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VOL. XIX. N.O. 14.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 20, 1917.
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
pit Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Otis G. Akers.
Martha, wife of Mr. Otis G.
liters, of Everett, Pa., died at
the State Sanatorium on the sum
pit of the Allegheny mountain
nearCresson Monday aiternoon
December 17, 1917, aged about
S years, in wmcn insiuuiion
die bad been since the 6th of
list September for treatment for
tuberculosis,
i. Akers was a daughter o:
tie late Morgan and Mary Rob
ijson Winter of Whips Cove,
hot since her marriage she was
i resident of Everett. Besides
ler husband, she is survived by
tor step-children, Guy and Web
I I il Iff
,tn. anmpwnpra in inn wpsr
'wd Virginia and Archie at home.
I;u oavoa twn RiHtprs HntHe
.JUG H.M ' -W - " V
life of J. V. Williams, Union,
llowa; Ruth, wife of Charles D.
Hiison, McConnellsburg, Pa.,
lad two brothers, George Win
V, residing in Everett and Job
in Black Valley, near Everett,
Mrs. Akers was an exemplary
rhristian woman; and while she
las conscious of the fact that
Was afflicted with an incur-
Lb'a disease, she bore her suffer
with a patient resignation
jo the will of her Heavenly Path
The funeral will be held at the
its residence of the deceased in
erett at 8 o'clock this morning,
lie funeral services being con
acted ! y Rev. J. R Allen, of
leM. E. Church, and interment
Ml be made in the- cemetery at
Jhreve's Chapel.
Simon C. Layton.
Simon C. Layton died at the
bnsylvania Hospital, Harris-
m, Pa., Tuesday, December 4,
W, aged 69 years, 1 month and
daya. The funeral services,
nducted by his pastor Rev.
his Duvall, were held Thud
s' forenoon, and interment was
e in the cemetery at Pleasant
ve Christian church.
The deceased was a son of the
James and Barbara Layton.
Whips Cove, where he spent
f st of his life. Mr. Layton was
Net, unobtrusive citizen and
exemplary memher of the
Jristian Church for many years.
was married twice. His first
fe was Barbara A. Mellott,
Muter of the late Samuel Mel-
To this union were born
f children, four of whom are
"4 namely, Edward F.. Al-
KPa.; James" A., Breeze-
Pa.; George S.. Whips
h Pa., and Jennie P. Young,
?tb Lakemont, Blair County.
arst wife died Febru&rv 2fi.
F- His second marriage was
jj Barbara E. Smith, daughter
fie late Levi Smith, of Whips
Only one child was born
union and it died young.
"survived by two brothers
e Bister: Aaron and Isaiah
Mrs. Oliver Morris-all re-
NrnWhioCove.
C C. Crouse.
'tpF an i'llnesa of chronic
Wi disease, lastine about a
r' Charles Calvin - Crouse
,(i away at his home in Mc
'ellsburg, Tuesday morning,
ental8, 1917, aged 43 years,
Jiths, and 25 days.
funeral services took place
following Thursday morn
ducted by his pastor, Rev.
Yearickof the Reforrn-
r.u:n and interment
i -union cemetery.
was
twenty years aero he
Carried tn Mica m .,
Pof the late John A. and
ttfgeHoupt, and to this
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ne deceased leaves, also
-rulers, David, Big
aJd three sisters, Jennie,
" Martin L. Clevenger,
FINE CHANCE FOR MECHANICS.
Hen of Manual Ability and Alertness
Wanted as Aviation Mechanic
ians in the U. S. Narj.
Young men with a liking for
mechanics are offered an attrac
tive opportunity by the Navy for
skilled work that is indispensable
now and which will open up un
told chances in the future.
It takes many men to make the
flight of the aviatior perfect, safe
and effective. It is' this field
which Secretary Daniels has just
opened up by calling for eight
thousand men for the ground
personnel of the Navy's Flying
Corps. They are not wanted to
fly or necessarily to become men
of the ships. Their training and
the development of their skil
will all be directed to making
them men of a new calling me
chanics of the birdmen. Mosto
the men will be trained at the
Naval Air Station, Bay Shore,
Long Island. This is of compar
atively short duration. Good
work will bring desired ratings
in the service. Promotion wi
be as quick as it is deserved.
lhe requirements for enroll
ment will be the same as those
for the regular service of the
United States Navy. Carpenters
mates will train forapproximate-
y six weeks. On completion o
. t A . t a.
