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VOL. XIX. NO. 27.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 2), 1918.
$1.50 A .YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
JOSEPH F.BARTON, Ph. D.
U KIST A7AKE
RED CKOSS WGKK.
rOIIESTKY IN FUTON COIN I Y.
MIST NOT HOLD WHEAT.
Short Sketches of tlie Lives of Per
soss Who nave Recently
Passed Away.
Meck Troupe.
Mr. Meck Troupe passed away
suddenly at hia home in Kearney,
;Neb. on Saturday evening, March
'n mis He was born near Clear-
Spring, Md., June 2L, 1854. Hia
father purchased the tannery
Property now owned by Paul
Wagner, and resided in McCon-
nellsbure from 1864 until 1868,
and Meck ia well remembered by
Sthe boys of hia age during that
Jime.
Meck waa married to Miss
Elizabeth Taylor, of Pratt City,
)Cans, who survives, together
with the following sons and
daughters: Harry and Lewis,
Vesiding near Kearney; Cath
arine, married and residing in
Oklahoma; Marie and John at
home.
I Meck Troupe was a prominent
citizen ih his state. A. few years
ago he wa3 elected County Treas
urer, when he retired from the
farm went to Kearney, and after
having served two terms i n that
?(ffice, he became identified with
He banking business in which
pie was engaged at the time o f
,;s death. He was a brother of
Irs. D. M. Kendall of this place
nd visited in the Kendall home
.bout eight years ago.
Newton C. Summers.
Newton Clinton Summers died
this home in Tod township,
londay afternoon, March 18,
918, aged 46 years, 3 months
nd 13 days. The funeral took
lace yesterday afternoon and
nterment was made in the ceme
ery at the McConnellsdale
Jrethern church in Tod town
ship.
The deceased was a son of the
ite George and Catharine Sum-
. 1 .
mers. He was married to Miss
Rose, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Evans, of Sixmile Run,
Bedford County, who survives,
vith the following children:
.lary, wife of Scott Hartle,
Pittsburgh; Clem, Margaret,
oarah, George and Mabel, at
home; also, brothers and sisters:
Edward, Steele, N. Dak.; William
Marcus Hook, Pa. ; Otho, Sixmile
Run. Pa.; John, Sidney, Iowa;
Hezekiah, Sixmile Run, Pa.;
Mary, wife of George N. Sipes,
near Hustontown; Effie, wife of
Frank Tenley, Sixmile Run; Ara
bella, wife of S. C. Yeakle, Han
cock, Md.; and Minnie, wife of
Thomas Leasure, near McCon
nellsburg. "Newt" as he was familiarly
known, M?as a quiet, peaceable
citizen, had lots of friends, be
cause he was friendly to every
body. Mary E. Miley.
Mary E., daughter o f Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Miley, died at
their home at Thomastown, Ayr
township, on Monday, March 18,
1918, aged 6 months. The fu
neral took place yesterday morn
ing and interment was made in
Union cemetery.
Meat Thieves.
On Monday evening , of last
week, Milton Kline and family,
near Harrisonville. went to As
hury M. E. church to attend re
'ival services then in progress at
;hat place. During their absence
from home some miscreants
itole nine pieces of meat from
;heir smokehouse, eight of the
)ieces being fine hams and the
linth piece a shoulder. The
neat thieves were tracked
-.hrough the field and down Pat
terson's Run uutil they came up
Hi the Lincoln High way. Unless
present clues fall, there are like
ly to be some interesting develop
ments soon.
Over three weeks ago, . three
Pieces of meat and a can of lard
were stolen from the premises of
William Swope near the Sideling
Hill Christian church,
Former C o a nty Superintendent of
Schools of Fulton l only Passed
Away at Yakima, Washington.
Joseph F. Barton, a former
well-known citizen of F u Iton
County, died at his home in Ya
kima, Washington. Friday, Feb
ruary 15, 1918. Funeral services
were held on Sunday afternoon,
after which the remains were
shipped to Minneapolis, Minn.,
and laid to rest in the Barton
family plot.
Joseph F. Barton was a son of
Baltzer and Nancy Chilcote Bir
ton, and he was born in West
moreland county, Pa., in 1852;
hence at the time of his death he
wa3 aged about GO years. When
two year3 of age his parents re
moved to this county, where he
grew to manhood, attending the
rural schools, graduating at the
Cumberland Valley State Normal
in 1874. He taught several'years
in the public schools of Fulton
Countv, served as County Super
intendent in the same county
from 1831 to 1887, later serving
as Vice Principal of the C. V.
