VOL. XIX. NO. 32.
'IcCONNELLSBURG, PA.. 'JULY 11,1918.
S1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
:art Skctchss of the Lives of Pep
" JWS Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
rev. John W. Buckley.
tho Rev. John W. Buckley a
.f.-rl m nister or tne central
t,jnnsylvania Conference died
. miQ at ft-io hnmo rtf Viia
aughtrr Mrs. M. H. Hoyt, in
S'ledla, Pa.
jlr. Buckley was born in Hunt
.pton county 83 years afro last
)e:ember. Seme years later his
arent3, Jacob and Elizabeth
ijckley moved to Fort Littleton
there S. L. Buckley, a brother
if the deceased is still living.
I Rev. Buckley graduated from
fsssville Seminary and entered
(he Baltimore Conference in 1857.
Jl'hen this Conference was di
vided, he was transferred to the
Central Pennsylvania Conference
there he remained an active
Member until his, retirement in
joo7, thus completing 50 years
fcf service in the church he so
iearly loved.
I At his death he was the oldest
lemberof the. Conference and
is one of his co-workers has re
marked there was no one who
lad given better service or was
lore loved.
In the various charges Mr.
!i!ckley served during his long
ministry, in practically all of
ihicn he remained the full term
permitted a Methodist minister,
the value of his work both in
:eir material and spiritual up-
luilding was very apparent,
ilways zealous for the welfare
f the beloved church, never
(esitating to sacrifice himsejf in
i i i k i i i
poenaii ne gave oi nis uesi ai-,
lays and through his earnest(
mdeavor was instrumental in
Iringingmany into full knowl-
:dge of God and His love.
Letters recently found that
Jrere sent to him a few years
:ofrom old charges speak tn
lowing terms of his work and
lis influence. One in particular
e!t so impressed that the pros-
irity of their church even after
venty years absence was so
Irgely due to his' efforts that a
ummittee was appointed to
frrite him a letter of apprecia
te His beautiful faith and the
peetness and purity of his life
ilways manifest cannot be for-
Ntten but will continue to bear
rait in the years to come.
The last sad rites were con-
ijcted at the home of his daugh-
ler by the Rev. Mr. Michaels,
astor of the First M. E. church
If Media, the Rev. Robert Mc-
oain, a retired minister of the
ajie place and Rev. Dr. Leeper
if the Presbyterian church.
The pallbearers were C. H.
iackley and F. D. Buckley sons
f the deceased, M. H. Hoyt, a
in-law and C. L. Leedom, a
ose friend of the family.
Mr. Buckley's wife -died three
ears ago on the9ch of May.
He is survived by two sons and
ho daughters, C, H. Buckley
'lenArm, Md, F. D. Buckley,
ne, Pa.. B. F. Cary, BIoss-
;jrg, Pa., and Mrs.M. H. Hoyt,
edia, Pa.
John B. ipes.
John B. Sipes died at his home
'Hustontown on Friday, July
4. 1918, aged 71 year3 and 13
'Ws. Thp fnnprri took nlace on
!ta followinir Mondav. the servi-
- r-j '
p being conducted by Rev. John
rr.Ai . . . i
liay Diehl, pastor ot the
'vobert Kennedy Memorial church
Welsh. Run, Pa., and former-
Mr. Sipes' pastor at Greenhill.
remains of the deceased
ere laid to rest in the cemetery
a' the r.ronrM'l PrP?hvtT?""in
Fiirch, of which Mr. Slp-i wm
!5e'deranda devoted member
l)rrnany years.
His wife, who was Mis3 Mary
"unia, preceded him to the grave
iVeral years. He is survived by
daughters, Sadie, widow of
,;ll3nn Shaw, on the old home
; Jce. and Miss Lillie, who kept
;3U8e for her father in their
7 at Hustontown. The de
;jJ3ed was a veteran of the Civil
From Camp Jackson.
