VOL. XIX. KO. 25.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 7,1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Dare Recently
Pissed Away.
Aaron M. Richards.
Aaron Morgret Richards, pass
ed away at his home in McCon
nellsburg on Thursday evening.
February 28, 1918, aged 43 years
and 10 days. The funeral was
held in the Presbyterian church
on the following Monday after
noon at 1 o'clock, and the ser
mon was preached by a former
pastor, Rev. J. Leidy Yearick, of
the Roformed Church. Inter
ment was made in Union ceme
tery. The deceased wa3 a son of
J j ,eph L. and Margaret Rich
ards, and on the 30th day of
December 1897, he was married
to Miss Minnie, daughter of
Henry and Rebecca Glenn Wash
abaugh. From the time of their
marriage until five years ago,
they were engaged in farming in
Ayr township, at which time his
health began to fail, and he made
sale of his personal property,
purchased a lot and built a nice
house in McConnellsburg, where
he resided until last fall when he
eold the property to Mrs. E.J.
Johnston, and bought the Shoe
maker term from the Magsam
Brothers, and expected to move
upon it the first of April.
Mr. Richards was a member of
the Reformed Church, having
been a deacon in the local church
for a period of twenty years, and
was an earnest conscientious offi
ce1, whose counsels will be miss
ed in the consistory of that organ
ization. BesUes his widow, he is
survived by the following sisters
and brother?: Jessie, wife of
ArchieBrubaker; Ida, wife of Jas.
Gordon; Goldie M., wife of Ira
Diehl; Curtis and James, resid
ing in Ayr township, and Wil
liam, Harvey, and Charlie, resid
ing near Lswisburg, Ohio.
John T. Kerr.
Word recently came to the
family of John F. Kendall in the
Cove, that John T. Kerr died at
his home in Auro a. 111., on Mon
day, February 21, 1918, aged
about 68 years, lie is survived
by his wife, whom he married in
Illinois, and by one son.
John Krrr was a son of the
late Samuel Kerr, who owned
and lived on the farm now owned
by Roy M. Kendall, (the James
Nelson farm). It wus from that
farm that the Kerr family, re
moved to Nebraska, about 45
years asro. With the passing of
John, the last one of the Samuel
Kerr family has gone.
John was a school teacher in
this county before he wnt west,
caching the Jugtown school one
winter, and another winter, down
in Bethel township. The nearest
relative in this county i s Mary
Pittman, whose mother was
first cousin of John.
John's mother was a Bhir,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Blair, who lived on the Scot
Daniels farm at Patterson's Run
Thomas Ray.
At the advanced age of ninety
years, Thomas H. Ray, died at
the home of his daughter,. Mrs,
W. H. Young at Pitcairn, Pa.
on Sunday, February 24, 1918.
The deceased was a brother
Joseph Ray who lived in the
Meadowgrounds three-quarters
of a century ago. and who was
the grandfather of Sanner, Mur
ray and Lloyd Ray of this place
Thomas was a veteran of the
Civil War and a good citizen
By his death the News loses
one of its subscribers that has
been on the list almost from the
tine of its founding.
Coffee $8 a l'oatid in Vienna.
The Vienna news papers an
noance that cocoa is now being
sold in Vienna at $12 a pound.
Russian tea is quoted at $7 50 a
pound and coffee costs $8 a pound.
The war has brought in a host of
coffee substitutes, composed
mainly of chicory, malt, barley
and acorns.
Almost Eighty-eight.
Our old friend Samuel Bender
has kept pretty close to the stove
this winter, but the bright sun
shine, last Saturday tempted him
down town and he stopped at the
News office a few minutes to rest
and exchange greetings with the
Editor. For a man that saw real
service in the Civil War, and
that has almost reached his
eighty-eighth milestone on life's
highway, he is looking well; but,
of course, not strong enough to
ift himself over a 'fence by his
bootstraps."
Uncle Sam," as he is familiary
Known, was oorn in ine oia
Bender home on East Market
Street, now owned by M. M.
Bender, on the first day of April.
830, and during his long life has
resided in the town o f his nati
vity. He is a cabinent-maker
and carried on the business in
this town many years. He is
the sixth child of a family of
eleven children born to his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bender,
all of whom have passed except
himself and Martin M., the latter
being the youngest member of
his father's family.
