McCONNELLSEUKG, PA., JULY 25, 19IS. $1.50 A YEAR. VOL. XIX. KO. 34. RECORD OF DEATHS. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Pjssed Away. Tn II Wit t . . it W!lf a vorrrnn nf the jonn xi. '"'i - - tn:w War and a former resident ?0f McConnellsburg, died in Way nesboro, at 7 o'clock last Thurs lay evening of Bright's Disease, irred 7S .var3 2 montns an(1 2 iliays. The funeral took Place I Sunday afternoon from the home I , jfhis daughter Mary (Mrs. Harry MorganthfilU at 2o'ciocK, ana in terment was made in the Green hill cemetery at Waynesboro. Mr. Wilt wa3 born at Clear- I Lrinir. Md.. but spent the great- lerpart of his life in McConnells- jjurg. during which time he car ried on a blacksmith shop. Twen- ty.four years ago he closed out his business and property in Mc Connellsburg and removed hi3 family to Waynesboro, and work ed in the Geiser shops until his health failed. He was married w Matilda Lohr, who died eight years ago. Surviving are four daughters, "Tempie" (Mrs. Sara Keyser), of Philadelphia; Annie, wife of W. H. Nesbit, . McCon-npiishurcr.- Mary, wife of Harry Morganthall, Waynesboro: and Carrie, wife of Samuel Spangler, of Waynesboro. The deceased was a devoted member of the Methodist Church, and during the time he lived in McConnellsburg was a member of the choir of the local M. E. church. He served twice in the Civil War; first as member of Company I 158th Regiment, Penna. Inf., going into service in November 1SG2 and being mus tered out in August, 1SC3. The second time he was in the 148th Penna; Inf. Mrs. David Clugston. Martha Elizabeth, wife of David Clugston, passed away at their home in Ayr township on Wednesday, July 17, 1918, aged 52 years, 2 months and 8 days. The funeral took place on rn day, the services being conduct ed hv ftfv. C. F. Jacobs of the Lutheran Church assisted by Rev, Edward Jackson of the M. E Church. Interment was made in Union cemetery. The deceased was a daughter of the late Samuel B. Paylor and she was united in marriage to David Clugston on the first day 0f West Hill; Mrs. Edward Heb of January. 1SG5. To this-union eri;L, 0f Hiehppire; Mrs. John were burn eicrht children, four of whom are living, namely, Ed- ward, near Dickeys Station, Franklin County; Mary E.. wife cf John Truax, near McConnells- burcr: Martraret E.. wife of Ab- nir Shiwoa noar Gem. and Wil- bur T?ppri nt Vinrrifi. Mrs. Clucrston suffered a stroke of paralysis about four years ago, and during the past two veara she wa3 an almost helpless invalid. She was a con aistent member of the Lutheran Church and bore her sufferings with Datience. She was a good neighbor and kind wife and mother. Joseph Sciireiner. Josenh Schreiner died at the .home of his daughter Mrs. Ed ward Yonnkin at Almira. Pa., on Friday, July 12, 1918, of pleuro Pneumonia, aged about 70 years, after an illness of only nine days. The funeral services were held Dorougn engineer wueu uuut the following Sunday at the home ed the service" of his son Edwin S , of Beach valley. and interment was made iu the Beach Valley cemetery. Mr. Schreiner's wife died sev- eral veva n sir, hnr dMth he lived mostly among his children "-George Schreiner, oi Williams Port; Mrs. Edwin Deshong, of Uarristnville; Edward S. S-brei er, of Beach Valley, and Mrs. Edward Younkin, of Almira, Pa During his wife's lifetime, Mr Schreiner resided at Wdiis Run, T ycomine Countv. He was a Kood, conscientious man, a kind husband, father and citizon-a very sociable and unostentatious Christian gentleman. Blow and Keep C ol. Mr. Editor: Permit me to sit in the editorial chair and have hold of the quill long enough to say to your readers that when some people are driving an au tomobile they seem to think tht the whole road is theirs whether they sound a hern or not. In deed, some people seem to think that the man in the buggy should get out of the way without the sound of a horn or claxon. Few men, if any, are mind readers and therefore, cannot tell junt when you are going to leave home or just when you are going to overtake them on the road. Therefore it behooves every one of us to use our best common sense, buy a pood horn, and then use it. If the fellow in the bug gy does not get out of the way at the first sounding, keep cool and sound again. Some time ago I was out driv ing with a friend, and within a distance of two miles two cars passed us without the sound of a horn. Just place yourself in the position of some very nervous lady or child, ' and have some reckless man, in an auto, rush by you in a narrow place without giving you any- warning. You might meet one man out of a hun dred who will refuse to share the road. Now I hear you say that the writer ha3 never driven an au tomobile. But not so, he has driven a number of different makes, over all