The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-06-28
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I. 4. ShlVes and Howard Pee
were among the Fulton count
travellers to Chambersburg las
Saturday.
Mrs. Allen Fromyer aud sol
Tom, and Mrs. Charles Polly, al
Johannesburg, were week-enc
guests of Mrs. John Stunkard
a sister of Mrs. Fromyer.
Thomas Hollinshead, of Har
risonyille, was called to st Thorn
as last Monday to see his sister
aged 80 years, who met with ar
accident resulting in a broker
arm and shoulder. We do not
know how the accident happened.
T. Roy Morton and family,
State Forester located at Peters.
burg; Newton Morton, member
of the government Typographical
survey. located at Mifflinburg;
Grace and Elizabeth Crocker, Of
Johnstown, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel Hendershot, of Clear
Spring, Md, were among the
guests at the Peter Morton home
since our last issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Daniels
and little grandson Morris De-
shong; Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Linn
and two children Ereda and Rob-
ert, are making a tour of Virgin
ia in two automobiles. They
started last Saturday and drove
to Washington. From there they
drove to Richmond, Va, and
later, other large towns were
visited. They expect to return
Saturday.
The committees who have so
faithfully worked during the
past few days soliciting funds for
the Red Cross Fund, desire US
to say that they were not able
TO see everybody; and they ask
that any who have not contribut-
ed, may send their contributions
to either of the McConnellsburg
banks and due recognition of the
subscription will be made through
the papers in the future.
Last Saturday morning, J. C.
Patterson, of Clarksburg, W. Va,
Joined his brother W. M. Patter-
son, at Pittsburgh, and together
they left that city in the latter's
car at $50 a. m. Exactly five
hours and ten minutes later, easy
running time, they greeted rel
atives and friends in McCon-
nellsburg and then went on to
the home of their parents, Hon.
and Mrs. D. H. Patterson. at
Webster Mills.
Over 800 daily newspapers are
to have gone out of busi-
ness since the rise in paper prices
began. A number of weeklies
have suspended. The price of
print paper is still away up in
the air and the government COM
mission has confessed inability
to deal with the situation through
public service commission chan
nels. 1t recommends pooling of
interests, interpreted to mean
forced or accepted cooperation,
Or absolute federal control by fix
ng of prices.
At first thought it seems odd |
that our farms should be the
chief weapon against Prussian
barbarism and brutality, but no
gun was ever so effective as the
bean shooter" welded by the
farmer in this war to prevent
ack of food on the part of those
who are holding back the horri-
Die assassins. July first is not too
ate to plant field beans in
Pennsylvania. Plant some more
f seed can be had. For once the
bean shooter" is more deadly
han AZ centimetre guns.
Jacob Yeakel and his son John,
Thomas Truax and John Secrist
all in John Itakel's automo-
,ile, came to McConnellsburg
asst Saturday morning and took
Inner at Hotel Harris. While
n town a deed was transferred
rom Jacob Yeakel to Joh n
Secrist for the formers property
Iouth of Center schoolhuuse in
Thompson township fo; a con-