.n e training, tne provisiona
andsmen, after examination,
will be rated first or second class
petty officers, carpenters, wood
workers, machinists, copper
smiths, blacksmiths, fabric work
ers, riggers, acetylene welders,
gas engine repair-men and instru
ment makers are included in the
ades covered by these ratings.
ayetteville, Pa.; Ella, wife of
C. Murry Ray, McConnellsburg,
and Rebecea, wife of t Ralph
ni a a
uienn, Ayr lownsnip.
Cal, as he was familiarly
known to his many friends, was
a splendid citizen, and he enjoy
ed the;esteem of everybody. He
was a consistent member of the
Reformed' Church, a faithful
husband, and devoted father.
Mrs. Elliott.
a. postal cara was received a
few days ago by Mrs. Josephine
A.Sloan announcing the death of
Mrs. Elliott, widow of Rev. Geo.
Elliott, at her home in Belle-
onte, Pa., after a very short
illness of pneumonia. Mrs. El
lott s ' husband was pastor of
the Presbyterian church, McCon
nellsburg "during the early
eighties, and the family are well
remembered by the older resi
dents of the town.
For several years she and her
two maiden sisters constituted a
home i n Bellefonte. One of
Mrs. Elliott's sister was the
wife of War Governor Andrew
G. Curtin.
Mrs. Agnes Thomas.
Agnes Darks Thomas, colored,
died at her home near Cito, Wed
nesday, December 12, 1917, aged
about 74 years. The cause of her
death was'pneumonia.
She is survived by her husband
Albert Thomas and one son,
homas Wolf of Waynesboro. .
Mrs. Thomas was a faithful
member of the A. M. E. church
of Cito and was much respected
by all who knew her.
Interment was made in Union
cemetery, Friday afternoon, the
services having been conducted
at the home at 2 o'clock.
" Isaac Watson.
Isaac Watson, for many years
resident of McConnellsburg,
where he conducted a barber she p
ied in the Franklin County
lome last Saturday after a short
lne8S. Mr. Watson wa3 born
in Mercersburg, and his remains
were taken to the cemetery in
that town for burial.
But one member of his family
now remains MiBS Nora Watson
graduate of the McConnellsburg
High School and a very success-
ul.teacher in Delaware.
Bed Cross Work.
Is there a Red Cross service
card in the window of your home?
As you pass along the streets,
or highways of the country, you
may notice one in a window of
very many homes. It may be
that you have not become inter
ested have not yet been made
to realize what the work of the
Red Cross means.
If you are a member of the
Red Cross, you are a unit in one
of the greatest organizations in
the world for the relief of suffer
ing.
Just in thirty seconds a half
minute down in Halifax a
few days ago, the lives of four
thousand men women and
children were snuffed out and
thousands of others were left
wounded and homeless whon a
ship lying in the harbor laden
with powerful munitions for our
armies "over there" exploded
lo add to the horror and dread
ful suffering the catastrophe,
happened in the midst of a fierce
blizzard of piercing wind and
blinding snow a taste of which
we have had during the past ten
days.
The people of the unfortunate
city were in no way responsible
for the dreadful calamity that
befel them, just as San Fran
Cisco was not responsible for the
terrible earthquake that csme
upon it; Johnstown, for the
flood, nor Chicago Boston, or
Baltimore for the fires but the
intense suffering that came to
the tens of thousands of people
in almost the twinkling of an eye,
placed them beyond the pale of
local assistance.
It is m just Buch cases that
the Red Cross is powerful enough
to handle the situation at once.
In an incredibly short time after
the news of the Halifax disaster
had been flashed over the wires,
Red Cross relief trains were
speeding toward the stricken
city.
The special train which left
New York at 1 o'clock on the
7th, flying the Red Cross flag and
marked "Relief for Halifax,"
consisted of four baggage cars
and coach. There was one car
load of food, two and one half
carloads of clothing and one-half
carload of surgical suDDlies.
Among the specific relief sup
plies being rushed to the scene
of the disaster are 10.000 blan
kets, 500 cots, 100 cases of cloth
ing, 20 cases of bandages, 10,000
sweaters, 5,000 socks, warm
clofhes for children, coffee, can
ned soup, condensed milk, flour,
60 cases of surgical supplies and
20 cases of disinfectant. Doctors
and nurses accompanied the train
from New York. The train was
in charge of Captain Boyd., U. S.
