I VOL. XIX. NO. 21. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., FEBRUARY 7,1918. $1.50 A YEAR. RECORD OF DEATHS. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. David L. Feck. David Limber Peck passed away at his home in Green ville, 0., on Friday morning, . February 2, 1918, and the funer-. al took place the following Mon day." The deceased was a son of Jonathan and Catharine Limber Peck, and he was born in Ayr township, this county, Novem ber 14, 1836; hence, at the time of his death he was aged 81 years 2 months, and 18 days. David was a veteran of the Civil War, having been muster ed into service November 4, 18G2 ' and was mustered out with his regiment on the 12th 6 f August, 18G3. From a private in Com pany I, 158th Regiment, Pa, Inf., he was promoted to the ' rank of Corporal and attached t o Company K o f the same Regi ment, on the 1st day of Febru ary 1863 just 5 5 years before his death. On the 25th of February, 18C8 he was united in marriage with Miss Minerva Rudy of Darke county, 0., and to this union were born three children, Cora Fray, Algy Ray, and Adna Lim hcr all of whom, and their mother are living. For many years after he was married, he was in the mercan tile business in Versailles, 0., and later, in Muncie, Indiana, retiring from business and moving to Greenville, 0., only a few years ago. Nathan C. Deshong. Nathan C. Deshong, an aged citizen of Licking Creek town ship, died Friday, February 1, 1918, aged 73 years, 4 months and 12 days. Although he had been a tuflhrer from stomach trouble for many years, the immediate cause of hl3 death is said to have been pneumonia. Mr. Deshong will long be remembered as miller in his father's mill, now the Hurley Mill, where he served for fully fifty years. He was a son of John F. and Rebecca Deshong both deceased. He was twice marri -d. His first wife was Ellen Sipes. To this union were the following children: Baltzer Arioch Deshong, near Harrris onville; Berte Deshong at Wells Tannery; Elsie, wife of Wm. H. Da9hoii?, near Harrisonville; Effi wife of Carl Fore.. Wood bury, P u His second wife was Mary, widow of Samuel Deshong, who sur vives. The following are brothers and sister: Postmaster Baltzer l, Pleasant Ridge; vet eran Sl B., near Pleasant Ridge; Mrs. H. King Mellott, Mill No. 2, Scalp Level. Funeral services conducted by E. J. Croft, were held at Asbury M. E. church last Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock, and interment was made in the cemetery at that church where his first wife is buried. John H. Wilt, of Waynes boro, is pn bably, the only survi vor of Corr pany K, among those from this community. Da:-;iel Peffer. Daniel F Ifer, one of Tod town ship's best citizens died sudden ly Monday. Sometime during the forenoon, he went to the hrtoe of Sumuel Divens, who lives on one of Daniel's farms. Going into the house at Mr. Div en's and takio? a seat, a remark was made a'wut the weather, and Daniel said if h e had known it was so cold h e would not have allowed the girls to go to school. Just then he c illapsed, and soon life wa3 extinct. Mr. Peffer had been in failing health for sgvef al months. The deceasrd was a son of Frederick and Clizabeth Ott Pef fer. and was ngad about 63 years. He was married to CarolineGress, a daughter of the late Adam . Gress, who " survives, together with two daughters, Pearl and Alice - both at home. He is al-1 INTERESTING MEETING. Creditable Display of Kn ttiog Goods in the Auditorium, Coupled with Patriotic Exercises. Quite a large audience gather ed in the auditorium last Thurs day evening to see the knitted goods which were spread on four tables on the stage. The display proved that enthusiasm in Fulton County is "sky high;" for we now have shipped a total of 95 sweaters, 77 prs. socks, .48 prs. wristlets. 16 helmets and 6 muf flers. Satisfaction was very marked on all faces that the gar ments are so well made. , But even then, the ever present "fly was in the ointment" which made the hearts of the knitting committee heavy to realize that money enough is not yet available to begin to supply the demand for yarn. A telegram received last week Baid "keep on knitting, as the demand is yet great." About 8 o'clock, Hon. Jno. P. Sipes, president of- the chapter, took his place on the platform and in a most pleasing way re called the last day of the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's con mitting into the hands of Ney the final struggle for victory for France. Then, Miss Ruth Ken dall completed the talk by deliv ering "The Last Charge of Ney." With Miss Emily Greathead at the piano, Misses Helen Stench, Mildred Hull, Helen Daniel3, list en Bender and Mary Kirk march ed into full view of the audience and, while Mrs.. Chas. R. Spang ler sang "The Star Spangled Banner," the girls slowly and gracefully