Mr. Bender went into the army
to help put down the Rebellion
in the fall of 18G4, and without
many preliminaries he was in
ducted into experience in the
front line trenches." At the
terrible struggle at Fort Stead
man in 1805, at which Nick Ott
ost his right arm, others, their
heads; and many others, their
ives, Uncle Sam was right "in
the midst of them." For this
service Mr. Bender was reward
ed with a monthly pay-cnecK oi
thirteen bucks, and he now draws
a smaller pension than a woman.
From Onr Subscribers.
Sherman Bard, R. 1, Cone-
maugh, Pa, March 4, 1918. Mr.
Editor: Encclosed please find
$1.50 to renew our paper for
another year.
We have been here a year Feb.
26th, and we are always anxious
for Friday to come t o get the
News. We have had a very
cold winter the coldest we have
had was 30 below zero.
I work on a truck farm for
Authony Mellott We work
eight head of horses. We set out
50 thousand cabbage plants last
spring. We sold the cabbage
last fall from the field at 2i cents
a pound. We put in the cellar
four tons, and we are selling it
now at five cents a pound. We
set out five thousand tomato
Diants and just about the
time they began to ripen
big frost came and froze them.
Then we gathered the best of
them and sold them for $1.00 a
bushel. We planted four pounds
of cucumber seeds and they did
well. We sold them at six cents
a dozen up to $2.00 a bushel.
We want to set out a hundred
thousand cabbage plants this
spring if we can-and I'll tell
you it is a back breaking job
setting out plants.
I would like to see some of the
Fulton County people come out
this summer, to show them a field
of cabbage.
We are having nice weather
now, the snow is about all gone.
Flag Presentation.
In line with a beautiful custom
being established in other com
munities, a service flag was pre
sented to the Presbyterian church
and Sunday school of McCon
nellsburg last Sunday afternoon
by a family of the congregation.
The flag is suspended back of the
pulpit and bears three stars, rep
resenting three boys, who are
members of the local Presbyte
rian church, and are in the United
States Military service,, The
boys are: Sergt. Thos. F. Sloan,
Co. B. 319 Field Seg. Btn., Camp
Sherman, Chilicothe, O.; John
Quincy Taylor, Co. B, 23rd Regt
U. S. Eng., American Expediti
onary Forces, "Somewhere in
France."; and Wayne Q. Taylor,
Co 1230, Casual Det, Motor Me
chanics, Camp Hancock, Ga,
FREMI TROUBLE FOR COON.
Ei-McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon
Railroad Contractor Behind the
Bars in New York.
Tuesday's daily papers say that
Clyde E. Coon, who gave his
residence as Norfolk, Va., was
taken into custody in New York
City, on Monday as a fugitive
from justice on telegraphic ad
vices from Kansas City, Mo.
Coon said his family was in Cleve
land, O.
According to the telegram, the
charge against Coon is "aiding
in misapplying funds" of the
Lemasters National Bank, Lem
asters, Pa. The police said he
had been at liberty under bond
of $25,000 pending his trial in
Scranton, next week, but that
his bondsman, who lives in Kan
sas Uity. desired to surrender
him,
Coon said he was promoter and
had a $500,000 contract for rail
road work between Norfolk,
Washington and Yorktown and
was trying to raise funds to fi
nance his contract.
Of course, the names of Post,
Shearer and Coon will long be
remembered by certain citizens
of McConnellsburg and Fort Lru
don, and the connection thoe
gentlemen had with the prona
tion and construction of "our"
railroad; and there are among us
those who are unchristian enough
to feel that they are now getting
what is coming to them.
The Cuban Spy.
For two-and-onc-half hours,
ast Friday night, the Boy Scouts
of McConnellsburg, assisted by
several young ladies, entertained
a "full house" in the Auditorium.
The opening act was a sur
prise, indeed, to our citizens.
When the curtain was raised, we
saw lor tne nrst time our Boy
Scout Band, "aged three
months." Many in the audience
did not know that we had this
infant" in our midst, but before
the boys played ten bars all were
sure it was not a dream. Under
the instruction of Prof. C. R.