kind of road, and in all kind of weather, all hours of night and day, and in at least five different states. Fairplay. Reared A Large Family Mrs. Sarah Snyder, wife of Samuel Snyder, who died sud denly at her home in Westpenns- boro township, Sabbath evening, July 6, aged 77 years, was the mother of 18 children, all of whom are living and are enjoying good health and are prosperous. Mr. an(j Mrs. Snyder celebrated the fifty-sixth anniversary of their marriage some time ago. Follow ing are the names of the chil dren surviving: Katie, Lilhe, John, and Wesley Snyder, at home; Mrs; Alice Dunkleberger, of Newville; Mrs. HayB Lehner and Luther Snyder, of near Newville; Mrs. Walter Ocker, nn. Mrs. Emerson Bowers, of Lear Oakville; Mrs Scott Neibcrt, Mowers. 0f Philadelphia; Mrs. Wadall Mell, of Washington, D .; Chester Snyder and Mrs Duncan Myers, of Kersville; Ed warcj Snyder, of Harrisburg; Wphstfr Rnvder. of Iowa, and Samuel Snvder. in the war ser Vice. Atherton Aiistiu. Mr. and Mrs. Preston R. Am tin, formerly ot baiuvia, mis county, but now residing near Chambersburg, announce tne marriage of their daughter, Elin- or Curwen, to John A, Atherton on Saturday, July 20, 1918 at the Presbyterian manse, Bryan, Tex as. Private Atherton is in the avia tion section, and is now undergo ing a course of instructions in Texas. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Atherton, of Cham bersburg, and was serving as i . , ... i i The United States Department of Agriculture last saiuraay, is- sued an appeal to me iarmers oi the Country to sow, at least, fif- teen acres tor every lourteen sowed last year, and as much more as possible. The home price for which will not be less than $2.18. Oster Ritchey. At the Lutheran parsonage, Saturday, July 21, 1918, Rev. C. F. Jacobs united in marriage Norval J. Oster, of Bedford and Mary E. Ritchey, of Eyerett, Pa, TRIP TO CAW LLE. Sladc by Mr. and Mis. Joe Harioa and Kr. ard firs. Charlie Reese. Receiving word from our broth er William Der.iuar to come to Camp Lee at once he would Foon leave for "Over There," we left Wells Tanner at 12: 10 Sun day morning, July M'.h going through McConnellsburg, Mor cersburg, (Jrcencatle, reaching Hagoritown just at "break of day." Then on through many smaller towiw reaching Wash ington about 9: !5; thonco through Alexandria, a:.ii "nto Frcdtrick i burg where we stoppeJ about t.n minutes ai.d got ice cream. L: ; was then 3 o'clock and the .i:rt j s-binrd hot1; rlir-nce we v.oot: turougb Kii.!.;!io(iii, rcac.iii.g j I'otersbx'g ah; '.) o'clock .i.np Lee Suii- 13 4 (Jay ever.ivig. miles out ftv:n ror.;biirg, an I a soldier direc road. Whoa we way, wo heard c'osad at 9 o'cr.-c u.i to t: e ngc; woie about ha'.' that the g::.c.j :. So we turned and went back into ttwn an 1 our supper hboat 11:15 Sur r 'r'it, the lirt meal wo had 6 g'C day ine- kavb'g hone, exevpi a .. i took along. 01' c ir.rse, we didn'; care for efita p.r.d .'.la per.r one that was to g?;t tb( in lime t.) sec our Foldicr brother. On .Mon day morning we rtarttd to camp ur.d meeting l.undred.i of soldiers we Etojiped to !ojb for Williaai and soon saw him. coing to riilo ran;;: lie said, "I'm will be back at 3 o'clock." company wore The boys in his all Prnnpylvama I ,.a,v boys and their eye. s i:n licence tag and we wore cheered. when pasdror arid gave us a hearty weicoma, and '.e certr.in ly were glad ws werj from that cood old lCeyst)ne Stato. Pass ing "on through camp we hunted up the boys we knew, and found. Jesse Barnctt, and Clair Heck man, of Wells Tannery, and Per cy Mentzer of McConnellsburg. We were in a canteen to get ice cream and there saw "Dude" Mack a Bedford County boy. We told the boys to meet us that evening at Y. M. C. A. No. SI and as it was 3 o'clock by this time we beuran to look for Wm's He was back and out barracks. looking for us to come. Being quarantined, he stood insidi the chalk line and we run our car close on the outside, and "I'll tell you it looked rather dim by th.c time we lctt there. .We stay ed right there for six hours. rr.o fkmrr roirvfl: that, wo juv; ..v. ...... could not h:ive mess with Lira 111 IH k- " i v. . v. . w ' " v' " " sylvania boys were the happiest , bunch. We couiJ always tell one. j When he saw tur r.uto tag, he grinned, and watched, and soon as he could get away he was right with us, saying, "right at home boys Pennsylvania Car." We toolc candy, cukn, tobacco, cigarettes cigars, and matches. The boys all wanted a chew of good old Pennsylvaria tobacco. They said it would be hotter thm supper. We bade farewell to the boys about 11 o'clock and left Camp, and went to Petersburg where we got our supper pretty late and pretty hungry. Tues day morning we left Petersburg about 9 o'clock, went to Wash ington where we ypent Tuesday