George F. Gray a Bethel Town
ship boy, writing from Camp
Jackson, S. C, July 1st, says:
"We left McConnellsborg 'May
31st and landed at the barracks
at Columbus, 0. the next fore
noon at 11:30, where we remain
ed four days and then were sent
to Camp Jackson, S. C. While
at Columbu3, the barracks were
much crowded and many of us
had to 'ileep on one of the perch
es, end some preferred to sleep
on the ground. Of course, we had
good mattresses and covering.
While at Columbus I took my ex
amination and passed 0. K.
"At G o'clock on the morning
of June 4th we left Columbus
for South Carolina, arriving at
Camp Jackson at 8 o'clock in the
morning of June Gth. The trip
from Columbus to Camp Jackson
wa3 different from the one from
McConnellsburg to Columbus.
The part of the Virginias through
which wepa3sed is all mountains
and creeks, but the country in
South Carolina is pretty nice.
While our train wonld be stand
ing at the station at a number of
towns the Red Cross women
would come and put "eats"
through the windows of the
coaches vhich the boys accepted
very gratefully and with much
appreciation for the throughtful
ness of the donors. At Danville,
Va., we were taken from the
train and given a little hike
through the town. Wheri we got
back into the coaches, the Red
Cross people came and gave us
cakes, candies, chewing gum,
post cards, cigarettes, etc.
"You understand that after be
ing received into the service, the
boys are all inoculated, to make
them immune against diseases.
This is done with a hypodermic
needle, and if you want to know
how it feels, push a sewing
needle into your arm a few
times. I stood the ordeal fijst
rate, but some of the boys faint;
others get sick for a time, and
others get sick afterward.
It js right warm here. When
the "thermometer has a -fair
chance, it thinks nothing of reg
istering 120 at noon. The soil
is a deep white sand.
"I am in the army for a just
and honorable cause, and am in
the branch of the service thai: i'
like the heavy artillery. We
drill five days in the week, take
Saturday for 'clean up" day,
and Sunday for a rest day. Camp
Jackson is about four miles in
length by about a mile and a half
in width. I am enjoying camp
life splendidly, get plenty to eat
threetime3aday, and am feeling
fine as a fiddle."
Madden Kerlin.
Paul Jehu Madden, son of E.
J. Madden of Meadow Gap,
Huntiegdon County, and Emma
Sarah Kerlin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Kerlin of Clear
Ridge, this county, were married
by Rev. Madden at the M. E.
church at Clear Ridge on Satur
day, June 20, 1918. The double
ring ceremony wan U3ed. The
church was tastefully decorated.
Malicious Mischief.
.A few days ago some thought
less person placed an obstruction
on the lumber railrond in the
western part of the County own
ed by the Reichley Bros. & Co.,
which caused the derailment of a
car and which might have caused
the death of three men. The
Rrichleys are public spirited men
and have the reputation of being
fair in their dealings with their
employes and the public generally
but it should not be expected
that they will stand for any
foolishness, when it comes to the
wanton destruction o f their
property or the endangering of
the lives of their employes.
War,' a conscientious Christian
gentleman, and a model citizen.
He had been in failing health for
some time suffering from a com
plication of diseases.
Birthday Anniversary.
Last Sunday being Mrs. B. W.
Peck's seventy-second birthday,
her brothers and si?ters conceiv
ed the idea of inviting themselves
to be guests in her home at dinner
on that day. As one of the im
portant things'sbout a dinner is
having something to eat, the
visitors, before leaving theii"
homes filled generous s'zed bask
ets with such a variety and
quantity of good "eat?," that
when the party surrounded the
table in. the dirdng room at the
Peck home, there was a feast
that wa3 in tiv highest degree
satisfactory to all present. The
visitora wore Mr. ar"i Mrs. Frori
D. Young, Mr. and Mn. C. C.
Young, fir. and Mrs. B. B.