Shore, the Scouts, in the short
space of three months, were able
to appear and play real music be
fore an audience.
The appearance of the band
was the greatest local "hit" of
the season, and it went straight
to the heart of the audience. We
hardly need say that we are
proud of them. Mr. Shore will
no longer be able to lead the band,
but we trust other arrangement
may be made for drill and in
struction. The play "Cuban Spy" was
then given, and for two hours the
stage was a whirl of fun and
frolic of the most pleasing kind,
and the end seemed to come all
too Boon. The attention and re
spect shown was the logical ex
pression of appreciation by the
Dublic. and the boys need not
hesitate to ask for future sup
port
Dave Gone Into the Service.
Herbert Cromer, of Fort Little
ton, and Lewis Linn, of this
place, who were in the draft and
would have had to go with ihe
next increment, have been as
signed as General Engine and
Special Automobile Mechanics or
Repairmen for the Aviation of
the U. S. Signal Corps, and yes
terday left for the Kellv Aviation
Field at San Antonio, Texas.
' Witz Mason, son of ex-Sheriff
and Mrs. Frank Mason, who has
been employed as Civil Engineer
in the service of the Pennsylva-
nia Railroad and stationed at
Columbus, O., and who was in
the draft, has also enlisted and
has been assigned to duty as an
engineer in the Sanitary CorpB,
at Camp Stuart, Newport News,
Virginia.
M. C. Kauffman and Charles
M. Kauffman, of the vicinity of
White Pine sanatorium, were fin
ed $25 each for permitting their
dogs to run at large and kill deer
in the South mountains.
DONOR ROLL.
Look Oyer the List and See the Names
of Your Friends and, Perhaps,
Your Own Narre.
Nobody expects a newspaper
to sell for the same price i t did
five years ago any more than
they expect to get a sack of flour,
a pound of bacon, or a pair of
shoes at the old price. From the
following list it will be seen that
people think the News worth a
dollar and a half and they pay it
without a kick, the same a s they
pay for other things that have
advanced. The truth is, that
the dollar and a half that the
publisher gets for theNEWS now,
does not buy as "much eats," as
a dollar did five years ago.
Alexander, E. A. 9-26-18
Aller, Harry 10-22-18
Aller, Walter 6-15-18
Anderson. W. H. 2-5-19
Anderson, S. W. 1-1-19
Baker, A. Frank 1-1-19
Baker, D. W. 1-18 20
Bard, Sherman 2 23-19
Bare, Mrs. Bertha 12-9 18
Barr, Mrs. Grace 12 20-18
Barnett. Bert . 4 1-18
Bishop, Luther ' 1-1-18
Bivens, Mrs. Barney 2-1-19
Bell Telephone Co., 1-1-19
Black, P. Fred 31-19
! Blackburn, Mrs. Anna 3-14-19
'-olinger, A. J. 12-14-18
th, W. Erby 3 1-19
BruM-,on. W. J. 5-15-18
Brani, Edwin S. 4 1-19
Clevengc-r. W. S. ! 1-1-18
Glower. Stella 8-25-18
Connelly, Miss Pearl 7-31-18
Cook,' A. J. 1-21-19
Coolidge, Mrs. A. C. 1-1-19
Cooper. Mrs. Gao. W. 1-15-19
Cromer, Mrs. H. W. 2-12-19
Cutchall, Mrs. John D. 11-2818
Davis, Mrs. Demaris 2-2-19
Davis, Mrs. Belle 2 1-19
Davison, A. G. 2-10-20
Daniels, H. S. 1-1-19
Deaver, Allen 2-1-19
Deshong, J. W. 3-1-19
Deshong. L. I. 10-1-18
Dixon, Dr. S. G. 6-1-18
Dunlap, Geo. Ed 9-21-18
Edwards, Miss Marion 1-26-19
Everts, John 1-1-19
Fisher, Mrs. Geo. W. 1-9-18
