Mf01l! VOL. XIX. NO. 50. McCONNELLSBURG, ?A., SEPTEVUiER 12, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR. SEte RECORD OF DEATHS. ' Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Save Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Lydia A. Heefner. ' Lydia A. Heefner widow of David Heefner, died at her home Bt Hustontown, Tuesday, Sep tember 3, 1918, aged 75 years. The funeral was conducted by Kev. Strain of the M.,E. church, assisted by Rev. Emenhizer of theU. B. church, and her re mains were laid to rest inthe Hustontown cemetery. Mother Heefner had been in failing health for some time, but she was able to be up and around until within a few days of her death. She bore her affliction with a true Christian patience. She was a member of the Church for 28 years, but her life work is ended. t She was a kind loving mother, and a devoted, affection ate friend to all who knew her. She was known as "Aunt Lydia." She leaves to mourn her loss 11 children 7 sons and 4 daughter?, namely, Barbara, wife of Isaac McClain;Ge6. D., William H., Jerre L., Jesse B. all prominent farmers of Taylor township; Sa die C, wife of Rev. G. A. Sparks, Hooversville, Pa.; Ezra F., Mif flintown, Pa.; David V Maple ton Depot, Pa.; James P., Mt. Union, Pa.; Mary E., wife of Bruce Price, Mt, Union, Pa.; and Jennie, wife of Rev. E. H. Swank, Alum Bank, Pa. There are 27 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She wa3 " the moth er of 13 children two of whom preceded her to the grave many years ago. Besides her immediate family fheis survived by two sisters: Rebecca Barnetf, Everson, Pa. ; and Sadie Cutchall, Everett, Pa., with a host of friends and rela tives. "Mother Heefner" is gone. Her chair is vacant. Her voice is stilled. Her home that home in which she delighted to live is broken. It is hard to part with our dear mother. We know that she can not come again to us, but we can go to her if we are faithful unto death. Our loss is her eternal gain. Her Children. Mrs. Mary Kerlim. Mrs. Mary Jane Work Kerlin died at the home of her daugh ter Mrs. Agnes Drake, at Castle Shannon, Pittsburgh, on Satur day, August 24. 1918, of a stroke of paralysis. She was aged 80 years, 9 months and 14 days. Mrs. Kerlin was born and reared to womanhood on the Old Camp place in Dublin Township, and spent her school days on the Old Campbell place where many of the older citizens attended school with her. In 1859, she was united in mar riage to Samuel Kerlin, who pre ceded her to the .grave many years ago. To this union were born seven daughters, namely, Mrs. Emma Sharpe, Oklahoma Mrs. Laura Jennie Long, Knobs- ville; Mrs. Clara Moore, Pitts burgh; Mrs. Victorine Gunnells who preceded her mother to the Rrave six years ago; Mrs. Agnes Drake, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Edith Regi, Knobsville, and Lillie Mary Bower, who died about twelve years ago. She is survived by 21 grandchildren, and 19 great- grand children. Grandmother Kerlin was wel known by Fulton County people, and she spent many years at the Washington House McConnells burg, after the death of her husband. Then she went to Altoona, and the last few years, Rne made her home with her children. Mrs. W. M. Morton. Laura E.. wife of William Mar tin Morton, died at their home near Steele, N. Dak., on Thurs day evening, September 5, 1918 aged about 05 years. Mrs. Morton was a daughter Andrew Hamilton, at one time resident of McConnellsburg, and Be was married to W. M. , Mor IMPORTANT NOTICE U. S. ORDER ON NEWSPAPER PAYMENTS - The United States war industries board, through the pulp and paper section, has made thi3 ruling : "Discontinue sending papers after date of expira tion of subscription unless the subscription is re newed and paid for. (This ruling to be efTective October 1, 1918)." This will effect every Fulton County News sub scriber. It means that every subscriber muit keep ,paid up to date. Beginning October 1 all subscrip tions must be paid to date, or in advance. Consult the label of your paper. If it shows you are in ar rears, arrange to pay this arrearage before Octo ber 1st, and to pay in advance, for as long a period as you desire. This is a ruling of the United Stat9 Government and it must be complied vith by every newspaper in the country. The publishers are obliged to en force it and any violation of the order mean a dis continuance through the mails of the newspaprr that disregards it. We are therefore compelled to ask every subscriber to pay up all arrearages to October 1st and as far ahead as suit'', and there after keep paid up, or the paper will have t be discontinued. . ton about 42 years ago. In 18S5, J she and her husband went with ! the "colony" to North Dakota, where they Bince resided. