KTESESIINQ PARAGRAPHS
SSWllMSWjaa.
Ml Mil and General Interest, (lathered
at Home or Clipped from onr
EichaBjtes.
JQNDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Heef
ner, near Hiram, were in town
a few hours Tuesday. .
Misses Esther Kendall and
Olive Lodge of the Shippensburg
Normal, are home for their East
er vacation.
? Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wible, of
Harrisburg. speni a iew aays
during the past week among
friends in this county.
Mrs. Blanche Patterson re
turned home last Monday after
having epent several days visit
ing in Chambersburg.
D. A. Washabaugh and family
stored to Franklin Countv and
spent last Sunday in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Woodall.
Mrs. Geo. B. Mock and Mrs.
John S. Nelson spent Monday
'afternoon in the home of Philip
jltotz and family in Tod township.
1 Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Spangler
spent a few days recently visit
ing in the home of the Iatter's
'sisters at Strasburg, Franklin
.County.
1 Mrs. William P. Nelson and
little son David Alexander are
jvisiting Mrs. Nelson's home
folks in CumberlandCounty a few
'days this week.
j Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Com
erer and Charlie McGehee were
'among the Burnt Cabins visitors
Ho the Countv Seat on Wednes
day of last week.
HIDES. Frank B. Sipes
Diiys "the highest market price
frbeef hides at fieir butcher
hop in McConnellsburg, also
'Honest price paid for :mi ii.s
i lcepfi'iDS and tallow.
j Advertisement.
I Prof. Admiral Smith spent the
time from Friday evening until
Sunday evening in the home of
lis brother-in-law and sister Mr.
ind Mrs. G. Juhnsnn MellotV
lear Big Cove Tannery.
Vanvert Divens and son Boyd,
vho had been at their home at
(nobsville over Sunday return
d to Kearnoy Monday morning,
.ccompanied by V. E. Kelso, who
rfent out to try it at the mines.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Heeter
pent a few hours in town Mon
day. Mr. Heeter had public sale
at his farm near Huntingdon a
few days ago and he intends to en
gage in the mercantile business
it Calvin!
After having spent two months
n the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
I. Ayers at Portage, Pa., Mrs.
Asenath Mentzer returned to her
home in this place on Wednesday
evening of last week much pleas
ed with her trip.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crouse.'of
Harrisburg, are spending this
week at Webster Mills assisting
the moving of the family of C.
W. Grouse into the property re
cently purchased from Hon. D.
Hunter Patterson.
Of course you will read Chas.
Huston & Bros, new advertise
ment on the 8th page of this
paper. They are now in business
to serve you and incidentally to
help themselves. They know
they will not help themselves un
less they help you first.
Mrs. Foster Hopple and daugh
ter Miss Madeline, called at the
News office while in town last
Friday and ordered the paper
sent to their home. The Hopple
family have recently moved into
the house at the forks of the road
where the Mercersburg road in
tersects, the Lincoln Highway
just west of St. Thomas. Mr?.
Hopple'a mother. Mrs. Susan
Keyser, moved from Cito into the
Eleven ger property on West
Lincolm Way.
Aro Your Lssags Strong f
Do colds go down to your throat? Are your bronchial
tubes easily affected? Above all, do colds settle on your
chest? Then your lungs may not be as strong as you
expected consumption often follows.
Good Physicians Everywhere Prescribe
1
3
Because Its Pure Cod Liver Oil Is Famous
lor strengthening delicate throats
soothes the tender linings and alleviates me cougn.
Start on Scott's Emulsion today It is Nature'i
building-food without drugs or alcohoL
The Imported Norweiriiin cod liver oil ned In Scoff's E moben l now refined li
ear ewa American laboratories which guarantees it fret from impurities,
geott ft Bownt, Bloomneld,N.J, P-C
N. A. Mathias and P. H. Wil
son, near Burnt Cabins, called at
the News office a few - minutes
while in town yesterday,
Pvov. Edward Jackson, pastor
of the M. E. church at this place
was, last Sunday, ordained Elder
by Bishop McDowell at the
Newberry M. E. church, at Will
iamsport, Pa.
