The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-28
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all klnds OF 1at pouitry'
Misses Mollie Seylar, Emma
McGovern and Mrs. George b.
Mock spent last Friday in the
home of Mrs. J. S. Nelson, South
Second Street.
Mr.. Clarence Vantz, near Han
cock, accompanied by Mr.. lssac
Miller, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Eyerts and son Archie, motored
to McConnellsburg last Friday.
Miss Florence McQlade, of Ayr
township, and Miss Ruth Roett-
ger, of McConnellsburg,, went to
Chambersburg, last week where
they have employment at Wilson
College.
A member Of the French Mill
tary Commission asserts that it
!, his opinion that, at least. 25,-
600 American soldier boys will
have married French girls during
their stay overseas.
Mrs. M. w. Mace attended a
meeting of the Food Administra-
tors, and direc ors of Food Con-
servation at the Bellevue.Str
ford in Philadelphia last week,
returning home Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Leslie W. Seylar of this
place, went to Philadelphia yes
terday to spend week in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Val. Van
Roden, Mrs. VanRoden is better
known to Fulton County people
as Verda Akers, formerly OF
Sipes Mill.
Food Administrator John X.
Jackson and Editor Amos d.
Peightel are confined to their
homes with an attack of Flu. F.
M. Taylor, a former editor OF
the Republican, is grinding Out
COPY for the Fulton Democrat
this week.
When hostilities we're suspend
ed, American aviators had des
troyed 66l more German airplane'
and 35 more German balloons
than the Americans had lost.
Two hundred sixty. five American
planes and SO balloons were de
stroyed by the enemy.
Mr.. R. B. Drum of Johnstown
Pa., who has been in the Coun
ty hunting men to work for tn
Cambria Steel Company, re
turned home in time for Thanks
giving. He succeeded in gettinj
the following men to 60 t
Johnstown: Jacob and ODE
Mellott, and Herman Mellot
and David Fegly, of Big Gov
Tannery; Guy Bivens and W. /
Clark, of Needmore; Bruc
Souders, Charles Hess, Bruc
Fix and John Deshong, of Hal
risonville.
Last Saturday afternoon Will
lam M. Patterson motored frol
Pittsburgh to McConnellsburi
and on Sunday morning, accon
panied by Wilson L. Mace, wei
to Baltimore and in the afte
noon returned to Mcconnell
burg accompanied by William
father, Hon. D. H. Patters(
and special nurse. The faith
had been in a hospital at Bal
more for several weeks, duri1
which time he underwent a su
gical operation in which two
his toes were removed. II
wound caused by the operate
is healing nicely, and it is hop
he may soon be able to resur
business as formerly.
MRS. C. A. MCCONNELL. In
Fannie Brant), writing from
Harpe, Ill. under date of Noyel
ber q, says, II am sending +
little mite to boost my subscr
ton into 1920, as another ye
has passed-and a mighty 81
one it has been for many home
There was sure some reJoicl
over the close of the war. Q
schools are still closed on accou
of the flu" and they are
likely to be opened until aft
the holidays. Farmers are bu
shucking their corn, paying
cents a bushel for shucking. +
grain looks well. Farm land
this neighborhood is selling
O0O to oaO d,,llara on apra ~