J VOL. XIX. NO. 35.
McCONNELLSKURG, PA., AUGUST 1, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAH.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Surt Sketches of the Lives of Per
j sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
! Joseph Wyles.
Jnseph Wyles, whose serious
jjncsg was mentioned in the
1MVS at intervals, passed away
,t his home nea-S:tlu via on Thurs
day, July 25, 1918, aged 57 years,
months and 7 day?, after days,
'months and years of most in
tense suffering from chronic kid
joy and bladder trouble. The
funeral took place last Sunday,
first, brief services were held at
his late home, and the conclud
ing services at the Sideling Hill
Baptist church where a sermon
as preached by a former pastor
of the deceased of fhe Snake
Spring Orderile Brethren or
Dunkard Church, and inter
mentwas made in the cemetery
at the Sideling Hill Baptist
church.
nr. Wyles wns born in Snake
Spring township, Bedford Coun
ty, where he spent most of his
life. About three years ago he
'purchased the Spring Tannery
f farm near Saluvia, moved upon
. it, and spent tho remainder of
his life there. He is survived
I by two brothers and three Bla
sters: Philip, of Snake Spring;
! John, of New Enterprise; Mrs.
I Elizabeth Harclerode, Mrs. Mary
I Harclerode, and Mrs. Susan
t Grimes-all of Everett.
I Mr. Wyles was twice married:
I First, to Mabel Gothenmyer in
1 1SS0. and to this union were
J born eight children, namely,
: Irvin, Jacob, Archie, and Mrs.
Ida Waller all of Washington
state; Eugene, "somewhere in
f the war;" Mrs. Ella Garylow,
Roaring Spring; Miss Anna Keg
! arise, New Enterprise, and Miss
i Lizzie Wyles, living in Ohio.
His second wife was Mrs. Ra
I chel Wink to whom he was mar-
iried in 1906. To them were born
two children both of whom died
in infancy. Rachel says Mr.
Wyles was always good and kind
to her.
While Mr. Wyle3 bore the title
of "Veteran" it did not mean
that he had seen service in the
army, but it was given him be
cause he was a hard working, in
dustrious man until health failed,
and he was sociable and obligirg.
. George W. Mum ma.
Veteran George W. Mumma
died Monday, July 22, 1918 at his
residence, which is also the resi
dence of his son Charles A. and
family, on the old Mumma farm
on the road between Harrison
ville and Laidig, at the advanced
age of 8G years, 4 months and 6
days. After having arisen from
his bed on the morning of the
day of his death, he complained
of feeling so tired, and said he
believed he wouido back to bed
awhile. About 11 o'clock,1 a
member of the family called him,
and getting no reply, went to his
bed and found that he had slept
peacefully away. His death was
the result of chronic, pulmonary
trouble, from which he had suf
fered for several years.
The deceased was a son of
Jacob and Sarah Mumma who re
moved to Licking Creek town
ship from Franklin County more
than eighty years ago, and set
tled on the farm which for three
fenerations has been known as
the "old Mumm3 place." George
Was one of a family of eleven
children, only two of whom now
survive, namely, David R. P.
Mumma, of SixmileRun, Pa., and
Mra. Anna Hann, near Saluvia.
The deceased was married to
Sarah Brechbill, who H;ed nrcut
fix years ago. To this union
Were born eiht children, five of
v'hom are living, namely. John J. ,
f Laidig; Harry M , of Pleasant
Kidge; James M. pnd William R.,
f Cur wens ville, Pa., and Chirles
A., on the old home place. There
are,'also, 1G grandchildren.Mnd 7
Kreat-grandchildren.
Mr. Mumma saw service in tho
Civil War, he being a member of
I Company C, 82nd regiment,
Caught It I" lbe Ribs.
The Scotland School News has
the following in reference to the
death of Harry M. Bender, an
account of which appeared in
the News two weeks ago:
"The first Scotland School boy
t) become a victim of the mad
Kaiser's folly is Harry M. Bonder.
