at Carlisle at which time the ne
h ma Jt 1.1 n 1 ft I m mmm .1
hiu ior me rturai acnooi Teach- cessary. papers are signed that
ers. All teachers, patrons and transferred the school to State
otners interested in the cause of ownership.
euucauon, are invited to be pres. Under the supervision of Miss
ent and to participate in the dis- Con over, teacher of Physical
cussion of the topics. Culture, hockey has been intro-
The following is a list of topics duced, and class teams are being
to be discussed at the local in- organized to play some good live
stitute to be held at Maple Grove y games.
school Friday evening, Novem.
Wanted, For Sale For Rent,
lost, Found, Etc'
RATES One cent per word for each
inHnrtion. No advertisement accepted
ior ieB tnao id cent,, uain muni ao
company order.
For Automobile, tire and life
insurance, see John R. Jack
son, Apent. fi 28 17 tf
Fou sale Six nicflPifrn. aoon
heaixweflks olJ.-Mus. Eliza
iikth V ellott, Pleasant Ridge,
Pa.
Church Notices.
McConnellsburg M. E. Charge
Rev. Ed Jackson pastor. Servi
ces for next Sunday: Preaching
at McConnellsburg and at Fort
Littleton at 10:30: Evangelistic
services at Knobsville at 7 o'clock
in the evening. Theme for
morning service in McConnells
burg, "Our Debt to the Refor
mation."
Rally Day exercises will be
held in the Hustontown church
Sunday morning. A feature of
by Rev.
Lewis Wible of Dane. Preach
ing hours: Maddensville, Satur-
ireal airplane vas seen by a
tuber oi oir citizens on Tues-
evening oi l&ot week as it
hi passing southward over
;Conne!lsbun! and the Cove.
p persons who saw it are very
p that it was not Venus this
Those who spent Sunday in the
h of William Ott at Back
b were Mrs. Mary A. Ott, Mr.
Mrs. John W. Ott and chil-
Ja-Rella, George, Howard,
Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs.
t,A 0 A J I - I
iiauu nwinir hi ii iimiiui uri i .
li . i t,. " wis will re an address
m ana nir. .imer xruax.
R C. Cromwell, the well
m soft drink manufacturer day 7:30 d. m. : Clear Ridee Sun-
iercersburg is' taking advan- day, 1:30: Fairview. 7:00. At
p of the off-season and has this church, revival services are
m his family to Woodvale being held nightly. Also coop.
ungdon county where he eration is asked everv member
f live his attention to coal of this field in the Educational
'"M until the pop season opens fCanvass. Gifts are being re
Faring. ceived and this charge is desir-
feSudera and little son ous of making a good showing.
N to McCoimellsburg last u B- M. Keidell paBtor.
im UnA in 4k. I
it "'in iii uio aneruuuii rc-i di ricint Dinnc
Last Saturday afternoon Rev.
W. R. Truax and wife, Mrs. Del
la Mellott, and Grandmother
King and Mrs. Albert King,
with Albert at the wheel, motor
ed to Hancock, crossed the Po
n wiiiBb iuiu iicoi t HKiiiia auu ic
U. H Unn. I r..i. rtr I . . .
nuwaru recu, war- turned nometne same evening,
ft K 1, spent a few Thn wpathpr was finA and thpv
r wwn last Saturday. Mr. had a very enjoyable trip.
"auentnusmntio hnor hrpn. I d-j m.ti... vn .
lull ji r i uciiiaiu iuviuiajr, iciiuw
r-uanaies good stock. Une
i viwva i k itmwuK iu kuv aixtii vi
farm has given him Virgil Bard and family this week.
Mrs. Delia Mellott is visiting
among her friends and relatives
at Pleasant Ridge,
Little Ruth, Garland has been
Bick for a few days.
Miss Nellie Palmer and Ray
Mellott spent last Sunday at
Frank Skiles'.
Mrs. Simpson Mellott is visit
ing in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Sharpe.
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P to his home in Altoona
apanied by his mother (Mrs.
pbuders) and his sisters
P and Eva, and his brother!
Null, who will spend some
Siting relatives in the
Pain City.
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f1' Pigs in four years. The
f jear 7-7; the second 11-11;
and the fourth
Re haa an mo firm rorria.
fwekfor sale now.
ft .
ier's Strength
je7 enlisted man would
fl lp stronger during the
service if he could
benefits of
m
$TO
It La''
Eyelojored.
While at play Sunday after
noon some mischievous boys
threw burdock burrs at Edward
Doyle, twelve years of age, one
of the burrs hitting Edward in
one of his eyes, which caused
mi i i . .
