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INTERESTING PABAGSAPHS
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CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
Mrs. D. Hunter Patterson, has
been ill for several days.
K. H. Kirk of Hiram i8 spend
in? this week in Philadelphia.
Charles DufTy has been housed
up at his home at Webster Mills
several days from a severe cold.
David Lauver, Himmel Harris
and Thomas Carbaugh of Big:
Cove Tannery, were in town
transacting business last Thurs
day. Mrs. D. A. Nelson spent the
time from Saturday until Monday
visiting her son William and wife
and son David Alexander at
Newville, Pa.
Earl Barmont, who came home
onja furlough and took measles,
by which his furlough was ex
tended, went back to Camp Lee
Monday to report for duty.
Mr. E. C. Peck, o f Oklahoma
City, spent the time from Friday
until Monday in the home of his
cousin Jonathan P. Peck, near
St. Thomas, Franklin County.
On account of ill health, Ken
neth Glazier had to resign his po
sition as teacher of the Corner
school in Ayr township, and the
term will be completed by Miss
Ruth Harris.
Mr. Geo. W. Foreman and son
Roy of Wells Valley drove to Mc
Connellsburg yesterday. Roy
was here to take the examination
preparatory to entering the ser
vice of Uncle Samuel.
Mrs. H. W. Hayes and daugh
er R :th, who had been spending
wo weeks with Mrs. Hayes's
n ither, Mrs. Catherine Duffy at
Vebiter Mills, returned to Mer-er&bui-z
last Saturday.
rilO!i&. Frank 13. Sipts
ys the highest market, price
:r -r2t hides at fieir butcher
0i M "rvrmp'lsh'ir-, a'so
.ig'u-st price paid for calf skins
bocpski.is and tallow.
Advertisement.
Mr. C J. Hess, Shade Gap's
jrpular miller, stopped in Mc
Jonnellaburg a short time yester
lay on his return from Chambers
mi? where he had been to get
lis buckwheat rolls sharpened.
The olde- t barber at Lancaster
s W. W. Huber, who reached the
fige o(71 on Valentine day. This
day also happens to be the date of
the birth of his father in 1820, his
brother Titm in 1848, his sister
Mary in 1S54, his brother James
n 1S55, and his son in 1880. Mr.
fluber frequently shaved Presi
dent Bachanan.
Miss Annie Buckley, of Fort
Littleton, accompanied by her
Bister Sadie, (Mrs. A. C. Colo
idge) of Smith Center, Kans.,
spent the time between "trains"
i n McConnellsburg yesterday.
Mrs. Collidge came to the parent
al home in December to attend
the fuuneral of Miss Cohick, and
she expects to return to Kansas
next week.
Rev. Lowe, Mtytown, Pa.,
who preached in the Reformed
church on the 3rd o f February,
will preach in the Reformed
church next Sunday morning and
evening, and the Sunday schools
and Christian Endeavor societies
of both the Presbytorian and Re
formed will be held i n the same
church. The Presbyterian church
will not be heated. A full at
tendance of the mombers and
friends of both the Presbyterian
and the Reformed congregation
should be present to hear Rev.
Lowe.
Uncle Sam Good to the Boys. '
Students who attended the
Summer Normal schools conduct
ed by the editor of the News dur
ing the eighties will remember
Mack Aller, fine muscular young
fellow. He has been a minister
in the M. E. Church for many
years and is now stationed at
Dillsburg, Pa. His friends will
be interested in knowing that his
son Paul Peffer Aller is a sei
geant in the Signal Reserve
Corps, CampFremont,Calif. Paul
enlisted in Harrisburg and was
first stationed at CampDodge, Des
Moines, Iowa. When his battal
ion broke camp at DesMoines the
thermometer registered 27 de
grees below zero, and when they
landed in Cal. the roses were
blooming, the birds were Bing
ing, and the air was as balmy as
a June day in old Pennsylvania.