"Ibis news wascontained in the
casualty li.st as published in the
press on July 15. " Cm a post card
to hi? grandmother, Mrs. Harry
Shreffler, in Newville, Harry
said that he "undertook to stop
one of the Hun's bullets and it
struck him in the ribs." He wa3
sent to the hospital and expect
ed to return to the firing line,
but later died of his wound.
Mr. Bender was a member of
the 75th company Gth regiment
of U. S. marines, who have been
doing such wonderful fighting in
France. He was a student here
for about five years and went
from here to the Stevens Trade
School t Lancaster, He . was a
good boy, a skilled mechan ic and
enlisted in Chicago about or.e
year ago.
Besides h i s grandmother,
Harry is survived by his father,
John Bender, at Silver Lake,
Wis.; his grandfather, Martin
Bender of McConnellsburg, and
Chester, a younger brother, at
Waynesboro. He was twenty
three years old.
Hutchinson, Kans.
Mrs. Joel T. Palmer, writing
under date of J,uly 25th, says:
"Enclosed find draft to push our
subscription ahead. The News
is al ways a welcome visitor to our
home. As everywhere else, we
are feeling the effects of the war.
One hundred seventy-two young
men left here the 22nd, besides
38 negroes a few days before.
Two other cantingents left earli
er this month one of 1G0, and one
of a smaller number. I do not
remember exactly, but several
thousand have gone from this
county all "told. Several have
been wounded in France, and a
few have lost their lives. Our
son Clifford, J. Palmer holds a
1st Lieutenant's Commission in
Medical Corps but has not been
called into service yet. .
I would like our friends in
Pennsylvania to know that our
granddaughter Esther H. James
of McPherson, Kan, is a clerk in
the Surgeon Generals Department
at Washington, D. C. She began
work May 1st and likes the work,
but she is far from home, and is
only 19. With best wishes .to the
News and all who remember us,
Very truly,
Mrs. Joel T. Palmer.
Large Tree.
Samuel Mellott, who owns and
lives on the Judge Logan farm in
Ayr township, recently cut a
white oak tree in the grove along
Cove Creek, in the rear of his
residence, which made four good
cuts of eleven and twelve-foot
lengths. When sawed, it yielded
two thousand seven hundred feet
of marketable lumber. Several
switch ties were secured from
the limbs,- and more could have
been obtained had not some of
the limbs broken when the huge
tree struck the ground.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hixson,
Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Walters and
daughter Grace, and Hobart
Barton, of Brush Creek valley
spent Tuesday in town. Hobart
was before the examining board.
Pennsylvania Infantry.
The deceased was a quiet,
obliging, industrious citizen a
good kind father and husband,
and a friend to the church he
espoused. The funeral was held
on the Wednesday following, the
services being conducted by Rev.
John M. Diehl, of the Presbyte
rianChurch, assisted by Rev. E. J.
Croft, of the M. E. Church, and
Rev. Henry Wolf, of the U. B.
Church. Interment was made in
the cemetery at the Greenhill
Presbyterian church,
LEAV1MS FGS THE ARSSY.
Twenty-one Fultca County- Boys Left
Last Friday; Oue, cn Monday; Two
to-da); Six, Seen.
Twenty-one more Fulton
County boys assembled at Mc
Connellshurg Thursday .after
n ion of last week, and on Fri
day afternoon, ' went t o Fort
Loudon for the 3:13 train. 'They
had four hours in Harrisburg,
and reached Camp Lee at dinner
time Saturday, tired, but not es
pecially hungry. The boys are
now enjoyi. the quarantine of
two weeks that cmes to all
rookies "a kind of initiation as
it were."
At the end of this tim they
fire rid of cry unrlorvant 'ef
fects of the inoculation, and
enter into reo! soldier life fte!
i:ig fine s a fi-idle.
The boys v ho went lant week
are Edward II. Keefer and
Runsf-Jl David Thomas, of Avr;
Peter P Irrcr Gordon, Oscar E!
beit Gtrlsnd, and Gen. Griint
Daniels, of Belfast; Curtis Ed
win Goldcn'and William Henry
Divoibus, of Bethel; Elmer R.