Fix, Mrs. Geo. W. 2-1-19
Foreman. Geo. W. 7 20-18
Fox, Elliott T. 4-2-18
Fox. Wm. A. 4-2-18
Fraker, D. W. 10-10-19
Fraker. Elmer E. 11-19-18
Freeman, Mrs. Sallie 11-9-18
Funk, James A. 1-17-19
Gaster, Harry H. 1-2-19
Glazier. Tobie 2-1-19
Gress, Harry 8-1-18
Hann, Eli 4-9-18
Hammann, Mrs. John 2-1-19
Heefner, Wm. H. 3-15-19
Hege, Joseph P. 11-16-19
Hawkins, Evan 2-1-19
Henry, Jacob 7-14-18
Hess, C. J. 5-2-20
Hill. Miss Mary 2-26-19
Hill, Mrs. D. Howard 1-10-19
Hohman, John 1-1-19
Hohman, Harry 4-18-18
Hoover, John 1-2-19
Hoover, N. E. 11-1-18
Horton, Mrs. Martha 2 4-19
Houpt, Miss Rose 12 8-18
Humbert, W. R. 2-1-19
Humbert, Geo. W. 9-1-18
Lachman, Mrs. Minnie 1-1-19
Keefer, Cyrus 1-20-19
Kendall. Miss Ruth I. 1-20-19
Kirk, Harold R. 8-16-18
Kline, J. G. 2-2-19
Laidig, Mrs. Margaret 4-24-19
Laidig, Mrs. Ray 12-15-18
Lake, Boyd M. 1-20-19
Mathias, M. D. 1-9-18
Martin. D. W. 6-12-18
Mason, Miss Lois 6-1-18
Marks, Bert 5-1-18
Mayne, J. Frank 3-10-20
McCIure. Robert L. 1-2-19
McGovern, Clark 9-21-18
McElhaney, Jas. A. 1-2-19
Mellott, Mrs. Frank E. 1-13-19
Mellott, Gilbert J. 3-1-19
Mentzer, Mrs. Russell 6-25-18
Metz, Mrs. Annie Prosser 11-1-18
Miller. Wm. 11-14-18
Mills, Mrs. W. H. 2-18-19
Moore, Una L. 12-25-18
Moseby, Mrs. M. E. 11-11-18
Neal, Mrs. Maude M-19
Nelson, D. A. . 5-1-17
SUDDEN DEATH.
Martin Wolf Found Dead in Bis Cabin
Near the Old Eckert Place Last '
Sunday Afternoon.
Martin Wolf was the last mem
ber of his father's family. He
was aged 45 years, and was a Bon
of Rev. Simon Wolf a sainted
pastor of the Reformed Church,
who ministered to the Reformed
congregation in McConnellsburg
during the eighties. Martin was
aged about 45 years, unmarried,
and since the death of his parents
and sister Mrs. Vallie Houp, has
ived alone, and during the past
two years he has lived in a shanty
on the Bert Doyle property just
across the hollow from the old
Eckert home on the Chambers
burg turnpike east of town, and
he spent much of his time dur
ing the day in McConnellsburg
sawing wood. Last baturaay
evening about 10 o'clock, he was
seen leaving town for his home.
The weather was spring-like
Sunday afternoon, and Paul Shi
nier and John Stouteagle went up
to the Gilbert place now owned
by Harry Hamill and tenanted by
his son Robert. There they were
joined by Robert and the three
boys strolled up toward the
mountain. When they reached
Martin's cabin, they looked in
and saw Martin lying on a couch
apparently asleep. As he did
not awaken at their call, they
went to him and found him cold
in death. District Attorney
Kirk was notified, and he with
others went to the cabin. From
indications apparent, Martin had
suffered an attack of acute in
digestion during the night which
wa3 so violent that his heart gave
way.
The deceased was taken to the
undertaking rooms of H. S. Dan
iels, where it was prepared for
burial, and the funeral took place
in the Reformed church at 9
o'clock. Tuesday morning, the
services beincr conducted bv Rev.
L. Yearick, late the pastor of
that congregation, I n t e rment
was made in Union cemetery.
Mrs. G. B. Mellott spent the
time from Saturday until Monday
in Chambersburg visiting her
daughter, Miss Samantha.
