INTERESTING PARAGKArilS
Of Local od Qeaeral Interest, Gathered
t Home or Clipped from out
Exchneei.
CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
Mrs. Corder W. Snyder, Need
more R. R. 2, is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Earl Morton near town.
Among those who attended
Mrs. Sheets' funeral Monday
were Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Hanks,
of Everett and J. J. Dunlap, of
Chambersburg.
After having spent five days
at the heme of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs.1 Grant Fix, Harry D.
Fix returned to Camp Lee on
Monday of last week.
Aster having spent the month
of December with her sister
Mrs. S. H. Pickford in Pitts
burgh, Miss Lottie Fix returned
to her home on Wednesday of
last week much pleased with her
visit in the great Iron City.
HIDES. Frank B. Sipes
pays tne highest market price
for beef hides at tbeir butcher
hop in McConnell&burg, also
highest price paid for calf skms
heepslnns ana t&uow.
AdTtrtlsement.
Mr. Geo. E. Dunlap came
here from Jersey City to attend
the funeral of his sister Mrs.
John Sheets on Monday and re
mained in town until Wednesday.
While Ed has passed his three
score in years, he dosen't look it
and has all the pep of former
days.
Geo B. Evans and his brother-in-law
Ira Barnhart, of Thomp
son township were i n town a
short time Monday. Mrs. Barn
hart (Mary Etta Evans) return-'
ed from Baltimore last week, .
nrhoi-a aha hA ononf fnnr wool
in a hospital, having undergone
a successful surgical operation
for chronic appendicitis.
Our old friend D. R. Garland
and son Sherman were in town
Monday, the latter to file his
questionnaire papers. Mr. Gar
land sold his property in Bedford
County and purchased the Eli
Lafferty property near Franklin
Mills. Riley said he and Sher
man motored to McConnellsburg
in a bobsled, and made the trip
without a puncture.
Mr. U. W. Roudabush, manager
of the Fulton Fruit Farm in Bel
fast township, was a business
caller. t the News office last
Saturday morning, and incident
ally had his pockets full of good
apples. Apples help to cultivate
acquaintance, especially when
they are as toothsome as , Mr.
Roudabush's. A few years ago
some Johnstown people bought
the Ephraim Mellott farm, which
lies in a fruit belt especially ad
apted to the production of fine
fruit, and they now have an or
chard of some 2500 trees. A
terrific hailstorm damaged last
year's crop to some extent. Just
now there is a lot of nice clover
seed for Bale at the farm.
Stop The Farm Leaks.
Every one knows what happens
when water is put into a barrel
that has stood empty in the sun
for a while. The water leaks
out between the staves. Many
manufacturers hire men to study
out ways of Btopping such leaks
in their business. It is said that
a well-known automobile com
pany offers a small fortune to
any man who will save a few
cents in the cost of building
prominent parts of an auto. Just
bo in farming. The most sue
cessful farmer is the one who is
the best organized, which is best
adapted to conditions, and has
the fewest "leaks." Every dairy
farmer knows the Babcock tests
show how much butter fat is in
a cow's milk.
Keeping Our Soldiers Strong
' Early in the world war experience proved the
extraordinary value of cod liver oil for strengthening
soldiers' against colds, pneumonia and lung troubles.
Thousands of Our Soldiers are Taking
Because It Guarantees the Purest Norwegian Cod Liver Oil
high in food value and rich in blood-making properties.
Scott's will strengthen you against winter sickness.
Beware of Alcoholic Substitutes.
The Imported Norweglaii cod liver oil lined In Scett't EmaMen It now refined in
CIV own American laboratory which cuaniuteca it free fruiu impuiilic.
Icott Bowse Bloomocld.W..t IMS
Court Delayed.