State Normal for a number of
years, when he went to Yakima,
and soon became identified with
the city's interests, and was
elected to the Mayoralty of that
city, which shows his popularity
and the appreciation of his worth
as a citizen.
Dr. Barton was unmarried, and
he is survived by three sisters
and five brothers: Mrs. W. H.
Bohn. Mrs. W. M. Watt, and
Mrs. W, B. Dudley all residing
in Yakima: two brothers, Elijah
B. and William H. reside in Min
neapolis; Humphrey B., in St.
Paul; Dr. George, in Florida, and
Albert in Iowa.
The deceased was a member of
the Presbyterian church and a
member of the Masonicfraternity.
With the death of Dr. Barton,
Fulton's County County Super
intendents serving prior to 1887,
have all passed to their final re
ward. Friin Camp Lee.
Under date of March 11th,
James D. Hoop, one of the four
boys who composed the first in
crement to leave Fulton County
for Camp Lee, writes as follows:
I guess you think I have forgot
ten you and the good old Fulton
County News, but such is not
the case. It i s useless to tell
you that I have been very busy,
for the 80th Division U getting
ready to "go over." 1 1 looks
now like I would not be lucky
enough to go along, for I was
transferred over a month ago
from the 305th Eng. to the 3 rd
to train the men who have just
come in.
Of course, I do not dare tell
you much of what is going on,
but enough to say we are train
ing, and training hard; and, take
it from me, it will be a sorry day
for the Huns when this 80th Di
vision lands on the front line
trenches.
The boys are all anxious to go,
and we are a fit bunch. It sure
surprises me the way the boys
have developed pep in the short
time they have been in training. '
I am sending you a poem to
print that I made up last night.
You have my permission to use
any part of this letter.
Yours, very truly,
James. D. Hoop,
3rd Eng. Training Reg.,
Camp Lee, Va.
Gene to Texas.
Glenn Yonker and Ross Barn
hart, two Bethel township boys,
enlisted in the Aviation Squadron,
left for the Kelly training field
near San . Antionio Texas, last
Wednesday, and expected to
reach their destination Sunday.
Mr. Phineas Runyan, of Need
more, is spending a few days with
friendsin town. It has been seven
yearssince Mr. Runyan was in Mc
Connellsburgand he notices many
improvements.
H We Would Save Our Children from
li)ndage, and the World from
Kaiscri?m.
Wrl.ten fur the NiWn b; Ira W, X.lnir.cririin
The time is now here that we
American perplrt must ask our
selves the question, "What Can
We Do to Win the War?" We
as a free people, should think of
the world war with seriousness.
If the war is to be won, autoc
racy to be wiped from the face
of the earth, and the banner of
democracy to float in every land,
the responsibility is up. to Amer
ica. America, with its vus-t
resources can do it, if we an n
people, put our hhouldcrs to the
wheel. However important may
be the work of the boys in the
trenches, the fearless aviators in
the skies, the intrepid lads in the
submarines under the seas un
less the farmer does hia bit in
telligently, determinedly, and
furnishes the staff of life to all
these military arms of the Gov
ernment, the war must be a fail
ure. s
While it Is true that farmers
generally are fully awake to the
food j-ituation, and heartily in
sympathy with the effort tj cor.
trol and conserve that which -Ail!
be moft reeled abroad, this
son in here when ho must wt
only think but act. L:t us, is
formers, aak ourselves the ques
tion, "Can we not, this season,
cultivate a few more acres of
corn, cat;?, buckwheat, or pota
toes?" Soma of c,-j will say
"Potatoes are no prrw," But,
H.-iteti! We must have meat arid
eggs. Cook the put.tees, feet)
them to t!.o bgs ari chickens,
and sell the v. licit i ;d corn for
fl ur. Of course, the juo:4ion of
help arises, and the price of farm
machinery is so high, that the
farmer with limited means is
seriously handicapped; but, in
the face of all this, do not be
discouraged. If we cannot do
all we would like to do, let us do
the next best thing, and do it
with the determination of being
of some account in helping to win
this war, and in protecting our
families and our property from
the horde of Huns whose motto
is, "Might is Right."
If we as farmers eat a
few more potatoes, a little more
corn mush, a few more buck
wheat cakeg, a little more fruit,
and quench our thirst with cool
spring water, cur strength will
in no wise be impaired, and we
will have more wheat to sell,
which will help to buy liberty
bonds or thrift stamps.. This
will mean that we are being ed
ucated in economy, our bank
accounts are being strengthened,
and our Government is receiving
the sinews of war direct from
the soil. This is what I call true
patriotism.