Jacob Schultz, of Bethel; his
sister Mrs. Margaret Lee, and
George Lehman of Union, and
M. M. Boor, of Artemas, Bed
ford County, were in town yes
terday on business connected
with the estate of the late Jacob
Schultz, of Union township.
Mrs. S. Ella Wishart and daugh
ter, Miss Alice Wishart, spent
Thursday night of last week in
Everett while on their way from
Elkins, West Virginia, to Wells
Tannery. The former had been
ppending the winter with rela
tives in that city and was delight
ed with her stay there.-Everett
Republican.
A superstitious subscriber, who
found a spider in his paper, wants
to know if it is considered a bad
omen. Nothing of the kind.
The spider was just looking over
the columns of the paper to see
what merchants were not adver
tising so that it could spin its
web across his store door and be
free from disturbance.
McConnellsburg M. E.' Charge.
Rev. Edward Jackson, pastor.
Passion Week services, Thurs
day evening at 7:30. At that
time Holy Communion will be
administered by the pastor as
sisted by Rev. J. Eltert Wilson,
of Mercersburg. Sermon by
Rev. Wilson. Easter Sunday ser
vices: preaching at 10:30 and 7:00.
It will be a proui distinction
for Pennsylvania, if this great
cc mmonweallh shall be among
the fast to give approval to the
Amendment. Our people are not j
privileged to vote directly on the i
subject, but their sentiments can
be expressed very accurately in
the choice of candidates for the
state Senate and House oRepre
sentatives to be elected thi ear.
Mrs. Catharine Kelso and Mrs.
Wash Glunt, of Knobsville, call
ed at the News office while
in town last Saturday. Mrs.
Kelso exhibited two eggs that
were, to say the least, abnormal.
They were the size of ordinary
hen-eggs, but the shells were
wrinkled so as to form some kind
of letters and a star. It may be
a War message, but the editor
was not equal to the occasion of
deciphering it.
Mr. Delmar McCune is very
sick with pneumonia at his home
in Mercersburg. His sister-in-law,
Mrs. Wilbur Grissinger'and
nephew Lester Ewing of this
place, went over to see him last
Sunday. Mrs. Grissinger return
ed in the evening and Lester re
mained to make himself useful
to his uncle's family in any way
within the limits of his ability.
D. E. Little, who is a brother in
law, took Miss Maude Ott to
Mercersburg Monday afternoon
to assist in nursing the sick man.
Location of the Airplane Boys.
Our local boys who enliste
with the Airplane Squadron and
left McConnellsburg the first of
February are located as follows:
Dewey Smith and Wayne Taylor
are Motor Mechanics at Camp
Hancock, Ga. ; Willis Daniels and
Orman Humbert are with the
Balloon Corps at Camp John
Weise, in Texas; Lester Waid
lich is with the Battalion Corps,
at "Fort Omaha, Nebr., and Pete
Morton, Jr., is being sent to the
Aviation Mechanics Training
School at St. Paul, Minn, for a
three months' course. Pete has
for an instructor a British Flyer
who had a "spill" in England a
few months aro, and had nearly
all his ribs broken.
and weak lungs while its glycerine
SO
. Lai HiJ-Bai
Ten More.
Ten more Fulton County Boys
will leave for Camp Lee next
week. They will report in Mc
Connellsburg Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, and entrain at Fort
Loudon the following afternoon
at 3:13. The names of the boys
leaving are: Harry A. Swope
and Roy Earley, Wells Valley;
Walter Barnett, Waterfall;
George L. Reisner, McConnells
burg; Harry Naugle, Knobsville;
Orville Leader, Locust Grove;
Robert Williams, Andover; Rus
sell Hess, Hustontown; Orben
Hebner, Buck Valley; Mark
Yoriker, Plum Run.