Miles and F.-ank M. Morgret,
Brush Creek; Clarence Victor
Ramsey and Jchn Lc-roy Flem
ing, of Dublin; Jaob Judson
Der-hong and William II err y
Deshong and Rohert McKinleV
Fix, Licking Crtck; Lewis Foster
Lament, McConr.ellsburg; James
Albert Johnson, Daniel Howard
Peck, and Clarence C. Deshong,
Thompson; Horace Ash well,
Todd; tj Glenn Atlce Lehman,
Union; and Ernest King Cun
ningham, Wells. .
John William McCIain, son of
Isaac McCIain, Taylor, was
sent on Monday to Vancouv
er, Washington as a saw filer,
in the Spruce-production Division
of the Aeroplane Department of
the U. S. service. It is rather
a long journey without any of the
home boys to accompany him;
but a Pullmnn sleeper would
make him feel that he wa3 not
entirely sacrificing home com
forts. Then, two others: Thom
as Ers'ey. of Licking Creek,
and Walter. Roy Gordon, of
Thompson, are leaving to-day
for a receiving station at Syra
cuse, N. Y. These boys will be
assigned to police duty at ports
of embarkation. Thus it may be
seen, that Uncle Sam needs help
in many branches of service be
sides that of actual fighting; and
men that are not physically
qualified for active service are
used for "limited per vice" and
in this way may be very useful
in helping to win the war.
Six boys are called to go to
Camp Lee. They will report at
McConnellsburg sometime "be
tween the 5th and !Kh of August.
These boys arc: Herman Wes
ley Keyser, of Ayr; Hixson A.
Strait and Harry Eiiward Laytori,
of Ueliaht; James Amo3 Myers,
Bethel; Ralph Miller, of Taylor,
and Charles Daniel Stahle, of
Union.
Struck by Lighting.
During the electrical storm
last Wednesday afternoon, Roy
Kendall's barn was struck by
lightning, and considerably dam
aged. There was a lot of smoke
in the mcv for awhile, but it
turned out to be all smoke and
no fire.
During the same storm light
ning struck Philip Rotz's barn in
Tod township, but fortunately
did but little damage. In Frank
lin County, one barn was com
pletely destroyed and one boy,
who had been swimming, and
sought shelter under a tree, was
instantly killed.
, Soldier's Reunion. .
The annual Soldiers' Reunion
will be held in Hoop's Grove on
Friday, August 30th. There
will be a meeting of the exec
utive committee on tho grounds,
Friday, August 9th at 10 o'clock
for the purpose of selling out
the privileges,
From Camp Merrit.
Writing under date of July
2Gth: "Yesterday we arrived at
Camp Merrit, N. J., from our old
camp at Waco, Tex. We had a
long and tiresome trip, finding
quite a change in the climate here
as compared with what we have
had for the past two months.
, Along the hne ofour journey
we found all kinds of fmrn work
in progress. In Texas, we saw
corn that wi3 already cut and
husked. In other places it had
b;on8r dry and hot that the corn
had burned up before it was
knee-hih. The most beautiful
country was that near Louisville,
Ky., where forastretch of about
fifteen miles we saw nothing but
fine residences and parks; a!sf, at
Green villa, Ph., we saw parks
and private residences that were
hard to eurpa?s. Along our en
tire journey we vere treated
well; for the Red Cross workers
usually met us at the stations
with well-filled baskets which
they panned to the boys. Few
people realize what the Red Cross
is doing for tho rom fort and well
fare of the soidier. Shall be glad
to hor'rorn any of my old Ful
ton County friend at any time.
My address is: Frvt. Luther
Di-ihop, 20th M. G. Batt., Camp
Merrit., N, 3.
Link fi'alson.
On Wednesday evening, July
17, 1918, the parsonage of Mt.
PngahA. M. E. church, 40CG
Locust St., West Philadelphia,
Pa., was the scene of a very
pretty wedding, when the Rev.
J. C. Beckett united in the holy
bonds of matrimony Miss Nora
H. C. Watson, of McConnolls
burg, Pa., and the Rev. J. L.
