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VOL. XX. NO. 12.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 12,1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Emberry Barton.
Mrs. M. E. Barton died at
their home in Brush Creek val
ley, Sunday evening, December
8, 1918, aged 53 years, 8 months
and 7 days. The funeral, con
ducted by her pastor, .Rev. Moy
er of the M. E. Church, Breeze
wood, took place yesterday
morning and interment was
made in the cemetery at Mc
Kendree. Mrs. Barton was a daughter of
Caleb Mellott who died in Ander
sonville prison during the Civil
War. Besides her husband, she
is survived by the following
children: Gertrude, wife of
John Lucas. Everett, Pa. ; Ada,
wife of E. A. Deshong, And
over, Pa.; Ellen, wife of Gilbert
Rice, Tiffin, 0.; Ross at Camp
Lee; Celia and Gwendolyn, at
home. She has one sister living
Ella, wife of Owen Barton,
Dixon, III., and two half brothers
Rev. George Duvall, Boones
horo, and John L. Duvall, Wells
Tannery.
George Wilson.
George Wilson aged 18 years,
died at the home of his parents,
Charles and Grace Peterson Wil
son in Cleveland, 0. last Sunday.
His remains were brought to the
home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wilson, near
Cleat Ridge, where the funeral
look place, and interment was
made in the cemetery at Clear
3idge.
George had Btayed from some
;ime in August until about three
weeks ago in the home of his
grandparents the Wilsons, when
he went to his home in Cleveland.
Three days after reaching his
Cleveland home he contracted Flu
and died as before told.
George was very -popular
among the young folks at Clear
Ridge, and his death will be sin
cerely mourned.
Mrs. J. W. Steach.
Mrs. Mary A. Steach, wife of
J. William Steach. died at their
home in Altoona, Wednesday,
November 27. 1918. aged G8
years, 2 months and 23 days.
Besides her husband Bhe is sur
veyed by three children: Jessie,
wife of Arthur Seals, Haddon-
:ield. N. J.: Ada, wife of James
Price, Altoona, and Minnie, wife
of Ed McKee, Altoona. Also, by
'our brothers: David, and
James and George Rinedollar, of
McConnellsburg. and William
Rinedollar. of Williamson, Pa
The deceased was a daughter
of late John Rinedollar and was
jorn in this county, September
1, 1850.
Moved to Hancock.
Many years ago Malachi Lit
;on purchased the old Than Zim
merman farm, one among the
nost desirable in Thompson
township, and he and his goodr
wife lived upon it until recently,
when Mr. Litton purchased a
house i n Hancock from C. W.
Myers and they have moved !n
to !t. thus retiring from the
itrenuous work on the farm
Ju3t before leaving the old home
on the farm. Mrs. Litton fell on
the kitchen floor and sustained a
rather painful injury.
Deaths From Flo.
Between 300,000 and 350,000
deaths Lrom influenza and
pneumonia have occurred
among the civilian population of
the United States since Sep
tember 15 according to estimate
of the public health service.
These calculations were based on
reports from cities and states
keeping accurate rec rds and
public health officials believe
they are conservative.
ibarpe Mellott.
At the residence of
ciating minister. Rev.
the offi
Edward Church,
Jackson, of the M. E.
McConnellsburg, Henry Sharpe
and Mm. Marv Lizzie Mellott.
both of Whips. Cove, were united
jn marriage,
OUR HEROES.
Let Us Honor Fulton County's Sons and
Daughters Who Have Worn the
Uniform.
All over the country commit
tees are busy gathering the data
about those from there communi
ties who have been in the service
of their country during the World
War. Monuments and Memori-
are being erected in many
places to keep the names of these
heroes before the eyes of the
present and future generations.
In our own community the
Honor Roll and Memorial Com
mittee with a central committee
here in McConnellsburg consist-
ng of the following; Chairman
Rev. William J. Lowe, Secre
taryTreasurer, Mr. John B.
Runyan, Rev. Edward Jackson,
Ion. John P. Sipes, Rev. C. F.
Jacobs and Rev. Wilson V. Grove,
have been working out a plan for
the erection of an Honor Roll at
the Court Iiouse. This Honor
Roll will be temporary but with
in the next year it is hoped a
permanent Honor Roll and Mem
orial can be erected in the town
square upon which shall appear
the names of the soldiers of Ful
ton County who have participat
ed in this and former wars.
The committee is desirous of
securing tne names oi an wnn
have been in the service, and
asks the people of Fulton County
to assist them in making the list
complete. The names of the 181
who entered the service thru the
local draft board have been se
cured, but the names of those
who enlisted and volunteered are
not as easily secured and your
help and co-operation is asked in
this matter.
