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McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. MARCH 14, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Gave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Charlotte Cunningham.
Mrs. Charlotte Cook Cunning
ham, widow of Jehu G. Cunning
ham, late of New Grenada, de
ceased, passed peacefully away
at the home of her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. N. G. Cunningham at
Mt. Union, Pa., on Saturday,
March 2, 1918, at the advanced
age of 88 years, 4 months and 16
days. The funeral was held on
the following Tuesday, when her
remains were taken back to her
old home at New Grenada, this
county, and laid to rest in the
family lot in the cemetery at
Bethel church, by the side of her
deceased husband, who passed
from earth on the 2 ad day of
January 1911.
Jehu G. Cunningham an indus
trious young blacksmith at
New Grenada, was married to
Miss Charlotte (Lottie as she
was more familiarly and affec
tionately known) Cook, of New
burg, Huntingdon County, on the
5th day of June, 1850, went to
housekeeping at once at New
Grenada, and lived happily for a
period of more than three-score
years until the death of the
husband. From that time until
ist fall, Mrs. Cunninghp.m kept
the fires burning on the hearth
n the old home, where she was
nlways ready to extend a cordial
jeeting and generous hospitality
o her children and to all the rest
if her wide circle of loving
'riends.
Grandmother Cunningham was
ne of those old-fashioned Christ
'in women whose heart was full
f love for Gcd, and her greatest
Measure wns foud in ministering
;o the comfort of others.
To Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham
were born five sons and three
daughters, namely, Fannie, wife
f George Alter, died in the
West; Fleegal, now in Farlington,
Kans. ; Newton G. late of New
Grenada, who died Jan. 22, 1917;
Minnie E wife of George W.
"Vnlfai. VAcanmnA Pn-L- Pa
vho died Jan. 8, 1916; Lawson L..
low residing in Akron, 0. ; Duf-
ield M., Enterprise, Oregon; Joe
Addison. Englevale. Kans. and
Mrs. Alice McClain, Wilkinsburg,
Pa.
None of the children was able
to be present at the funeral but
Lawson and Alice, who accom
panied the remains to its final
resting place. Short services
were held in Mt. Union, conduct
ed by Rev. Cornell, of the M. E.
Church, and more comprehensive
services in the Bethel church a t
New Grenada by her pastor,
Rev. W. A. Spiese, of the Church
of God.
In this connection it may be ad
ded that, in the village of New
Grknada, in less than two years,
three Cunningham homes ..have
been broken up by death three
vacant houses J. G. Cunning
ham's N. G. Cunningham's and
L. LCunnineham's.
Mrs.Joanna Dixon.
Mrs. Joanna Montgomery Dix
on, widow of the late Charles T.
Dixon, passed away at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hessler at
Saluvia, this county at 7:45
o'clock, Sunday evening, March
10, 1918, aged 80 years, 1 month
and 21 days. The funeral took
place on Tuesday afternoon, the
services being conducted by a
former pastor, Rev. W. M. Cline
of the M. E. Church, Fort Little
con, Pa., assisted by Rev. E. J.
Croft, of the Harrisonville M.
3. Charge, and her remains were
aid to rest beside those of h
lusband in the cemetery tit As
oury M. E. church tit Greenhill.
The Dixons came to this coun
ty from Maryland more than
forty-five years ago, the husband
being a miller, and for a time he
operated the mill at Emmaville,
later purchasing the Sipes Mill,
where he lived for many years.
To Mr, and Mra, Dixon were
Tft to Speak at Gettysburg.
President William Howard Taft
has accepted an invitation to 'de
liver the commencement day ora
tion at Gettysburg College, May
17. A review of the college bat
talion of the reserve cfficeas'
training corps will be held in his
honor.
born ten children, four of whom
are living, namely, Robert C,
Needmore, Pa. ; Flora, wife of G.
Ellis Sipes, near Needmore, Pa. ;
Ella, wife, of William . Mackey,
Pittsburgh, Pa., and Howard, the
youngest, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Dixon was a splendid type
of southern culture, refinement,
and hospitality, winning and
holding the highest esteem of
everyone who came within the
circle of her acquaintance.
She had been in ill health all
winter, due to ailments incident
to advancing years, and her death
was not wholly unexpected.
Thornton Foster.
Thornton Foster, aged about
GO years, died at his home in
Wells Valley on Monday, Feb
ruary 18, 1918. His funeral took
place on the following Wednes
day, and his remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at the
Valley U. B. church.