Link, of Durham, N. C. The
impressive ring ceremony was
used. The bride was beautifully
attired in a traveling gown of
blue taffeta, and wore a picture
hat of white Georgette crepe,
and a corsage bouquet of ferns
and carnations. The grocm wore
the conventional black. Owing
to the recent doath of the bride's
father, the late Isaac N. Watson,
the wedding was a very quiet af
fair. Tho bride is a graduate of
the McConnellsburg High School,
and for several years was one of
Delaware's most successful teach
ers. The groom is a graduate. of
Latta University and Kittrelj
College, both in North Carolina;
also, a graduate of Lincoln Uni
versity, Pa , and is pastor of the
A. M. E. church at Columbia,
Pa. Rev. and Mrs. Link are at
home to their many friends at
220 S. 5th St., Columbia, Pa.
Marketing Hogs la Kotor Tracks.
An example of how motor
trucks are delivering railroad
transportation in many sections
of the country is shown in the
receipts of hors delivered to the
Omaha market by this method
conveyance. According to a re
port recently compiled by the
Bureau of Markets there was an
increase of 180 per cent, in the
number of hogs transported to
that market by motor trucks dur
ing the first six mqnths in 1918
as compared to the corresponding
period in 1917. The number car
ried in this way amounted to 92,
7SOfor the period in 1918 as com
pared to 33,084 for the corres
ponding months last year. Es
timating 70 hog3 as an average
carload in railroad shipments,
the number delivered by motor
trucks on the Omaha market dur?
ing the first six months of 1918
aggregated more than 1.3C0 car
loads, or an average of more than
eight carloads for every market
day during the period. The motor-truck
business is becoming so
important that commercial or
ganizations of Omaha are taking
active measures to utilize the
trucks on return trip to country
points for hauling various kinds
of freight. Experience has
shown that motor-truck market
ing is as feasible in winter as in
other seasons, as more than 26,-
000 hogs were delivered directly
from farms to the Omaha mar
ket during January and Febru-
1 ary.
ItfNOR ROLL.
Names of New Subscribers and Olli
trs Who Paid Subscription During
the Mcnih of July.
Just as the Food Administra
tor is tightening upon the use of
sugar, flour, and other articles of
food, and the fuel administrator
is watching to pee that you do
not burn a pound more coal than
is absolutely necessary, so is the
War Board drawing the restric
tions tighter and tighter on the
publishers of newspapers. The
ad,vancevin postage on the first of
July placed a war tax of 25 per
cent, on every inch of reading
matter in the paper, and more
than 100 per cent, on every inch
of advertising that appears in
your paper. The cost of every
thing else connected with the
publication of newspapers, is
steadily advancing; hence, there
is but one thing to do, advance
the price of the production.
Many dollar-papers that went to
a dollar and a half a year ago,
have now gone to two dollars a
year, which is but a reasonable
price. It does not take as much
wheat to pay a years subscription
at $2.00 a year now, as it took to
pay it when it was one dollar a
year five years ago. Nor does it
take any more bacon, butter,
eggsK lard, or any more hours
labor, if you are working by the
day or month.
What will help to defer the
"evil day" will be for each sub
scriber who is reading this article
to turn at once to the label on his
paper. If it ha3 a "19" on it,
showing that it is paid into next
year, shake hands with yourself
and thank goodness that you do
not owe the printer. But if it
has a "17" or anything worse,
just make up your mind to "do
your bit" toward helping the
man who patiently toils week in
and week out to keep you post
ed on what is going on in the
world about you. Figure up
what you owe, add a year's sub
scription in advance to that
amount, get your check book, fill
in the check, and send it to the
editor by the next mail, and im
agine how it will brighten his
countenance as he looks upon
your signature. '
To those good friends, whose
names appear in the following
list, we say thank you.