Kindly Bend in
the
the
names at
members
once or see one of
of the committee.
Good Neighbors.
On account of sickness in the
family of Albert Wink in Thomp-
son lownsnip, Mr. wins was
getting back with his fall work,
and especially with his corn husk
ing. But Albert lives in a com
munity where neighbors are
neighborly, and so the word was
quietly passed around, and on a
Monday morning, bright and ear
ly there were lively doings in Al
bert's cornfield, with the result
that when night came nearly
fourteen acres of corn had been
husked, and much of it put into
the crib. Among the jolly crowd
that helped to do the work were
William Sigel, Bethuel Powell,
Alonzo Barnhart, Virgil SharpeJ
Elmer Covalt, Thomas Wink,
Ezra L. Peck, Isaac Peck, Neil
Adelsperger, Clarence Brewer,
John May, James and LeoShives,
Luther and Ila Hiett, Grant
Brakeall, J. J. " Mellott E. C.
Truax, George Johnson, C. J.
Wink, Gordon and Lester Mentz
er. Don't you think it! They did
n't work all day without anything
tQ eaj.
While the men were in
the field the good women of the
neighborhood Mrs. Martha Peck
Mrs. C. J. Wink," Mrs. W. R.
Myers and Mrs. J. J. Mellott
were in the kitchen, and when
the men came in for dinner and
were seated at the big table, they
had a feast that made it well
worth while to be present.
Mrs. George Myers and her
sons Floyd and George were visi
tors in the afternoon.
Getting Deer.
The Hustontown boys seem to
be getting their share of deer
without going very far from home
for them. Since the season open
ed they have killed three nice
ones in Plum Hollow which lies
between Fort Littleton and Clear
Ridge. On the 3rd of December,
Harold Evans killed a 3 pronged
buck and on the 6th C. V.
Reedcr another three-pronger
both of which dressed about the
same 117 lbs. A day later, C.
B. Stinson killed a fine 4-pronged
buck that dressed 158. The head
of the tig one was brought to
Taxidermist L. W, Seylar to be
mounted, and it is a trophy to be
proud of, V
HONOR ROLL
Names of New Subscribers and Others
Who Have Paid Subscription Since
the Middle of November.
The "Pay as You Enter" pol
icy works just as satisfactor
ily with newspapers as with
street cars, and as will be seen
in scanning the list following,
people do not feel it a hardship
to fiay a year in advance, and
many shoot it two or more years.
The Editor would not encourage
the payment of more than a year
in advance for reasons that must
beouvious to every one. Qjite
a nice percentage of the names
you see below are new sub
scribers, or are persons who have
not been taking the News for
awhile. If you think the News
a good paper, tell your friends
about it, and make it one of your
Christmas gifts this year.
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Baroroft, II. N. 11 IS 1!)
Bard, N. J. 12 7 19
Bard, Earl 111119
Bard, John 11 2:5 19
Barmont, H. L. 11 10 19
Barnett, Bert 2 1 19
Barnhart. Ira 1 1 20
Baumcardner. H. L. 3 15 20
Baumgardner, Wm. 12 12 19
Berkstresser, W. L. 4 1 19
Bolinger, H. L. 12 119
Bowman, J. Wesley 1 8 20
Brannan, W. J. 7 15 19
Buterbaugh, C. 11 1 19
Carbaueh. Henry 10 1 18
Charlton, Miss Heiena M. 8 1 19
Chambers, J. B.
Clabaugh, Mrs. James
Cline, Bertha
Croft, C. H.
Crookp, Mrs. B. J.
Cutchall. Mrs. J. D.
Deshong, S. L.
Deshong, Geo. C.
Deshong. Robt. F.
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Deshor.g, Clajton
Deshong, Mrs. Norman
Deshong, W. H.
Detwiler, M. A.
Duffy Bros.
Eagan, Chas. J.
Everts, John
Everetts, N. D.
Fisher, John H.
Fix, W. H.
Foreman, Geo. W.
Fo8t, H. C.
Fryman, J. E.
Fulton Mrs. Anna
Gordon, Dennis
Gress, Harry
Cress, Mrs. Fred
Grissingcr, D. L.
Guillard, Lawrence
Gutshall, Oda
Hanna, Mrs. Harry
Harris, Mrs. Geo. A.
Heefner, W. H.
Heefner, Geo. D.
Helman, Mrs. James
Helman, Mrs. Matilda
Hess, Riley
Hill, Mrs. David
Hill, Mrs. T. J.
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Hixson, J. C.
Hohman, Mrs. Ralph
Hohman, John
Hollinshead, Mrs. Jess C,
Horton, Mary C.