The deceased was a son of
Septimus and Elizabeth Conk
Foster, and he was born on
Broadtop. although he spent
most of his life in Wells Valley.
Mr. Foster was married to Miss
Susan J. Truax, who survives,
with the following sons and
daughters: Harry F., residing
at Woodvale; Ethel, wife of
Charles Gray, Altoona, Pa.. Nel
lie, wife of Roy Doshonj, Wells
Tannery; Maude, wife o f James
Shuke, Sixmile Run, Pa.; and
Charles ar.d Glenn at home. He
is survived by one full brother,
John R. Foster, residing i n Al-
toona, and by two half-brothers
-W. R., residing at Todd, Hunt
ingdon County and Arthur, in
Altoona.
John S. SirES,
John S. Sipes, a highly respect
ed citizen of Licking Creek town
ship, died at his home near Si
loam church on Wednesday after
noon, March 6, 1918, of disease
of the stomach aged about 65
years.
Mr. Sipes was a very stout,
vigorous man up to sometime last
year, when he was attacked by a
singular form of stomach trouble,
and from that time until his
death, he was "a great sufferer at
times.
He first married Elmira Sipes,
a daughter of Samuel and Eliza
beth Clevenger Sipes, and to this
union were born the following
children all of whom, as far as
is known, are living, namely,
Mary Willet, wife of Edgar Mc
K night, Washington, D. C;
Nellie, wife of James J. Harris,
McConnellsburg, Pa.; Frances,
wife of Chas. J. Mumma, Saluvia;
Fay, wife of Roland Sipes, near
Harrisonville; Blanche, wife of
Harry Kline, near Harrisonville;
Carrie, wife of David Brantner,
Breezewood, Pa.; Frank and At
chison Creal, near Harrisonville,
and George at Lancaster. The
mother died several years ago
while the children were all quite
young. ' He next married Mrs.
Hattie Sipes Talmer widow of
Jefferson Palmer, to whom were
born the following children all
at home; Hattie, Thomas, and
Clara, who together with the
mother survive him.
The deceased was a member
of the M. E. Church, having join
ed the congregation at Siloam
about five years ago. He was a
son of B. Frank and Rebecca
Oakman Sipes, and is survived
by the following brothers and
sisters: Conrad, of Andover;
James, William and Martha,
Union City, Ind. ; Eliza, wife o f
H. S. Daniels, McConnellsburg.
' Funeral services were held at
Siloam M. E. church on Friday
afternoon, Rev. E, J. Croft, offi
ciating, and interment was made
in the cemetery at that church,
SEEING REAL SERVICE.
Oar Troops in France Are Now Al
most Constantly Engaged in M
tie Willi tlie Germans.
Washington, March 10. -The
weekly review o f the war issued
by the war department tonight
says:
"Our forces are constantly en
gaged. We now have troops in
the trenches at four different
points. At the dawn of March 5
the enemy attempted a strung
raid against one of our advance
posts. Tl.'s thrust was repulsed
with loss to the enemy.
"On our Toul sector the Ger
mans are carrying on extensive
preparations end continuing to
bring up fresh units and accumu
lating material, apparently with
the view of undertakingextensive
operations. During the week
the Germans conducted twenty
raids along the French front.
The greater part o f these were
rcplused without difficulty. The
Allies lost eighty-eight machine
guns while the enemy lost 273.
"Two hundred and fourteen
enemy aircraft were brought
down during the lJist month on
the western front.
"Petrograd advices indicate
one hundred thousand workmen
have enrolled in the Russian army
and are rallying for the defense
of the capital.
"A detachment of American
engineers is enroutefor Harbin."
Sweater Ackaowledgmcst.
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.
C, Fob. 5, 1918.
Dear Miss Mollik Seylar:
I received my sweater p.nd I
am very proud of it. It fits fino
but I suppese you got; me in trou
ble, as the rest o f the lvys am
all jealous of it, and I will have
to watch it very closely, as they
think it is the nicest sweater in
the tent.
It is very cold and damp here,
and they will certainly feel fine
in the evening and in the morn
ing. Our regiment was stationed at
Camp Gettysburg last summer so
you see we were very close t o
your heme, They are talking of
sending us back there, if we
don't go to France Eoon. The
boys all prefer France, but they
don't have a say.
Well, you asked me a very fun
ny question, "Whether we favor
woman suffrage, or not?" Iam
sorry to
asked us
and we
thought.
say that nobody ever
that question before,
never gave it much
You know men or,
rather, soldiers are such care
free beings at the present time;
but, we can't help thinking of it
if we get back.
