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VOL. XX. NO. 10.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 28, 1918.
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lires of Per
sons Who flare Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Mary Bivens.
Mrs. Mary Bivens, widow of
James Bivens, late of Ayr town
ship, died at the home of her
daughter Jennie near Rock Hill
gchoolhouse, Wednesday, No
vember 20, 1918 of cancer of the
lungs and tuberculosis, aged 84
years and 27 days. The funeral
services, conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. C. L. Jacobs of the
Lutheran Church, took place on
Friday and interment was made
in Union cemetery.
The deceased was a daughter
of David and Eva Shives Myers,
and she was born on the old
Myers homestead on Licking
Creek in Belfast Township, more
than fourscore years ago. She
was married to James Bivens,
who died several years ago, since
which time she has resided among
her children. She is survived by
four sons and two daughters:
Leonard, James and Barnabas of
Ayr township; George, of Todd,
Jennie, wife of Edward Richards
and Ida, wife of Harvey Unger
-both of Ayr township. Two
sieters are living: Mrs. Martha
Waltz, of Belfast Township, and
Mrs. Mahala Souders, of Thomp
son. Mrs.' Bivens possessed that
cheery disposition that won to
her a wide circle of friends. She
was an exemplary member of the
Lutheran Church.
Mrs George W. Brown.
Magdalene Cutchall Brown,
wife of George W. Brown, and
daughter of the late Samuel and
Elizabeth Cutchall of Maddens
ville, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Stewart Ramsey
at Maddensville after a short ill
ness of influenza, on Wednesday,
November 20, 1918, aged 63 years
3 months and 25 days. Besides
her husband, she is survived by
the following children: Samuel
Brown, Saltillo; Clara E.. wife
of Emery L Wible, Maddens
ville; Clayton Brown, Three
Springs; Willis G., Saltillo; Ruie,
wife of Harry Stains, Maddens
ville: Curance. wife of Stewart
Rum Rev. Maddensville. and 27
p
grandchildren, of whom 22 are
living; also, the following broth
ers and sisters: Abraham Cut
chall, near Cherry Grove, Hunt
ingdon County: Cordelia, wife of
John R. Linn, near Maddensville;
I.vdia wife of David Barnett.
near Todd. Huntingdon County:
Junie, widow of Milton Unger
late of McConnellsbnrg; and
Sarah, wife of Harry Long,
Huntingdon, Pa. Her hope was
centered upon a better world, and
she was ready to go. She was
a good neighbor and a kind and
loving mother. Her funeral,
conducted by Rev. Morgan, of
the Church of God, took place on
Friday and her remains were laid
to rest at Walnut Grove.
Mrs. Allison S. Greenland.
Mrs. Barbara Greenland,
wife of Allison Greenland, died
at their home near Wells Tan
nery, this county, .Tuesday,
November 19, 1918 of paral
yaia, aged 71 years, 7 months,
and 19 days. The funeral ser
vices, conducted by Rev. G. M.
Frownfelter o f t h e Methodist
Episcopal Church, took place on
Friday afternoon.
The deceased was a daughter
f Levi and Sarah Mellott, of
this county. Early in life, she
united with the Greenhill Pres
byterian church under the min
istry of Rev. Dr. J. H. Mathers.
In February, 1867, fhe was uni
fed in marriage with Allison S.
Greenland, and on the 9th day of
last February, they with a num
y W of their f riendB, celebrated
their Golden Wedding anniver
Bary. "Aunt Babbie" as she was
toost familiarly known, was one
f those who "r.ever grow old."
Being possessed of a youthful,
cheery disposition, she endeared
Herself to a host of friends, and
her home was noted for its
charming hospitality.
Besides the husband, she is
survived by the following broth
ers and sisters: George W. Mel
lott and Mrs. Charlotte Sheeder
of Everett, Pa.; W. Scott Mel
lott, Bradford, Pa.; Mrs. Ran
dolph Palmer, Needrnore, Pa,,
R R 1, and Mrs. Daniel Naugle,
Trough Creek Valley, Pa, Also,
by a niece, Mrs. J. C. Kirk, to
whom she was both "aunt and
mother."