He says "California is the state
for me."
Paul is loud in his praises of the
way Uncle Sam treats the boys.
Valentine Partj.
A very pleasant Valentine par
ty was held at the home of W.
B. ' Stigers, near Warfordsburg.
Those present were: Fern Crist,
Neta Lambert, Lucy Ranck,
Mary Chesnut, Clura Spiker,
Mildred Andrews, Gladys Charl
ton, La Verne Charlton, Mabel
Waugh, Alta Sigel, Mary Bishop,
Lola Morgret, Evalyn Charlton,
Margaret Stigers, Clyde Crist,
Albert Manning, Elias Lynch,
Claude Spiker, Shelby Hill, Wal
lace Hess, James Stahle, Reed
Mellott. M r. and Mrs. Roy W.
Lay ton, and children Ralph and
and Louise; and Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Stigers.
The evening was spent in play
ing games. Keireshments were
served about 11 o'clock. Every
body reports having had a good
time.
MORE WAR TRUCKS.
A POWERFUL AID
When you feel sluggish and
nervous, tired and indifferent,
you have the first symptoms
of declining strength and your
system positively needs the
special nutritive food-tonic in
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
to replenish your blood power.
enliven its circulation and bring
, back the snap and elasticity of
good health. Scott's Emulsion
supplies Nature with the correct
building. food which is better
than any drugs, puis or
alcoholic mixtures.
The Norwerlan cod liver oil la
Scott' Emulsion It now refined In oar
own American laboratories which
makea it pure and palatable.
Bcott Bown,BloonifieW.N.J. XHk
Fell on icy Sidewalk.
Mr. C. Murray Ray is confined
to his home. Monday evening he
was carrying two buckets of
water on Market street, when he
slipped on the icy sidewalk, fell,
and for a time it was feared that
he had sustained serious injury.
A careful examination showed
that no bones had been broken,
and he will likely be on the job
transporting freight between
Fort Loudon and McConnellsburg
in a very few days.
A Urge H g.
A hog that may be a record-
breaker was butchered by Martin
Grove, of Grafton Huntingdon
County. It weighed 560 pounds
dressed. 1 1 was six feet around
the front shoulders and six and
one-half feet long. It was a Du-
roc Red Jersey and was what is
called a second year hog. The
hog had been sold to J. H. Herb-
ster, a lumberman, at twenty
cents a pound, and it brought
$122.00.
New Game Protector.
H. C. McGaughey, of La-
master, Pa., was in town a few
hours last Friday. Mr. McGaugh
ey was recently appointed Game
Protector for Fulton and Franklin
county, to succeed J. A. Miller,
who resigned on account of ill
health. Persons ha ving business
with the Game Protector can do
so by mail to Lem aster, or by the
Bell Phone 72 5. Mercersburg ex
change.
Broke Two Ribs.
Last Sunday evening a 8 Fran
cis M. Taylor of the State High
way Department, was i n the act
of dropping some letters into a
street mail box, he slipped on the
icy sidewalk, fell across the curb,
breaking two ribs and injuring
himself generally. On Monday
he was able to come t o his home
in this place where h e i3 now
under the care of Dr. Mosser.
First of a Series of Eighteen Trains
Passed Through McConnellsburg
Tuesday Evening.
Company 3 of the 308th motor
supply train of the quartermas
tors corps, passed through Mc
Connellsburg Tuesday evening
and spent the night in Chambers-
burg, having driven from Stoyes
town that day.
This is the first train of a series
of eighteen that are leaving De
troit a day apart, and are com
posed of about thirty big khaki
colored Packard army trucks des
tined for the use ofGeneral Persh
ing's army in France.