Brush Creek Organizes.
Brush Creek township organ
ized an auxiliary to Fulton Chap
ter of the AmericanRed CrossAs
sociation at McKendree church
last Sunday. A community
meeting was held and Hon. John
P. Sipes explained the treat com
fort the Red Cross is furnishing
to our boys at the front; Fulton
County Ford Administrator John
R. Jackson urged upon the people
the necessity of food conserva
tion, and Hon. S. W. Kirk out
lined the great work of the Red
Cross from the time of its organ
ization to the present time.
A local auxiliary was organized
composed of 57 members, and the
following persons were elected
officers: Presidents E.Walters;
secretary, Celia Barton; treas
urer, Geo. W. Lodge; president
of solicitors, F. P. Plessinger.
A Sufficiency.
A caboose, Dorothy, is a utility
car attached to the rear of a
freight train. By the way, Dor
othy, your question recalls a
little stnry. 0:e warm Summer
day Mrs. Murphy was sweeping
off her pfazzt when Mrs. Carr,
the engineer's wife, came along
carrying her latent baby, the
tenth.
"Arrah, row, Mrs. Carr,"
cried Mrs. Murphy, "and there
ye are up and around again with
another little Crr."
"Yes Norah," p;.id the engi
neer's wife, "another little Carr
it is, and as far as I am concern
ed, I pray the Lord it's the ca
boose." Boston "Transcript. ' '
Normal School.
The McConnellsburg Normal
will open May 6, 1918 for a term
of seven weeks. The following
books will be used: Algebra,
Wentworth; Mental, Hull; Gram
mar, Reed & Kellogg; History, j
Barnes; Physical Geography,
Hopkins; Physiology, Steele;
Methods, Teaching the Common
Branches; Civics, Furst's Outline
and a good textbovk; Arithmetic
and Geography any good text
book.
Any futherinformationmay be
had bv consulting.
Admiral Smith,
Lewis Harris.
The Greatest Woman.
Who is the greatest woman in
all history? One hundred and
fifty school teachers recently an
swered the question, and with en
thusiasm and unanimity the
judges awarded the prize to the
one who made this reply: 'The
wife of a farmer of moderate
means who does her own cook
ing, washing, ironing, sewing,
brings up a family of boys and
girls to be useful members of so
ciety and has time for intellectu
al improvement.
Rye Not To Be Ground Into Feed.
A recent ruling of the Milling
Division of the United States
Food Administration has with
drawn rye as a feed, and order
ed that no wheat or rye fit for
the human food is permitted to
be ground into feed.
Farmers and others are allow
ed to get rye ground into flour
without taking substitutes.
John R, Jackson,
County Food Administrator.
Didn't Want to Gi to War.
Raymond Brosius, near Han
cock, aged 27 years, in order to
evade the draft, shot himself
through the head on the 4th of
March. He was taken to the
hospital at Msrtinsburg in the
hope that he might be repaired
and still be of some use to the
Government. He died last week
and was buried in Hancock. His
father, who is suffering from
paralysis, has not been informed
of his Bon's rash act.
Jacob Shullz.
Jacob Schultz, a veteran of the
Civil War, and one of Union
township's most highly respect
ed citizens, died at his home near
Buck Valley post office on Sat
urday, March 23, 1918, in the
73rd year of his age. The funer
al was held on the following Tues
day, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. Dr. Winchell, of Wash
ington, D. C, and interment was
made in the cemetery at the Luth
eran church.
Mr. Schultz was married to a
Miss Hege and to this union
seven children were born, five of
whom are living, namely, Marga
ret, wife of Francis M. Lee; Ja
cob P., near Warfordsburg;
Leonard D., in Missouri; Lewis
C, and Annie, wife of Edward
Olnchefski, at home.
For many years Mr. Schultz
held the office of school director,
and served also as supervisor
always taking an intelligent in
terest in events leading to the
betterment of conditions in his
home township.