Those from a distance who at
tended the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Palmer and daugh
ter Mias Nellie and Mr. Bard,
near Needmore; Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Mellott, Mrs. Char
lotte Sheeder, Mrs. H. E. Laher
and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ford
all of Everett: Mr. and Mrs.
Reese Greenland and Miss Mary
Greenland, of Bedford; Mr. and
Mrs. W, Scott Mellott, Bradford,
Pa onrl UarnM R Ifirlr Pitta.
burgh.
Mrs Martha Wible.
Martha Anderson Wible,
widow o f the late James M.
Wible, died at the home of her
daughter Sarah, near Meadow
Gap, Huntingdon Co., Pa., on
Monday, November 11, 1918
aged 74 years, 9 months and 10
days, after a lingering illness of
almost a year. Her husband
and two sons preceded her to
the world beyond. Her husband
died June 21, 1899 aged 60 years,
3 months and 23 days. . Her son,
David Speer Wible, died Janu
ary 29, 1904, aged 20 years. 1
month and 21 days, and her son
Emmanuel W. Wible, died Janu-
aro 5, 1918 aged 53 years, 11
months and 23 days.
James M. Wible and Martha
Anderson were married on the
first day of April. I860, and to
this union :ten children, were
born, namely, Willmine, wife of
Henry Wilson of Clear Ridge;
Sarah, wife of J. K. Leader,
Meadow Gap; Jennie B., wife of
Amos McCormick, Fescot, Kans.,
Porter Wible, Maddensville;
Frances E., wife of Frank Mc-
Ginnis, Upper Sandusky, Ohio;
Rosena, wife of Howard Brown,
Meadow Gap; Harry H. Wible,
Three Springs; Emory L. Wible
Maddensville. In addition to the
children named there have been
52 grandchildren, 39 of whom are
living; 20 great-grandchildren
18, living.
The deceased was the young
est of fourteen children of the
family of her father, James
Anderson late of Clear Ridge.
Her mother died when Mrs.
Wible was but six weeks old.
She grew to womanhood on the
farm now owned by James
Fields. She gave her heart to
God at the age of 12 years and
united with the Church of God
at Walnut Grove soon after. She
was a good neighbor, a kind and
loving mother and a noble chqrch
worker.
The funeral services were con
ducted by her.pastor Rev. Mor
gan. Interment at Clear Ridge
on the following Wednesday.
Lena Marden Mellott.
As was told by the News, lit
tle Lena Marden Mellott, 15
months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C8m Mellott at Cito, was
dreadfully burned a few weeks
ago by the explosion of a gaso
line lamp. The child was bo
badly injured, that notwithstand
ing the almost constant attention
of the doctor, pneumonia devel
oped and death ended its suffer
ing on Tuesday. Interment was
made in Union cemetery yester
day. The parents have the sin
cere sympathy of a large number
of friends in this sad hour of be
reavement.
Hugh W. Shoap.
Hugh W. Shoap. husband of
Mary J. Kendall, formerly of Ayr
township, died at their home at
Pennington, N. J., on Sunday,
November 3, 1918, aged 36 years,
8 months and 13 days. The cause
of his death was influenza follow
ed by pneumonia, which caused
a weakened heart. Mr. Shoap's
wife and three children the
BRINGING SOLDIERS DOME.
Perftcting Plans for Retard of Boys
From England and France.
Arrangements are being
rapidly perfected for the return
of American troops from abroad.
In the immediate future virtually
all troops in England will have
sailed for home, while every ship
returning from France is bring
ing all it can comfortably trans
port. The number of men in Eng
land is not large, but it is quite
probable that many units will be
returned from France via Eng
land, coming across on British
steamers that touch American
ports.