The drivers of the trucks Tues
day had some thrilling experi
ences on the mountains. The
mountain roads aro practically
covered with smooth clear, green
ice, not in itself bad when cold
and dry; but when wet and thaw
ing, as it was on Tuesday from
the rain and warm wind, a driver
wants to "look out." The east
side of the Tuscarora was not
reached until dark Tuesday eve
ning and in descending the driv
ers found their big machines al
most uncontrollable. They had
scarcely begun the descent when
the machine began to revolve like
carousals and cork-screwed down
the mountain side, while the
frightened chauffeurs sat power
less to stop them. Frightened by
the dangerous aspect, many of
the soldiers jumped from the
trucks, and it was really a mir
acle that none was hurt.
As has been stated, this was
the fl'-Rt ot a series of 18 trains
of about 30 trucks and 80 or 90
men each, so that a train a d;ty
will likely pass over the Linco.'n
Highway each day during tho j
uext two weeks or more.
Strait-Black.
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David S Strait, son of Sheridan
and Sadie Wolf Strait, of Water
fall, and .Miss Bessie Maude,
daughter of David A. and Eliza
beth Baker Black, of the same
place, were married at Three
Springs on Lincoln's Birthday
(last week) b Rev. George M.
Frownfelter of theM. E. Church.
The contracting parties are ex
cellent young people and have
the best wishes of a large circle
of friends.
Sunday, February 24th there
will be preaching at Ebenezer at
10:30; at Siloan at 2:30; and at
Asbury at 7:00.
Nine Mure Next Week.
Nine more Fulton County boys
will leave for Camp Lee next
week. This, with the number of
enlisted men credited to the Coun
ty, will probably fill our quota of
67 men as by the first draft. The
names of the boys who will re
port at McConnellsburg on Tues
day afternoon at 3 o'clock o f
next week, and en'rain at Fort
Loudon at three o'clock Wednes
day, are: Harry Wilbur Shaw,
Thompson township; Howard
Fisher, Ayr; David Thomas
Woodcock, Taylor; William Atlee
Burpee Truax. Belfast; Michael
Smith Wilt Henry, Dublin; Clem
Chesnut Mellott, Licking Creek;
George Vic Roy Hendershot,
Union; Alfred Franklin Baker,
Wells; and Clem Albert Deshong,
Licking. Creek.
With the going of George V.
Hendershot, Union township
will have furnished ten men of
the 67 the greatest number
furnished by any one township
in the County.
Get Ready For It
The Cuban Spy, a play that will
be given in the Auditorium on
Friday evening, March 1st by the
boy scouts will be one that you
will greatly enjoy; and then, you
will be repaid in the thot that you
have helped cancel the debt as
sumed by the Dramatic Club when
the Auditorium was made the
most attractive show house Mc
Connellsburg has ever had.
The price of admission will be
25 and 35 cents, and the doors
will open at 7 o'clock, and the
play will begin at 7:30. Do not
miss it. You will enjoy it just as
fully as though you paid 50 or 75
cents.
Educational Meeting.
The fourth local institute in
Dublin township was held at
Fort Littleton Feb. 8th.
The questions discussed were:
1. Value of Local Institutes. 2.
Poetry; Value of in Teaching
History. 3. How do you secure
and hold attention. The follow
ing teachers were present: Ada
Gutchall, Gertrude . Gelvin, Es
ther Welch, Jane Cromer, John
Kelso, Roy Mathias of Dublin;
Emma Gelvin and Howard Knep
per, of Taylor and Frank Stinson
of Huntington County. Jane A.
Cromer, Secretary.
Bold Your Temper.
Get mad if you must, but don't
fly off the handle, is the advice of
a sage. When you express your
self others see what's in you, and
ns a rule see less than they
ihnught was there; but if you are
silent you have them guessing,
and the chances are that they
will think there's more in you
than there really is which will
be greatly to your advantage.
features of Jerseys.
Jersey cattle the most numer
ous breed in the United States,
originated in the Island of Jersey.