Now, just a few words to those
who have but a small plot of
ground. Produce all you can.
Don't say you can't buy it cheap
er than you can raise it. Re
member that it is your duty to
help make the earth yield forth
her increase to the uttermost
bushel, that it may be sent to the
seaboard, thence across to our
boys in France, and to the fami
lies of our allies whose bread
winners have been . taken from
the farms and are now standing
in the trenches shoulder to should
er with our boys helping t o pro
tect their homes and our homes.
"Little drops of water, Little
grains of sand you know the
rest.
Kiss Hege Advanced.
Miss Ethel M. Hegeof Mecers
burg, daughter cf II. B. Hege
of Hege & Myers, merchants,
has accepted a position as tench
er in the high school o f Chester,
Pa. Miss Hege has been teach
ing the Union grammar school in
Montgomery township but has
been released by the Montgomery
board and will go to her new
position in a few days. She is a
graduate of the Shippensburg
Normal School in the class of
1917, -Public Opinion.
Superintendent Thomas Urges Teach
ers, Pupil?, and Patrons, to
(iredcr Activity.
To the teachers of Fulton Coun
ty: I was appointed some few
weeks .ago one of a committee of
three by Hon. D. H. Patterson to
help, organize a force in Ful
ton County to make a drive to in
crease the Red Cross fund.
Since my appointment, I have
visited many of the schools, and
there made speeches to the chil
dren, .stating that this drive
would be made in April. I also
found a number of persons who
were willing to take up the work
of solicitation. To all persons,
I wish to say that Mr. Patterson
has been informed that this drive
has been postponed until May.
I wish to say to the teachers
who have heretofore subscribed to
the Red Cross fund, that our duty
does rot end with the first sub
scription, I subscribed to the Red
Cross fund in the fall. 1 again
subscribed in the winter. I shall
Kiiocnae this spring, and every
lime asked, so long as necessity
t squires.
1 expect to contribute to the
ro'iiir.g diive as liberally a;i cir
cl instances shall permit. I feel
thi ' it is my patriotic duty to con
tinu. ."ubbcriptiotisaslui gas Red
Cross . iedsare needed, and what
ever devolves as a patriotic duty
upon me, certainly rests as a pa
triotic duty upon every teacher in
our county.
May I eail upon the teachers
whuse schools 1 hive not been
able to visit sine my appoint
ment, to exr!ain to the children
u.ider their care the moaning cf
the Red Cross work and why it is
carried on? May I ask you to ex
plain to the boys and girls how
the funds are applied?
I take this method of asking
your hearty cooperation, because
it is impossible for me to reach
all scnuold before their close.
To the people of Fulton Coun
ty in general: It matters not
what may Le your nationality. It
matters not what may be your
opinion about the war, no matter
about conscientions scruples as
regards the war The Red Cross
society was not organized in the
interests of war, but in the in
terest of humanity. For this
reason, it stems to me, no one
can be a conscientious objector to
contributing to the Red Cross
work.
In fact, the Red Cross work has
but one object, namely, to relieve
the suffering of mankind.
The United States has already
sent her bojs to the front. Ful
ton County has sent her boys to
the training camp. Some of these
will, doubtless, soonreach France,
and it is builL-icnt to say that we
can never repay them with
our dollars for the great sacrifice
these young men .are willing to
make, but we ought not, to hesi
taie to spend our dollars to make
them as comfortable as possible
and to show our just and due ap
preciation to them tor their will
ingness to serve their country.
In conclusion, may I again ask
that when the drive shall be made
that you contribute as liberally as
circumstances permit.
i wih to add that not a mem
ber of this committee will receive
a penny for services rendered.
J. Emory Thomas,
County Supt.
Kect-pj at Mtndree.
A community meeting will be
held at McKendree church in
Brush Ceeek Valley at 1:30
o'clock next Sunday p.fternoon
for the purpose of organizing an
auxiliary to Fulton Chapter of
the American Red Crops Society.
Addresses will be made by Hon.
S. W. Kirk, Hon. John P. Sipes,
Food Administrator John R.
Jackson and others. There are
only three townships in the Coun
ty that have not taken up the
Red Cross work with enthusiasm,
and Brush Creek is one of them,
The State Will Help You to Reforest
Yuur Waste Land Just for
the Asking.
Continued from lust wei'li.
