T3H rULTOlf COUHTY HXW8, Pit.
MARKET REPORT.
OOBBEOTBO IVEUY WSDNXSDAY.
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Dridst tr tboM thift obtain U MoOonnuUa-
GRAIN
Wheal.. 2.06
Nw wheat.,
Bran 2 40
Corn e5
Oats 80
Rje. 105
PROVISIONS
Butter, Creamery
Butter, Country... 40
Eggi, p'tr dozen
Pennsylvania's Qnota, 1090 Wen.
The following telegram has
been received by John R. Jack
ion, Director of the Department
of Civilian Service and Labor of
the Fulton County Committee of
Public Safety, which is self ex
placatory. Philadelphia, Pa.,
Jan. 14. 1918.
J. R. Jackson,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Urgent call by General Persh
ing causes War Department to
request Department of Labor
through United States Public
Service Reserve to recruit motor
mechanics for service in France
Aviation Corps. Pennsylvania's
quota, one thousand men, must
be younger than twenty one or
older than thirty one, men of
draft age cannot enlist Men in
vital industry, or available for
shipbuilding, should be discour
aged from enlisting. Enrollment
in Reserve not necessary. En
rollment agent should accompany
rather than send recruit to first
army recruiting station. Men
must be recruited before Febru
ary first to go immediately to
Fort Hancock, Augusta, Georgia,
then to France to work in aero
plane shops. Over fifty per cent
will rank non-commissioned offi
cers pay, thirty to one hundred
dollars month plus family allowances-five
to fifty dollars. Au
to and gas engine repairmen, au
to drivers, blacksmiths, aero
plane canvas workers, carpen
ters, cabinet makers, harness
makers, machinists, tool makers,
sheet metal workers, acetylene
. welders, wheelwrights. Larg
est proposition auto and gas en
gine repairmen. Take vigorous
action, get publicity, make con
nection with local labor unions,
organize complete service reserve
recruiting force, Acknowledge
this immediately by wire. Let
ter follows.
John C. Frazee,
Department of Labor.
Anyona desiring further informa
tion should get in touch with
Mr. Jackson.
Don't Be Alarmed.
Just as the devil and his friends
are busy trying to overthrow the
Church of Christ so the Kaiser
and his friends are doing every
thing possible to weaken the
American Government One of
the latest schemes is the effort to
create a distrust in our banking
institutions. This is done by
circulating a report among the
more unsophisticated that the
Government intends to confiscate
all the money in the banks of the
Country. Nothing could be more
absurd as the following letter
from the Comptroller of the
Currency to Merrill W. Nace,
of the First National Bank, wil
show.
The letter reads as follows:
"Among the many absurd and
vicious rumors which are being
put into circulation tnese aayB,
probably through pro-German in
fiuences, is one that the Govern
mcnt proposes to confiscate the
money on deposit in the banks.
"The absurdity of the state
ment is obvious on its face, but .
have received letters from sever
al parts of the country which in
dicate that this rumor is being
circulated for an evil purpose. O
course, these rumors are wholly
without foundation. In fact
the Government has no power to
confiscate the money of depos
itors in the banks." ,
- John Skelton Williams,
Comptroller.
Notice.
A meeting of the stockholders
of the Valmont Telephone Com
Dany will be held at the office o
the Company in McConnellsburg,
Pa.. Friday, January 25, 1918,
10, A M. for election of directors.
M. R. Shaffner, Pres.
B. W. Peck Secy.
Sale Register.'
Saturday, January 26th, Mrs
Mary J. Hess will sell at public
sale at their farm at Dublin Mills,
good bay mare, lot of cattle, hogs,
corn, hay, cornfodder, wagons,
sleds, farm implements and
machinery, blacksmith tools, etc.
Credit 9 months. Sale begins at
10 o'clock. J. M. Chesnut, auct.
Wednesday, January 30, W.