Ott, John W. 9-21-18
Paylor, Wm. 2-21-19
Peck, Walter A. 9-1-18
Peters, Mrs. Geo. W. 1-1-19
Pittman. Samuel 10-9-18
Rice. Gilbert 1-2-19
Richards. Rev. T. D. 9-6-18
Richards. Charles 12-1-19
Rotz, John W. 2-15-19
Runyan, W. T. 3-1-19
Scheidelman. Peter 2-25-18
Seelar, Walter 4-15-19
Slacker, Chas. 6-4-19
Sharpe, Mrs. E. A. 1-1-19
Shaw, W. L. 9-21-18
Shaw, Maurice E, 2-7-19
Shives. Mrs. Belle 1-1-19
Shore, C. R. 9-10-18
Sines, Mrs. Alice 1-1-19
Sipes. R. R, 1-2-20
S"pes. A. J. 3-1-19
Skiles, Levi 1-5-18
Sloan. W. L. 1-1-19
Ivoan, F. Morse 12-1-18
Slow. Mrs. Amanda 1-27-18
Sparxler, Mrs. Catherine 1-1-19
Spangter, John B. 1-1-19
Spangler, Bruce W. 1-1-19
Staines, Samuel 1-23-19
Starr. C. E. 1-24-19
Stern, W. P. 2-1-19
Stevens, J. D. 10 16-18
Stitt, Mrs. Minnie Dalbey 7-10-18
Strait, Harvey M. 2-16-19
Tice, Geo. E. 11-1-18
Tritle. Luther F. 12-2-18
Truax, Mrs. Chas. 5-11-18
Truax, Rev. W. R, 10-19-18
Unger, Geo. H. 1-1-19
Unger, Geo. R. 12-1-18
Wagner, W. H. 4-21-19
Wertman, Mrs. Fred 2-1-19
Wible, O. L. 1-25-20
Winters, Mrs. Bessie 2-2-19
Wishart, Mrs. James 11-1-18
Woodall, Miss Blanche 2-12-19
Woollet, S. B. 1-1-19
Yonker, Mrs. Lila 9-1-18
Zimmerman, Ernest 4-29-18
Zorn, Mrs. F. W. 9-28-18
Are We Patriotic?
ur C. J BHCWIR.
Editor of The News: With
your permission, tnrougn your
paper I would like to disabuse my
mind of a few thoughts concern
ing the war in which we are en
gaged in a life and death strug
gle, for that priceless boon called
Liberty, for which our forefa
thers fought, bled, and died.
Do we realize what the winning
or losing of this war would mean
to us as liberty-loving Ameri
cans; and, also, to our allied na
tions?
Do we realize that unless we
command all our resources, ' and
stretch every nerve, we may yet
lose out in this great struggle?
Do we realize what it would mean
to us to have our country invaded
by a horde that would tack our
babes up against the barn along
side a calf hide? Do we realize
what it would mean to us to
have the breasts sliced from the
bodies of' our women, and the
women turned out upon the public
highways to terrorize the people?
could cite crime after crime
that would be too shocking to ap
pear in print the information
gained from diaries kept by Ger
man soldiers; and those crimes
have been photographed and sa
credly kept for presentation when
it comes to sitting around the
peace table, so that they cannot
deny the charges. Do you real
ize our own war
nothing of the
conditions, with
dent, to say
unthinkable
which we
comply not
compelled to
would be asked to
only asked, but
comply?)
Now, with all we hold dear and
sacred at stake, can we afford to
fold our arms and do nothing but
criticise the German government
for the stringent measures that
it is compelled to make because
of man' selfishness? Selfishness
and greed are at the very found
ation of this war and selfishess
is Bin.
The cry is, food will win the
war. If so, what then is our
duty? It is the duty of every
one who lives under the Ameri
can Flag to economize in every
way possible; and it is, or should
be, the special duty of every citi
zen of Fulton County t o see that
every bushel of grain that can be
spared every bushel of beans,
dried fruit, and all fruit that is
not perishable, should find its
way to the seaboard a a fast as
possible, and, from what one
hears, there is such grain in the
County held for a higher price.
If this be true, let me say that,
as the President has now fixed
the price of the 1918 crop at the
same figure as the 1917, all grain
should be marketed at once,
which would give the farmer the
use of the money, relieve him of
fire risk and other loss, and help
to relieve the great food strain.