.1 t tnncn nam. i ne ian was rakpn
,i wunes trie lungs : c . r T .7 ,
Im&l .i r tn the nhflmberaburor hosnital
-i ucjirpv errAnrrrn m . "
PPe and , pneumonia Tuad.ay. and is now in that in
4 Hch blood to avert
tendencies.
bottle of SCOTTS
J relative or friend
11 service.
l"Sl2?0JT,an Hw ott la
I. :iUloa li now refined In our
"wn, Bloomaeld.N.J. 17-M
stitution for examination and
treatment It is feared he may
lose the sight of the eye.
Miss Emma Hess and Miss
Fannie Hessler of PleaaantRidge
spent a few hours in town shop
ping yesterday.
ber23rd. 1. Review Work; Ex.
tent and Value of. 2. How Can
We Improve the Writing? 3.
Use of Incentives in School Work.
All interested in educatinnal
work are invited to attend.
The flicks 1918 Alamaaac.
For more than twenty-five
years the Hicks AJmanac Las
had a world-wide reputation.
The 1918 Almanac has been pre
pared by lrl R Hictta Jr., as
sisted by Rev. JoLn B NoyeB,
ior tranv years the assistant
editor associated with Rev. Irl R.
llicks. Bigger, brighter, better
than ever is a concise descrip
ttonof the 1918 Almanac. It is
now ready and is sold as before
for 35 cents po&tpmd. Word
anq Works is the tame of ibe
monthly family magazine found
ed by Kev. Irl R Hicks. The
subscription price is $ I 00 a ynar,
including a copy of The Hicks
Almanac to the subscriber. Send
5 centu for a aample copy.. Write
Word And Work's Puuli hing
Co., 3401 Franklin Ave., St.
Louis, Mo.
For Sale-Registered Poland
The last and big game of foot- China Uog rtr tvp. Price
ball was played here last Satur
day between tho C. V. Normal
team and the Millersville Normal
team. The scorce was 32-00000'
0000! in favor of "us-ens." The
boys who represent Fulton
nght-H Howard Peck WAr
tordanurg, Pa R 1. H 15 8t
Buckwheat. Bring us good
milling buckwhai now. We pay
1 35 cash for 48 pounds. Harry
County in th foot-ball tMm .. & Huston. baUillo, Pa. 10 18-tf
Kuan Henry, Gordon Charlton,
Kalb Baldwin, and Marcus Mark
ley.
Miss Olive Lodge who had been
at her home in McConnellsburg
ten days on account of illness, re
turned to her classes last Mon
day.
Marcus warn ley gave a comic
For Sale Freah cow, two
Springer, and Brown Swian
Bull 2 years old John New
man, Enid, Fulton County, Pa
11 8 2t
Fulton Bouse, McConnells
burg, Pa for nale. Apply to D
11 Patterson, Real Estate Brok
recitation in Normal Society last er, Webster Mills. Pa,
friday evening. Mr. Markley . 116tf
was recently elected rjresident of
the Freshman class. ui.d metal wanted -Why
Rush Henry has been elected
treasurer of the School Orchestra.
Miss Esther Kendall recited
Our Planting A Tree at Nor
mal" at the recent Arbor Dav
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So .Tuny people want exclusiveness in the
gifts they buy that we are giving our
best efforts toward making this the
Gift and Art Shop
of the Cumberland Valley. No-more
EXCLUSIVE
GIFTS
are to be found anywhere. You cannot
tail to find something at this shop to
meet th'e taste of friend or relative.
No trouMe to show vou No' obligation to
buy anything unless vou want to.
li
Old Metal
not haul your old castings to the
Hancock FouLdry and Machine
Wor.kp, who will pay you 80 cents
la Hundred for plow nolntsand
A
Id stoves, and a dollar a hundred
t ii . .
exercises which were held in the lor mm ana macmn castings.
SChool Chapel. Ff)I. fSAf- Ahnnt in m. .
Mrs. Lehman addressed the h.rnftrt n,. t,mihw
Normal and the Philo, society part, timothy and clover mixed
last Friday evening relative to .i. ennA hrit,ht Tiv. .i. n
work. Nearly
' I W W A AfUUE3M 11 W 111 I n I I 11 I I II IM
Red Crops
hundred firls responded to the
appeal, a id they will make sur
of
week.
Birthday Surprise.
