The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
DR.. James M. McKibbin, Of

Mrs. Bruce HenderSh0C, OF union
township to a hospital in Phila-
delphia last Sunday aweek, for
surgical operations.
Unless the government takes
prompt control of the food ques-
tion the spectators and price
boosters will force the price of
foodstuffs to heights where poor
people will be unable to exist.
The speculator and price booster
is an animal totally without con-
science.
In 1909 the value of sugar
beets per acre was exceeded by
four other crops-hops, tobacco,
sugar catie and sweet potatoes.
The acre value of beets was near
ly four times the value of corn
or wheat, and more than four
times the average acre value OF
all cereals.
One of the practical patriots of
the day will be the farmer who
strains every nerve in the pro-
duction of foodstuffs for the army
and the civilian population. We
can reduce our wardrobe to a
shoe-string and a shirt if neces-
sary but we cannot subsist on
water and wind.
Last Saturday afternoon a
string of Overland automobiles
passed through town on the Lin
coin Highway, and Sunday eve
ming a lot Of Reo's followed. Ow-
ing to the congestion and uncer-
tainty of delivery by rail, thous-
ands of cars ar now being deliv-
cred from the factories to the
agencies over the Lincoln High
way.
Hotel Harris was the scene of
an animated social occasion last
Friday evening when Kitty Har-
ris eldest daughter of Proprietor
and Mrs. James j. Harris, enter
tanned about seventy of her
young friends. Choice refresh
ments, music, plays and games
made the evening pass altogether
too rapidly for the large crowd
of happy young people.
When alfalfa is once started
under favorable soil conditions,
weeds including perennial grass
es, will likely prove It's most dan.
gerous enemy. This is one rea-
son why sod land is not recon-
mended for this crop. On &C.
count of the danger from weeds
it is usually best to precede the
alfalfa for one or two years with
a lean-cultivated crop.
Veteran j oh n Parlette, of
Union township was in McCon-
nellsburg last Friday. While
Mr.. Parlette was born twenty
years before the Civil War began
he does not think it any trick to
drive colt that brings him to
McConnellsburg from his home
in four hours and a half. For a
few years after the Civil War,
he was a resident of McConnells-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Gunnells
came over from Chambersburg
last Thursday to see their little
son Warren who has his home
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Clouser. Mr.. Gunnells
is sales manager for the Singer
Sewing Machine Company with
Offices in Chambersburg. and
has charge of Fulton County ter
ritory. See his advertisement
elsewhere in this paper, and if
you want a Singer sewing ma
chine, or any repairs or supplies
just let him know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert B. Mel
lott entertained approximately
one hundred of their friends on
Saturday evening April 14th at
their home in Buck Valley. The
crowd was made up mostly Of
young people and the evening
was spent very pleasantly in
playing games, vocal and instru-
mental music and music on the
graphophone. Re fre 8 I'm ents
consisting of ice cream, cake, can
DIV, cocoa, fruit and pickles were