T.I . .
in me continuation or my ar-
1 4 I l v aa. .
ncie oi last weeK l wisn to give
you an idea o f the value of the
trees the Department of Forestry
are giving away free to all those
who will plant and care for them
To do so a short account of the
Nursey work i s necessary. The
trees are raised from seed in
nursery beds 4 feet wide and
100 feet long. The seed i s sown
broad cast and i n rows and the
trees are kept in the beds for
or 3 years. They t.re then lifted
packed, and shipped in bundles
of 50 and 100 trees to the place
of planting. The trees are now
G to 18 inches tall with roots 5 to
10 inches long, and a thousand
trees will weigh 15 to 20 pounds,
The expense of growing the
trees is about $2 25 a thousand.
If you were to purchase the same
stock from a commercial nursery,
they would cost you from 5 to 9
dollars a thousand.
WHAT TREES TO PLANT.
One should always plant the
valuable timber species as it re
quires no longer to grow a good
tree than a poor one. White
ptne is the most valuable tree
we have in Pennsylvania and we
should al ways remember the fact
that white pine must be grown
from the seed, and will not
reproduce itself like oak and
chestnut.
We do not advise extensive
plantings of Hardwood species
a3 the oaks, walnut, and chestnut
because the lumbered areas will
continue to supply these speck s
if forest fires are prevented from
burning over the land. You there
fore, must plant the species of
value in the lumber markets
which will not reproduce them
selves, except from seed. These
species are White pine, Pitch pine
Norway spruce, Red pine, and
Scotch pine. The Department
of Forestery can supply you, in
addition to the above species,
White ash and European larch.
All of the above species will grow
well in Fulton County and can be
found growing on State land in
Aughwick Valley.
I would recommend planting
the above species n mixed stands
as White pine, Scotch pine, and
Pitch pine together; White pine,
Red pine, and Norway spruce to
gether; White pine, European
larch, and Red pine together;
White pine, and Red pine, to
gether; White ash with one of
the pine species. The character
of the location, soil conditions,
and altitude, are the determining
factors in selecting the proper
species to plant. I am very well
acquainted with soil conditions
in the County and will suggest
the species for you if you de
scribe the areas you wish to plant.
Many o f the above species are
not fcfund growing in the Coun
ty but they will grow there just
as readily as the White and Pitch
pines.
. HOW TO PLANT.
I w:il supply every person who
asks, with a copy of our Bulletin
No. 15 on "Reforesting Pennsyl
vania's waste land What and
How to Plant". This Bulletin
gives you detailed information
that is impossible for me to give
you in this article. I f you use a
team and plow in planting the
trees, it will only be necessary
for you to draw furrows and
plant the trees in and along the
edge of the furrow. If the plant
ing is done by hand a mattock is
ueed in making the hole. One
good blow with the mattock usu
ally suffices for making the hole.
The tree is then planted in the
hole by covering the roots with
earth and packing the earth with
a stone held in the hands of the
planters. A crew of 10 would be
used as follows. 4 men would dig
the holes, 2 boys would drop the
trees, and 4 men would do the
planting. Girls and women can
hood Commissioners, Calls Upon Farm1
ers to Market Their Wheat be1
fore May First
Mr. Howard Heinz, Federa
Food Administrator for Penn
sylvania, calls upon the patriotic
farmers of this county to Fell al
the wheat now in their hands, in
the following telegram to Mr,
John R. Jackson. County Food
Administrator:
"In order that we may comply
with the urgent demands of the
Allies for wheat and at the same
time take care of our own do
mestic supplies, we urgently reed
this year an eariler and more com
plete marketing of the wheat in
farmers' hands than usual. The
Allies are taking from us fifty
percent of other cereals' than
wheat to mix in their bread. In
a9 much a3 the people in Allied
Countries and the soldiers must
be fed with bread baked in lak
eries, it is impossible for them to
prepare bread made wholly out of
other cereals, and we must fur
nish them with sufficient wheat
to maintain their bakery loaf.
"I, therefore, appeal to all of
the farmers in the State of Penn
sylvania that they shall bring all
of their wheat except their nec
essary reserves for seed to mar
net betore way tirst. This is a
War call and a service for Uncle
Sam, who is fighting for his life
If your local miller is unable to
buy all the wheat that is offered,
market it in the other customary
trade channels, through which it
will reach the Food Administra
tion Grain Corporation.
It i s announced that machinery
for the vigorous enforcement of
the regulations on the selling
price of wheat mill feeds ha3
been set up, and that we will re
ceive complaints in this matter,
and promptly investigate all
cases.
"We have wired Mr. Hoover
that he can feel assured that the
farmers of Pennsylvania will an
swer his appeal to market all
wheat ibefore May first, with
the exception of reserve for seed,
as our farmers are as patriotic as
any others and as determined to
win the war.
(Signed) HEINZ.
