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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-04
charge and entertained by the FOL

charge and enterta1ned BY The 3o1-
lowing hostesses:
Mrs. Clarence waldeck, Mrs. w L
keyes, Mrs. A. J. Watson, MIS- J. a
Albright. Miss Grace Keyes and MS
W. Frank Stout
The meetings are growing in inter
est and all who attend feel the upl1ft
of the meetings both social and spir-
itua1.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-04
Bridge Cub Meets.

Mrs. Henry Raymond and Miss
Garrard were hostesses Of the Thurs
day Two Table Bridge Club from 5
to O'Clock Friday afternoon in their
home on West Main street Auction
bridge was played at two tables
Light refreshments were served dur
Ing the afternoon
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-04

tertained the Ladies Aid Society OF
sthe Methodist Episcopal church from
2 to D. m Thursday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Good ScarecrOwS.

Those who have tried it say
that newspapers opened full
length and placed here and there
over a corn field will effectually
scare crows. The paper must be
laid on the ground and a stone
placed on one corner to prevent
blowing away. The wind will
cause the loose end to move, and
this mysterious motion is more
than a crows nerves will stand.
The same is true of a piece of
bright tin hung from a stake Sc
that it will swing in the wind.
Try the inexpensive newspaper
scarescrow this spring. If the
paper is paid in advance so much
the better scarecrow Wilt make,
perhaps.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
But Six Living.

We were looking over an old
map of Fulton county recently.
The map was published in 1873
forty-two years ago-by j. Pom
eroy Company, and gives a list of
thirty-seven names of business
men of McConnellsburg. But
six of those men are living now,
They are: Robert A. Mcdonald,
D. B. Mace, ]. Nelson Sipes, DR..
N. B. Shade, Albert Stoner, and
John H. Wilt; only two of which
-Sipes and Stoner-live in Nc
Connellsburg. 1t does not seem
long since 1878; but during that
time five out of every six Nc
Connellsburg business men have
passed to the great beyond.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Celebrated Twins Birthday.

The combined ages of Messrs.
Jacob and John j. Gordon was
162 years on January II, 1915.
Jacob and John are twins, hence
it will be seen that each was just
81 years of age on that day.
Since these two boys" enjoy
such good health that they feel
constrained to pursue their accus-
toned habit of keeping at work,
a lot of their friends thought it
would be a good thing to sweep
down on them by surprise at ia
cob's home and remind them of
what day January 18th was, be-
cause John thinks nothing of
walking nine miles to town from
his home in the lower end of Ayr
township, and his friends thought
that the twins should take a day
off from performing that, or SIM
liar, stunts. The party consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ahimaaz Clev-
enger and their daughter Catha-
rine, William Me!lott and wife,
Edward Keyser and wife and
their children Gertie, Vinna Ted
die, Archie, Ellen, Jimmie, and
Ruth; Raymond Mellott and wife
and children Wallace and Cath
arine; Jacob Clouser, Geor g e
Lynch, Todd Carbaugh, Jacob
Gordon and wife and children
John, Susan and Bessie; Mrs.
Maud Miller and daughter Gladys
Many more were invited but they
could not attend on account of
the storm. A royal dinner was
served, and, needless to say, all
had a great time. All join in
wishing those twin kids many
more such anniversaries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
CHARLIE TRITLE KILLED.
Was Working on South Penn Railroad
and Pitched HeadfOng From a Mo-
for Truck Last Friday.