Morton, Alfred R.
Hunter, Dr. John R.
James, W. H.
Johnson, C. S.
Johnston, F. McN.
Keefer, I. A.
Kegrreis, R. B.
Kendall, J. H.
Kerns, David M.
Kokoll, Mrs. Martin
Laidig, Mrs. Daniel
Laidig, Mrs. Martha,
Landers, Daniel
Largent. Albert
Layton, Wilbert
Lodge, Miss Olive
Lynch, Austin
Marshall, Mrs. A. C.
Martin, John M.
McGovern, Clark
McClellan Anna
McClain, E. R.
McConnells, Mrs. C. A.
Mellott, Gilbert B.
Mellott, J. N.
Mellott J. M.
Mellott, Samuel
Mellott, Mrs. G. Wesley
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Best Investment in the World.
To All Citizens ok Fulton
County:
Victory for the allied forces was
made possible by the hearty re-
sponsejof the American people to
the appeals to lend their money to
thellnited StatesGovernmentand
to conserve food and fuel. The
American people have gladly loan
ed their dollars to the Government
every time they were called upon,
but some are now of the opinion
that since the war is over they no
longer need to buy War Savings
Stamps. The uovernment is
JYST AS MUCH IN NEED OK MONEY
NOW AS IT WAS UEl'ORE GERMANY
SURRENDERED.
Secretary of the Treasury, Mc
Adoo has sent out an appeal that
every posaible effort be made to
the end that all PLEDGES for the
purchase of War Savings Stamps
b3 fulfilled befone the close of the
year. He states that the require
ments of the Treasury Depart
ment are greater now than ever
before and more pressing.
We must therefore keep up the
war savings campaign and con
tinue to invest our savings in WAR
savings stamps which arc obli
gations of the United States and
which are the best investments
in the world.
Less than one month remains
in which to sell our quota of War
Savings Stamps. It will be most
regrettable if Fulton County does
not reach her quota. We urge
upon all loyal citizens the impor
tance of the fulfillment of all
pledges and the additional pur
chase of War Savings so that in
future we may look back on the
records ot the war work of Ful
ton County .with a feeling of sat
isfaction that we all ''did our bit."
Merrill W. Nace,
Chairman for Fulton County.
Two More!
Miss Wretha Winters, teachtr
of Ditch Ran School, Tnompson
Township and Mrs. Blanche
Smith Hollenshead teacher of
Needmore School report 100 per
cent. Junior Red Cross member
ship. These pchools are the first in
their respective townships to
reach the 100 per cent, mark and
to gain a Junior lieu Lross cer
tificate.
Chairman, J. R. C.
George Luke Wilson Ritchey,
son of David and Emma Kearns
Ritchey, of Wells Tannery, was
married on Wednesday, Decem
ber 4, 1918 by the Rev. George
M. Frown feltcr at Three
Spring?, to Miss Alta Grace
Guillard, daughter of Peter and
Dnirie Clippinger Guillard, alno
of Wells Tannery.
Mock. C. T. 1 13 20
Moore, Simon 4 1 20
Morgret, Mrs. Lizzie 4 8 20
Patterson, W. C. 10 1 18
Peck, M. C 12 1 19
Peck, Mrs. Anna 12 2 19
Peters, Mrs. Geo. W. 1 1 20
Pittman, A J. 10 1 IS
Pittman, F. G. 4 1 19
Proper. Mrs. Hammond 121 19
R.Miner, Mrs. W. II. 10 19 19
Robinson. Mary J. , 10 1 18
Robinson, Wm. 12 2 20
Rosen berry, D. T. 10 1 18
Rummel, Roy 11 15 19
Shaw, Walter, 12 1 19
Shaw. B. H. U 1G 19
Sigel, Chas. A. 12 1 19
Sipes, J. O. 8 5 19
Sipes, Clarence L. 1 1 20
Sines. Richard ' 2 23 20
Sipes. Miss A. Gertrude 4 11 20
Stevens, J. K. ' 12 3 19
Stigers, Hon. W. B. 91 20
Strait, Palmer 1 1 20
Strait, J. H. 12 1 19
Strait, Hayes A. 12 2 19
Tice, Geo. E.' 71019
Truax, R, G. 10 1 18
Unger, 'C. M. 8119
Vnntz, Clarence 3 28 20
Wagner, Fevin 7 20 19
Walters. T. II. 1 14 20
West Adam 6 15 20
Wishart, Mrs. Sarah J. 1 1 20
Wright, Mrs. J. L. 12 1 19
Wright, Mrs. Lizzie 8 1 19
Yearick, Rev, J, L, 3 1 20
Rl'RAL EXPRESS SERVICE.