followed the words with actions suited to the senti ment in each word of the song. Corporal H. B. Wilson of the Harrisburg Aviation Recruiting Squadron, gave the audience a short review of the war, uphold ing in highest honor the present administrationgiving just cen sure t o critics, and urging ut most speed and efficiency i n all work we can do, and urging u s to cooperate in all ways and means in making true o f our na tion that "In union there is strength." . There were present in the audience fourteen young men who had volunteered to work for the U. S. in the Aviation Service. Hon. John P. Sipes told them that even in so good a work as this, clothes would be torn and buttons come off, and instead of sending mothers, sis ters, and wives along to do the mending, he gave each a com fort kit filled with all the neces sities for doing it themselves. Then, every one gave the boys a hearty send off and left the auditorium feeling he could "do and dare" and help a little more to win the war. so survived by four sisters, Lizzie, widow of Rev. Armstrong, Lock Haven, Pa.; Alice, wife of George Wilson, near Fort Littletown; Mary, wife of Rev. E. M. Aller, York, Pa.; and Amanda, wife of a Mr. Boyles, Harrisburg, Pa. Dan, as he was familairly known, enjoyed the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends. He served his township as assessor for fourteen consecu tive years, and his work was al ways intensely satisfactory to his constituents as well as to the County Commissioners. Mrs. Catherine Ott. Mrs. Catherine Gordon Ott, widow of Thomas E. Ott, died at the home of her son Philip in Hopewell, Bedford County, on Wednesday, January 30, 1918. Funeral services were held at her home on Saturday morning and the remains taken to the cemetery at the Tonoloway Baptist church for interment. Mrs. Ott was a daughter o f Philip and Mary Gale Gordon, and she was born near Warfords burg, January 24, 1843, hence at her death she was aged 7 5 years and 6 days. She was married t o Thomas E. Ott of Friends Cove on the 16th of August, 1881. One son, Philip Gordon Ott, survives this union. She was a faithful member of the Primitive Bap tist church. From Our Subscribers. W. P. Stern, Youngstown, 0., January 28th:' "I note that you are having some unusually severe weather in the mountains of Pennsylvania. While we do not have as much snow here a3 you do, we have some cold weather. The coldest I have heard of here was 18 degrees below zero. The ice on the lake is 22 inches thick, and at Lake Milton, 14 miles west of this city, where we get our water supply, the ice is re ported to be 26 inches in thick ness. The lat el on my paper re minds me that I am in arrears, which is also a reminder of the fight of time. I herewith enclose my check for two dollars which please apply to ray subscrip tion." Mrs. J. Mac Tritle (Be?s Simp son) Spirit Lake, Iowa, January 18th. "Please find enclosed $1.50. to pay the subscription of my father-in-law, Luther F. Tritle, another year, and change the ad dress from Spirit Lake, to Lake Park, Iowa, R. R. 4, where we have bought a farm and will move upon it Tuesday the 22nd. Mr. Tritle makes his home v.ith us. We had a stock reduciion sale the 11th inst. Although the thermometer registered 2 y. below zero, we had a good sale. ery thing brought a good price. 'Inf ers coming 2 years old brou. 'it $74 50 a piece and cows brougiA around $100 00 a head. We are both quite anxious to get settled in our own home. We have a nice quarter-section, lying nice and fcood buildings. We, have had a carpenter (a Pennsylvania boy from Adams county) remodeling the house. Wc have a nice little grove, and that counts in Iowa when the wind blows 60 miles an hour, with the temperature 40 below zero. Mr. Editor, you must get after the Thompson scribes. They do not do nearly so well as I did myself when back there. I have contemplated writing to the News ever since I came to Iowa but have never gotten at it until this'evening. We are feeling the war times out here especially the coal and sugar question. Prices are good now. I sold a little basket of eggs this week that brought me $5.50. We have sold over $3,300, worth of hogs this year, and are keeping 19 over. We will soon be nicely settled at "Hillcrest" where we wifl welcome any of our Fulton County friends who may care to make us a visit. Best regards to all the News family. Bihop Seinslieimer. At the First United Brethren parsonage i n Chambersburg last Friday afternoon, Corp. John C. Bishop and Miss Mary Margaret Sensheimer were united in mar riage by Rev. Dr. Lutz. The groom is a son o f Mr. and Mrs. William Bishop, of Ayr town ship, and is now a member of Co. C, 112th. Infantry at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sensheimer, of Chambersburg, the former of whom witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop came over to this county and spent a day or two among relatives and friends, when John returned to Camp Hancock, and Mrs. Bishop will remain at home with her parents. The State. Water Supply Com mission has issued a warning that conditions which caused big floods in 1904 and other years are "imminent." Owners of river craft and property along streams are urged to make pre parations. Charles E. Gutshall, a farmer of Jackson township, Perry county, killed five hogs several days ago from which two sau sages were made, they being sixty-two feet long and fifty feet, neither one having a break. NEW FLOUR ORDER. Can Only Be Sold in Connection with Other Recognized Wtieat Substitutes. County Food Administrator John R. Jackson has received no tice of the following ruling which went into effect' Monday, Feb ruary-4th. "The need for wheat conser vation is so serious as to demand instant co-operation on the part of the entire public. It is ac cordingly ordered that beginning Monday February 4, and contin uing until further notice, all dealers in wheat Hour, either wholesale or retail, will be per- mitted to sell it only in coml na tion with other recognized wheat substitutes in the minimum ratio of one pound of wheat substitute to each one pound of wheat flour sold, unless it is first definitely determin ed that wheat substitu tes in equivalent quantities have been previously purchased from another source. For the present a written and signed declaration by flour purchaser within the trade will be considered suffici ent evidence on which to base this determination. Cereals to be re cognized as wheat substitutes are corn meal, corn starch, cornflour, hominy, corn crits, bsrley flour, irice. rice flour, oatmeal, rollod- h.ats, buckwheat flour, potato fiour, sweet potr.tu flour, soya bean flour, peteiita flours and meals, and no other, except that rye may be used until March 3. "All County Federal Food Ad ministrators are charged with the duty of seeing that thete regula tions are strictly observed by the trade, and will promptly report violations to the State Adminis trator. M ar Savings Fund. Philadelphia, February 1st. Three Counties in Pennsylvania has sold more than One Dollar's worth of War Savings Stamps up to the close of business on January 26th, according to re ports received from post masters at the headquarters of the Na tional War Savings Committee in this city. Union County leads all tne rest with sales of $1.27 for each inhabitant. Cameron is next with $102 and Cumber land runs third with $1.01 per capita. Not all the counties have sent in reports and those reporting, it was explained at headquarters are in all proba bility not complete. Thus while it may appear that a County is lagging in its patriotic duty, the fact may be that thousands of war stamps have been sold o f which no report has yet been made. Other counties are very close to the three leaders. Columbia has bought ninety-seven cents Worth per capita little Montour ninety cents, Pike seventy-one, Monroe sixty-eight, Elk fifty five, York fifty-three, Mifflin sixty-five, Montgomery sixty four and McKean sixty. Philadelphia has bought n, even fifty cents worth for eac of her 1,750,000 population. Northampton, with the Bethle hem Steel Works to draw upon, is credited with only twenty-six cents for each of her population. Clinton's record is forty-six cents; Bradford forty-four and Centre forty-four. Lancaster, Dauphin, Lehigh, Fulton, Northumberland, Berks, and Carbon are in the thirties. Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Hun tingdon, Lebanon, Luzerne, Sus quehanna, Schuylkill, and Tioga are in the twenties. Notice to Drafted Men. All drafted men who were call ed to appear for examina tion before the local board at Mc- Connellsb urg after Friday, Feb ruary 8th. are hereby notified that they do not need appear until further notice. J. L. Garland. Somewhere in France. Dec. 21, 1917. My dear Parents. Received your letter December 3 I was certainly glad to hear from you and know everybody is well. I received the pictures you sent. Thanks very much. I think they are fine. Everybody is busy fixing up their tents today. W e moved to a new camp site not far from where we were, a much nicer location. I received the box o f candy from Joan today, was surely very glad to get it. That is the one thing we all en joy and I believe the most accept able thing any one can send. I also got a large box of candy from Miss Dock some time ago. You will remember her as the lady who spoke at our commencement last August, and just lately I re ceived a very generous supply of candy from brother Roy. As it was all Ilershey good3 1 wasn't surprised when one of the fel lows asked me if I had shares in Ilershey 's factory. I received a big box from Silvius