Charles H. Tritle, aged 80
wears, - months and = days,
was instantly killed near Ryders
Station on the South Penn branch
of the Cumberland Valley rail-
road, between Fort Loudon and
Mercersburg last Friday morn
ing. The funeral took place at
his home at Fort Loudon on Mon
day morning, and interment was
made in the graveyard at the
Reformed church in McConnells-
burg.
The unfortunate man was a
son of ]. Kelley Tritle, lately
deceased, was native of this
county, and resided in this coun-
ty until a few years ago, when
he removed to Fort Loudon, and
went to work with a section gang
on the railroad.
Last Friday morning, Mr.. Tri-
tie, in company with Section
Foreman Shanholtz and a Mr..
Rosenberg, left Fort Loudon in
motor car Ia hand-car propelled
by gasoline engine) and pro-
ceeded southwark to a place
where they intended to work.
AS they were ascending the
grade at Creigh'r, near Ryder's
Crossing, Charley, who was seat
ed on the fro t of the car, pitch
ed forward, his head striking be-
tween ties and the car struck
him with such force that it was
derailed, but not upset-the 9TH
er two men on it not leaving
their seats. Word was at once
sent to DR.. Nevin, Mercersburg,
who hurried to the place of the
accident in his automobile, but it
is supposed that death was al
most instantaneous with the ac-
cident.
Undertaken Lininger of Mer-
cersburg took charge of the
body, and on Saturday morning
an inquest was held exhonerat-
ing the railroad company from
all responsibility as to the acci-
dent. How, or why, he fell off,
his companions could not tell.
Mr.. Tritle is survived by his
widow, who was Winifred, a
daughter of the late Michael and
Matilda Helman, and by seven
children, namely, Goldie, Parker,
Wilbur, Lloyd, Ethel, Mabel, and
Charles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Prices Of Stock Advancing.

Carefully compiled figures by
the Department of Agriculture
show that the average price of
mich cows in Pennsylvania in
1910 was $3.50, and January |,
1915, the average was $50. 80 per
head, an advance of $20.50. For
horses, the figures for the two
dates were $132.00 for the form
er, and $134. for the latter, an
advance of $500. Hogs advanced
between these two dates from
$9.5 per 100 pounds to $3.50.
The foregoing figures show the
average price of cows, but not
the highest nor the lowest; so
that $3.50 would indicate the
price of an average COW, and not
the price of best grades, and this
will be worth remembering when
you intend to buy or sell cows
this spring. The range of prices
for horses is, perhaps, as great
as that of cows. But a hog is
a hog" and prices do not vary
much.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Look Out For Them.

From different parts of the
country come stories of a swim
die successfully worked on farm
ers who thought they were going
to get cheap groceries. Two
smooth strangers went through
the communities taking orders
for a house in Chicago, pretend
ing to sell a standard brand of
sugar and flour so cheaply that
every farmer visited took from
$40 to $50 worth, and other things
besides. Because of the low
prices the floar and sugar had to
be paid "a advance. 1t is al
legged that in one community the
swindlers picked up some $1,000
and no groceries delivered.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
"AULD ACQUAINTANCE"
Bits Of News and Gossip Extracted
from the Letters from Our
Distant Subscribers.
HAS BEEN AWAY 38 YEARS.

HAS BEEN AWAY SO YEARS.
S. L. King, Cando, North Da-
kota: | see by the little blue Ia
bel on my paper that it is about
time for me to pay up, so you
will find enclosed a postoffice Or
der for two dollars. 1t will be
just 38 years in March since |
packed up my little belongings
and left good old Fulton County
for the West, and it is needless
to say that / have seen many
changes, and had the average
number of ups and downs that
fall to the lot people in that ma
ny years. Many children have
been born in Fulton County and
grown to manhood and to wo-
manhood in that time. These
people would Le strangers to me
if should meet them, and yet
when | see their names in the
NEWS, am interested in them
because | know of their families,
and am still much interested in
everything that goes on in the
old home county.
read in the NEWS the death
of Jane Edwards. A many a
good meal | ate at her house
when | was a boy. | notice, also
that my old friend Joseph E Bar
ton is winning fame and honor
and, | trust lots of money in his
new home in the far-west. He
and | were neighbors and school
mates in our boyhood days.
We have had a very nice win
ter-not so much snow, and yet
most of the travel has been on
runners. The coldest weather
we have had this winter has been
only AZ degrees below zero. We
do not apprehend any danger
from Foot and Mouth disease-at
least, during the winter.
LIKES THE WAR PICTURES.
In sending money to advance
her own subscription and an ex-
ira dollar to send the News a
year to her mother, Miss Cathe-
rine Palmer, of McKeesport, says
the war news and the page of
war pictures is we'll worth the
dollar asked for the paper, if you
did nee get anything else.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Mrs. Charles B. Ranck.