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Thomas, residing in North Dak.; George, in Montana, and Ruby Maude, wife of E.Iward Thompson, in Bismark, N. D. Before her marriage, Mrs. Morton was a successful school teacher in this county, and taught several terms during County Superintendent Woodall'a administration. The hprpffc himhand and chil dren have the sincere sympathy of their many Fulton County riends. Frank B. Sipes. Frank B. Sipes passed peace fully away at his home on North first Street, a few minutes after twelve o'clock Tuesday morning, September 10, 1918, lacking one day of being 67 years of age. The funeral services, which will be conducted' by Rev. John M. Diehl. ot the Presbyterian church at Welsh Run, Pa., will take place at the house at 2 o'clock Fn'Hflv nfternoon. and interment will be made in the family lot in Union cemetery. Frank was the last member of the family of James and Martha Layton Si les, the mother and one brother, Harvey, having died within the past year. Thirty- six years ago," he wa3 married to Miss Nettie, daughter of the late J. Nelson Sipes, who survives, together with two children: John Duffield. now with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and Russell, at home, During the past four years Frank had been in poor health, but his condition was not such as to warrant serious apprehension, until a very few hours prior to his death, the immediate cause ot which was neuralgia of the heart. Lena Mellott. Lena Mellott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Mellott, of Ayr township, died in the Cham- bersburg hospital Saturday morn ing, September 7, 1918 after a ten-days' illness of typhoid fever aged 14 years, 4 months and 19 days. Her remains were taken to the home of her parents on Sunday, and the funeral, con ducted by Rev. T. P. Garland, took place Monday, interment being made ' in Unioncemetery. Besides her parents, Lena is sur vived by the following brothers and sisters. , Quay, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France; Obed, Jacob, Garth waite, and Linn at home; Gol die, wife of George Keefer; Jes sie, wifeof Thomas Keefer; and Grace, wife of Barney Bivens all of Ayr township." Continued on page ft, Blasting Accident. At fch.2 stone q.nrry near the Old Mill just south of towr, where material is gotten out for the re-surfacing of the Lincoln Highway, an accident occurred last Thursday that might have cost the life of William Comerer. When rocks have been blown out of the hill that are too large to be sledged, they are dynamit ed. To do this, a stick of dyna mite is placed on the rock to be broken, and the dynamite cover ed with a quantity of mud. This causes the force of the explosive to crush the stone and prevents a shower of fragments from go ing into the air. On thi3 occa sion, Mr. Comerer had prepared two blasts, lighted the fuse and walked away. One of the blasts went cfT. After waiting awhile, Mr. Comerer was satisfied that the other had gone out, and walk ed up and as he stooped to look, was horrified to see that it was just ready to go olF, and in a sec ond's time the explosion took place, throwing mud .and gravel into his face and over his body covering him with bruises. He was taken to the doctor right away, when it was found that he was not seriously injured, and will likely be back at work before many days. Auto Killed Woman in Everett. Rebecca, wife of Albert Eshelman, aged G3 years, way run down and killed in Everett on Monday evening of last week, by a seven-passenger Hudson driven by Lena Maye Irwin, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Eshelman was returning from a store just across the street from her home. Several trucks and automobiles standing along the street ob structed the view and neither she nor the driver of the car saw each other until it was too late to avoid the accident. Mrs. Eshelman's neck was broken and death was instantaneous. On account of the fact that the ac cident was purely accidental, Miss Irwin was exonerated from any blame. Mrs. Eshelman was the mother of Herbert Jackson's wife near Akersville. Fell from Cellar Steps. In descending the steps into the cellar at her home on East Lincoln way last Sunday, Mrs. Sue Bivens, tripped and fell. It happened that she had almost reached the bottom step; but Mrs. Bivens is not as young and supple as she once was, and in