Transhipments of troops, how
ever, makea for delay and adds
greatly to the expense involved,
and it is doubted that large num
bers of men in France will come
via England, especially in view
of the fact that the British Gov
ernment must furnish transpor
tation across the English channel
for large numbers of her own
troops and those of her colonial
possessions who also desire to get
back to their normal occupations
as quickly as possible.
Considerable numbers o f
wounded and sick Americans are
now arriving at our ports from
day to day. This number will
increase. Meanwhile a large
number of air service men at e
en route from England and other
active units will soon start on
the homeward journey as camps
are made ready here to receive
them and muster them out.
The task o f bringing back
1,000,000 men from France is
less difficult than the transporta
tion of the same number in the
other direction only to the ex
tent that the elimination of the
German submarine has made the
voyage less dangerous. On the
other hand, the severe winter
weather naturally adds some
what to the size of the task of
bringing the boys back.
Soon the machinery for the re
turn of the units designated by
General Pershing will be .in
smooth running other ,and the
army and navy will cooperate as
closely in bringing them back as
in taking them over, naval crews
manning the transports and
many of the big freighters which
will bring back troops as;their
return cargo.
Just how long a time will be
required to get all General Persh
ing s forces back to this country
cannot be stated. Some armv
officers of high rank expect to
see them coming back a year
hence. This will be controlled
to some extent by the signing of
the final peace conventions and
the release of the Allied-Ameri
can army of occupation.
To Keep Highway (pen.
In a report submitted to
Lieutenant Governor McClain,
counsel of the Lincoln Highway,
Commissioner O'Neil stated 248
miles of the highway had re
ceived surface treatment, twenty
two and a half miles recon
structed and seven concrete
bridges built, the total spent on
the highway this year amounting
to $747,505,78. The commis.
sioner says this expenditure was
necessitated "largely on account
of the thousands of United
States army trucks which used
this highway during the year."
Commissioner O'Neil said
daily weather bulletins will be
posten along the Lincoln High
way this Winter and men at
Stoyestown, Bedford, McCon
nellsburg, Chambersburg, Get
tysburg and Ligonier will tele
graph the conditions to United
States Weather Bureaus in the
State. He says the highway
will be open all Winter.
youngest being but two months
old, were all sick with the flu and
the constant care fell upon him,
and when he took it, his condition
was not sufficientiy strong to
withstand the attack. Besides
his wife, he is survived by three
children, and three step-children
one of the latter being in the U.
S. Regular Army.
ADJOURNED COURT.
On Account of Continued Illness of At
torney John P. Sips, Jnrors
Did Not Attend.
An adjourned court was held
Monday afternoon with Judge
Donald P. McPherson and his as
sociates, Wm. Mellott and Geo.
B. Mock, on the bench.
The adjourned court was fixed
or the trial of several causes,
but owing to the illness of Hon.
John P. Sines, who is now in a
Philadelphia Hospital, and who
13 interested in all the cases, the
urors were notified not to come
to court.
In the estate of Thomas Sny
der, deceased, the petition of Li I-
ie Sullivan was presented asking
permission to enter a rule to take
depositions of witnesses in a
claim she has against the estate,
Permission granted
In the estate of Annie M.
Hershey, deceased, a petition
was presented for an order to
sell the real estate. Order made
and bend approved.
In the estate of Elijah Souders,
deceased, widow's appraisement
was presented and confirmed ni
si. to be connrmea absolutely un
less exceptions are filed within
twenty days.
Blanche Lynch vs. Watson C.
Lynch, proceedings in divorce.
Court awarded a decree of di
vorce with costs.
In the estate of J. A. Galla
gher, deceased, widow's appraise
ment filed and confirmed ni si. to
be confirmed absolutely unless
exceptions are filed within twen
ty days.
In estate of James Ray, deceas
ed, real estate decreed to Frank
Ray and calculatian filed.
In estate of J. A. Gallagher,
deceased, court appointed Jehu
Booth and W. B. Miller apprais
ers.