Aikens, Mrs. Cora m 5 8-19
Barmont. John D. ' 7-10-19
Barton, Sebert N. 7-14-19
Bernhart, Fannie 5-20-19
Bolinger, Geo. W. 3-1-20
Booth, Emory M. G-27-19
Carbaugh, Austin ' 1-15-19
Clouser, Jacob 8-20-19
Cordell, Levi 4-2S-19
Culler, Peter 10-21-19
Decker, H. W. 10-1-19
Deshong. Simon 4-18-19
Deshong, Maynard 8 24-19
Dorty, L. A. 5 29-19
Edwards, C. A. 12-1-18
Elvey, Mrs.O. F. 5-4-19
Ensley, Geo. C. G 2519
Everts, Denton 6 11-19
Geinger, Mrs. Achsah ' 4-13-19
Glunt, D. R. 4-219
Gordon, Chas. , 5-8-19
Greenland, Miss Jennie 7-1-19
Henry, Mrs. Margaret- 7-5-19
Hill, J. S. 10-1-19
Hill, Harry 10-7-18
Holly, Mrs. Catherine 7-20-18
Keefer, Geo. W. 3-14-19
Kindle, Mrs. Ellen 11-1-19
Kline, T. Riley 4-16-20
Layton, Geo. W. 5-22-19
Lay ton, Omer 3-1-19
Logue, Miss Ethel 8-12-19
Lynch, Biddis 11-24-19
Martin, Howard 5-9-19
McDowell, Mrs. Laura G-l-19
Mellott. Peter . 4-23-19
Mellott, Minnich 10-14-18
Mellott, W. Si 7-20-19
Mock, Harry 6-27-19
Oreman, Mrs. Lewis 4-1-19
Palmer. Mrs. Joel T. 2-8-19
Palsgrove, Mrs. II. E. 4-15-19
Pittman, John A. 7-11-19
Pittman. Andrew R. 8-1-19
Public Opinion 7-15-19
Reese, Mrs. Chas. 5-23-19
Richardson, Mack 5-8-19
Rodcay, Harry B. 7-1-19
Robinson, Miss Augusta L 8-M9
Forgiving Germany.
Suppose some malicious indi
vidual were to set fire to your
barn, burn up all your crops, and
when caught by an officer and
brought before you, would say:
"Forgive me, I am awfully sorry.
I will not do it again." Sorry
not that he destroyed your
property, but sorry that he was
caught and must now pay the
penalty of the law.
"Fal-ie War Teachings That
Should Be Corrected" was the
theme of a sermon preached by
Rev. S. B. Bidlackof the Meth
odist Episcopal, Church at
Marysville, Pa., last Sunday
evening, and among other things,
Rev.- Bidlack said "We should
not bo too eager to forgive Ger
many: This ardent desire to
forgive may lead one into senti
mentalism and weakness that
would give victory to our ene
mies and to crime. Many seem
to think that foregiveness rests
on one person alone at all times
and in all places. This is not so,
I recently read an editorial in a
religious peper stating that Ger
many must not be asked to pay a
large indemnity after the war,
lest she should harbor a hatred
in her heart that would cause
another war. ,
"Then the French indemnity
paid to Germany since 1871 and
the French hatred was used as
nn illustration. This is so wrong
an arguement and illustration.
It is almost a plea for Germany,
the most criminal of all nations
that ever had an existence. To
advocate forgiveness to the
central nations now which are go
brazen, criminal and determined
to conquer the world, is throwing
away this refined attribute for
beasts to trample under foot.
Not until the evildoer sees his
folly, is sorry and repents to the
nations so seriously wronged, can
forgiveness be shown."
Lack With Sheep.
Upon examining my sheep
Thursday, after the electrical
storm on Wednesday evening, I
was greatly surprised to find
that six of my finest, had been
killed by lightning They had
found shelter from the rain near
a chestnut tree which was struck
at the roots only. The sheep
were about ten feet from the
trunk of the tree when killed.
A mystery to me is, that the
lightning has struck on this
rocky bar, within a radius of
about five rods several times in
the last four years; and as this
bar is only ten rods from my
dwelling house J naturally feel a
little nervous during such storms.
My son, Jere, has had nine of
his finest lambs to die of a cause
unknown to him until by close
examination of their pasture we
found that the lambs were eat
ing from a poisonous plant named
Lobelia, and by removing them
from a field containing the plant
he has saved his flock.
Notwithstanding our bad luck,
we shall endeavor to "do our bit"
by making the remaining number
as good as is possible when sell
ing time arrives. It may be
well for other sheep growers to
profit by our experience which
has proved rather costly.
Any one wishing to know the
nature and characteristics of the
plant may secure same by writ
to the owner. ,
David Knepper.