On account of the drifted con
dition of the roads, Judge Mc
Pherson was unable to reach Mc
Connellsburg until yesterday aft
ernoon. Court wps called at 3:30
and the matter of applications
for liquor license was taken, and
occupied the afternoon and night
session, and will be continued to
day. The remonstrants are put
ting up a strong fight, and the
outcome will depend upon the
quantity of moisture in the Bench
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all
consumers of water in the Bor
ough of McConnellsburg not to
leave the spigots and toilets run,
and save all unnecesary waste of
water, and use only for domestic
purposes, as there is only four
feet of water in the reservoir.
Any persons caught leaving their
spigots run or wasting water,
will be shut off.
By order of McConnellsburg
Water Company,
E. R. SlIOLLENBERGER,
M7-2t Superintendent.
Extension of Time.
The Local Exemption Board
for Fulton County, gives notice
that they have extended the
time for appeai to those whose
time has not expired on Tuesday
January 15 to Wednesday Janu
ary 23.
This extension of the time is
given on account of the heavy
snow storm and blocking of
roads.
Unusual Award.
Miss Anna Gill, a student I
nurse at the Roaring Spring I
hospital, has been granted an
1 unusual award as compensation
for iniuriea sustained when she
Ieu on 80me ,ce ana iracturea a
Knee cap. ine rules ot tne nos
pital require that the nurses
spend a portion of each day in
outdoor exercises, and Miss Gill
was thus engaged when hurt
The award was made on the
grounds that, while she was not
working at the insitution, she
was performing duties required
by the hospital management.
Surprise Party.
Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 26, 1917, a number of friends
and relatives gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hamman in Buck Valley to re
mind their daughter Miss Blanche
that it was the anniversity of her
eighteenth birthday. About
eighty persons were present, and
it was a complete surprise for
Miss Hamman.
Refreshments were served and
the evening was spent in various
amusements. Miss Blanche was
the recipient of many beautiful
presents. At a late hour all re
turned home wishing her many
happy birthdays, and expressing
their sentiment as having a de
lightful time.
County Officers.
With the swearing in of Geo.
B. Mock as associate judge, and
Thomas T, Cromer and Jacob L.
Hess as jury commissioners, the
board of County officers is again
full. The names of the officials
are as follows:
Legislature, Clem Chestnut;
sheriff, Job L. Garland; county
treasurer, Leonard Bivens; pro
thonotary register and recorder,
B. Frank Henry; county com
missioners, Frank M. Lodge,
Chas. W. Schooley and Albert
Nesbit, with George B. Mellott,
clerk; county auditors, Biddis
Lynch, Will Ranck of Huston
town and Harry Marshall; jury
commissioners, Jacob L. Hess
and Thomas T. Cromer, associate
judges, William Mellott and Geo.
B. Mock.
President Judge, of this judi
cal district. (Adams and Fulton)
Hon. Donald P. McPherson, of
Gettysburg; Representative in
Congress, B. K. Focht, of
Lewishurg.
' HUSTONTOWN.
John Marks, who for the past
two weeks has been the guest of
his grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Rauck of this place has
returned to Huntingdon.
Our genial soft drink man
Howard Fix lost a valuable horse
e few days ago.
Our town and vicinity is very
nearly depopulated of men by
the demand for men which in
being made at the coal mines
near here, for labor.
W. G. Wink, our master teacher
can not only teach the youth of
our community the rudiments of
education but, he can also install
furnaces of which he has not
only sold but installed quite a
few in the past month. Each is
giving excellent satis taction and
is meeting a long felt need in this
place.
Turranoe Kelso and wife of
Knobsville were Saturday visi
tors in this place.
Automobihng lor the past
few weeks has been a difficult
proposition, but our busy
Doctor II. U. McClaiu does not
stop for such kind of roads or
weather, and can be seen daily
Fording it.
Berkley Sipes and wife were
recent visitors toChimbersburg.
The recent fire, which broke
out in the M. E. church, did not
stop the congregation from hold
ing their evangelistic services,
for they are now comfortably
housed in the large P. 0 S. of
A. Hall here where services are
being held nightly.