In the estate of John Magsam,
deceased, return of sale of real
estate to Geo. Magsam, confirm
ed and B. Frank Henry directed
to make a deed for the mansion
farm.
Court appointed Job Truax, F.
P. Plessinger and M. R ShafTner
viewers to view a private road
from the buildings of J. D. Pot
ter, to a point in public road from
Buck Valley to Deneen's Gap.
In the estate of Celia Horton,
deceased, the return of sale of
the real estate was confirmed.
In the estate of Eliza J. John
ston, deceased, the Court ap
pointed J. H. Johnston and C. F.
Johnston, trustees to sell the
real estate, bond in sum of $5,
500 to be approved.
In the estate of Daniel PefTer,
deceased, the return of sale of
real estate was confirmed.
Petitions of Walter R. and J.
Cecil Smith, minors, were pre
sented and the Chambersburg
Trust Co. appointed their guar
dian. Plenty of Coal. .
There does not seem to be any
reason why we may not get all
the coal we need this winter.
Our local dealers say they will be
able to supply all demands. Of
course the price seems high, when
compared with that paid before
the war, but it will take a little
time to get the war inflation out
of prices. In a report issued last
Friday on railroad operations for
the month of October, 1918, Hale
Holden, director of railroads for
the central western region, said
that the coal outlook for the com
ing winter is better than at any
time since 1915; that the country
is stocked with a greater supply
of coal than ever known before;
that the mines are producing
more than ever before in their
history and that the railway ad
ministration is confident that
there , wilt be no lack of fuel
through failure of transporta
tion. Earl Everhart is suffering
from a very severe attack of
pneumonia at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Everhart in Todd township.
PROPHECY PRINTED IN
1914 IS NOW VERIFIED
Downfall of Kaiser Foretold by Monk
Who Predicted World War.
A month after the war began
there was printed a special cable
from Paris currying extracts from
au article in the Figaro upon a
series of prophecies alleged to
have boon written by a monk three
centuries before the outbreak of
Ihe war. These alleged propho-
cies foresaw many of the events
and condition of the war and are
reprinted, ho that a comparison of
the text with recent cyents "lliy
he made. The spocial cublo said:
The Figaro, which is now is
suing a tmiall edition in Bordeaux,
besides its usual four pages in
Paris, on its tir.it page publishes
an extraordinary translation of a
Litin prophecy alleged to have
been wiittcj) by a monk, Brother
Johnanne.o, in tho year I G00, do
bribing the destruction of- Anti
chrit in a great war. Following
are come significant passages:
"The real Antichrist will be one
of tho monurchs of his timo. A
son of Luther will invoke God,
proclaiming himself his envoy,
lie will have only one arm. His
armies, which will appear innu
merable, will take for their devico
tho words, (od with us' (the motto
actually stamped on the Prussians'
belts.) Ho will long act by rose
and trouchcry, and his spies will
over-run the earth, but a war will
furnish the occasion for his throw,
ing oir tho mask not that war
waged agninst the French mon
archy, but anothor easily recogniz
ed, because in two weeks it will
become "universal, bringing into
battle the most distant peoples,
Armies will form at the four corn
era oi' the earth. Antichrist will
massacre priests, women, children,
and the aged. lie will show no
mercy, holding the torch like tho
barbarians, but invoking Christ.
There will bo au eagle in bis arms,
also in those of his acolyte, tho
other bad monarch, who, a Chris
tian, will die thru tho curse of Pope
Benedictus.
"To conquor Antichrist more
men must bo killed than Home
held. It will require the efforts
of all the kingdoms. This will
happen twenty centuries after the
incarnation of God's word."
Tho "prophecy" is contributed
by a writor signing himself "Pe
ladan," who,, after showing its
application to the prosont war,
says that it is only (he lirst part
and that he will give tho rest later.
The Figro makes no comment.