Well, I will have to quit, as
we are going to drill; but I sure
ly appreciate the sweater, and
would like very much to hear
from you again, as we get very
lonesome and blue.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
I am,
Yours truly
Prvt. H. P. Barnett,
Co. K. 59 Infantry,
Camp Greene, Charlotte,
N. C.
Mness;snt Scraaton.
Hon. John P. Sipes and J.
Harvey Cooper, of this piace, A.
B. Ryder, of Fort Loudon ard
Robert M. Wilkinson, of Mount
Union, were called toScranton
this week as witnesses in the trial
of E. J. Post, Samuel B. Shearer,
and Clyde E. Coon i n the United
States Court now in session i n
that city' It will be remember
ed that Messrs Post, Shearer,
and Coon were arrested and are
now on trial for the aiding in the
misapplication of funds which
resulted in the wrecking of the
Lemasters National Bank.
The case wes brought to a rud
den termination Monday by the
illness of ex-Cashier Enos B.
Myers. His condition became so
alarming, that the case was post
poned for trial at Harrisburg i n
May. The witnesses were dis
charged and Mr, Sipes reached
home Monday evening.
The Week of War.
Krom Phlla. Vtvmi, March 10.
The Austro-German conquest
of the East was completed last
week. Not only Russia but Fin
land and Rumania accepted the
terms of the vanquished.
With Ukrainia already gobbled
up, Germany has everything her
own way on the Eastern front
There are still difficulties in the
pith of complpte domination of
Russia, but it must be admitted
that they are not very serious
ones. First, Sweden is alarmed
over the German inroads upon
Finland and talked of sending an
army of occupation there on her
own account;; but Sweden can
easily be bullied into a proper
mood of humility. Secondly,
there is Japan, eager to occupy
the Siberian coant and ready to
do so When the allies give the
word. The nopd for such a step
h not clear though Lord Robert
Cecil is authority for the state
ment that "German prisoners in
Siberia are being organized and
that a Prussian general has been
sent to take charge of them"
as it could do Germany little mil
itary harm and might result in
incalculable political mischief to
the allied, cause. Thirdly, there
. undisguised intention of the
R : -aian people to fight, as soon
as distance can be organized.
to r ;in the land and liberties
that . . ve been wrested from
ihom.
lhis contingency, too,' is re
mote. Though the rumored res
ignation of Trotzky may be a
prelude to the fall of the Bolsbe-
viK Government and the succes
sion of a fighting Government, it
iy difficult to see how Russia,
with her iva('3 and railways
blocked with demobilizing, fcol,
discipline and everything that
goes to make up a military fac
tor for years to come. Guerilla
warfare may be, probably will be
conducted, but it is inconceivable
that hostilities can be kept up on
a scale large enough to give the
Germans great concern.
Mr. Asquith has analyzed the
situation succinctly when he said
that the East is outside the allied
calcuations today. What remain
are the war at sea and on the
western front. In both the as
cendency is still on the allied side.
The disasters in the East cannot
affect that.
At sea there have been notable
increases in the destruction of
submarines, the British Admir
alty now stating with great con
fidence that U-boats are being
destroyed faster than they can be
built. The decrease in merchant
ship losses is likewise pronounced
to be progressing. The complet
ion of the American shipbuild
ing program is certain to turn
the scaleoverwhelmingly in favor
of the allies.
On the western front there was
the familiar record of artillery
exchanges growing in intensity
as the week ended, and frequent
raiding on the part o f both sides
with the allies more conspicuously
successful. American troops
again played a prominent part in
these raids, defending their own
sector near St. Mihiel with splen
did efficiency and aiding the
French on the Aisne and else
where in Lorraine.
The weather has kept unusu
ally fine and the terrain i3 re
ported to be drying rapidly. Each
weeks bring the time for a grand
yffensive nearer, but there are no
signs as yet of German prepara
tions for the big attack they ad
vertised. The complete absence
of talk from the French and Brit
ish staffs on the subject of an
offensive suggests rather than
precludes the possibility that
they may be organizing a great
offensive of their own.
The Scotland Industrial School
News weather record shows
that from the time of the first
real snow fall on December 8th
to the last one on January SO,
"We had an average of one inch
per day or 52 inches and the
most of it stayed with ua,"
KILLERS AND FARMERS.
Kills fl'Dst Positively Be Closed Down
Vf here Food Aiministra!iou Rules
Are Not Obeyed.