Tti&Rev. Spangler of Hunt
ingdon recently held the first
quarterly conference of the
Hustontown U B- cnarge. He
was here in behalf of Dr. Fulton
the Dist , Supt. who is af present
ill. Wh hopa for the doctor's
recovery.
Andrew Laldig and wif 5, in
company with their Bons Mei rill
and Rudolph, enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Olen? R'dge Sunday.
Jo eph Ciiesaut and wife
spent a d.iy quite recently very
pleasantly in the home of miller
Hurley near Ilarrisonville.
Much ice is being harvested
here this year. Some being
housed, 18 lucbesia thickness.
Dallas R?gi of Knobsville was
a Sunday visi'or in this place.
Miss Porn Limberson, a teach
er in the public schools at Pitts
burgh, has returned after a short
visit to her home here.
Prom recent reports Mrs.
Jennie Downes and daughter
MissRoxle of thin place, who
are spending the winter in
Kansas City are both well and
speuding a pleasant winter.
Miss Beatrice Mellott, who
will be remembered as one of
onr most successful young teach
ers, has resigned her school at
Waterfall and entered the Cham
bersburg hospital to study for a
trained nurse. We wish her
abundant success.
The next local institute rf
Taylor township will be held
Friday evening in the Wine
garner school house with the
teacher Ejrl Keebaaghin charge.
The Ladies Aide of the M. E
church met at the home of Mrs.
B. II. Shaw on Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. C. J. Barton
assisted in the entertaining.
LASHLEY.
Mrs. Frederic Norm and
daughter Hope of Pittsburgh
are spending some time with
her mother, Mrs Mina Hender
shot. Jas 0 Stahie, who has been
employed in Washington, is
home.
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Beatty and
children fUlph and Verna, are
spending this week with rela
in West Virginia.
Mrs, 0. W. Barnhart who has
been critcally ill, is convalesc
ing. Corporal J. 0. Fcriever and
Privates Uharles Ritz and John
Wigtield, of Camp Lee were
home on a'fivo day furlough.
D. Ooakman and daughter
Myrtle spent the week in Lick
ing Creek township.
Emma Hixon spent Friday
evyninir with her teacher, Miss
LlyRtlz
Messrs, Wilier, Raymond,
James and Reed Hamman, of
Gaithersburg spent a few days
recently, among their B-ck
Valley friends.
In spite of the weatherman, a
irge crowd attended tha Insti
tute t Harmoma School.
Letters From Subscribers.
L. L. Cunningham, writing
from Akron, 0., January 12th
says: Addressing you and writ
ing the "Burg" takes me back
to once home and native land. It
may seem strange, but neverthe
less true, that I, for one, never
lose interest in, and affection,
for old Fulton and the many
good people therein; and I would
add, "Here's my regards for all
the readers of the News espe
cially those in old Wells Valley.
I am enclosieg herewith check
for $1.50 in payment for another
year's subscription to my daugh
ter Mrs. Maude A. Neal, 999
Jefferson St., Akron, 0.
P. S. More correspondence
from Mew Grenada would be
very acceptable to Yours Truly."
Harry Boerner, writing from
his home at Shannon, 111., Janu
ary 6th, says: I am enclosing a
money-order for $1.50 for my
old home paper another year.
Mother's health has not been
very good this winter; yet per
haps good as might be expected
for one of her age past 74 years.
For myself, I keep about the
same. Of course, I suffer with
pain, somewhere, all the time.
The Doctor says it comes from
my nerves. We have had some
very cold weather during the
past month, and to-day we are
having a regular blizzard. It
Keeps mother busy shoveling in
the coal. I noticed by the News
that Dr. Shade was in Florida. I
wish I were there instead of
being in this cold climate.
"Remember me kindly to all
my old friends."
Harry Aller, writing at his
heme, Leona, Kansas, January
9th says: Enclosed find P. 0.