W. Ceisca, having sold his farm
and intending to remove from the
County, will sell at bis residence
in Wells Valloy, 2 miles south
east of Weils Tannery and 4 miles
southwest of New Grenada 4
head of horres, 11 head ot finely
bred cattle, machinery and farm
implements, wagons, buggies,
harness, grain, bay, cornfodder,
household goods, etc. Sale be
gins at 10 o'clock sharp, ram or
shine. Credit 10 months. James
Evauf, auctioneer
Wednesday, Fobruary 6, Harry
Uamil having leased the Mont
gomery House in Chambersburg,
will sell at his farm 1 mile east
of McConnellsburg, horses,
cattle, 70 head of sheep, hogs,
farm implements and machinery;
also, at the same time and place
will be offered the "Blue House"
situate on Lincoln Way, McCon
nellsburg, containing 12 rooms,
now renting for $132 00 a year.
Sale will begin at 11 o'clock sharp
when terms will be made known
and a reisonable credit given.
A L. Wible, auctioneer.
Thursday, February 14th Cy
rus F. Wagner intending to re
move from the farm formerly
known as the Newt Hoke farm,
now owned by Conrad Glazier
one half mile south of McCon
nellsburg, will sell at his resi
dence as aforesaid, 10 head of
horses and colts, 14 head of Hot-
stein cattle of which 8 are good
cows and 1 seven-eighths Hoi-
stein bull, 4 good ewes, 15 head
nice thrifty shoats, good brood
sow, heavy Milburn wagon, 2
horse farm wagon, machinery,
gears, some No. 1 clover seed,
oats, corn by the pound, potatoes
by the bushel, and many other
articles. Sale begins promptly
at 12 o'clock. Credit 9 months.
A. L. Wible, auctioneer.
Thursday, February 21, 1918,
John IL VanCleve, having rented
his farm and intending to return
to Iowa, will sell at LU residence
about a mile northeast of Knobs-
ville on what was formerly known
as the Jamesllenry farm, 10 bead
of fine horses, 19 head of well-
bred Shorthorn and Guernsey
cattle, 26 hogs, 12 fine sheep, 100
chickens, farming implements
and nuchiDerv rractically as
good as new, corn and oats, and
a full line of household goods,
etc. . Sale will begin at 9 o'clock.
J.J. Harris and A. L. Wible
auctioneers.
Wednesday, March 6, James
H. Kendall will sell at his resi
dence 2 miles Bouth of McCnn
nellaburg, 9 head of horses and
colts, 25 head of cattle, many of
which are well bred Holstein
cows, heifers, and bulls; 24 hogs,
farm implements and machinery,
corn, hay. potatoes, etc. Credit
6 months Sale will begin at 10
o'clock. Harris and Wible, auc
tioneers.
Thursday, March 7 Roy F. Mc-
Geehe will sell at his residence
at Burnt Cabins, horseB, cattle,
sheep, hogs, farm implements
and machinery, hay, fodder,
r.nrn. buckwheat oats, etc: also
at a latter date will sell household
goods. Sale begins at 10 o'clock
Saturday, March 16, M. A.
Detwiler will sell at his farm at
Three Spring?, bis dairy herd
consisting of 12 milch cows, 4 of
which will have calves by their
sides; one registered Guernsey
bull 3 years old of May Rose
family, bis immediate ancestors
hold the world's record for but
ter producing 848 lbs. at 2i
years old. This bull's mother is
a half sister of this wonderfu
heifer. Six bead of worn horses.
a yearling black mare colt, and a
lot of corn and potatoes. Sale
becrins at 12 o'clock sharp. J. M
O a
Chfinnut auctioneer: T. A.
Weight, clerk.
Wednesday, ' March 20th,
William Ruby intending to quit
farming and remove from the
County, will sell at his residence
in Dublin township on the Sander
Uline farm, horses, cattle, farm
ing implements and machinery,
household goods, etc. Credit 9
months. S&la beeros at 10
o'clock. A. L. Wible, auctioneer.
Prices During Civil War.