He was a member of John Q.
Taylor Post, G. A. R , having
served as a soldier in the 58th
regiment Pennsylvania Infantry,
in the war of the Great Rebellion.
Mrs. Mary Gill.s.
Mrs. Mary Oyler Gillis, widow
of David A. Gillis, dic-d at the
home of her son Daniel A. Gillis,
in Harrisburg, Sunday, March 24,
1918, after a week's illness of
pneumonia. The remains were
brought to the home of John
Gillis, East Lincoln Way, McCon-nell.-burg
on Wednesday, and the
funeral services conducted by
Ilev. E. J. Cnft, will take place
tis morning nt 10 o'clock and in
ttnnent will be made in the cem-ett-yat
Bethlehem U. B. church,
of v" ;ch she was a member for
ma iy . 'ars.
The o vased was married to
David A. wlllis in 1874. and she
is survived by two sons, Daniel
arri Roy, bah rending in Hnr-I'isl-urg.
She is also ftirvived by
two wisters, Mrs. Lizzie Knouse,
of Biglersville. Pa. and Mrs.
Catherine Brewbakor, of Albany,
III., and by two brothers, Adam,
of Knobsville, and George of
Gettysburg.
During the past five year3 Mrs.
Gillis resided with her son Daniel
in Harrisburg.
Card of Thacks.
To those who so kindly render
ed aid and sympathy to us during
the illness and death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Hess, we take this
method of expressing our sincere
thanks. George M. Myers &
Family, Warfordsburg, Pa.
ORACEY.
Q'lito a crowd attended the In
stiiute at Gracey, some very in
teresting talks were vqq by
taachers and patrons.
Jere Heetner, and family spent
Sunday at Rooert Huston's.
Olive Clevenger spent the week
end with Myrtle Alloway.
Miss Florence Edwards a stu
dent at C V S N. S. is spending
her Eister Vacation with her pa
rents. Aliceand Jessie Uutchallspent
the week end with their parents
Roy Witt" r, wife and children
Doris and Mary Alice, spent Sun
day at Josisli fitter's.
David Gladfclter purchased a
horse froai Josiab Witter; Brint
Lai Jig, a colt from Mrs. Alice
Alloway, and J W. Cutchall, a
colt fr in M. A Djtwildr.
W R Berktre9ser, wife and
son Leonard, and Mhs Jennie
Wilson, spent Sunday at E. 0,
K 'sselring's.
M ra. John Shaw and son Amos
Visited at D J. Miller's Sunday.
Mrs. Hetty Gracey spent a few
days with tier daughter Mrs. R.
L Alloway.
Mrs A N. Witter speut a few
noma Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Win. Keebaugh at Huston
town.
John Shaw and children Har
old iiud tier mice spnnt Sunday
wiili his fattier Mr. Lewis Shaw.
The children are looking for
ward to their vacation. Our
school closes April 8
Mrs. Brinton Laidig spent the
week end a, George Laidig's.
WELLS TANNERY.
James Swope bad a narrow
escape from being crushed to
doathatthe Finley coal mines
last Saturday. The lallinz rock
caught one foot and crushed it.
Customers at BauTgardners
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
Insertion. No advertisement accepted
for loss than l&ceuts. Caen must ac
company order.
Fine seed corn for 'sale. In
quire at Trout's Drug store.
3-2 -tf
For Sale, baby push cart. In
quire at the News oflioe.
3 21-2t.
Fou Salk. Seed Corn, Ripen
ed and cut before frost. Mas
Cle-. nit: E, Kendall, McCon
nellsburg, Pa. . 3 28-1 1.
ThorobredS. C. Bull Orpington
egga for hatching. 75 cents for
hatching of 15 II U Nace, Mc
Uonnellsburg.
3 21 -tf.