Jerseys and Guernseys probably
had the same foundation stock,
but have been developed toward
different ideals so that the breeds
now differ in a number of partic
ulars. Jerseys vary considerably in
color. Shades of fawn, squirrel
gray, mouse color, and very dark
brown are common. Jerseys
have a highly organized nervous
system and are usually somewhat
excitable, responding quickly to
good treatment and good feed.
Cows average about 900 pounds
and bulls 1,500 pounds in weight.
The Jersey cow gives rich,' yellow
colored milk and is an excellent
butter-fat producer.
flolsteia Cattle.
The Holstein-Friesian, com
monly known as the Holstein
breed, originated in the northern
part of Holland, where it has
been bred for centuries. Hol-
steins have grown greatly in
numbers and popularity in recent
years in this country and are
most numerous in the United
States in the Middle Atlantic,
Middle Western, and Pacific sec
tions.
Holstein cattle are of black and
white color. They are docile and
even tempered, not goooV- "rust
lers," and d o best when plenty
of feed is avilable. Holstein
cows average about 1,250 pounds
and bulls 1,800 pounds in weight
The average of milk production
is high, but the percentage of
butter fat is comparatively low.
State Agricultural Notes.
Livestock on the farms of the
State is valued at $190,863,653,
00. An increase of two per cent.
in the number of sheep in the
State during the past year shows
an awakened interest in sheep
raising which agricultural officials
will try to increase until Pennsyl
vania gets back in the million
sheep class.
It is estimated that close to
two million cords of wood were
used by the farmers of the State
during the past year, with a val
ue of $6,867,000.00.
The record yield of white po
tatoes in 1916 is reported from
California where 692.7 bushels
were secured on an acre.
A Colorado farmer averaged
81.5 bushels of winter wheat o n
twelve acres of land and a Virgi
nia farmer hal 174 bushels of
corn to an acre is other record
yields for 1916.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will be made to the Public Service
Commission of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, by the Pure Oil Pipe
Line Company, a Pennsylvania cor
poration, and by The Pure Oil Pipe
Line Company, an Ohio corporation,
for a Certificate of Public Conveni
ence evidencing the Commission's ap
proval t o the Pure Oil Pipe Line
Company to lease its pipe line system
to The Pure Oil Pipo Line Company
(of Ohio.) The public hearing on
which will be held in the rooms of the
Commission at Harrisburg, on the
27th day of February, 1018, at 9:30
o'clock A. M. when and wbere all
persons in Interest may appear and
be heard If they so desire.
Ahlinuton C. Harvey,
John VV. Dcnkel,
Eugene Mackev,
2-14-2t Attorneys for Applicants.
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We told you about Underwear, Shoes and
Winter Clothing. Well, we have sold
more of these goods than we ever
did sell; and
Do You Wear Wool ?
If you wear wool and have enough to last you next
year, you are all right, as when we bought ours,
Wool was selling around 30c. a pound.
Now it is worth 75 or 80 cents, and la
bor much higher.
Old Prices.
We still have some Men's Wool Drawers that we
can sell at old prices $1.00 and $1.35, and the
same is true of Rubbers and Shoes. We have
a nice lot that we are selling at
last year's prices.
SOAP.
Just got eight 100-Cake Boxes of Cocoa-oil Butter
milk Soap, in 2 oz. cake, at 5c. cake; Lenox
Soap, 5c; Blueing, 5c. bottle. Holdfast
Shoe Nails 4c. box, Hames Hooks, 8c.
Dr. Hess's Remedies
FOR ALL KIND OF STOCK.
If you have anything that is on the decline a Horse,
Cow, Hog, Sheep, or Chicken, let us show you
that it can be made right. Eggs are 60 cents
a dozen and it will pay you to try our
panacea at 25c. 50c, $1.00 and $2.00
packages. Just try a small pack, and be
convinced that we are telling you the truth.
We are selling more of it each season. Why not try
it? It will cost you nothing, and it will bring results.
We also have some good Underwear in Creton that
it will pay you to buy. It will
be much higher.