The following important
change in the food administration
rulings has just been received
from the Milling Division of the
United States Food Administra
tion. We quote as follows;
"There are no restrictions on
grinding rye into feed". This is
mo3t important ruling in favor of
the farmer, and it will greatly re
lieve the feed shortage.
I quote for the information of
millers the following instruction
received from the Milling Divis
ion: "You most certainly should
close down any mill that is not
complying with the rules limiting
the amount of wheat to be used
in the manufacture of a barrel of
Hour, or any null that has not
It become my duty, therefore,
under the instruction quoted
above to order all mills in the
county that have not complied
with the requirements of the
Food Administration, by secur
mg a license from the Food Ad
ministration, and that are not
making the required amount of
(lour out of the wheat they grind,
to close down until they do com
ply with these conditions.
All millers who need informa
tion as to how to change their
plants so as to be able to make
the war flour, should communi
cate with the Food Administra
tion, Milling Division, Mechanic
al Department, 74 Broad wayNew
York City, and you will receive
valuable information as to nec
essary change.1? and equipment.
Sec pago 8 uf "Notice to Wheat
and Rye Millers," issued Janu
ary 15, 1918.
John R. Jackson,
Federal Food Administrator for
Fulton County.
Kiles L. liana Likes Calif.
In a letter from M. L. Hann,
of Los Angeles, Calif., under date
of March 6th. Mr. Hann says:
"Enclosed please find three dol
lars to advance my subscription
to the News. I have been neg
lectful, and am a few months be
hind, for which you will please
pardon me.
"I might try to write a boost
for California, but I don't feel
equal to the occasion; for any
thing I could say would fall far
short of a descripton of which
the Golden State is deserving.
If there is any place on this old
earth that is more pleasant in
climatic or social conditions, I
would like to hear from it.
"All of the former Fulton
County people in this part of the
State are well and prosperous.
"Wishing you and all the rest
of my old friends and acquaint
ances good health and prosperity,
I remain,
Very truly,
M. C. Hann.
Everett Soldier in Hospital.
Fred V. Palmer, a widely-
knov-s young man of Everett,
has bc-n in a French hospital
since February 1st with a crush
ed right shoulder, broken collar
bone and a fractured arm. His
injuries were received when
leaving Paris for the front. He
will likely be in the hospital un
til May. He writes that while
ti : l i:u i : i.u
uifie la uu .uugnaii spuneii in uie
hoppital he has the very best of
care in every way, His com
pany is now at the front in active
service Everett Republican.
Soldiers' Letters Lost.
Washington, March 8. Thirty
thousand letters home, written
by American soldiers in France,
were lost when the steamer An-
dania was sunk off the coast of
Ireland late in January, the post
office department announced this
afternoon.
The letters had been written
between the fifteenth and twen
tieth of January.
Seventy Pounds Parcels Post.
Owing to the congested condi
tion of express traffic, the Gov
ernment has changed the limit of
the weight of packages that may
be sent by parcels post from fifty
to seventy pounds to all points
within the first, second and third
zones, and fifty pounds to other
points.
This means that you may ship
a package of seventy pounds by
parcel post to any point within
225 miles of your post office
which, from McConnellsburg, in
cludes Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Pittsburgh and Cito.
It may be well to keep in mind
an easy rule for determining how
much postage a package will take:
In the first zone and the second
zone, add 4 cents to the number,
expressed by the pounds. If
your package weighs 8 lbs., then
8 added to 4, or 12 cents will be
the amount of postage required.
If the package weighs 70 lbs.
the postage would be 70 plus 4 or
74 cents.
Anywhere in the third zone,
which includes Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, most of
Ohio, most of New York, part of
Connecticut, all of New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, the
amount of postage is 2 times the
number of pounds added to
cents. Thus, to send a package
ot w ids. to ban t rancisco, or
New Oreleans would cost 2 times
GO added to 4 cents which is $1.24.
Now in Illinois.
George E. Stevens, son of Mr.
ana Mrs. vv. u btevens, near
Laidig, writes from Polo, 111
where he has employment, that
the Fulton County News be
sent him while in Illinois. George
left home on the 2Sth of Feb
ruary, went up over the moun
tain to Dudley, where he board
ed a branch of the H. & B. T.
train, thence to Huntingdon,
where he changed off to the
Pennsy, and at Pittsburgh, took
the L. P. St. R. R. to Chicago.
In Indiana they encountered a
terrific wind storm, which blew
down timber, uprooted great
trees, and did much damage.