Fou Sale one horse and one
heavy rmile both irood workers
Price right Apply ti E G
Foster, Knobsville Pa. 3-14 -2t
Fulton House, McConnells
burg, Pa. for sale. Apply to D.
U. Patterson, Real Estate Brok
er, Webster Mills. Pa.
11 C tf
Fou Rent -The Johnson house
and farm in Tiylor township
For fufher information address
Dowli.ng Johnson, McKoes Rocks
Pa. R 1, Box 2G 3 14 3t.
Fakm for Rent, consisting of
140 acres, fair state of culti
vation, good chance given to right
party, possession given at once
Inquire at this oflice. 3 7-3t,
Wanted A plain cook at a sal
ary of 24 per month, also a sec
ond girl nt $20 for a Jamily of
ft nr. App'icants apply and
send references to Mrs. Fred C.
Johnson, Mont Alto, Pa.
2 14 4t
Chain Wanted: Bring us
your grain. We pay $2 05 cash
far pood wheat; if 2 00 cash for
good ear com; $1.75 cash for rye;
1 35, for buckwheat, and DO
cnts for rats. Harry E. Huston,
Saltillo, Pa. 3-7-tf.
Men Wanted Laborers, Car.
peutera Helpers, Mechanics Hel
pers, Firemen, Trackmen, Stock
Unloaders, Coke Oven Men, and
other help. Good wages and
steady employment Apply to
COLONIAL IRON CO., Riddles
burg, Pa. 8-23 tf
Wanted Firemen for locomo
tives on western division, West
tern Maryland Railway Company,
headquarters Cumberland, Md.,
earnings $125 00 per month. Ap
ply G. F. Wiesockel, Superin
tendent Motive Power, Hagers-
town, Md. 2 21 4t.
store are missing Miss Eleanor
Sipe this week. She will return
to her place of duty next week.
Mrs. Thornton Foster, of Enid,
spent the week end with her
daughter Mrs. Roy Deshong.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Sattioux
made a business trip to Everett
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Warsing
and children of Kearney, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Warslng's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Barnett.
The Thrice-A-Week Edition of
the New York World
in 1918
Prncttchl'y a Daily at the Price of
a Weekly, No other Newspaper In
the world gives so much at so low
a price.
The value and need of a newspaper In the
household wis never irreutfr than nt the pres
ent time. We huve been forced to etter the
Krent world war ond a lunre army of ours In
already la Krunco. You will wunt t" have all
te news from our troops on European buttle
llelds, nnd IIMH 'roralses io be the most mo
nii'DiouN year In the hmtory of our uulvcr e.
No other newpper nt no smsll a price will
furnixh huoIi prompt il ueeumte news of
thee wo. Ul hiiukiUK events. 1U not neoesniiry
tusay more.
Tim Th kick A-Wkkk World's regular
siibM,rtplio..p.!eelHiDiyH.',0 pir year, und
tills piivs for Till pupo'H. We ofer thi un
equalled newspaper and Tlir. Fm.TiiH CoUNTT
Niws toKether for one year for
The reRUlarnuhnorlpllon price of the two
papem Ih -.f0,
Rifling a Barrel.
The grooves In a rifle barrel ara
made with special machinery, and un
less one has this he could not do the
vork properly, no matter how skilled
he was. When the grooves of a rlfla
barrel are filled with lead It Is usually
necessary to have an expert gunsmlt
clean them out.
LEITER BROTHERS
LADIES' WEARING APPAREL
CHAM BERSBURC--HACERSTOWN
ADDED DEPT-. "WOOLTEX."
WEET, tweet
1 isn't it a bird?
Fine feathers make
fine birds, you know
and thats why our
showing o f New
Spring Scarfs will
help you to look
right-dressed.
EASTER DISPLAY
ON NOW.
Ask to see our KING 3 14 Underwear.
Com' in to see us when you are over this way.
Bring this ad along and we will give you
10 per cent, off all purchases.
HENNINCER
The Hatter - Chambersburri. Pa.