night. Wednesday morning we visited the Washington Mon ument. We went up in it a distance of 555 feet. By 10 o'clock we left for home, arriv ing about 7 o'chek. Oa all the trip we didn't have 15 minutes car trouble. William said we were to tell every one he said "Good Bye." It certainly ia worth the effort to visit a training Camp and see them drilling. . We received a card from Will iam Saturday saying he left Camp Lee at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning. He said, "I got where we now are at G.35 this evening and this will on mailed. We are lying on the Coast. Will leave here at 5 in the morning." The card was mailed at Newport News, Va, . ' Soldier Letter. From a letter to Mrs. David Crou?e, Big Cove Tannery, Pa. from her son Madden C. Crou?e who had been in Illinois for some time but is now in the 305th Cav alry, Troop A. division, Camp Stanley, Sin Antor.ia, Texa. the fc bowing extracts arc taken: "We ate certainly having hot weather bore now. We are ri.l injf our horse -a about five miles to wiiter every day, There are 400 brad in the troop I ; m, in or may be more. Thore are four troops of u:. The oJCth Calvary Com D'tny (roes wilhm the C irnpaay, 1 rn in. string of i! out. A-! f; Theio certainly is a when e all start ir abead, and as far backward, a:-, the ee luk-'s you, you can see rpceming. It makes you wonder where till the horses camq' from. You can imagine the duwt vp rane, which is cer tainly fierce. We certainly are dusty looking felloes when we (ret Lack. When we start on our ride we take all our equip ments with us wh'ch consists of n shHI b:;'r, canteen, saber, rifle 1 I Ail f.iv'i ropes; Home rave 10 tahe I a i . I f (.vol i.n.i pie.t. Alter we nave j wiuereti me rioi Fc, j.'ill the equipment we 'take olf except the ';."hl!e and bridle, and then we (tot back op. the hnrses and drill till noon. After dinner we put the ropes around the horses necks and let them craze awhile. After that we tie them up and drill .1 r , t . un cn mem nrsc witn mo siaJCr- i. then with the rifles and then wUh the pistols. Then we saddle up, put our equipment op (1 ;o cuclv to the tanks again, i.-irid from there we retnrn to i comp. You ought to see us wind- irg around those hill3 and over rocks and cliiTs and through the bushes. It certainly is some country we travel over. The other day we were all marched out for review. The Major Gen eral was here. The Band was playing and the flag3 waving it certainly looked nice. I wish you could have seen those old sabers glistening in the sun. Every thing has to be kept "just so." The inspector was around to-day and saw that everything was right. It takes a great deal of work to keep everytmng look- irg nice. I have to get up in the morn ing at 5:b0 and drill for about one-half hour and then go to mess after mcs?, we drill again 'lr.tiMOiCO; then we start out on ia half-mile hike for physical and then back to the bar- '" . fi.. rac -:s lor noon mess. ioo uuei- . i. noon is taken up in the kind of .... . 1 ;:i-i!i'h. All lights must be out by 10:110. We are kept busy, but we get plenty to eat; so you see we can stand it Good tf.iahea to all my home friends. Prvt. Mr-ddon C. Crouse Troop A. oi'oth Calvary, Camp 8ttni?y, San Antonia, Texas. Soldier's letter. A letter received by Mrs. Lu cina Forner last Saturday from hereon Peter in France, says: "I am in the hospital. I was wounded in the leg very slightly and am feeling pretty well. 1 think I will be able for duty in about two weeks. We are treat ed fine. The Y. M. C. A. come around every morning and give us cigarettes, chocolate, writing paper, and envelopes.' Tell Myrtle I have received her box and have wrtten frequently. I do not see why you have not been getting my letters. Of course there was about a month that we were not per mitted to write, but now I can write all I want to. That is all- I have to do-write, sleep, eat and smoke. Tell Reynolds to write me. My address is, Prvt. Peter C. Forner, 51st U. S. M. C.,( . 5th Regt. 2nd Batt. Am. E. F.. France, Care 6f Postmaster, New York City, HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURG. Interesting Letter from Charles II. Wissner, at Gne Time a Law Siudimt In McConnellsburg. While the following is a pri vate letter to the Editor, it con tains so much information about a town at which eneof the blood el battles of the Civil War was fought, that we take the liberty of giving the letter in its entire ty. More than a score of years ago, Mr. Wissner spent several months as a law student in the offices of the late Senator W. Scott Alexander, dropping Blackstone and Kent to enlist in the Spanish American War. But, here's the letter: Fredericksburg, Va., June 17, 1918. My Dear Mr. Peck: I had a happy surprise last night in receiving