Would Save Fifty per Cent, of Perish
able Products, and Valuable
Time of farmers.
A series of conferences are
being held under the auspices of
the Highways Transport Com
mittee, Council of National De
fense, Washington, D. C, to
consider methods to be used in
better marketing of American
farm products. The statement
has recently been made by Her
bert Hoover that fifty percent,
of the perishable food products
raised in this country go to
waste because of inadequate
marketing and transport facili
ties. In this connection the economic
value of the Rural Express Ser
vice, advocated by the Highways
Transport Committee has been
strikingly demonstrated. I n -stances
quoted include the Her
vice of a single operator in Colo
rado, who with three men cov
ered an express route which
made it possible for fifty farm-
e.s on one nigh way to discon
tinue hauling and give all their
time to production. The Rural
Motor Express Service marketed
their farm products.
A single express truck oper
ating not far from Washington
was able in one day not only to
combine the loads of five farm
ers, but to transport the mar
ketable stuff in one-eighth of
the time it would have required
by ordinary farm teams.
During the first ten months of
the present year, shipments of
cattle, hogs and sheep, delivered
from Western Iowa to the
Omaha market by this service,
represented a total o f 18, IDS
cattle, 15.819 hogs, and 37,130
sheep. The animals were de
livered to market in much bet
ter condition than is usual under
other methods of transportation.
A few of the arguments
which the National Highways
Transport Committee advances
in urging the organizing of Rural
Express Services are that it
makes available for use foods
now produced but wasted because
not marketed, it lightens the de
mand for labor, where labor con
ditions are most acute, and it
stimulates increased production.
Risk Cost Life.
Joseph M. Souser, a well known
farmer of Napier township, Bed
ford County was fatally injured
on Tuesday afternoon of last
week by a stone from the lime
stone quarry, near his home,
and died a short time afterward.
He was plowing near the barn
and the blast threw a two-pound
stone over 500 feet, striking him
on the head. Men were working
on the state road and the blast
ing at that quarry had supplied
them with stone. Mr. Souser
had been informed that a blast
was about ready to' go off, but
evidently thought he was out of
danger. The accident occurred
about two o'clock and Mr. Souser
died at four, his skull having
been crushed. He did not re
gain consciousness atter the ac
cident. He was aged about 45
years and leaves a wife, who
was Emma Chamberlain, and
one daughter.
Knitting.
This morning word came that
before the armistice was signed
the American Red Cross was
1,000,000 sweaters . short of the
required amount. Now, even
with the mustering out of men,
we still need a lare supply.
An urgent plea has come ask
ing that we have as many sweat
ers as possible in Philadelphia
January 1st to be distributed at
once. Headquarters reports that
the 155 Bweaters shipped Novem
ber 1st by us "are excellent"
May we count on every reader
to put forth every effort to knit
as much as possible, and send in
to uj December 80th?
Ruth I. Kendall Supv. of Knit
ting. Flora M. Rexroth Supv. of
supplies to Aux,
CHRISTMAS ROLL CALL.
President Wilson Issues Proclamation
Asking Every American Citizen
to Join Red Cross.
Washington. Dec. 9. Presi
dent Wilson, as president of the
American Red Cross, has issued
the following proclamation nsk-
ng every Americau to enroll in
the Red Cross during the
Christmas roll call. December
10th to 231:
The White House :
Washington, D. C.
November 2(. 1918.
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE:
One year ago twenty-two
million Americans, by enrolling
as members of the Red Cross at
Christmas time, sent to the men
who were fighting our battles
overseas a stimuiatin.-r message
of chper and good will. They
made it clear that our people
were of their own free choice
united with their government in
the determination not only to
wage war with the instruments
of destruction, but also by every
moans in their power to repair
the ravages of the invader and
sustain and renew the spirit of
the army and of the homes
which they represented. The
friends of the American Red
Cross in Italy, Belgium and
France have told, and will tell
again, the story of how the Red
Cross workers restored morale in
the hospitals, in the camps and
at the cantonments, and we
ought to be very proud that we
have been permitted to be of
service to those whose suffer
ings and whose glory are the
heritage of humanity.
Now, 'by God's grace the Red
Cross Christmas message of 1918
is to te a message of good will.
But peace d ies not mean that we
can fold our hand:). It means
further sacrifice. Our member
ship must hold together and be
increased for the great task to
come. We must prove con
clusively to an attentive world
that America is permanently
aroused. to the needs of the new
era, our old indifference gone
forever.
The exact nature of the fu
ture service of the Red Cross
will depend upon the programme
of the associated governments,
but there is immediate need to
day for every heartening word
and for every helpful service.