consequence, will be housed up for awhile. Her doctor does not think any bones were broken. Mr. and Mrs. Urner Truax and sons Elmer and Bennett, Bpenta few hours in town Tuesday, TIIE WATER QUESTION. The Company Now Cust Installing Meters in llic Homes of- Their, Io6 Patrons. Ever since the installation of the Water system by the McCon nollsburg Water Company 18 years ago, there has been more or less friction between the Com pany and the consumers. Togeth er with being deprived of the use of the water in winter on account of freezing, and in the summer o n account of an insuflicient supply in the reservoir, the ser vice has boerl anything but satis factory. Upon complaint from time to lime, the Company in obedience to orders from the Public Ser vice Commission have added a number of springs but notwith standing, the Town during the past year has been without fire protection on account of a lack of water. Toe Water Company claimed that there was an abundance of water sent into the town, but that the people of the town wasted it, and to remedy this, they appealed to the Commission for permission to put in meters and change the taritl of rates. The rates, in themselves, did not seem to be unreasonable; but there were a few riders in the ''bill" that did not look good to the consumer: 1. The Con sumer wa3 to pay . two cents a (50-gal) barrel for the water consumed, and to pay 'in addi tion a rental of eight-dollars a year for the meter. 2. The Consumers are to have all the water they wish as long as the supply holds out; but in case of a freeze-up or a dry-up, there is to be no "comeback" on the Com pany. This ruling was to have taken plaic on the first of August. The consumers got busy, em ployed a corporation lawyer, and asked for a hearing. This was granted and on Thursday of last week, the Commission heard the case in the lobby of the Senate chamber at Harrisburg. The re sult is, that the Company are ordered to install the meters placing one at the intake of the reservoir and one at the outlet. Then, at such time as the Corr mission may deem proper, a State Hydraulic Engineer will be sent here after which the rates will be adjusted by the Commission, and the Company directed as to the additional supply needed. Ninety-five Years Ago. Harvey Nesbit handed us a few days ago a scrap of an old news paper printed in 1823 which con tain.i the following notice: "Dr. Jatne3 P. Scott offers his personal services to the citizens of McCon nellsburg and vicinity. His shop is in the house of Judge Dickey, in the room formerly occupied by C. W. Michaels as a drug store." The Judge Dickey house wa3 part of the hcuse now the resi dence of the Misses Dickson, and later known as the Denig drug store, the Duffield drug store and the Shade drug store. Dr. James Scott was the father of Dr. Samuel D. Scott, for a long time practicing at the Old Stone House on the Lincoln Highway at the eastern foot of Sideling Hill. Stopped His Paper. Andrew Daniels, of Pawnee Rock, Kansas, writes:-"Mr. Peck: As my eyes are failing, I will have to ask you to stop send ing me the News when my pres ent subscription runs out. I will be 90 years old on my next birthday. I would gladly con tinue to take it, if I could see to read." Make no apologies, brother; you have been a faithful patron and a good friend of the NEWS for many years. While the shad ows are lengthening and deepen ing upon your life, the Editor is almost nineteen years nearer the Great Divide than when he launched the News upon the un certain waters of public favor, FIRE IN McCOMLLSBl'RG. More Than Fifteen Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Consumed Ear ly Wednesday Korning. About 4:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, it was discovered that the Central garage, owned by D. E. Little and operated bv Jamee W. Linn, in the rear of the City Hotel, was afire. About the first man to reach the garage after the alarm was given was John McLucas, the driver of the big parcel-post ' Government 'car, which was stored in the garage. His residence is just across the street from the garage. When Mr. McLucas opened the garage deor, the whole inside burst into a mass of seething flames." Besides the Postal truck, said to have cost $G400, there was in the garage two big stone trucks used on the State Highway one belonging to C. E. Eckenrode, of Harrisburg, and the other, to Spiro Markoff, of Steelton each truck said to have cost $4000; six touring cars one belonging to James W. Linn; one to Amos D. Peightel; one, to H. S. Daniels; one, to Sanner