a visit from Mr. J. C. Maun of your town. IIi3 presence recalled tome some of the happiest scenes of my life, and it put into my mind a deter mination to go back to the old town for a visit, either at Christ mas or in the spring. He tells me that you are still in the news paper business and I enclose you some money so that you may en roll mo among your subscribers. I have been living here in Fred ericksburg for the last fifteen years. During all of this time I have taught school and up until two years ago have always been in active connection with some newspaper in the community. This town i3 situated on the R. F. & P. R. R. and is on the mam highway between the North and the South. To show you how im portant our location is, I will tell you that since April 1st, at least 10,000 troops have passed thru this town every week. Ihese troops were on their way to some northern port where they em barked for France. When a call goes out for drafted men, hour after hour, allday long and some times way in the night, trains bearing these men go thundering thru our city. I live on the main street, about three blocks from the sta tion; and while I am dictating this to you, I can hear the shouts of the soldiers, who are on a troop train going north, and an hour ago I heard shouts from a train of drafted men going south. Virginia ha3 become a great training ground for the Nation's armies. We have in this state, Camp Lee near Petersburg with some 00,000 men, a Camp of Ma rines at Quantico with 20,000 men and a Camp at Accotink, forty miles from here which has 30,000 engineers. Being so near Quantico we always have a large number of Marines to spend their furloughs in our city. On Saturday nights and Sundays thpr are alwavs from 1.200 to 2,000 here parading our streets, courting our girls, and many of the latter have married Marines. There is not a house in town that ha3 a room to rent , that is not occupied by Marine. Officers and their wives, and even by en listed men and their wives. You can't turn around here without coming in contact with the uni form. Were it not for these sol diers our streets would b e en tirely empty of young men. We have already given to the Ma rines, Regular Army, National Guard, and the National Army over 400 men. If you bear in mind that our po mlation ia about 6, 000 you will see that we have sent one man in t fifteen to the war. We claim to be the most his toric town in the world. Right across the river some 300 yards, from where I am sitting and dic tating this letter to you, is the old home of George Washington, .u u-. i;..,i fw, v,;a fi rth WIIUIC HO IIVCU liviii ma - year to his seventeenth year. nearest approach to this temper Not fifty yards from where I am ature was on the lGth of July sitting is what was the only ' when the thermometer registered home of General Hugh Mercer in 9P. Only twice during the sum America. You have a county in ' mer of 1917 was the mercury your state, and the delightful higher, and then only half a de Continued on eighth page. gree. IRain is needed very much. Letter From Little French Boy. In France are thousands of children whose fathers have been killed in this terrible -war. In order to help the mothers take care of their little war-orphaned children, public schools, Sunday schools, and kindhearted indi viduals all over our country have been adopting one or more for a year at a time7 Thirty-six dollars is the sum re quired to keep a child a year. This money is sent through a banking house in New York City, and every cent of the thirty-six dollars is used for the support oi tbe child. By writing the Au vroir Society, Fifth Ave., New York City, pictures of several children will be sent you, from which may be selected the child you wish to support. Thousands of schools, Sunday schools and individuals have already taken hold of this work, and how much the work is ap preciated is shown by a letter just received a few days ago by Miss Minnie Reisner, whose school at Salyx, Pa. last winter sent thirty-six dollars. Read the letter: Paris, June 18, 1918. Good little Godmother: ' I am very happy to have found a young American godmother. They are so kind and so con siderate of the poor little French war-orphan3. I am quite proud to have a loving friend in America that lard sacred to all French children. Although quite young, only nine years, my brothers and I understand all the good that ha3 been done for us, for my good little mother tells us about it end teaches us proper feeling? of appreciation. She has much to do, that dear mother, but she gets along marvellously well How much credit she de?erves for the three years since our father was killed. Ala?, we were very young! I was six years old, Raymond five and little Amede three. Mother has never wished to