A surprise party was given ,caI dre8l,,,S9 three nights each
last Wednesday evening in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Gillis
ast Lincoln Way in honor of The' March f Progress.
their daughter Miss Mame's 23 With the adoption of constitu-
birthday. Those present were: tional prohibition in Ohio and
Mrs. John Doyle and children New Mexjco laat week twenty-
hona, hthel and Helen; Mrs. W. eight of the forty-eight states of
U Lynch, Mrs. P. P. Shives, the Union are now dry, either by
Mrs. Scott Alexander, Mrs. Lloyd legislative enactment or by con- Men Wanted Laborers, Car
Ray, Mrs. Ellis Unger, Mrs. stitutional prohibition. In addi- Peters Helpers, Mechanics Hel
Vores and children, John, Charles tion, the District of Columbia, pars, Firemen, Trackmen, Stock
and Helen: Mrs. Frank Tritle. Porto Rico and Alaska terrirnripa Unloaders, Coke Oven Men. and
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Mrs. Joe Sowers. Mrs. Harvey are prohibition. Thedrv ntarpq other help. Good wages and
to
II. Wagner, 1 mile North
Knobsville. ,
Automobile For Sale-Ooo
six cylinder, 7-pasaenger, -15
horse power, Buicn, 1916, good
as new. Attractive price for
cash, or will exchange for alight
er car Miss J. C. Cromwell, 57
East Shirley St.. Mt. Union.
Pa
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Unger, Mrs. Lucinda Forner,
Mrs. Chas. D. Hixson, Mrs. Will
iam Black, Mrs. Katharine Vores,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gillis, Tena
Deshong, Margaret and Joseph
ine Mellott, Ethel and Henrietta
Stevens, Hazel Elvey and Mame
Gillis.
Educational Meeting.
The first local institute of Wells
township held at New Grenada
Thursday evening November 1st
was called to order by the presi
dent Miss Alice Cutchall. The
topics: (1) Responsibility of the
Teacher, (2) Physiology and Hy- New York is the twelfth state
giene, (3) Manners and Morals I to grant full suffrage to women,
were very thoroughly discussed by which two-million is added to
are:
Maine
Virginia
N. Carolina
Ohio
Colorado
S. Carolina
New Mexico
Georgia
Arkansas
Alabama
Washington
Montana
S. Dakota
Oklahoma
W. Virginia
Indiana
Iowa
Idaho
Kansas
Utah
Michigan
Nebraska
Oregon
Arizona
N. Dakota -
Mississippi
Tennessee
New Hampshire
steady employment. Apply
COLONIAL IRON CO., Riddles
burg, Pa, 8 23 tf
Lost Large hound, male,
near Fort Littleton, black body
white legs and breast, white
stripe across hips, white spot on
right shoulder, collar tag and
name Chas. Sheffield on bim. If
found, notify George Shek
eikld, Fort Littleton and reward
will be given.
by the following teachers: Mary
Helman, Alice and Jessio Cutch
all, Anna Howard, Elizabeth Hix
son, Myrtle Alloway, Beatrice
Mellott and Howard Knepper.
a .
A very interesting program
the voting strength of the state.
Others are Washington Ore
gon, Colorado, Idaho, Mevada,
Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyom
ing, California and Kansas.
Women vote for president in
Farm For Sale containing
L'bd acres near Amaranth post
office Fulton county, Pa, first
class home and farm. Opening
for a good cropper. Terms can
be made easy. Write J. L. Rich
ards, uarasourg, v. va., or
Attorney J. R. Jackson, McCon
nellsburg, Pa. 1025 81
Private Sale.
The undersigned bavin? been
was rendered by the school which Illinois, Indiana, Worth Dakota given power of Attorney, will of
speaks well for both the teacher ana Khode Island. f6r at private sale all tbe valuable
and the pupils. The next insti- In Arkansas women vote in real estate of the late A. F, Bak
tute will be held at No. 3 school the primaries, ihere the pn- er, deceased, one .'arm containing
Friday evening November 23rd. rnary is equivalent to election, as about 160 acres more or less, sit
All are invited to attend. Eliza- there is virtually no minority uate about H mile south of Wells
Party. Tannery, Fulton County. Penna,
inree additional Pennsylvania This farm is one of the best
counties will go dry early in 1918. wheat growing farms in Wells
They are Perry, Warren and For
est. In each l these counties
an associate judge was chosen
Each -was a dry can-
beth Hixson, Acting Secf
Chicken and Waff le Supper.
Class No. 5, taught by Mr.
John Comerer of St. Pauls Luth
eran Sunday School , will hold a Tuesday.
Chicken and Waffle supper Sat
urday evening, November .24th
in the Shaffner house adjoining
the new parsonage.