Lena Ardinger, wife of Char
les B. Ranck formerly of Bethel
township, died at her home in
West Arlington, Baltimore, on
Saturday, January %, 1915, af-
ter long illness of tuberculosis,
aged about 35 years. The funer-
al took place on the following
Monday, and interment was made
at Williamsport, Md. She is sur
vived by her husband and the fol-
lowing children; Virginia, Janet,
and Charlie.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
NUMBER 81
MEASLES.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., Ii. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

Of the common ailments Of
childhood there is none which the
greater number of people hold in
contempt more than measles.
Familiarity may be the blame for
this for the fact that in the great
majority of cases the children re-
cover from the acute attack to
such a degree that the parents
do not recognize the highly sus-
ceptible condition in which it
leaves most of the organs Of the
body. Particularly the lungs are
left in a condition which permits
the germs Of tuberculosis to live
in them and cause an untold
number of deaths, yet this re-
suit is sufficiently removed from
the acute attack for the layman
not to recognize the relationship.
While far more children die
from this cause than from scarlet
fever, the latter is universally
feared, and measles is looked
upon as a necessary evil.
1t is common practice with
many people of considerable in
telligence to permit children to
be exposed to measles when it is
prevalent. They might as well
get it over with" " is the usual
excuse which is offered for this
dangerously ignorant practice.
The after effects of a severe
case of measles may be quite as
menacing to the heath of the
children as those which often
follow scarlet fever. The weak
ening of the lungs with resulting
bronchial pneumonia and suscep-
tibility to tuberculosis follow in
hundreds of cases.
Diseases of the ear are also a
frequent result. Despite its uni
versal prevalence there are many
factors in connection with the
disease of which the medical pro-
fession is ignorant. 1t is GER
tain however, that it is most
readily transmitted by the dis
charges from the nose and mouth
of the patient in the early stages
of the disease; and for this rea-
son, children who have been
exposed and who have developed
coughs should not be allowed to
associate with other children.
Owing to their ignorance of
the serious nature of the disease,
parents often endeavor to treat
their children without calling in
a physician. In view of the fre-
quent serious complications which
means death, no risk can be TAX
en-. The loss of a little schooling
and sociability cannot be consid-
cred by sane persons along side
of death.
For eight years, the death rate
from this disease in Pennsylvania
has been higher than for scarlet
fever; and this is due largely to
the ignorance and indifference of
parents in permitting their own
and other children to be exposed
to measles which affects all the
internal organs, and leaves the
mucus membrane a good soil for
tuberculosis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
REV. ADAMS VICTIMIzED.
Paid Money to Stranger Who Was U.s.
ing the Name Of Members
Of His Congregation.

Rev. John V. Adams, a former
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church in McConnellsburg, and
who is well known to the teach
ers of this county by reason
of his having had charge of
the music at the County Institute
on more than one occasion, was
made the victim of a smooth
stranger last Thursday.
Mr.. Adams, who is now pastor
of the Baughman Memorial M.
E. church at New Cumberland,
Pa, was called from his study to
see a man who wished to consult
with him upon an urgent err
rand" The visitor, after greet
ing the pastor in a courteous
way, produced a letter which has
proven to be a forged order upon
Mr.. Adams for money. The pas
tor, thinking it to be an accom-
mediation to the man whose name
was affixed to the order, paid
over the amount asked for. The
signature was so well copied that
the minister thought it was gen.
uine. The crook had used an as
sumed name for himself and forg-
ed the name of Charles Ross, a
member of Mr.. Adams congre-
cation, whose place of business
is in Steelton and who was out of
town at the time.
AS soon as the man left the
parsonagehe began toact strange
ly. Persons who saw him come
out of the house and who recog-
nized him informed Mr.. Adams
of his actions. AS the clergy
man came out of the house to
investigate, the man started on a
run down Third street toward
the Pennsylvania railroad station
and was seen to turn up an alley
and disappear.
The Rev. Mr.. Adams has since
learned the real name of the ear
ly morning caller and has in his
possession the name and address
of the family in Harrisburg with
whom the man had been staying.
When seen by a representative
of The Star-Independent the
clergyman said:
"As a man of my profession, |
have, / presume, had as many
demands for assistance as the
rest of my ministerial brethren.
They have come in requests small
and great-from a nights lodg-
ing to a railroad ticket from Har-
risburg to the Pacific Coast-but
this is the first of the forgery
class. | would rather, if a fellow
means to pick my pocket, that he
would at least give me the priv
ilege of giving him the grip, a
good, stout punch might be a
real moral relish to such fellows,
even from a preacher" p"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
The manv friends Of Ed Stew.