We must not forget that our sol
diers and our sailors are still
under orders and still have duties
to perform of the highest conse
quence, and that the Red Cross
Christmas membership means a
great deal to them. The peo
ple of the saddened lands, more
over, returning heme today where
there are no homes must have
the assurance that the hearts of
our people are with them in the
dark and doubtful days ahead.
Let U3, so far as . we can, help
them back to faith in mercy and
in future happiness.
As president of the Red Cross,
conscious in this great hour of
the value of such a message
from the American people, I
should be glad if every Ameri
can would join the Red Cross for
1919, and thus send forth to the
whole human family the Christ
mas greetings for which it waits
and for which it stands in great
est need.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson.
Winters Humbert.
At the Lutheran parsonage
last Saturday evening by the
officiating minister, Rev. C. F.
Jacobs, were united in marriage
M r. Eddy Oliver Winters and
Miss Lydia Rebecca Humbert.
The groom is a son of Geo A.
Winters of Thompson Township,
and he is at present engaged
teaching the school at Cito in
Ayr township. The bride is a
daughter of George W. Humbert
of Ayr township, and she was a
1 former teacher. Mr. and Mrs.
Winters are excellent young peo
ple and have the heartiest con
gratulations of their many
friends.
ABOUT PEOPLE Y00 KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here fur a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Guting.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Barnhart,
near Sharpp, accompanied by
Mr. Philip Gordon, motored to
McConnellsburg lant Saturday.
Mr. and Ms. Daniel Ott and
three children, near Foltz, come
over with Johnson Mellott Tues
day and are spending the time
until Friday -or Saturday with
relatives in the Cove.
Mr. and Mr3. Anderson Mel
lott. daughter Pearl atid son
Wayne, and Mrs. Norman Desh-
ong and son Baltzer-all near
Needmore, formed an automo
bile party that spent Tuesday
afternoon in town.
Wm. J. Brannon and f.ilher-in
law Mr. Brady, of Thompson
Township, made a trip to Mc
Connellsburg Monday. M r.
Brannon had Flu and js not con
valescing very satisfactorily;
hence his trip to McConnells
burg was to consult Dr. R jbinson.
Mrs. William SipC3 and chil
dren of Kearney, spent a week
in Knobsville with her" brother
Frank Seville and Lis family.
Her i-ister Mrs. Elizabeth Mc
Cormick, from California, is al
so a visitor attheSevilles. Mrs.
Sipes also spent a few days in
Cito with relatives.
Soldier's Letter.
Camp Wheeler. Ga..
Nov. 28, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:-
I shall write you a few
Iinc9, in answer to your letter re
ceived a few days ago. I was
glad to hear from you. This
leaves me fine?. Hope you are all
well and Grandpa ij better.
I received the hox of candy, this
evening. It sure is fine. You
know the kind of pieces we used
to get for a cent a piece we can
get here two pieces for fifteen
cents. You can see the differ
ence, and, then, it is not like
your home made candy. Well, it
is raining here, to-night again, it
seems that's about all it get3
done here. I wish you could see
our old tent. It leaks like a
screen. We sleep under our Pon
chos to keep our bed dry. I don't
mind that. We have plenty of
blankets. We sure had some fun
today. We had a bunch of nurs
es through the gas house. I wish
you could have seen them. They
had to take their masks off in the
tear ga?, you ought to have seen
them cry for it is awful on the
eyes. The most of them were
old maids. Some of them pretty
nice, and some of them look bet
ter with their mask on than off.
Well, mother, I wish you could
have been here for Thanksgiving
dinner to-day. We sure had some
fine eats. We had the mcs3 hall
all fixed up. It looked fine. The
Captain gave us a talk and a Y.
M. C. A. man gave us a f-peech.
We had some ladies from Macon.
They sang one verse of America,
the Y. M. C. A, gave Thanks,
and then we ate. Well, I don't
know when we will get out of
here. We have no orders yet;
but I think they will do some
thing with us before long. They
are making some moves such as
packing up tents. We have the
most of our gas outfit packed up.
We have a few men to instruct
yet. The Flu is bad here aain
and they say they are going to
quarantine us in again. I hope
they may not for it is so lone
some when we can not get out of
Camp. So I don't know when I
will get home. I would like to bo
there till Xmas. We have somo
combination in this tent five of
us, and every one from a differ
ent state from Iowa, W. Va.,
Ohio, Kans., and myself from
Pa. Well I must close for this
time. Hope to hear from you
soon.
From your hop,
Serg. Owen M. SirEs,
Co. A 99th Div.
r I visional Tr. School,
camp wneeie
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