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Samuel Chamberlain, wife and
son, of Pitcairn, Pa., are visiting
Sam's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
lames Chamberlain at Reichley,
Pa.
Robinson, Oscar 11-1-18
Runyon, B. F. 7-10-19
Shaw, John 4-2-19
Shaw, Mrs. Sadie 5-1-19
Simpson, S. L. 2-1-19
Skipper, Howard 8-10-19
Smith, Lemuel 7-11-19
Smyser, Mrs. W. E. 7-22-19
Waltz, Wilson . 7-20-19
Wharton, Mrs. G. W. 7-1-19
Wilson. Miss Lola 3-7-19
Winters, Morgan .9-2-19
Wiasner, Chas. H. 7-15-19
A80LT rCOI'LE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Tlieif Comings and Goingf
Were for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Morse Sloan,
of MurrysviUe, Ta., ppent a
week in the home of the former's
mother, Mrs. Josephine A. Sloan
in this place.
Ross Ilarnil, son of Harry
Hamil, formerly proprietor of the
City Hotel, McConnellsburg, h is
enlisted in an army ambulance
corps, and wont to Columbus,
O., barracks, last week to report
for duty.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnhart,
of Middleburg, Pa., and their
son Frank and his wife and
daughter of Waynesboro, and
Prof. Zettle, of the earae town,
were guests in the home of D. A.
Washabaugh and family lust Sun
day. .
W. S. War thin and family, of
this place, Miss Myrtle Stout
eagle, of Altoona, end Miss
Esther Sloan, near Webstar Mills,
spent la.it Friday afternoon pleas
antly in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Nelson, South Sec
ond Street.
Don Maun, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maun, of Ayr
township, returned home last
week aftef a month's visit with
his brother, Ncrris and John at
West Newton and uncle Samuel
Zimmerman, Connellsviile. Hh
brother John, who is grinding
wheat for the Government at
West Newton accompanied h'm
tor a two weeks visit after a
year's absence.
Oacar Robinson, who gels the
Fulton County News at Har
pers Ferry, W. Va.. was a p'.eas-
ant caller at the News office last
Friday morning. Accompanied
by Mrs. Catherine Holly and
Rexie Dingley, of Amaranth,
this county, and by Mrs. George
Winters, of Everett, Mr. Robin
son left Amaranth last Sunday
morning and motored to Canfield,
O., where they visited the family
of William Robinson, whose wife
is a daughter of Mrs. Holly.
Oscar and Mrs. Winters return
ed home Thursday evening, and
Mrs. Holly and Rexie remained
in Ohio.
Yisiled Camp Lee.
Friday morning two car-loads
left for a visit to Camp Lee, Va.
The one car, that of Mr. Wil
liam Brown, cantained Mr.
Brown and two sons, and his
daughter, Miss Bessie and Miss
Mary Bratton all of Dublin
Mills. '
The other car was that of Mr.
Scott Carmack, wno was accom
panied by his mother, Mrs. Jesse
Carmack and by his sister, Miss
Laura of Clear Ridge.
They traveled by way of "Mc
Connellsburg and Charlestown.
At the latter named place, Mr.
Scott Carmack was joined by his
uncle, Mr. Jame3 Carmack.
On leaving Charlestown, they
went by Mercersburg, Green
castle, Hagerstown, to Wash-,
ington D. C where they spent
Friday night, and on Saturday,
wentto Richmond, Va., where
they stayed Saturday night, and
on Sunday morning, they went
by way of Petersburg to Camp
Lee, where they visited Mr. Fred
Carmack, son of Mrs. Jesse
Carmack, and Dorsey Brown,
son of William Brown. These
boys are In the 23.d Co., Gth
Training Bn. Inf. Replacement
Camp. They report the boys
looking well and are getting
along splendidly.
The boys at Camp were very
glad to see the Pennsylvania
license tag and cheered them, as
they drove through the Camp.
They were anxious to know
from what part of the State
they came. On Sunday evening,
they all left Camp on their re
turn trip, coming back by Wash
ington and reaching home Tues
day evening, much pleased
with their trip.