High as prices are, it may be
some consolation to know that
hey are still below the Civil
War records; Sugar then sold
for $58 a barrel, rice at $31.38 a
barrel, tobacco at more than
double the present price, and tea
at over $100 for a 25-pound chest
as compared with the present
price of about $20. Coffee was
then four times as high as it is
at present, says Leslie's.
If the difficulty in getting hold
of sugar makes the American
people realize we are at war, and
inspires in them a willingness to
bllow Mr. Hoover's suggestions
as to economizing in the use of
certain foods, it will have accom
plished some good.
While complaining of food
scarcity, it is well for our people
to know how little food others
have. The German ration con
tains .41 of a pound of body
building protein as compared
with 1.08 in the standard ration.
The German ration is not sufficent
to maintain bodily health and
vigor, but the civil population in
the occupied districts of France
and Belgium have to exist on
even less than this.
SALIVIA.
With sad and sympathizing
heart, we note that Thelroa De
shong, only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin C. Deshong is in a
critical condition with very little
hope for her recovery.
Our neighbor R R Hann met
with quite a serious accident last
Saturday. While feeding his
stock at the barn he slipped in a
haymow and fell down a flight of
stairs into the stable below a
distance of abrut sixteen feet
injuring and bruising himself
very pain iully. Fortunately co
bones were broken.
The cbildrea in quits a number
of families in Licking Creek town
ship have bad chicken-pox re
cently, and, in one instance, the
father had it In many causes,
the ' dread of quarantine cases
the matter to he kept quiet as
long as possible.
We gladly note that Mrs. Jo
anna Dixon, 'Mrs. R. R. Hann,
Miss Pauline Hann, Emory Hess-
ler and others mentioned in for
mer items, are all some better.
Mrs. G.Ellis Sipes, of Need-
more, is now nursing her moth
er Mrs. Joanna Dixon.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elton Barton, it is said, has
French measles.
Clyde Sponsler who enlisted in
the Franklin County Aviation
Squadron, received notice to re
port atChambersburgMonday to
be transported to an Aviation
training camp in Texas.
Dewey Robbins, near Deshler,
O., came to this section with Bry
an Mellott, and is mingling with
families in this section. He if
visiting Fernando Decker's fam
ily at this time. He attended
services at Asbury last Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Kobbins is
brother in-law of Lse Decker.
John Deshong, son of Lincoln
I. Deshong, .ol Johnstown, is
home for a few days. He was
summoned to this county to ap
pear before the Examining Board
with bis questionnaire.
The revival services at the Eb
enezer M. E church conducted
by Rev. Croft and Evangelist
Bechtel ib still in progress and
will be continued, at least, part
of this week. Several penitents
have been at the altar, and large,
attentive, and deeply convicted
audiences have been in attend
ance.
The light from a big fire south
of Greeuhill, along Licking creek,
was plainly visible last Saturday
evening about 7 o'clock, during
the progress of that fearful bliz
zard. From reports, it was the
dwelling house and barn with al
I their contents on the farm for-
marly occupied by feiltas Wink
and said now to be occupied by
Walker Mellott We do not have
the particulars.
Steyens Keith.
Lieutenant Russell L. Stevens,
son of Dr. and Mrs. F. K. Ste
vens, of this place, and Miss
Blanche Keith, of Petersburg,
Huntingdon county, were mar
ried in Huntingdon, on Tuesday,
December 31. Mrs. Stevens wil
remain with her parents while
the bridegroom resumes his du
ties as instructor in crown and
bridge work in the dental de
partment of the University of
Pittsburgh, awaiting a summons
to go to France,
REASONS WHY
Here are some of the reasons why you should be a depositor at this bank.
1. The officers and directors of this bank are all well known men, strong in experience and in-
2. Outboard of directors meets weekly in our directors' room and carefully considers every ap-
plication.