Youix, Mr. Mrivin Yujrg, Mr.
and Mrs. S. II. C:impbe!!,' M-.
and Mrs. Cb.-. Gallagher, Mi- s
Edith Cem;.br-!l -irl Mr Angus
Stewart-t!l of H '".uhysdur;r.
and Mr. a..d .Mr-?. C. Howard
Kendall and Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Young, of Altocna. The psrly
made the trip in four automo
biles and reached McConnellx
burg about 11 o'clock; they loft
for homo at 4 in the afternoon.
They bed enough provisions
along to h:vo their suppers vt
Home cool shady nook idong the
way home.
Notice t Sigar D. al-rs.
All dealers in sugar i n Fulton
County are hereby given further
notice that they must file a
sworn statement of their deal
ings in sugar during the pa?t
three months, on blank forms
provided by the Food Adminis
tration, before July 15, 1918.
Failure to attend to this will
causa your sugcr supply to be
cut off.
You are further notified that a
nevv form of Certificate to be
signed by persons purchasing
sugar for canning purposes is re
quired. ' The certificates you had
on hands before July 1st arc no
longer acceptable. You can se
cure the new forms from the
county newspapers. Keep a
strict record of all sugar sales,
amount, date, and to whom sold.
John R. Jackson,
County Food Administrator,
Service Hag Presentation.
The service flag offered-by Hon.
D. H. Patterson, Chairman of
the Red Cross War Fund of Ful
ton County, was won easily by
Wells Township, and on Sundiy
afternoon, July 1 1th at 2:110
o'clock, at the Valley M. E.
church, a public meeting will be
held at which time addresses will
be made and the lbs formally
presented. Wells township may
justly be proud of hsr achieve
ment, which is fully in line with
her Civil War record, end with
her prompt response to every call
of the Nation.
Up to thi i time Wells Township
has contributed more than $1,
500.00 to the Red Cross Fund
more than $400 00 bring the net
proceeds of their Fourth of July
Celebration last week.
Strait J ukics
Miss Besse E. Jenkins, of Mc
Kees Rocks, Pa., and Andrew J.
Strait, of Pittsburgh, were unit
ed in marriage at 9:20 p. m.,
July 3, l18 at the borne of the
bride. Immediately after tho
ceremony the happy couple went
to their new home at 14 11 Poto
mac Ave., Dormont, Pa. The
groom i3 a native of Licking
Creek township, this county and
former successful school teach
er. During the past five years
he has been making good in
Pittsburgh. . , Mr. and Mrs.
Strait have the best wishes of
their many Fulton County
friends.
, Barn Burned.
Mrs. Martha Peck's barn in
Thompson township was struck
by lightning last Friday after
noon and totally destroyed togeth
er with all her crop of grain and
hay. We do not know whether
or not there was any insurance.
WILLIAM G. McADSO.
The Kan
1'nrse.
Who Handles Uncle Sam's
l)irectr General of tfac
Railroads.
At this critical time when the
United S'.etes is not only engag-
i 'kI in a world war, but is also
prertically financing the camse of
th? A'lio?, the position of Socro
: tury of the Treasury is second in
; importance only to that of the
I PfHsir!ent. This nmy best be ap
! pr:.ciated when it is realized thnt
in addition to the billions of dol
lar raised by the flotation of
Liberty Loann, billions more must
be raided by tr.xop, treasury notes
i or other rrana.
Ai d in adi'ition to handling
tr." : tremendous tak, President
v'i!"on ha.i appointed the Stcre-
I tary of the Treasury to the po
! si'ion of Director General of, Rail
Irords, and riven him the difficult
j tii;'k of solving the transportation
problem which had been con
fronting the nation and interfer
ing with the proper handling of
troopn and supplies.
William G. McAdoo in the mr.n
who occupies this important p-
sition in tho nation's affairs, and
although he hrui climbed high the
ladder of success, it has not been
v. ilhout a hard struggle, for in
his early rbys he was compelled
to suffer hardships and bear the
digest poverty.
Born October 81, 18G3. near
Marietta, Ga., in the foothills of
the Appalachian Mountains, Wil
liam Gibbs McAdoo spent his
early youth there in that dark
period. following the Civil War.