The many friends of Ed Stew
ems, a former resident of McCon-
nellsburg, will regret to learn
that he is in III health at his home
in Linglestown, Pa. He is suf-
fering from valvular heart trou-
BILE. His father, T. B. Stevens
of this place was down to see
him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11
Attended Wedding and Reception.

Miss Ethel Kendall spent a few
days in Maryland last week where
she attended the wedding of her
cousin, Miss Ruth Troupe, near
Clear Spring, Md, and Mr.. New
In Royer, of Welsh Run, Frank
lin County, Pa. The wedding
took place in the home of the
bride last Saturday. Miss Ken
dali also attended a reception
given the happy bridal couple.
Subscriha for. tha Nuuc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11

the Piedmont district. Having
no relatives in southern states,
my trip was wholly among
strangers at whose hands l re-
ceived the very best treatment,
and l found the people of the
South very kind and congenial,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-11

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
RIVES.

Blessed are the sunny days, for they
shall dry up the mud.
We are aware of the effect of an I'M
passable mud hole. 1t is up to the road
commissioners of the county to note the
cause and administer the remedy.
Tuesday a glorious burst OF sunshine
, brought in the first carol of the birds,
we trust true harbinger of spring.
Little Miss Mary nellie Kitchell is
sadly detained at home with the mumps.
The disease is not so bad but four years
of consecutive school life without miss
ing day is a fine record to be broken.
The heating plant has come for the
college. While the finishing work OF
inside cementing and painting is in
progress Keep Out" signs are in evil
dence BY the end of the month the
contractors will turn over the keys to
the building committee and the hand
some structure will be thrown open for
inspection of friends and patrons OF the
school.
Mrs. Knox Harper and Miss Martha
Wade report the Lyceum attraction,
THE Hungarian Orchestra, up to the
standard and equal to Kryl's Band.
Pretty good.
0. E. S. will open on schedule time
Saturday. The order of the day will
be installation of officers from N. D.
Election and installation of officers for
ensuing year under charter.
The Rural Rives w. G. L. U. met
met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
Effie Hamilton, with Mrs, Jas. Olive as
leader. Subject: Great Leaders
Washington, Lincoln and Miss Francis
E. Willard"
1t is very fitting that the Congress Of
Mothers, which includes Parent-Ieach'
ers' Associations, should set aside the
18th inst, the anniversary of the death
of Francis E. Willard, as Child We'll
fare Day.
Mrs. Knox Harper and children are
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Gen
try Reynolds, Kenton.
The Commercials editorial on wom-
ans suffrage brings our home papers
right up to date. This is the divine
duty and pleasure OF newspaper to
act as an all seeing eye, keeping not
only abreast of the times but just ahead.
Southern women are not clamoring fol-
Woman's suffrags, because they realize
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
Music Hath Charms.

The poet says music hath charms,
but what would that poet have said had
he heard the dainty, tuneful numbers
of "The Red Widow" the late Astor
Theatre, New York, success that is to
be offered at Reynolds Theatre, Union
City, Monday night, Feb. 10. This at
traction, fathered by triology of au-
thors, Charming Pollock, Rennold Wolf
and Charles Gebest, led all the metro
politan successes last season and its pre-
sentation here, we are told, will be on
the same scale of magnificence, with
all the wealth of scenic embellishments
and dainty gowning and dressings that
pleased the visual senses of it's metro
politan beholders. The song numbers,
some twenty, are said to be exquisite in
their lyrics and the music accompani-
ments, we are told, offer the most tune
full melodies of this season. Of course
the storyof the play abounds in comedy
sensations that will be found teeming
in laughter, and the large company,
said to number nearly three score per-
sonages, will no doubt make the most
of thte alented authors conceptions and
J;ot;OpC
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
POST OF TIP. A. UNION CITY
BY STATE PRESIDENT BASS
Over Seventy Members Enrolled and
With Organization.