and a sweater last week and the peo ple with whom I boarded last summer at Milflinburg sent me a big box of candy and cakes, so you see I am being well taken care of, especially, since there are several other boxes I haven't mentioned. Prof. Illick (in structor in Dendrology at Mont Alto) sent me a small book con taining first lessons on spoken French. I got the papers you sent. It .snowed for the first time here last week, but it was only three or four inches and that all left soon, but another soon fell of about six inches and that is staying longer. I was at a village not far from here and after the snow stopped the whole town turned out and had a snow ball battle in which, we joined and enjoyed the fun with them. I suppose the draft army will be coming over soon. Tell Or lan Mock and the other fellows from home who smoke, to bring their supply of tobacco as sever al Frenchmen told me they could hardly get any here and their allowance has been cut consider ably. I would like very much to see the fellows when they come over here, but don't suppose I will While I think o f it, I wish Joe would send me some poems. I would like to learn quite a num ber. She will find a bonk in my trunk with one I would like to learn ("Lasca.") You don't need send any papers as I sub scribed for the European edition of the New York Herald and will get that oftenr and more quickly than a paper from Ameri ca. I read part of the book Over the Top," and if I can get a copy I will send it to Joe. It is very good. The French people think you are not a man till you have a mustache. They say, "Big boys, smooth faces," and they all ask how old we are. There are some big fellows with the Amex forces and you can imagine -how the French look at them when they don't see a beard of some kind. I haven't learned to "parlez" francais and don't think I ever ran. It is at least twenty times harder for me than German was. If 1 learn to pronounce the woHs it won't be till l split my tongue and fill my mouth with hazel nuts, as you have to get the words just right or they ne crom prend pas. Must write some other letters tonight. I sincere ly hope you are all well. Lovingly, Your Son, Newt. Doing Their Hit. Judge and Mrs. Peter Morton are doing their bit t o help win the war. They now have three sons enlisted in the service. James Newton, enlisted last July and is now "Somewhere in France." Mac enlisted in the Reserve Officers Training Corps and is stationed at State Col lege, Pa. Pete., Jr., their youngest Bon, joined the aviation unit and left Friday afternoon for San Antonio, Texas. Appropriations to State Highway Dept. Harrisburg, Jan. 31. The State Defense Commissjon today appropriated $500,000 from the $2,000,000 set aside for the safe ty and defense of the State by the Legislature, to. the State Highway Department, to aid in keeping open and repairing State highways. This money is to be added to the revenue .derived from the automobile licenses, and it developed that the State, owing to the high price in materials and labor, has practically given up any extensive road construction this year, except on equal bases with counties and boroughs. State highways are now being kept open at heavy cost, to facilitate the movement of truck train3 to the seaboard, and it was held in the solution making the appro priation that the roads 6hould be kept open on account of thi farm ers. The meeting was attended by Governor Brumbaugh, Lieu tenant Governor McClain, State Treasurer Kephart, Auditor Gen eral Berry. The Commission had previously authorized expendi ture of $180,000 by the Public Safey Committee. Other appropriations today were made to the Public Safety Committee as follows: $70,000 for the labor employ ment agencies to be conducted by the State, nation and Public Safety Committee, which placed over 10,000 persons last month. $50,000 for boys farm training camps, to be conducted at $170 per month per camp, to train boys for work on farms, to re lieve the shortage. $100,000 for expenses of coun tyand city public safety com mittees, at $25,000 per month, until May 31. $5000 for the woman's commit tee, for registration of women, for various kinds of work, and for food conservation. $5000 for publicity of the State Public Safety Committee. $40,000 for the Food Admini stration work of the committee. $2500 to the Military and Naval Service Bureau. $5000 for the division of ci vilian relief. $3S7-21 to meet deficit of the State Midwinter Show of Farm Products, held here. $5000 to pay expenses of mem bers of local draft boards in traveling from their homes to meeting-places, which expenses it was reported t o the Board the Government has refused to pay. $5000 which was voted a t the request of the Governor, to have a census taken of the food and other supplies in the State which can be