RTITPPI?TQrtITT?fl QTATI.1 VftDMAI crunni T
1 nrinrr Term nf 1? Woolrc
i
riVlijL,
rnrr
Free tuition to students
t expect to teach; to otherr, $1 50 per week. Boarding, fur-
nished room with heat light and laundry included, $4 50 t
t per week.
I Special c:urses open to your g people who have complet-
t ed or who will complete the public school course and to X
I teachers who wish to secure better certificates. The norm- X
I al school course is a very practical one, fitting for any type
ol work.
Now is the time to prepare for teaching; good salaries, X
permanent positions; not dependent upon duration of war X
or business conditions. 4
Summer term of six weeks opens July 1. For cata-
X logue and full information address, j
EZRA LEHMAN,
Why Plant a Garden?
Because it gives greater re
turns per acre than any other
part of the farm. ,
Saves doctor bills by furnish
ing a healthful diet.
Enables the poor 1 0 have first
class vegetables all the time.
Greatly decreases the high
cost of living.
Makes the grower independent
of market conditions.
It is a pleasure as well as an
honor to have a nice garden.
Plant a vegetable garden for
the sake of economy as well as
for pastime and pleasure.
Executors' Notice.
Estate of Jacob Shultz, late of Union
town hip, Fultuii County, l'&., deceased.
Let tern testumcutury on the above estate
havluK been K'riiuteil to llio iiudurslKned, all
per.MiuH Indebted to the mild estate are re
quested to make payment, and those having
dialing to preneui tne same wunoui auiay,
JACOB P SHCLTSC.
MKS. MAlUiAKKT A. LEE.
8-28-61. Exeotitors
Western Maryland Railway.'
In ECoct January 6, 1918.
Subjoot to ohange without Inotloe.
Trains leave Haneock as follows :
No, 8 I M p. m. (dally) for Cumberland, Went
VlrnliiU Dolnta, and Plttsburifh, Chicago
and the West.
No. I 30 p. m. (dally) for Hageratowr,
Waynesboro, Chumbeniburir, Octtyi
burn Hnxover, iialllre. Washington,
t hiludelphla and New Yoik.
O. F. STEWART1
S. ENNES, Qen'l Paaaeoger Ag't
General Manager.
HHICHESTER S PILLS
Iv . 1 "K imamonh 11 rami, a
I't Ak frw t II l.nfcM.TKITS
H,.,M. IIKAM FIL.1.N. for lift
ye.,, I: nown ai licit, Safeit. Al w.vt K.ll.liln
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS CVtRVH'HEkE
i.iiui.;.! k,nr llraifl.t f. i
il-clirfcln-'. KlumonJTlr.nclAN
I'lll. in lird .ml fcold manKVV
t"'n, KilH ml, Blut R.Ukk. X
1 nkti no other Ilii r V
ARE showing
a great line of
UP TO THE MINUTE
style in all quality.
Hats, $2.00 to $6.00.
It don't cost you any
more to be hatted
right.
ppTfT IT MM
v
flnone Mnnltir Anll 1l
TiiiTinv
AUlllUi. T
17 or more years of age who X
Ph. D., Principal.
I Simplicity
in construction and
operation is the big iV
leature ot
It will supply ample
light for all buildings
and sufficient power for
small farm machines,
such as churns, sepa
rators, and washing
machines. It brings
city comforts and con
venience to the farm.
See it at work.
HLN. HENRY
Agent
Dudley, Pa.
Administrators' Notice.
Estate of Mm. Martha Sidles, late of Uelfntl
township, deceased.
Notice Is hereby ulven. that Letters of Ad
mlmlrniloo uixin th above estate hare been
granted to the undersiifiied. All persons h
lun claims against said estate will present
them properiv authenticated for settlement,
and those owing the ume 111 please call ana
settle.
P. D. 8KILKS.
M. L. SMrTH,J '
10-flt, Administrators,
'ill'