He landed in Chicago at 7:30
Thursday evening. Friday he
spent in looking over the big
town.
Of course, he saw Sears & Roe
buck's big store. Their build
ing, he says, covers 92 acres of
ground; and then, he visited the
stock yards, which well repaid
him for the time spent. There
were other things that interested
him, but the News doe3 not have
space enough to give for all of
them. The city of Chicago cov
ers more than one-third as much
ground as all of Fulton County.
Deluged.
On account of the frozen con
dition of the water pipes, many
families in town have been with
out city water" for several
weeks, and one of these families
was Judge Hoop and daughter
Miss S a Hie. Sometime during
Tuesday night, the water "came
on" in the Hoop residence, and
when Miss Sallie went down to
the kitchen she found the cellar,
kitchen and dining room flooded,
and the water still coming in
with a rush. It happened that a
plumber lived next door, and he
soon cut the water off at the
curb box. it was lucky that i t
was ciscovered before it began
to run out of the garret windows,
or we might have a different
story to tell.
Oat Again.
The many friends of Robert W.
Cutchall, of Ayr township, are
glad to see him out again and
looking well. Mr. Cutchall was
operating a big farm in the Cove,
and in. the early part of last
October h e contracted a heavy
cold which soon developed into
pneumonia followed by pleurisy
and symptoms o f Bright's. For
many weeks his life was despair
ed of, but his natural vitality
overcome the disease at last, and
he is now out, although, of course, j
I weak, but gathering strength,
FORESTRY IN Fl'LTON COINTY.
The State D ill Help Yen to Reforest
Your Waste Land Just for
the Asking.
I wish to call attention to the
great opportunity given the land
owners of Fulton County to plant
their nonproductive and waste
land in forest trees. The De
partment of Forestry will give
you the trees free if you will
plant and care for them. There
are many acres of land lying idle
that should be growing a crop of
trees. I am well acquainted with
the nature and location of this
land and nearly every acre will
grow forest trees.
Many acres of what was for
merly good agricultural land is
now too poor for pasture. Area J ,
like this should be planted in for
est trees. W hen the trees are re
moved, the land will again be fit
for agriculture, and I might add
that no other form of manage
ment will reclaim areas of this
kind.
There are many acres o f cut-
over timber land that could, and
should be planted in forest trees.
Such plantings will yield a very
handsome profit to the land own
er. One should bear in mind that
an acre of planted forest trees,
when mature, will yield from 15,
000 to 20,000 board feet per acre.
The trees can be planted for less
than $3.00 a thousand if you must
employ the help, and one man will
plant 1000 trees a day. If the
area to be planted is not too rough,
a team and plow can be employ
ed to advantage. 1000 to 1500,
and sometimes 25000 trees are
planted to the acre. It depends
entirely upon the nature of the
soil and object of the planting.
Women and girls will plant more
trees than men and will do it
better. Watch the paper next
week and I will tell you what
kind of trees you should plant.
how to plant them, cost of plant
ing them, and why you should
plant them.
Alfred E. Rupp
Forester.
Buchanan State Forest.
Fort Loudon Pa.
Off For the Kelly Field.
The following excerpts were
taken from a letter to his mother,
written by Mr. Guy W. Bailey,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bailey
formerly residents of this county.
Guy enlisted last fall in the Avia
tion Corps, and until recently
was at Camp Grant, 111. Guy
says: We pulled out of Camp
Grant at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing of the 27th of February. Our
train consisted of thirteen Pull
man coaches for five hundred
men. In making the trip we
passed through some fine coun
try. The next move w make
will likely be to France. We have
plenty to eat. Our menu consists
of beans, corned beef, tomatoe?,
bread and jam. We were allow
ed a stop-off in PoncoCity, Okla.,
which we enjoyed very much.
The boys took a hike through the
town, and the citizens gave us
cigars and cigarettes as we
marched along. They treated
us fine. We had about an hour
in Galesburg and marched
through the streets for about 45
minutes, during which time the
citizens did certainly extend the
"glad hand."
Later:"We are still on the train
making our journey to Kelly
Field. We are at Cleburne,
Texas, not a bad sized town.
The next place we stop, we will
take another hike. The weather
is not very warm not as warm
as it was at Camp Grant when we
left that place. We are now 300
miles from San Antonio.
I will write again when we
reach the "field."
Guy W. Bailey.
Howard Swope and family of
Pleasant Ridge were in town
Tuesday, and Howard came in
and renewed his mother's sub
scription. Mrs. Swodo does not
get to town as frequently a s she
used to.