obtained in case o f emer gency. The latter sum will not be used for any purchases, but to locate supplies and prepare for extended relief in any calamity. The Governor will direct the tak ing of this census. The meeting lasted three hours, and arrangements were made for accounting for all ex penditures through the Auditor General's office. Monday Closing Order Ruling. While the Monday Closing Or der of the Federal Fuel Adminis trator is in effect, all stores in Fulton County engaged in selling food and fuel, will be allowed to remain open for the sale of food and fuel only till 2 o'clock in the afternoon. At this hour all stores will close and reduce the heat to the lowest possible degree, re taining onlv such heat as is nec essary to prevent loss. All per sons affected by the closing order are expected to strictly observe the rule laid down; and any vio lations of the closing order, or the limitation placed on sales, will be dealt with by the Govern ment according to law. Nothing but food and fuel may be sold on Monday, and that only until 2 o'clock, so . long as this order is in effect. John R. Jackson, Federal Food Administrator for Fulton County, SALl'VIA. Woolly Worm Prognostications Indicate an Unusually Long Hard Wuter. Among our neighbors and friends who have been suffering for the past few days, and have had to call for physicians, are Reuben Mellott, John Hollinshead, George S. Mellott, Joseph Wyles and wife, Mrs. Wm. H. Fegley, two grand-children of George S. Mellott, Mrs. John Schooley ami John S. Sipes. L. R. Swartz, who has been a suitferer from Lid ney trouble, has, we are informed, gona to a hospital in Cumberland, Md., for a surgical operation. . At this writing there is appar ently no change in the condition of little Thelma Deshong, and, she may be some weaker. It is the most remarkable and peculi ar case that waacver known in this community. It all developed from that dreadful and enervat ing disease scarlet fever which seems to have settled in her head, nec.k, and whole system. Little George Swartz went to live with R. Y. Schooley when the lad's father went to the hos pital. Mr3. Berte Hann left last Mon day to join her husband and daughter Marie, near Deshler, O. Mrs. John Hann returned last Wednesday from 'an extended visit among friends in Boston and New York. t We note occasionally a call from a correspondent for the "woolly-worm prognosticator." The writer, although a careful research was made of the places where woolly worms were seen in former years, failed to see any last fall. But a reliable neighbor did see some, and kindly reported a few days ago. He claimud that there were seven distinct black rings from the head to the tail, with narrow white rings inter veningremarkable, unusual markings. The readings would indicate a very severe, prolonged winter, with cold waves, bliz zardly winds, with drifting, fol lowed by a mild day or two, then, a snowfall-thus alternating be tween the two extremes until the seven markings are completed; that is, until seven eras are com pleted. It is best for U3 not to know the dreadful, disheartening happenings of this life, else we. would worry ourselves to death. Truck Trains and Scow Drifts. The 180 War trucks accompan ied by more than 500 men, which are making their way t o the At lantic Seaboard over the Lin coln Highway from western fac tories, are getting real experi ence. The convoy is divided into six trains and each train into thr?e Eections. Each train is i n change of a Lieutenant, and each section, in charge of a Corporal. The trains are supposed to travel about a day apart, but the weath er has interfered with the pro gram as originally planned, and they are now doing the best they can. ine nrst train passed through McOonnellsburg last Friday afternoon, having staid in Bedford Thursday night, and they made Chambersburg Fri day night. Trains Nos. 2, 3 and passed through McConnells- burgon Saturday , Sunday and Monday respectively. Trains Nos. 5 and 6 are held up b y the blockade in the roads caused by the blizzard of Monday. A ' big Akron truck with a ten-ton load tore out a differential on the grade a mile east of town on Monday. As it was in the middle of. the road and a big snow drift o n either side, it had the right of way and traffic was held up un til a road could be shoveled around it McConnellsburg was practical ly shut in. There were no out going nor incoming mails from Saturday until Wednesday after noon. In that, we were not so . much worse-off than our neigh bors, for the South Penn rail road was entirely out of business during the same time, with the consequence that we got no nidi, express, freight, nor passenger service, a condition that has not existed in the memory of the oldest inhabitant 1 i i i I 4
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