Tho Petit Journal prints another
piec'iction . said to havo appoiroi
early this year in an almanac pub
lisbed in the Indian native state of
Jodporeand to have been brought
to the editor's notice by a Hindu
named Varma, liviaz in Paris,
whoso two sons have just j lined
the foreign legion.
"In the month of July," says
the prediction, "all Europe will bo
upset by a war setting in conflict
the greatest powers, accompaniod
by enormous disaster. In Novem
ber a groat emperor will lose his
crown and the war will end." '
Many 'persons, remembering
the prophecy, which soomod a bit
extravagant in 1814, have called
attontiou to its accuracy.
Gas Funics for Rats.
We read in a magazine recently,
where a man had taken his Ford car,
attached a pio of hose to the ex
haust pipei Pt the other end down
a rat hole under his barn, started
tho engine and lot the gas fumes be
forood into the rat harbor. After
a few minutes he raised part of the
flooring and was astonishod to find
a oouple dozen dead rats.
We took littlo stock in the story
at the timo, but since the occurrence
at MoCIain's garage Sunday night,
and the attendent result of the es
caping gas in the motor truok, we
are oonstrained to give credenoe to
the story, and give it to our readers
with the hope that any of them bo
ing troubled with rats, will apply
the romedy with good results. This
gives a new and useful way of uti
lizing the exhaust from your Tin Liz.
New Grenada Junior Red Cross.
Mis Eleanor Sipe teacher of New
Grenada school, received Juunior
lied Cross lite'ature Nov 10 her
school Loin', closed at that time.
On opening her school Monday
Nov, 18 Miss Sipe immediately set
to work to organize a junior Red
Cross Certificite of which thoy may
be justly proud.
The following is a list of the New
Grenada Junior Hed Cross.
Pisideiit, Kdna Stains, Vice Pres
ident, Clyde Shaw, Secretary, Mary
Stains, Treasurer, Gladys Alloway,
Goldie Stains, Florenco Keith, La-
rae Alloway, Alice Alloway, Hazel
Thomas, Lois Thomas, Hazel Stains,
Klilh Kvans, Marie Shaw, Harvey
Pluminer, Clifford Plummer, Ira
Plummer, Fred Black, Hubert
Thomas, Hubert Shaw, Donald
Shaw, Krnest G istur, John Stains,
Hubert Stains, Herman Tice, Khuer
Tice, H iy Tico.
Mus. J. Km kkv Thomas,
President-
Shooting Accident.
Whit might have been a fatal
shooting accident occurred in Todd
township last Friday, when Halph
Kerlin, mistook his cousin, Nor
man Kerlin for a wild turkey. It
seems Norman was out in cpi'isl of
turkeys, when he saw his uncle licit
Kerlin coming through the woods,
but did not know of Hilph's pres
ence. Iu a spirit of fun Norman
gave a couple calls to arouse the
spirit of bis uncle, and as he did
so, he dodged behind a bush. His
cousin Hilph, who was iu another
direction heard the calls and seeing
the moving object in the direction
from which the sound came, sup
posed it was a turkey, and fired.
The bullet from the :'2 carlridgo
struck Norman in the left chest and
wo understand penetrated the lung
Litest reports are that the young
man is testing well and hopes for
his speedy recovery are entertained
by Dr. Mosser, the attending phys-i
cian.
Overcome With Gas.
Tho two drivers who operate tho
Goodyear "Akron to Boston Motor
Truck," which makes regular trips
over the Lincoln Highway, narrow
ly escaped death at this place last
Sunday night, by being overcome
with gas. whilo sleeping in the truck
in McClain's garage. During the
night they became Cold, and ono of
them started tho engine to make
their quarters more comfortable. A
leak in the exhaust, which had not
been discovered, caused the gas to
escape into the truck body and they
were, overcome with the fumes.
y hen Mr- MoClain opened his gar
age Monday morning he found tho
two men unconscious and in a pre
carious condition, a doctor was sum
moned and by heroic work succeed
ed in resuscitating them. Had Mr.