Ray; one, to Lloyd Ray; one, to F. E. Goodheart, superintendent of Highway con struction, and a new Buick truck and lightning rod outfit, belong ing to Chas. N. Moyer, of Free burg, Snyder County. From the garage the flames were carried to a large two-story frame building fronting on First Street, and to D. E. Little's stable on the alley west of the garage both of which, together with the garage and all its con tents, were totally destroyed. The frame building on First Street belonged to the City Hotel property, and was used by W, H. Nesbit. In this building was stored Mr. Nesbit's auto mobile, and fourteen sacks of phosphate. Mr. Nesbit suc ceeded in getting his car out safe, but lost his phosphate. Tne fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin, as there had not been any one work ing in the garage since the pre vious evening when it was lock ed uo for the night. Persons living in the immediate vicinity, saw an automobile-standing in front of the garage, and saw two on more men pass from the gar age to the automobile just before the blaze started the men get ting into the auto and going eastward. The police in Cham bersburg were notified, and they arrested a party; but the party convinced the officers they had nothing to do with the fire. The loss of two of the three buildings could have been avert ed, it is believed, if the McCon nellsburg Water Company had been giving the protection, that the town was paying for. The water plug at John Sheets corner little more than a hundred feet from one of the burned buildings, was out of commission, which prevented the use of one hose. Among the unfortunate things connected with the fire, there was but little insurance. D. E. Little's loss is estimated at $2800 with $800 insurance. Mr. Markoff is said to have $4000 on his truck. The rest, we are informed, had no insurance. America Leads. America now is leading the world In ship production. Com parisons of figures on deliveries issued by the shipping board with unofficial figures on the out put of yards in the United King dom show that men in this coun try have delivered 1.630,403 dead weight tons Bince January, while the British yards have turned out, 505,826 Before the war Great Britain turned out more ship tonnage than all the rest of tne world comhiaed. Bob Speer of Everett and Dr. Enfield o f Bedford have each been reappointed postmaster of his respective town for four years more, FK1M THE SOLDIER BOYS. Extracts from Letters Which Contain Glimpses of Army Life in the Ser vice of Uncle Sam. Under date of August 8th, Orben L. Hebner, "somewhere in France," writes: When on my way over, I experienced no sea sickness; although, when we hit the Gulf Stream, I felt sort of dizzy, due, I suppose, to the stuffiness of the air in the quarters, for we were pretty well crowded. Since in the ser vice I have ridden and slept in everything including Pullman coaches, oean liners, third-class European railroad coaches, box cars and horse transports. The box cars of Europe are a joke compared with those in America. They are not one third as large, and have only about a five-ton capacity. Seeing the world through a part hole on sea, or through the door of a box car on land, may haveits disadvantages, but one certainly does accumulate a lot of material for comparisons. The more I see of Europe, the more I appreciate America the Stars and Stripes, and what they stand for, It takes war-time army life, and the sight of the so-called "old country", to make one appreciate the United States as the "sweet land of liberty," the j'home of the brave" the 'land of plenty", the "land of opportunity the nation upon whom God has placed the re sponsibility of making and keep ing the world free from Imperi alism and a safe place to live in. There is no hustle nor scurry in the towns over here like in the United States. They seem to be doing things as they did a hundred year ago. Pleasure au tomobiles in Europe are as scarce as submarines in Licking Creek, and bicycles as numerous as Flivers in Whips Cove. Every body rides a bicycle from the children to grandfather and grandmother. Most of the hauling is done by great cart3 with high wheels, drawn by one horse; when two, or three, horses are used, they are hitched, one in front of the other, instead of driving them abreast. The reason for this is, I presume, most of the country roads are very narrow. Women and girls are doing the work of men in nearly every avocation including street cleaning, team ing, operating street cars, and acting as engineers and firemen on