Money Order for $1 50 for which
please renew my subscrip:ion to
your paper for another year. I
did not receive my copy for De
cember 27th, so if you have any
more on hand, please send me
one. I hate to lose out on even
one copy, because it's like getting
a letter from home when I get
the paper.
tr a
we naa a very not, dry Bum
mer, but raised good crops re
gardless of it. Oats made from
50 to 90 bushels to the acre, and
wheat 18 to 35 bushels.
We had some very heavy frosts
in October, so, a large per cent,
of the late corn was killed before
it was matured. As a result
there is a lot of soft corn that
could not be husked until the
middle or latter part of Novem
ber, as it would not keep, many
farmers have not finished husk
ing yet The corn averages
from 40 to 70 bushels and is worth
$1 50. Huskers got 6 cents a
bushel. Seems to be a lot of
poison in the stalks. Many far
mers have lost cattle from what
is called the "stalk disease."
It has been very dry and cold
here all fall and winter.
Wheat is very much in need of
moisture now.
Writing from her home in
Gardena, California under date
of January 5th, Mrs. John Her
shey says, "We are having grand
winter weather lots of straw
berries and red raspberries."
S. L. King, Cando. N. Dak.,
writes under date of January 9th
that they have a nice winter, so
far, not enough snow for sled
ding in the country districts,
pretty good sleighing in the
towns. They, like ourselves,
have had some cold weather. He
doesn't think it was more than
40 below zero at any time.
Thirty Years Pastor. , ,
Rev. T. Davis Richards, B. D.,
pastor of the Presbyterian
church at German town, Md., has
asked for a dissolutien of the
pastoral relations between him
self and congregation to take
effect on the last Sabbath of the
coming June, which will com
plete thirty years his first and
only pastorate. After this, the
Doctor expects to spend a year in
travel, and then locate at some
place not yet selected.
, Three Eclipses This Year.
There will be three eclipses
this year, two of the sun, one of
the moon. The first will be a
total eclipse of the sun June 8,
visible in North America. On the
24th of June a partial eclipse of
the moon will take place, the be
ginning visible in North America.
The annual eclipse of the sun
December 3 will be visible to the
United States.
FINE SHOWING.
Large Number of Woolen Garments
Made by Oar Patriotic Women
for The Soldier Boys.
We are most pleased to report
that in the name of the Fulton
County Chapter of the American
Red Cross Society there have
been sent to the Philadelphia
Headquarters,
73 sweaters,
5 mufflers,
9 helmets,
43 pairs wristlets,
1G pairs socks,
12 wash cloths.
These are all to be sent, or given
to the U. S. soldiers.
It has not been clearly under
stood why our Fulton County
boys cannot have our home knit
ted garments.
The Red Cross Society has
undertaken the task of supply
ing the U. S. soldiers with warm
woolen outfits which, in the case
of sweaters, amounts to over a
million in number. These as
well as all other garments, are
distributed by the application to
the nearest Division Headquar
ters by the officers from each
camp.
As we receive this Red Cross
yarn, we holding it only in trust
to be knitted by us and returned
to headquarters.
Should we violate this trust
and distribute the garments our
selves, it would mean that our
boys would have wool garments
to start with; but it would also
mean that when the camp to
which they go is equipped, they
would stand in line for the camp
distribution, and would have
their share there, also.
Hence, it may readily be seen
that distribution by our chapter
would only shorten the national
supply by way of duplication and
it's only by adhering Btrictly to
instructions that our time and
Red Cross money be saved, and
well spent
Our next knitting display will
be held in the auditorinm at 7:30
Thursday evening January 31st
Corporal H. B. Wilson of the
Harrisburg Recruiting District
who is at present in town form
ing a Fulton County Aviation
Squadron, will help make the
evening an interesting one and
we hope all the men and boys, as j
well as the ladies, will attend.
John P. Sipes,
Prest Fulton Chapter.
Ruth I. Kendall,
Chairman Knitting Com.