Post sc" of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association was permanent
Iy organized in Union City at the
Palace Hotel Tuesday night, Fen.
9. 1915, with the following officers
DR.. w. A. Mailing, president; J.
C. Burdick, Jr., secretary. Board OF
directors: DR.. E. B. Little, w. I.
MAYO, Sr., H. M. DeGraffenreid, G.
T. Lovelace, c. e. Keiser.
Chairman of railroad committee,
John C. Hagan; chairman OF hotel
committee, E.. A. Kinney; chairman
of employment committee, H. M.
DeGraffenreid; chairman of legisla-
tive committee, DR.. e. B. Little;
chairman Of press committee, G. F.
Schleifer; chairman of good roads
committee, G. E. Keiser.
The T. P. A. is an organization
which brings the manufacturer, the
wholesale and retail merchant and
commercial traveller in closer touch
Win each OIueI, uOIh III q oOSA"i
and business way. The objects are
further: TO secure recognition
from railroads in the way of equit-
able terms for transportation OF bag
gage, etc., and to adjust differences
between commercial travellers on a
fair basis; to secure hotel accom-
modations commensurate with the
price paid; to elevate the social and
moral character of commercial trav-
elers as profession and bring about
better acquaintance of members; to
provide a benefit fund in case OF
death or injury by accident; to Sc
cure business connections for I'M
employed members, and furthermore
to boost Union City.
A bunch of live-wire travelling
men representing the interests ofany
city make the best boosters any COM
munity could have and the most eff
fective advertisers.
Union City is the smallest city in
United States having post OF this
association, and with the co-opera-
ton of eligibles in this territory
should have large membership.
Let's all boost for the T. P. A.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
OBION.

Miss Beatrice Campbell, of Dyer, was
a week end guest at the home of Mr..
j. M. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Buchanan and
little son were guests of friends in Full
ton Sunday.
Miss Lulee Jones was the guest of
friends in Martin Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox and little
Sarah Rosenthal spent Sunday with
friends in Rives.
Mrs. I. ]. Amis returned Sunday
from visit to relatives in Union City.
Miss Eloise Holloway spent Sunday
with Mrs. Hazel Dunn at Gibbs.
Miss Maggie Grisham returned from
from Newbern Monday, where she had
been visiting friends and relatives sew
eral days.
Mrs. G. B. Baird and children re-
tured Sunday from a several days visit
to relatives at Fulton.
Miss Jewel Jones was the week END
guest of relatives at TrimbIe.
Grandma" Mosley, of Maury Coun-
ty, who is visiting her son, E. r. Mos
ley, at Elbridge, spent Friday with
Mrs. w. K. Huey at Elbridge.
Attorney E. ]. Green is in Trenton
this week attending Circuit Court.
Mrs. 7. B. Moffat has been real sick
for several days at the home of her son,
L. G. Moffat.
j. F. Starnes and daughter, Miss
Nora, have returned from a two weeks
stay at Dawson Springs.
Miss Minnie Wright, of Elbridge, is
teaching the school at Turnage, and is
boarding with Mrs. w. K. Huey.
Mrs. Fannie Reeves, of Union City,
was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. F.
G. Redditt, last week.
Geo. Fielder, of Paducah, KY, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. ].
Fielder, who are both confined to their
beds with la grippe.
Mr.. John Barnes, of near Troy, was
in Obion Monday on business.
T. ]. Dyer and baby, who have been
living in Arkansas for the past four
years, have returned to Obion to re-
side.
Susan Smith, of Rives, was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. N. N. Tucker, last
week.
Mrs. ]. H. Groves, of Dyersburg.
visited her daughter, Mrs. ]. F. Pope,
last week.
]. H. Collins and wife visited friends
at Kenton the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Nichols spert
Sunday with relatives at Newbern.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
Delightful Comedy.

1.-THE Red Widow" the delightful
musical comedy that was one of the
past seasons marvellous metropolitan
successes, is to be the attraction at the
local playhouse next Monday night. 1t
comes to us with cast of cosmopolitan
favorites who in the several song num-
bers and in the dance advertisements
are said to be most pleasing, All the
original Astor Theatre, New York,
scenic embellishments, stage effects and
sartorial appointments, the latter of a
high and pleasing order, will be brought
along. The company numbers nearly
three score people.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-12
4Uc and sue kggs.

If your hens would only lay when
eggs we're high. Why shouldn't they?
Some hens do. The hen that lays has
a healthy pink tongue and gills. Those
not laying are pale in the gills, their
tongue or palate has whitish look.
What's the matter? What's the mat
ter with you when your tongue is white?
Bilious? That's just what ails the hen.
Start her liver and see her get busy.
B. A. Thomas Poultry Powder is guar
anteed to start her liver and to start
the eggs. For sale by Frank G. Web
man.-Adv.