McClain been delayed a few minutes
longer in opening his garage, death
would have claimed two more
victims..
Deeds Recorded.
Georgo C Fore et. al. to Milton
H. Plank, for tract of land in Todd
township.
Pearl Duvall, adms. to H. M.
Jackson, for tract of land in Brush
Creek township.
Lula Si pes to Clem B. Si pes, for
tract of land in Licking Creek town
ship. W. L. Moseby to A. J. Hichtley,
for two tracts of land in Wells
township.
Harvey Gordon to Thomas Keef
er, for tract of land in Ary town
ship. Jesse Cavender to Isabel Fischer
for tract of land in Union township.
Will Mine Coal.
Harry Largent of MoConnells
burg is spending a few days among
frionds here prior to starting work
at the coal mines in the vicinity of
Pittsburgh- He was discharged
from Camp Lee, being among the
first two hundred leaving camp in
the deraobilzation movement start
ed In tho home camps. Valley
Spirit.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goin&s
Here for a Yacatrn, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Miss Jennie Cooper went to
Hagerstown Monday for an in
definite stay.
Mrs. Harry Clouser, of Carlisle,
spent a few days recently in the
home of her grandmother, Mrs.
S. C. Myers, East Linco'n Way.
George K. Nelson's family has
removed from the Miss Jennie
Cooper property into the east end
of Hon. George B. Mellotl's house.
The Miss Mary Fisher property
on northeast corner of First and
Walnut streets was sold Tuesday
to Luther Black fcr thirteen hun
dred dollars.
Miss Emily Grcathead left
Monday morning for Norfolk,
Va., where the expocts t spend
the winter in the home of her
brother Newt and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Hays of
this place had a letter a few days
ago from their son Wilmer, writ
ten "somewhere in France" say
ing that he is well.
Mr. S. Logue Deshon'g, who
has been in the lumber busineew
near Pleasant Ridge -for some
time, was in town last Saturday
morning, Mr. Deshong worked
for the Cambria Steel Co., at
Johnstown several years, and ia
thinking about going bak and
spending the Winter there.
Samuel L. Simpson, who had
been with the Dayton-Wright
Airplane Corporation at Dayton,
O., came home last week, and
will at once accspt employment
at Waynesboro.' The sudden
closing of the war caused the
airplane factories to have a tail
spin and drop into an air nocket.
John Fields, one of Oklahoma's
most influential citizens, spent
the time from Saturday noon un
til Sunday morning at his old
home in this place. He had been
to Washington and New York
on a business trip, and stopped
off at McConnellsburg long
enough to say "Howdy" to the
chums of his boyhood days.
Russell Nelson spent the time
from last Thursday evening until
Monday morning in the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
S. Nelson, South Second Street.
On Monday Russell went to New
York for a week's special train
ing, and he will sail for France
the first week in December,
where he will be engaged in Y.
M. C. A. work.
Knilliug.
From 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Satur
day, November iiOth the Red
Cross Room in McConnellsburg
will be open to receive the. knit
ted goods and yarn remnants
from all over the county and
town.
The new yarn for the Febru
ary 1st shipment is here ready
for you at the Red Cross Room.
Even if the war is over, our army
and navy must be kept warm
and it is our duty to care for the
homeless.
If the Germans had not been
whipped "over there" they would
have come "over here," and we
might have been homeless, too;
so let us knit on with hearty
good-will until the present suf
fering is relieved.
Ruth I. Kendall. .
Austin Boss art.
Rowland Austin and Miss Alice
L. Bossart were married; at noon
last Saturday at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Bossart at Fort McCord.
The groom is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Preston R. Austin,
of Fayetteville, Franklin County,
The happy couple left on Saturday
evening for a wedding trip !n
Virginia, after which they will
reside at the home of the bride's
parents. '
A resolution authorizing the
erection of a statue to Marshall
Foch in Washington, and appro
priating $100,000 for the purpose,
has been introduced,