The family wau desperately poor
and' the lad had to work at any
thing he could to earn a dollar.
At fourteen he moved to Ten
nessee whers the elder McAdoo
had secured a position in the Uni
versity of Tenne33ee to enable
him to give his boys and educa
tion without great expense.
At seventeen young McAdoo
had to give up school because of
a shortage in the family excheq
: uer. He succeeded in getting an
! appointment as deputy clerk in
I the District Court, and from that
moment determined to become a
lawyer. Nightly he pored over
! BlackBtoce ar.d Kent and added
by JudgeeVTilt finally complat
j ed his law studies.
At twenty-one he was admit
' ted to the bar arid in spite of his
youth soon became state counsel
for an important railway com
pany, now a part of the Southern
liuilway sy stent. In that posi
tion he gained his first. knowl
: cd;:e of the railway business.
At twenty-five McAdoo decided
; to s;o into the railroad business
; hhr.se'C. The street railway of
: Knoxvi.le was in bad shape
i through iiiclficiiint management,
J and McAdoo believed that by
jelectrifjing the line and supply
I hg up-to-date methods he could
j make it pay. Ho invested his
I tniinfrrt cvimrn in thfl nnHrt"l-
ing, tried hard to put it over and
lost all hi3 money.
At twenty-eight William Mc
Adoo, broke and disheartened,
went to New York to start lifu
anew by continuing the practice
of law and looking after the in
terests of southern enterprises
that required capital. He formed
a partnership with another Wil
liam McAdoo, who, by tho. way,
was no relative of hU, and al
though the firm started in a small
way the business gradually grew,
the chief asset being a growing
acquaintance with Wall Street
men a3 customers and with each
succeeding transaction, Mr. Mc
Adoo's reputation as an enter
prising and trustworthy man in
creased. . Much of his work was
along' railroad and engineering
lines, and before long he was re
garded as an expert.
At thirty-eight Mr. McAdoo,
who lived in , New Jersey and
worked in New York, revived the
idea of constructing a tunnel to
be dug under the river to con
nect the two Slates. He figured
out to the minutest detail how it
might be accomplished but it
seemed hardly possible that he
Serenaded.
The Ne'S was very agreeably
surprised and well entertained
last Friday afternoon when a
drum corps consisting of half-a-dozen
members with fife3 drums
and cymbals appearee in front of
the office and played a number of
patriotic airs. Ltyon investiga
tion it was found that the mov
ing spiri'tof the musical organiza
tion was Eli Sheets the famous
Martha Washington candy man
and old-time friend of the Editor.
Whi!
sheets
is
a resident
of Washington City where his
principal store i3 located, he has
branch stores in all the leading
cities of the Country, and is eas
ily the Candy King of America
He is a native of Berlin, Somer
set County, and was returning to
Washington from a trip to his
old home accompanied by his
Washington store orchestra. '
The Back Yard.
Many back yards are an abom
ination to the eye and nose. One
finds in them all sorts of litter
and refuse, from oyster cans to
old boots. Here the slops of the
kitchen are poured to increase
the odors which ought to warn
every thoughtful person of ma
larial influence breedingjthere, to
break out eventually in fevers or
diphtheria. If a member of the
family die3 from one of these
diseases, his death is probably
lamented as a "mysterious dis
pensation of Providence," but
the minister would say if he were
to visit the back yard, that death
was caused solely by a violation
of the hygienic laws.
could complete the gigantic urf
dertaking. In the first place, he
did not have the necessary money
to finance the plan himself, and
in tne second place, it was sup
posed to be an impossible cngi
neering feat, for it had been
tried twice before without 8uc
cess. But despite these handi
caps Mr. McAdoo'a intense en
thusinsm and, above all, his abili
ty to "put things over" enabled
him to raise $70,000,000 for the
project and work was started
At forty-five, after the solving
of engineering difficulties which
seemed insurmountable and de
spite the violent opposition of
traction magnates and political
grafters, who conducted many
legal battles to hinder the work,
Mr. McAdoo had laid four tubes
under the Hudson River and
started them in successful opera
tion, thereby placing New York
City under a debt of gratitude
and paving the way for other
river tubes that have played such
an important part in increasing
its transportation facilities.