the railroads. Of course, it must be kept in mind that this condition has been brought up on the women by the war the men having been taken into the army. The French people show pro found respect for the Stars and Stripes and for the American sol dier. The scenery of France is very beautiful. From the top of a hill near our camp, we can view the surrounding country for miles, with its peaceful villages and fine farms. We are under going a strenuous schedule, and I am confident that our efforts will be felt by the "Bloody Ger mans" as the English soldiers call tnem, when we get up on the firing line. We are not a bit homesick. There are too many interesting things to see and do every day. We can buy fine Champagne for les3 than $2.00 a quart; and as it the first op portunity most of our boys have had for months to taste anything stronger than army coffee, you may imagine how we like it! We boys are too busy drilling, and confined too closely to camp, to meet the refined French girls; so American girl3 need have no fear of loosing their soldier beaux. We boys have a great time with French horses. They are taught to obey French commands, and they understand an Ameri can about as well as we under stand a Frenchman. A fine Bpjrit of fellowship ex late among French, Canadian and American troops. I think A30UT PEOPLE YO'J KNOX Saapshats at Th :ir Comings and fa'.agi Here for a Yatatun, or Away for a Restful Outing. Miss Mabel Jackson of Tyrone, is visiting her mother, Mrs. .Louise Jackson Eist Lincoln way. Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Kline and their little son Walter, were among the out-of-town shoppers last Saturday evening. ' Mack Chesnur, who ia employ ed at Riddlesburg, ia home thii week. He says men are in great demand at Riddlesburg. Mis3 Elizabeth Pattcrnon of Haltimore, spent a few days in the home of her parents. Hon. and Mrs. D. II. Patterson during the past week. Cashier and Mrs. Wil-on L. Nace motored to Huntingdon, Pa. last Saturday afternoon and spent the week-end with Editor and Mrs. H. V. Black. Mr. and Mrs. William Bishop and daughters Olive and Lucy were in town TuesJay morning. Mr. Uishop stated that the wife of the late Corporal John C. Bishop; had received official notice of the death of her hus band in France. in the future the people of these countries will have considerable influence in the administration of the world's business. . With kindest regards to all my Fulton County friends, I am, sincerely, Pvt. Oruen IIehnkr 319 Inf. Mach. Gun. Co., Am. E. F., France P. S. Roy Earley, Walter Barnett and myself are a!Hn the same company. rvt. Howard E. Kirk. Pvt. Lloyd A. Winter, Tvt Richard R. Ott, Pvt. Frank G. Ott. Pvt. William N. BatdorfT ; and Pvt. James Sherman Deshong we are the boys that left old Fulton County on the 2Sth of August for Camp Lee and arrived at our destination the next day at 4 o'clock, a. m. It seemed like a long wearisome day and night's travel. There were s o many stops and delays awaiting other sections for our train, which, when we arrived here, was com posed of fourteen coaches and filled to overflowing with Penn sylvania boys. We all like it here. It is a nice place. Everything nice and clean. No flies; no dirt. We re ceive very civil treatment, and have good meals and beds. Of course, we must drill hard; but to most of us it is not fatiguing easy compared with the work most of us were accustomed to at home. We, six, are still to getherin the same Company, and in the same barracks. Through the kindness of some one at home, the Fulton Coun ty News comes to us every week. We wish again to thank the Camp-fire Girls for our com fort kits, and the Red Cross Ladies for the lunch they gave us to munch on the way. Some of the boys are now at the Y. M. C. A., as this is "Btunt" night. and is very popular; others are . sleeping or writing letters, and altogether, we are a happy, con tented bunch. If you wish to write to any one of us, address "Company 5, 2nd Training Bat, 155th Depot Brigade, Camp Lee, Va." Wayne Q. Taylor, Co. C, 103rd Regiment Eng., Am. E. F., France, writes under date of August 15th: Dear Mother: I have just received your letter and was surely glad to get it. You must have had a big time in "the old town" on the 4th of July. Am glad to hear that Marshall McKibbin won the Captaincy. I received a letter from brother John the other day. I am keep ing a look out for him. We may run together some time on our travels, for we have both been Continued oo eighth pae,
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