3. We are accountable to the State Bank Examiner for every detail of the conduct of our business.
4 We have a most convenient, modern banking home, with best modern burglar proof vault.
5. We carry insurance covering burglar loss on all the money we have on hands.
6. Funds may be withdrawn at any time.
7. We treat all our customers confidentially.
8. We have just closed the most successful year in our history in point of growth and prosperity.
FULTON COUNTY BANK
'OLDEST AND STRONGEST"
CAPITAL, Surplus and Profit $90,000.00.
Can
HOWARD YEAGER
BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, NEWSDEALER, TRUNKS
AND SUIT CASES,
29 SOUTH MAIN STREET
Chambersburg, Penn'a,
As Tbe Farmer Sees It
" These days we hear con
siderable discussion about tbe
farmer and his duties," says Dr.
John N. Rosenberger, dairy ex
pert of the Pennsylvania Depart
mentof Agriculture. "Frequently
it wonid appear that everybody
knows more about bis business
than he knows himself. Nothing
is more foolish than for people
sot schoo ed in the great univer
sity of experience in farming to
try to run agricultu re. Especially
so at this time whn increased
production is so badly needed.
'Practices on most farms re
garding the kind of farming,
type rf rotation, methods of
marketing, etc. have largely
been established on account of
conditions that have grown up
about the farmer. Consequently
we must remove tbe causes that
produce bad practices in agricul
ture, as it is certain some exist,
and the improved and bette
practices will automatically take
place of them,
"The matter of increased pro
duction is looked at from both
sides. The great army of custo
mers sees one side and the lessei
army of producers the other
Both rely on the great law ol
supply and demand for help. The
producer gets his living betweei
the cost of production and tht
selling price.
"It is gratifying to farmers V
nave their contentions regarding
prices confirmed by federal in
vestigation. Especially so t
dairymen, who bad been doiof
business at a loss until the re
cent new prices for milk werf
granted. This again proves tht
honesty and sincerity of tht
claims of dairymen. So, also
will farmers be found to be ad
vising correctly regarding tbi
drafting of farm labor.
"The farmers as a class have
tbe greatest responibility of anj
class resting upon them. If thej
fail then all others must fail.
Peeling keenly the responsibility
that rests upon them in feeding
the Nation and our Allies, we beg
for a fair chance to make good.
Our sons are as loyal as tbe sons
of any class. Nevertheless, the
farmers have pledged themselves
and their farms unconditionally
and regardless of the' fact
whether their help be taken or
not to do their utmost in supply-
me food that this war may be
successfully and speedily won."
Notice of Appeals.
The Commissioners of Fulton
County will be at their office at
the Court House in McConnells
burg on Saturday, February 2,
1918 for the purpose of hearing
appeals on money at interest and
upon personal property as made
by the respective Assessors. Any
person having any grievance
may attend if they see proper.
F. M. Lodge,
Chas. W. Schooley,
A. K. Nesbit,
Commissioners.
George B. Mellott,
Clerk.
B8SK2
Soldier and Sailor Insurance.
To the man who has gone to
the colors the United States
Government offers the safest,
the most liberal, and the cheap
est insurance on the face of the
earth. Approximately 300,000
men have already accepted the
Government's offer, applying for
insurance of about two and
three-quarter billions of dollars.
The average amount applied for
per man is more than $8, GOO,
which is very close to the $10,000
maximum provided for by the
law.
This insurance total, great as
it is, should be only a beginning.
Every person in the military and
naual forces of the Nation owes
to himself and to those he loves
to avail himself of the full insur
ance protection. But the time in
which he can do so is limited.
Prompt action is imperative.
Those who joined the service
before October 15, 1917, must
apply for the insurance on or be
fore February 12, 1918. After
that, it will be too late. -The
automatic insurance which is pro
vided until February 12, 1918, is
only partial protection.
Parents, brothers, and sisters,
who have a representative of
their family in the Army or Navy
should, for their own sake, and
for his, write to him at once
urging him, if he has not already
done so, to buy the Government
insurance. They should urge
him to buy the full $10,000, and,
above all, to buy it now.
Kentucky Ratifies.