At forty-seven McAdoo devot
ed much time to the campaign
for the election of Woodrow Wil
son, then president of Princeton
University, as Governor of New
Jersey. Later he was a delegate
to the Presidential Convention,
and became vice-president of the
Democratic Campaign Commit
tee. At fifty William G. McAdoo
wa3 appointed Secretary of the
Treasury by President Wilson in
acknowledgment of his faithful
ness. He has filled this position
exceptionally well despite the
fact that he has had more to con
tend with than almost any form
er secretary and that there have
been more changes in the finan
cial policy of the Government,
much more money raised and
more crises passed during his
term of office than ever before.
Today at fifty-four Mr. Mc
Adoo, by direction of the Presi
dent, has also assumed control of
the railroads, and to his other
duties has been added the diffi
cult task of assembling the trans
portation resources of the coun
try to meet the greatest military
and commercial needs the coun
try has ever known.
An enormous sum of money
will be needed to successfully
finance the railroads and upon
Mr. McAdoo rests the responsi
bility of carrying out this work.
Daik Outlook for Germany.
Germany has cause to fear her
future.
What is to be her status after
the war? Intelligent men are
asking that question in German
business circles. jen Herr
Haase declared in the Reichstag
the other day that the military
authorities were conducting the
war in a manner which was alien
ating the friendship of the
wh( le world, he voiced what was
in the mind of many thoughtful
citizens of Germany.
Ordinaniy nations may fight
and resume commercial relations
when the struggle is over. But
Germany has outlawed herself
by her brutalities. No rifiht
thinking man can grasp the hand
of a cold-blooded murderer with
any feeling of cordiality, much
less respect him and h crime.
It is thus with Germany. Where
i3 her trace coming from? Who
is going to do business with
her? Where is she to get her
raw material?
Her offenses against human
ity have been such as to build up
against her a barrier of resent
ment that will not readily yield.
Long ago the longshoremen of
England declared that after the
war they would not unload a Ger
man vessel. A few days ago the
seamen of England proclaimed
their determination to boycott
Germany. That decision wa
made all the more emphatic by
the ruthless sinking of the hos
pital vessel Llardovery Castle by
a submarine and five years weie
added to th? sixty-eight months
previously agreed uj)on. Follow
ing the receipt of the news the
powerful Liverpool Cotton Ex
change met and by resolution
unanimously adopted and agreed
"that no mo.nle.'or members of
a firm shall trade either 'directly
or indirectly with the present en
emies of Great Britain for a peri
od of ten years after the war."
It wa3 a peculiarly atrocious
affair, that sinking. Here was
vessel carrying Red Cross 'nurses
and medical men exclusively. Not
a weapon was on board. Her
peaceful mission was plainly in
dicatcd. And yet the submarine
commander torpedoed her with
out warning and afterward mur
dered many of her passengers
and crew who had taken to the
small boats.
Yes, Germany has alienated
herself from all the civilized
world. Her future is a dark
one, indeed.
.. Telegram to flic President.
The International School of
Missions in session at Wilson
College, Chambersburg, sent the
following telegram to President
Wilson on the morning of July
4th. "Seven hundred women cit
izens, representing fifteen de
nominational boards of Home
and Foreign missions at Wilson
College, Chambersburg, Pa., ear
nestly beg you to stop the manu
facture of all intoxicating liquors
during the war.
"Whiskey need not be the al
ternative of beer since you have
the power to stop it.
"With the shortage of grain,
coal, labor and transportation we
suffer in our homes, schools, and
churches, while breweries con
tinue. The mothers of America
will sacrifice all to win the war
for democracy,
"Will democracy protect their
most sacred rights? We pray
that you, our great leader, will
act for us."
Apple Barrels 75 Cents Each.