I call upon the Board of Public
Safety of FultonCounty to look up
the quantity of food that should
be sent out of the County, and
get in touch with the State au
thorities; establish a market in
McConnellsburg, and when a col
lection is had, send i t over the
mountain to the railroad and
have it shipped to the seaboard.
God forbid that we should lack
in anything that would help to
keep our allies and our own sol
dier boys from going hungry?
Let us look calmly, but earn
estly into the situation.
C. J. B.
Patriotic Heetlog.
A meeting will be held at Fair
view church on Saturday even
ing of this week under the
auspices of Taylor auxiliary of
the American Red Cross Society,
at which time an address will be
made by Amos Huston, who' is
home from France on a leave of
absence, and haa seen much
active Bervice on the Western
Front Since his return Mr Hus
ton has spoken at many places
and his addresses are full of in
formation and thrilling incident.
As Amos is a Taylor township
boy, it will be well to go early if
you do not want to stand during
the meeting,
SCHOOL DIRECTORS' CONVENTION.
Small Attendance of Directors Due to
the Unusually Bad Condition of
the Roads.
The Annual Convention o f the
school directors of Fulton Coun
ty, held ia the Court House at
McConnellsburg last Thursday
afternoon and Friday morning,
was called to order by County
Superintendent J. Emory Thomas
at 1:30 o'clock, and devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. C.
F. Jacobs of the Lutheran
Church.
After a few remarks by the
Superintendent stating the ob
jects to be attained, the conven
tion was given over to the
directors.
The first qut tion "To What
Extent Should the School' Be
Asked to Contribute to the Pros
ecution of the War?" was then
tanen up. lne discussion was
opened by Hon. Clem Chesnut,
who gave an interesting address
on the patriotic duty of the school.
Mr. Chesnut was followed by
Dr. J. W. Mosser, James Lyon,
U. G . Humbert, H. L. Wishart,
H. U. Nace, T. Scott Hershey,
A. Stuart Strait, Supt. Thomas,
Prof. B. C. Lamberson and Dr.
C. H. Gordinier. Probably no
question at any preceeding con
vention was ever discussed with
so much interest.
The secretary then called the
roll which showed twenty-eight
directors present A creditable
number considering the terrible
condition o f the roads, particu
larly, in the remote parts of the
County.
The president appointed as a
committee on nominations H . L.
Wishart, A. D. Hohman and
Samuel Divens.
The convention then adjourned
till 7:o'clock. The evening meet
ing being held in the School
Auditorium.
Dr. Gordinier addressed the
audience. The Subject 'The
Four-leaved Clover" was very
interesting and instructive and
we know that all who heard him
went away feeling well repaid.
Friday Forenoon.
The convention was called to
order by the president
The subject, "Is It Wise to
Defer Replacement of Our Old
Worn-out School-houses, by New
Buildings on account of the High
Price of Building Material?,, was
opened by T. Scott Hershey who
thinks that the labor problem
makes it almost out of the ques
tion to establish new buildings.
Mr. Hershey was followed b y
Mr. Erby Booth, who thinks
that some of our old schoc 1 build
ings endanger the health o f our
children and therefore should b e
replaced by new ones. Mr. H.
L. Wi3hart thinks that old build
ings unfit for further use should
be replaced regardless of cost as
material is not likely to change
much in price for years to come.
Mr. Chesnut thinks that some
of our old buildings are unfit for
use, but advises consideration of
consolidation, when thus replac
ing the old buildings by new ones.
The next in order was an ad
dress by Dr. Gordinier.
The committee on nominations
reported as follows:
President George B. Mock.
Vice-President Jas. E. Lyon.
Secretary T. Scott Hershey.
Auditor George Grissinger.
Treasurer A. D. Hohman.
Roll call showed an additional
member making, in all, a total
of twenty nine.
The convention adjourned sine
die.
T. Scott Hershey,
Secretary.
, Cost of Little Things.
Wrapping paper for some time
has been gradually becoming an'
important item of expense to
merchants. Now comes the
common tie-yarn. A leading
storekeeper said this ' morning
that this at one time insignificant
item which could be purchased
at from ten to twelve cents per
pound has jumped to 62 cents,