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
Insertion. No advertisement accepted
for loss than 15 cents. Cash must ac
company order.
For Automobile, fire and life
IriHuraDce, Bee John R. Jack-
son, Agent 6 28 17 tf
For Sale Fine Holsttin Bull
Cilf a week old, George B.
Take good care of your Thrift
Thrift Card is lost the hioney
can not be recovered.
Alb only 25CBt U.S.
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Ax the nt 25-cenl The nt principle of money-
Thrift Stamp here. making u money aaving.
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Your lecond damp here. Don't put oj 'tiB
to-morrow.
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K yoa want to A penny tared ii
Mccecd, uve. 4 penny gained.
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Thrift ii the power All fortune bare .their
to lave, foundation laid in thrift.
Important. When you have affixed the sixteen 25-cent U. S. Government Thrift Stamps representing
$4, take this card to a post office, bank, or other authorized agent, pay the number of cents indicated below
the month in which the exchange is made, and you will receive a War Savings Certificate Stamp for which you
will be paid $5 on January 1. 1923. " ,
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GET READY FOR
Fall and Winter
by buying your Dress Goods, Ginghams,
Outings, Blankets, &c, now. We bought
all these goods very early and we know
that prices have been wonderfully boost
ed since then, but we can and will sell a
lot of goods this season at prices actually
Under Wholesale Prices
obtaining to-day. With no break in sight
and the possibility of still further advan
ces in some lines, it will pay you to see
our stock before long.
IN UNDERWEAR
our entire line, which is now in, compris
es all the best standard makes, goods that
will fit and wear, and much cheaper
than we can get them now.
Shoes For The Family
This will be one of the hardest, if not the ,
worst, proposition the buyer will have to
face this fall, but we can ease the situa
tion a great deal for you out of stock
bought before the leather market got so wild.
That you should take this matter serious
ly, goes without saying. Come here and
let us help you.
Geo. W. Reisner & Co.,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Evans, Shahpe, Fulton County,
Pa.
For Sale, Clover seed, the kind
known as the large varinty.
Call at the Fulton County Fruit
Farm. U. V. Roudabush, Mana
ger, Needmore, R. R 1.
Wanted men to cut mine
i props and ties. Good price. Ad
dress Ed E Whiting, Hopewell,
Pa. 15-20-6t.
Fulton House, McConnells
burg, Pa. for sale. Apply to D.
II. Patterson, Real Estate Brok
er, Webster Mills, Pa.
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Farm for Rent, containing
143 acres, good buildings, soil in
UNITEDSTATES GOVERNMENT
THRIFT CARD
Car J. If your
paid for stamp
Corerament Thrift Slamp$ ia tptctthdow. Do
fair state ot cultivation,' good
chance for right party. The
farm is situated 1 miles south
west of Hustontown, Pa. For
further information address Box
20, Hustontown, Pa. 12 27 tf
Men Wanted Laborers, Car
penters Helpers, Mechanics Hel
pers, Firemen, Trackmen, Stock
Unloaders, Coke Oven Men, and
t
oiner neip. uooa wages ana
steady employment. Apply to
COLONIAL IRON CO., Riddles
burg, Pa, 8-23 tf
CHICHESTER S PILLS
t". llcl HIM RiU.Y
l'IA.lTN IIKAM l-ll..K,for
e.n k.orn li Beat. &. fair. Aiau d.ii.i.i.
SOID 8Y DRUGGISTS EVERYSVMEkE
Thrift Stamps are on tale at post offices,
banks, trust companies, and other author
. ized agencies.
not ute Pentose Sumps. '
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Many little
maLcaamulle. Sere and here.
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Saring create .- Creel oab from little
independence. i . acotm grow. ' J
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Thrift begini with U'aiienot;
little uvingi. want not
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Money placed at interest
work! day and night Learn economy and yoo
in wet and dry weather. it art on the road to luce cm.