Commercial orchard companies
in West Virginia are laying in a
supply of apple barrels in com
pliance with a warning from
coopers. The barrels now cost
75 cents each. Many growers
are considering handling the ap
pies in bulk to avoid paying the
high prices for containers.
Samuel Bender, of "Marion,
spent the Fourth in McConnells
burg. the guest of his untie
1 Abram Runion,
THE rOl'RTU IN HsCONNELLSBURfl.
Ideal leather, Large Crcwd, Spl.ndii!
Parade, and Nica.Sun Realized
for l!?i Cross hzl.
One of the most orderly and
largest crowds seen in McCon
nellsburg since the Centennial
celebration in lf-M, gathered on
the Fourth to celebrate the natal
day of the Republic, and to lend
encoifagement r.nd substantial
assistance to the Red Cro:j-t W'zr
Fund. On account of the neces
sity for making ure of every
minute in tho hnrvest field?,
many farmers did not leave their
horrf3 until n.ltT nom. But,
thanks to the automobile, and to
tho improved condition of our
roads, the me;-t dis'a'it portions
of the county rre within two
hours run to tho Courty Seat,
and by tho time tho pirade was
ready to move at 3:150, the streets
of the tov.-n were alive with good
natured people.
In order that there shall be a
creditable display on such occa
sions, somebody must c!o work
and plenty of it. This had been
well organized, and done quietly,
so that when too parade appear
ed it was c most agreeable sur
prise to even orr homo people.
The order observed in the parado
wa: Chief Marrall, D. M. Ken
dall. 2. Joan of Arc and attend
ants. 3. Float Uncla Sam and
Goddess of Liberty. 4. Merces
burg Band. 5. G. A. R. flair.
6. Automobile with. G. A. R.
men. 7. Mothers with service
Hags. 8. Red Cross dogs. 9.
Senior Red Cross. 10. Float
Greatest Mother in the World.
11. Junior fled Cvaan. 12 Aut
omobile lead of "little tots." 13.
War Garden Workers. 14. Boy
Scouts end Band. 15. Money
Flag. 1G. Float-Campfire girls.
17 T !77l'n Worti'ci fn -rvr tr 1Q
Hospital Float. . 19. J. H. Ken
dall's automobile. 20. Philip-
Rotz's auto. 21. Suffrage Divi
sion. The whole celebration was
given under the auspices of the
Red Cross Chapter and about
4:30 the ladies began to serve
supper, the tables being placed
in the corridor of the Court
House, and the Sheriff's effico
being used as the kitchen. Tho
gross proceeds of the day's effort
amounted to more than five hun
dred dollars; and every one who
spent a half dollar for supper,
felt that he got fifty cents worth
in return for his money.
Duripg the evening which ex
tended to midnight, there was
somethipg doin' every minute.
Music by the band, the Commu
nity Sing, in which everybody
joined in singing the oldtimo
as well as the late patriotic airs,
while the' fortune teller, tho
"shoot the Kaiser" and cake
walks furnished amusemant to
the crowd and cash to the excheq
uer. Miss Jessie B. Wishart, i n
company witn ner tnends Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Scott, of Phila
delphia, and Mrs. Scott's sisters,
the Misses Mary and Martha
Wilder, of Washington, D. C.
spent a short time in town last
Thursday afternoon. They left
Washington Thursday morning,
on a little motoring trip, and ex
pected to spend the night at
Bedford Springs. Thence by
way of Huntingdon, the Juniata
Valley and Harrisburg, they
would go to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Margaret Henry, and
grand-daughter Miss Priscilla
Appleby, of Clear Ridge spent the
time from Wednesday until Fri
day of last week in jhe home of
Dr. and F. K. Stevens. Mrs.
Henry has a son in France, and
any of his friends who may feel
like writing him should address:
Michael S. Henry, Company "C,
145th Inf., Am. " Ex. ' Forcjs,
France, via New York City.
There will be Singing at An-
tioch Christian Church on Sun
day afternoon July 14th,