leave us. We are very good and well-behaved, for dear mother often weeps on account of the war. It is not right to give her trouble since she has suffered so much for us. I have received the sum of 34 francs and 20 centimes for May and June. I give you my sincerest thanks, godmother. My health could not be better, only I do not like the cellars when the hateful boches come, but.Ihurry down without stopping to dress. Goodbye and thanks from the bottom of my heart. Next time I hope to have a litttle word from you. That would make me happy. Good health and his most cor dial expressions of respectful friendship from your godson Louis. Goodbye for this time. Louis Buiiot, 22xrue Charlemagne, Paris. Red Cross Ticnic. There will be a Red Cross Pic nic and Community Meeting in Hustontown grove Saturday, July. 27th Parade organized 9:00 a. m. - forenoon. Address by Rev. Strain, and E. H. Kirk. Recitation by Mar garet Kirk. afternoon. Address by John R. Jackson Esq. and Hon. S. W. Kirk. Community singingin evening. Red Cross Play at night. Refreshments served. Saltillo Band present all day. Proceeds for Red Cross. . Hottest Day of the Year. Last Sunday was the hottest dav of the summer when the mercury rose to 99 degrees. The SORROW IN ROOSEVELT HO.iIE. Youngest Son of f ormer President Sac rifices Life in ih; Great Strug gle Against tin Ku.is. Sorrows are now coming into the homes of Americans as the news'that loved ones have fallen in the defense of their country. This is a time when all class dis tinctions, are forgotten and the son of the millionaire or a form er president fights and dies along side of the humblest American. The news that Colonel Roose velt's baby boy Quentin had been killed last week while lighting valiantly high ia air, brought a feeling of sadr.cs3 into theheaits of all Americans. Ex-Presi- dent and Mrs. Roaseve'.t gave '.l their boys four and the Col onel ouereu ins own services. Now only one of the ColonM's four sons remain untouched by tbe scourge of warfare. He is Captain Kermit Roosevelt, re cently transferred from the British to the United States army and who is on his way from Mesopotamia to join the Ameri can expeditionary forces in France. Though Captain Ker mit Roosevelt has yet to feel the sting of a Hun bullet, he wears on his breast tbe British mili tary cross, awarded t ) him for gallantry in action. Captain Archie Roosevelt, the colonel's other son, is recovering slowly from wounds whicn he received in action last March, but which, it has been reported, are likely to render him permanently crip pled. ' Word that Major ThcoJore Roosevelt has been wounded was' received early in the evening from young Theodore's wife, who is ia Paris engaged in Red Cross work. The message said: "Ted wounded. Not serious ly. Here with me. ,Not any danger. No cause for anxiety. When it came the announce ment of Major Theodore Roose velt's misfortune found his dis tinguished father already plung ed in grief as the result of early cable dispatches from Paris which had informed him that German aviators flying low over a sector of the battle lines in France being held by American troops had dropped notes an nouncing that Quentin Roosevelt had been killed in the spectacular plunge of his battleplane from above the clouds during a battle with a squadron of Hun airmen. Until those messages were re ceived at Oyster Bay both the Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt still were buoyed with hope that the uncertainty which marked pre vious messages regarding Quen tin's plight might yet yield the announcement that he had not been killed. Quentin Roosevelt was a grad uate of the Groton School, stand ing second in .the class, and en tered Harvard in 191G, whero he was known as a lively and high ly popular student. Quentin Roosevelt was the baby of the Roosevelt adminis tration, and his pranks at the White House and school are affectionately remembered by Washington. He was born in Washington in November, at the family home when his father was assistant secretary of the navy in ihe McKinlcy adminis tration. ( The bpy was a born naturalist, with a special love for animal life, and many were the stories told of his early days in the White House, when he kept the family and attnedants in a state of anx iety over his strange pet, which often escaped to wander through the grounds or around the house. Birds, beasts, wild and domestic, even reptiles, were included in the miniature menagerie which the child gathered from all part3 of the country; for when it was known that the colonel, so far from being disturbed by the boy's traits, encouraged first-handed studies in natural history, friends and admirers in every part of the Continued on page 8,
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