The Kentucky .legislature on
Monday ratified the national pro
hibition amendment by the fol
lowing vote: Senate twenty-seven
to six; in the house sixty-six
to ten.
Only 10 votes against the
amendment were secured in the
entire legislature of the state
that for years was famed for its
colonels, race horses and whis
key. Kentucky is the third state to
ratify. Mississippi and Virginia
already having done so.
Estray Notice.
Taken up on the 14th day of
December 1917, straying and tres
passing on the improved and en
closed lands of the subscriber in
Dublin township in which he
resides, a grey mare with brown
legs from knees down, about 57
inches high, about 15 years old.
The owner is requested to prove
their property in Baid stray, pay
damages done, reasonable charg
es and cost of keeping; otherwise
such stray will be sold and pro
ceedings be had in the case as
provided by law.
Owen Anderson,
l-3-3t Clear Ridge, Pa.
Notice.
A meeting of the stockholders
of the Ayr Telephone Company
will be held at the office of the
Company in McConnellsburg Pa.,
Friday, January 25th, 1918, 1.
P. M. for the election of direct
ors. M. R. Shaffner, Pres.
J. K. Johnston Sec'y.
RACKET
Well, last week we told you about glass jars,
tin cans, jar gums, coal oil, etc. We can still sell
you glass jars quarts at 60 cents, and half-gallon
at 85 cents; jar ring9 at 5 and 8 cents a doz. or 35
cents a pound. Tin cans at 50 cents. Coal oil is
12 cents a gallon, now.
Dnderwear Shoes and Clothing.
We are in shape to save you some mony on un
derwear, shoes, and clothing. We bought all these
goods early, and we are going to give you the ben
efit of the nice saving.
You want to see the Men's fleeced underwear
we have for 50 cents each; also, the one al 65.
Men's union suits at $1.25, $1.35, $1.90, $2.50
and $3.75. Men's wool shirts and drawers $1.00
and $1.35. Children's - separate underwear, 15
cents and 35 cents each. Boys' union suits 55 cts.;
Misses heavy, 55 and 65 cents. Boys' sweater
coats, 50 cents to $1.25. Men's sweater coats 50
cents to $3.25. Boys' Fport coats, $3.25 to $7.50.
Men's heavy Overalls $1.00 and $1.25. Gallon
crocks 10 cents Men's work shirts 60 cents. Men's
wool shirts 95 cents and $1.98. We think we can
save you, also on
Shoes for the Whole Family
These goods are hard to get, but we expected
this and bought heavily, and we are now very glad
we did. We have just received a work shoe for
men that was ordered three months ago that is
hard to beat and we can sell it at $2.60. 50-lb.
lard cans 55 cents, butcher knives 10 to 25 cents,
same kind and same price as last year. Linoleum
85 and $1.00 a yard, 100 split rivets 5 cents, corn
bushel basket 95 cents, bed blankets $1. 25 to $3
horse blankets $1.25 to $2.50, Buggy harness
$18.00, $20.00 and $22.00, set bunch straps 10
cents,
Fire, Extinguisher.
We have a good fire extinguisher. Any one
that owns an automobile should have one. They
cost but 35 cents and one might save the price of a
new machine. If you have rats, why not try Rat
Corn? It will kill them, and you won't have a smell
either only 20 and 45 cents a box.
This is the time of year to get your stock and
chickens in good condition for the winter. Just
try Dr. Hess's remedies. 25, 50, and dollar sizes.
HULL & BENDER
McConnellsburg, Pa.
New Real Estate Agency.
28
as
. Having retired from the Mercantile business ,
with a view to giving his entire attention to Real
Estate, the undersigned offers his service to any
one having real estate for sale, or wanting to
buy.
His thorough acquaintance with values and
conditions in Fulton County, coupled with long
and successful experience in handling Real Es
tate, makes it possible for him to bring about
results in the shortest possible time.
Write, or call on,
D. H. PATTERSON,
WEBSTEIT mills, pa.
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