Army, specially detailed by or
der of Secretary of War Baker.
The train from Boston has on
board a n entire base hospital
with nurses, doctors and full
equipment.' Thi3 base hospital
has 500 beds and was located in
Boston, where it was able to re
spond quickly to 'the order to
move to Halifax. The train on
which Mr. Moors left last night
carried part of a carload of medi
cal supplies and the special train
eaving to-day was loaded most
y with equipment and supplies
to meet the needs of the sur
geons and nurses.
Some people are thinking that
the Red Cross is a child of the
great war now pending. ;The
truth is, that the work of the
Red Cross brought about by the
great war is only an incident in
the life of the organization the
most stupendous that has ever
alien upon its shoulders.
It is the only organization in
the world where the best in every
Christian denomination and in
no denomination Jews and Gen
tiles, Democrats and Republicans
Suffragettes and Ribboners
everybody march under the
banner of tha red cross which
means, "lam doing my bit for
the relief of human suffering."
Will yoJ see
name is enrolled so that
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
To the People of the United States:
Ten million Americans are invited to join the
American lied Cross during the week ending with
Christmas Eve. The times require that every
branch of our great national effort shall be loyally
upheld, and it is peculiarly fitting that at the Christ
mas season the Red Cross should be the branch
through which your willingness to help is expressed.
You should join the American Red Cross because
it alone can carry the pledges of Christmas good
will to these who are bearing for us the real burdens
of the world war both in our Army and Navy
and in the nations upon whose territory the issues
of the world are being fought out. Your evidence
of faith in this work is necessary for their hearten
ing and cheer. y
You should join the Red Cross because this
arm of the National Service is steadily and efficient
ly maintaining its over-seas relief in every suffer
ing land, administering our millions wisely and
well, and awakening the gratitude of every people.
Our conscience will not let us enjoy the Christ
mas season if this pledge of support to our cause
and the world's weal is left unfulfilled. Red Cross
'membership is the Christmas spirit in terms of ac
tion. (Signed) WOODROVV WILSON,
President of the American Red Cross.
SALUVIA SUMMARIZING.
FicnilfIlerr.
Cloyd E. Finniff, son of Mr.
and lira. Nicholas I. Finiff of
Chambrsburg, and Miss Edna
Herr, ot Lancaster were united
in marria, on Wednesday
evening, Dffmber 12, 1917 at
6 o'clock by tli bride's pastor.
Uciubaagh Bouse Burned.
About 11 o'clock on Sunday
night the 9th inst, when Geo.
Heinbaugh and his family were
in bed at their home two miles
northwest of Mercersburg, they
were awakened by the smell of
smoke, the fire crackling, in the
Following the ceremony a dinner ' rear of the building, and by the
was served attended by only screams of their children,
members of the immediate' The house was a large new
families. ' frame structure, the familv mnv
Cloyd is an employe of the ! mg into it recently. Evervthinz
The
zero
Cumberland Valley Rtilroad
Company, and he and his wife
are now "at home" to their
friends in Chambersburg. Mr.
and Mrs. N. I. Finniff and Nich
olas Finsff, Jr., attended the
wedding.
Cloyd is a former Fulton
County boy whose many friends
join in extending congratula
tions.
Short Visit.
Edward Pittman, who with his
nephew Edward Comerer, is a
prominent farm and ranchman in
southern Colorado, brought
carload of. cattle to the Kansas
City market, and then came on
to McConnellsburg to spend the
holidays with his mother and
other Fulton County relatives.
His visit, however, was cut short;
for on Saturday evening, he re
ceived a telegram that his part
ner Ed Comerer, had been taker
to the hospital for an operation
for gall Btonqs, and this made it
necessary for Ed Pittman to take
the next train for home to help
take care of the large number of
cattle on their ranch.
Hospital Nates.
From Vulley Spirit Deo 15,
Miss Margery Bare of Fort
Littleton has returned to her
home after undergoing an ooera
tion for appendicitis atvhe
Chambersburg hospital.
Mrs. Leslie W. Seylar of Mc
umneiisburg who underwent a
serious operation at the Cham
bersburg hospital a few days
ago is getting along well and ex
pects to return to her home in a
short time,, Mrs. Seylar i s a
frequent visitor to this place.
Mrs. Belle-Hoover of Burnt
Cabins was discharged from the
hospital to-day. Mrs. Hoover
underwent an operation some
weeks ago.