HULL & BENDER
McConnellsburg, Pa.
I SHIPPENSBURG STATE NORMAL SCHOOL J
.t Spring Term of 13 Weeks Opens Monday, April 1st
1 FREE TUITION. J
Free tuition to students 17 or more years of age who t
expect to teach; to other?-, $1 50 per week. Boarding, fur-
nished room with heat light and laundry included, $4 50
per week.
t Special c ursG8 open to your g people who have complet-
ed or who will complete tbe public school course and to
teachers who wish to secure better certificates. The norm-
al school course is a very practical one, fitting for any type
of work. t
t Now is the time to prepare for teaching; good salaries,
permanent positions; not dependent upon duration of war
or business conditions.
Summer term of six, weeks opens July 1. Forcata-
I logue and full information address,
1 EZRA LEUMAN, Ph. D., Principal.
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Geo.W.Reisner&Co.
HAVE A FEW
Ladies' and Misses Coats
left that you can buy at a bargain,
as we want to clear them out en
tirely. It will pay you to look them over
Suits and Overcoats
We can save you $3.00 to $5.00 on
a suit or overcoat. Some elegant
values in these goods. -
Dress Goods
for spring ana coming in. These
goods were bought very early and
are cheap compared with the pres
ent market. -
Fculbjbers
of all kinds,
stock yet.
The best and a fair
Come
in
Geo. W. Reisner & Co.,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
100C
THE UNIVERSAL CAR.
Get Your FORD While
Getting is Good,
We are issuing this notice to intending buyers that
they may protect themselves against delay or disap
pointment in securing a FORD CAR. Delay in placing
your order at this time may cause you to wait several
months when you want a FORD.
The ' unusual winter demand for FORD CARS
makes it necessary for us to confine the distribution
of cars only to those agents who have orders for imme
diate delivery rather than permit any agent to stock cars
in anticipation of later spring sales. If, therefore, you
are planning to purchase a FOKD CAR we advise you
to place your order to-day with our authorized FORD
agent listed below and don't be disappointed later r
Immediate orders will have prompt attention.
PRICES :
Runabout
Touring
car - muu
Ford One-ton Truck - - 600.00
ALL F. O. B. DETROIT.
May we not have your order for one? We pledge Ford
owners the reliable Ford service at our authorized
agent listed below as he carries a full line of genuine
Ford parts at standard Ford prices; also, a full line ac
cessories and skilled workmen to give you ef ficent ser
vice, any time, any where. ;
FORD MOTOR CO.
Ford Sales and Service Agent,
EMORY A. DIEHL
Locust Grove, Pa., controlling the territory of
Brush Creek, Union, Belfast and Bethel town
ships, Fulton County, Pa.
Administrators' Notice.
Estate ot Mr. Martha Skllea, late of Belfast
towmhlp, deceased.
Notice In hereby Riven, that Letters of Ad
ministration upon the above estate have been
grunted to the undersigned. All person hav
Inir claim aifiilnst said estate will present
thtrtn properlv authenticated for settlement,
and those owing the same will please call and
aettle.
F D. 8KILKS,
M X SMITH. 5
1-1 0-0 1, Administrator.
Trespass notices for sale at the
News office 6 for a , quarter.
Bent prepaid by mail if cash ac
companies tbe order.
Western Maryland Railway.
In Effect January 6, 1918.
Subjeot to change without notloe.
Train teste Hanoooi ai follow :
No, S-1 18 p. m. (dally) for Cumberland. We
Vlrgtnla point, and Pittsburgh, Chicago
ad the Weil, -
No. I 805 p. m. (dally) for Begentown.
Wavnesboro, Chaisberaburg, Gettys
burg Hanover, Unlllre, Washington,
Philadelphia and New York.
8. ENNES
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Qenaral Manager,
O.'T. 8TEWABT1
Oen'lPaaseoger Af'l