Everybody invited and wel-
come.
didate.
township, and it will be a bargain
to a quick buyer. This offer good
for only 63 days.
For price an-ji conditions, call
on or address ' '
J. W. Barnett,
R. R. 2. Box 65,
9-20-9t. Hopewell, Pa.
Christmas Entertainments.
The Antioch Sabbath school
will hold their annual Christmas
service on Sunday evening De
cember 23rd.
The Needmore school will hold
a Ohristmas entertainment in
the Methodist Episcopal church
at Needmore Monday evening
December 24th.
Runyan the Eye Man zi
Top Wages. Regular Work.
Ilagerstown, Maryland, "is the
largest and most progressive
city in the great Cumberland Use Sassafras for Spice.
Valley. It is spending over one A McConnellsburg lady made
million dollars on its new Sewer an accidental discovery recently
System. This work is now be- that will help to solve the high
ginning ana win last several cost of living. She told it as a
years. The contractors for this joke on herself, but that was
big improvement are The H. C. before she realized that she had
Brooks Company. They are pay innocently added to the sum total
ing top wages and giving regular of our knowledge of the useful-
work the year round. Boarding ness of one of our most common
and living in Ilagerstown are native products. The lady in
very cheap, and much less than question put up a lot of "spiced"
in most other communities. The pears and through mistake used
contractors on this work could dried sassafras bark in dace of
McConnellsburg Thursday after
noon, November 15th and Fri
day, Ndvember 16th until 2
o'clock in the afternoon. No
testing in Fulton County after
the first of January.
me now. "
use some good men as laborers
and rock men at this time. Any.
one wanting regular work at ex
cellent; wages, combined with
cheap living, should go to Hagers
town at once or write to The H.
cinnamon. Alter she had been
complimented for having such
fine pears she "let the cat out of
the bag." But please do not
tell Mrs. Woollet that we told on
her. We think Food Commission-
Better see O. Brooks Company, Hagerstown er Hoover should hear of this
Maryland. Adv. 1H 41 1 discovery,
GET READY FOR
Fall and Winter
by buying your Dress Goods, Ginghams,
Outings; Blankets, Sec, now. We bought
all these goods very early and we know
that prices have been wonderfully boost
. ed since then, but we can and will sell a
lot of goods this season at prices actually
Under Wholesale Prices
obtaining to-day. With no break in sight
and the possibility of still further advan
ces in some lines, it will pay you to see
our stock before long.
IN UNDERWEAR
our entire line, which is now in, compris
es all the best standard makes, goods that '
will fit and wear, and much cheaper
than we can get them now.
Shoes For The Family
This will be one of the hardest, if not the
worst, proposition the buyer will have to
face this fall, but we can ease the situa
tion a great deal for you out of stock
bought before the leather market got so wild.
That you should take this matter serious
ly, goes without saying. Come here and
let us help you.
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Geo. W. Reisner & Co.,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
LASH LEY.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dawson
and grand-daughter, ot Davis, W.
Va., are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoner.
Mrs. George Hoopengardner is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lew-
s Metz, at Cumberland.
We are sorry to note the death
of our old friend and veteran Mr.
Henry Lee. Aftex a couple
weeks suffering, death came to
hia relief about 12 o'clock last
Saturday night.
Miss Margaret Riiz, of War-
fordsburg ta visiting relatives
here.
The sale at Dr. McKibbin'a
was largely attended. Mrs. Mc
Kibbin and daughter, Mins Mary
have taken up their residence in
Hagerstown. We are sorry to
see these estimable people leave
the Valley.
Mr. and Mrs George Screiver,
of Cumberland, spent part of last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Hendershot.
The farmers are taking advant
age of this tine autumn weather,
to husk corn and get in wood.
Thefirst local institute of Union
township was held at Excelsior
School last Friday evening. The
splendid literary program and
the good attendance of patrons
show that there is interest in
school work in that vicinity.
Some of our young people are
attending Revival Service at
Mayes Chapel and Piney Plains.
Word rectived from our soldier
boys, says they are well and get
ting along nicely.
A. J. Schetrompf and family
will move into the house recently
vacated by Mrs. J. M. McK-ibbin.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lafferty,
of Clearfield, are visiting the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Frank Stable.
Mrs. John Hebner is visiting'
her daughter Mrs. Sheldon Hill
(Nellie Morgret) in Baltimore.
HIDES. Frank B. Sipes
oaya the highest market price
tor beef hides at fieir butcher
ihop in McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf akios
iheepakins and tallow.
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