County may be able on Christ
mas evening to telegraph, "We
have our apportionment of two
thousand." The following are a
few of the name who have re
cently joined: , Katie Comerer,
Mary Logan Nace, Billy Nace,
Sarah Lamberson, Robert Lam
berson, Beulah Johnston, Naomi
Roettger, Annie Ott, Murry Ray,
Mrs. Murry Ray, Charles Ray,
Ethel Kay,. Baby Ray, Mrs. Davt
id M. Kendal), Ralph Reed, A.
to it that your i M. Grissinger, Mrs. A. D. Peigh-
Fulton ; tel, Mrs. Geo. B. Mellott
in thehouse was .destroyed.
family wa3 driven into the
cold with nothing but their bed
and night clothes. The father
carried his two children, who
were overcome with Bmoke, in
his arms to a place of shelter.
mi i . .
ine one child never regained
consciousness until Monday
morning.
The alarm was sounded by
blowing the whistle on the Byron
tannery at Mercersburg and
number of Mercersburg people
braved the storm to give assist
ance to the unfortunate family.
By the time they arrived on the
scene the home and contents
were completely destroyed.
The members of the unfortu
nate family were taken to the
home of George's brother David,
not far distant. The two broth
ers, David and George, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. John Heinbaugh
of Ayr township, bought the old
McAfee farm last spring and di
vided it and George built the new
home now destroyed.
Mr. Heinbaugh's loss is about
$4000. He had no insurance but
contemplated placing such pro
tection on the house w hen the
barn wai completed. In the
house were 160 bushels of wheat,
100 bushels of potatoes, 60
bushels of apples. 300 quarts of
canned fruit, the meat of one
hog and clover seed. Nothing
whatever was saved.
Camp Meade Deserter Get Twenty Years
Camp Mtfi Je, Md., Dec. 16.
Twenty years at hard labor and
dishonorably discharged from
the United States army was the
finding of the court martial at
Camp Meade in the case of Pri
vate Lawrence W. Treftenthen,
of the Tenth company, 154th de
pot brigade, charged with deser
tion, announced yesterday. His
sentence will be served at Fort
Jay, New York.
Private Peter Volsky of Co. E
and Private Thomas J. Ford of
Co. I, 313th infantry, also were
convicted of desertion. Volsky
was sentenced to serve five years
at hard labor at the New York
camp and was dishonorably discharged.
Private Ford pleaded not guil
ty and proved to the satisfaction
of the court that he was guilty
only of leaving the camp with
out permission. He was sentenc
ed to serve six months at hard
labor and to forfeit one-half of
his pay. -
Hiss Pauline Hann Dad Limb Fractured
and David Sipes Sbt
Fitters Off.
Bryan C. Mellott and family
who removed to Ohio about
year ago, returned from Deshler
to Pleasant Ridge last Friday
They came to Everett, thence by
Schetrompf's automobile to Sa
luvia.
Miss Pauline Hann, daughter
of R. R. Hann, met with an ac
cident on Friday of last week by
which one of her legs was brok
en. She was riding a horse from
her home to the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Clem Sipes, when the
horse slipped on a piece of icy
road and fell, breaking Miss
Pauline's right leg between the
knee and ankle. She was com
pelled to creep on her hands and
knees about half a mile to get to
the home of her sister. Dr. Rob
inson was called from McCoa
nellsburg and set the broken
limb, but we understand she suf
fers much pain at times.
David Sipes, son of Oliver
Sipes, deceased, met with an ac
cident last Friday which cost him
il .1 m a
tne ioss oi two nngers. tie was
out hunting, and coming on some
game he cocked the gun and was
about to shoot, when the game
disappeared. He set the gun
down on the breech, having his
fingers over the muzzle of the
gun. The jar caused by setting
the gun down, caused it to "go
off" with the result that two o
his fingers went with the load.
Squire Charle3 W. Mellott, ac
companied by Charles Hess, had
an automobile accident on the
hill near Breezewood on Friday
of last week. On account of the
snow, the car skidded from the
road plunging into a telegraph
pole. The impact threw Charlie
Hess through the wind shield
cutting his face severely. Mr.
Mellott who was driving the ma
chine and had firm hold of the
wheel, escaped with but little in
jury, lhe machine was some'
what injured, but after some re
pairs, it was able to go home on
its own power.
bamuel H. Hockensmith is still
quite ill from a complication of
diseases. He moved into the
home with his son L J. a few
days ago.