The farmers are asked to do
this voluntarity, but our partners
overseas must not sutler, it the
holders of wheat do not heed the
above advice compulsion may be
the next step.
John R. Jackson,
County Food Administrator.
Flour Reports Continued.
The County Food Administra
tor has secured from the State
Food Administrator permission
to continue the flour report card
in this week's county papers. It
is very important that every
family in this county turn in one
of these flour report cards show
ing the number in family over 12
years, and the number under 1 z
years, the amount o f flour' on
hand, and the amount of wheat
flour needed when one half sub
stitutes are used. In other words
the amountof wheat flour needed
for thirty days when used ac
cording to the 50-50 rule would
only be one half of the amount of
flour required. All reports
should be in the hands of the
County Food Administrator on or
before Tuesday the 26th of
March.
John R. Jackson,
Federal Food Administrator for
Fulton County, f
Mrs. R. J. McCandlish of Han
cock, spent a few days last week
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son L. Nace of this place.
take the place of men in planting.
A crew thus divided would
plant 70 trees each, every hour,
or 7000 trees per day. If a plow
and team was used the same crew
would plant 15000 trees a day. In
Aughwick Valley it never cost us
more than $2.00 a thousand to
plant, and some time a great
deal less,
MARCH COL'RT.
Nothing for Petit Jurors to Do But Sign
Pay-Roll, Get Their Money
and Go Home.
The March Term of Court
opened at 2, p. m. Monday, with
Hon. Donald P. McPherson and
his associates Hon. William Mel
lott and Hon. Geo. B. Mock on
the bench.
The Constables made their re
turns, and there was little in the
returns for the consideration of
the Court: E. B. Covalt consta
ble of Thompson returned public
roads in bad condition, due t.i
weather conditions. Constable
H. A. Strait, of Taylor, renort J
several hand-boards down. 1. e
Court instructed the Dist ict At
torney to take the matter up with
the supervisors.
The Grand Jurors were then
called, twenty-two answering.
and E. H. Kirk of Taylor was ap
pointed foreman. After the usu
al charge the grand jurors retired
to their room and before 4 o'clock
returned two true bills, both mis
demeanors, and they were dis
charged with the thanks of the
Court.
There were no civil nor crimi
nal cases for trial, and the Petit
Jury after being called, were
notified that they were not need
ed. '
Goldie Sipe Miller, minor child
of A. J. Sipe, late of Licking
Creek township, presented her
petition for the appointment of a
guardian, and made selection of
Robert Miller, and the Court
made the appointment directing
bond to be given in the sum of
$1500.
Mildred L. Sipes, by her next
friend Lula Sipes, presented her
petition for the. appointment of a
guardian, and the Court appoint- .
Edgar C. Hann, bond to be given
in the sum of $400.
In the estate of Ja3. Ray. dee'd
the petition of John Ray, Sr.. for
award of citation to heirs to show
cause why inquest in partition
should not be awarded. Citation
awarded as prayed for.
Petition of Fulton Democrat
ublishing Co. was presented
asking for permission to surren
der the powers contained in its
charter and an order and decree
for dissolution of the corporation.
Order made by the Court a3
prayed for.
Petition of the County Com
missioners was presented ask
ing that all proceedings for a
view of the workmanship of the
County Bridge over Tonoloway
Creek, be set aside. Order made
as prayed for.
Blanche Lynch, wife of Wat
son C. Lynch, presented her pe
tition, Libel in Divorce. Tl "
Court awarded a subpoena
turnable June 11. 101S.
In same case, Blanche Lynch.
presented her petition for alimony
p. d. I. and the Court granted a
rule to show cause, returnable
June 11th.
In the same case, B'anche
ynch presented her petition for
a rule to show cause why an or
der should not be made for coun
cil fees and expenses. Rule
awarded as prayed for, return
able June 11, 1918.
Accounts were then taken ud
for confirmation:
First Account of S. W. Ander
son, one of the executors of the
estate of A. II. Anderson, late of
Wells township deceased. On
motion of Hon. S. W. Kirk, M."
R. Shaffner, was appointed Au
ditor to pass on exceptions and
make distribution. Account of
John L. McElivee, one of Execu
tors of A. H. Anderson, late of
Wells township deceased. M. R.
Shaffner, appointed Auditor to
pass on exceptions and. make
distribution.
First and final Account of Hon,
S. W. Kirk, administrator of F.
G. Mills, late of Wells township,
deceased. Confirmed, showing
balance of $201.78 , in hands of
the administrator.
Account of Mary E. Cutshall,
Administratrix of the estate of
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