C. Y. S. N. S. Notes.
The basket ball team played
Waynesboro Alpha Club and
were defeated 18-10.
The boys who play basket ball
from Fulton County are: Messrs
Gordon Charlton, Rush, Henry,
and Cecil Mellott.
Miss Christabel Lamberson
was chairman of a play given in
Normal Society Friday night.
Mr. Fred Lamberson a former
student of Normal was a recent
visitor at C. V. N. Mr. Lamber
son la in the service at Camp
Lee.
Dr. and Mrs. Lehman motored
te McConnellsburg last Thursday.
Dr. Lehman made three address
es at Institute. Dr. Philipis of
Westchester and Dr. Gordinier
of Millersville accompanied Dr.
and Mrs. Lehman home Friday
evening.
A Y. W. C. A. bazaar was
tield in the school parlors Decem
ber 8. A collection of fancy
work and other suitable articles
or Christmas presents were on
display.
The Press Club was held in
school Parlors December 6, and
Mr. Monroe Gobrecht a member
of the Senior class gave an In
teresting description of camp
ife at Camp. Meade.
Miss Adams is planning to
have the chorus sing Christmas
carols in different parts of the
building next Wednesday eve
ning. .
Christmas vacation begins
next Thursday, December 20, at
which time the students and
amily will leave for their re
spective homes.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
Little Talks oo Health and Bjgiene ij
Samuel G. Diioo, M. Dn LL D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Most of our foodstuffs are
made up of different constituents.
A potato is largely composed of
starch, whereas beefsteak is
largely composed of nitrogen or
protefn. Starch represents so
many heat-praducing unit3, and
beefsteak likewise produces its
own quota.
This is so whe.: you consider
the matter from a laboratory
standpoint, but if you made a
test of the same values by feed
ing these foods to human beings,
you would find the values varied
greatty because of the variations
of the human or organic ma
chinery which handled them.
Starch, for instance, in the cases
of some individuals, passes
through the digestive system
without the body assimilating it
and obtaining the addition of its
heat units. In the cases of
other individuals, the same thing
would happen with beefsteak.
For this reason, we must re
member, when advising food
stuff for a community, that what
is one man's meat is another
man's poison. Thus it behooves
those who have the power to
regulate foodstuffs for a com
munity to be liberal enough in
drawing up their lists to meet
the demands of the different
capabilities of the digestive
system of the different individu
als. In other words, one canable
of making a rational selection
must have a thorough knowledge
of the physiology of foodstuffs.
The people of the State of
Pennsylvania eat too much po
tato. The large proportion of
starch in the composition of this
vegetable produces a catarrhal
condition of the digestive tract,
which interferes with digestion
and leaves the patient insuffici
ently nourished, eventually over
a long series of years producing
starvation.
Meat, as a rule, is also over
eaten by Pennsylvanians. Just
now, however, during the tension
of war we need more meat than
usual.
It should also be kept in mind
that meat will be more easily
produced during the war than
will vegetables, for our trouble
will be the want of male help to
carry out the continuous de
mands occasioned by the cultiva
tion of vegetables during all
stages from planting to gather
ing, whereas cattle can in great
measure take care of themselves
and w hat human help is required
need not be of the highest de
velopment, either physical or
mental.
Somewhere in France.
Hon. and Mrs. Peter Morton
received a letter from their son
Newt who is with the Expedi
tionary force "somewhere" in
ranee, written on the 17th of
November. Newt says there are
worse things than soldiering in
ranee; that the country is beau
tiful, many wild flowers still in
bloom at the time of his writing
and that he weighs more than
ever in his life and is in perfect
health.
One of Newt's classmates while
the Forestry Academy, Cal
Middour, of Waynesboro, is a
member of the same Company as
Newt, and the boys bunk togeth
er in the same tent.
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Allison Brant and Milton Kline
of Licking Creek township, were
in town Tuesday.
DeshoojGarland.
On Sunday, December 9, 1917
at the residence of the officiating
minister, Rev. John Mellott of
leasant Ridge, Mr. W. Emory
Deshong and Miss Nellie May
Garland were united in marriage.
he bride is the eldest daughter
of A. M. and Ella Garland, near
Pleasant Ridge, and the groom,
a son of Christopher and Matilda
Bishop Deshong of the same
township. The happy couple
have the best wishes of their
numerous friends for a long and
prosperous life.
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