The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-11-21
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oil TIdihih SNNhSy sSShN'S
Institute. is being held in Cham
bersburg this week.
Butchering season has arrived
and some fine porkers will be
slaughtered by our town neigh
bors during the next fortnight.
Charley and Harvey Gordon of
Big Cove Tannery left Wednesday
for Johnstown, where they will
work for the Cambria Steel Com
pany.
Nevin Wagner, of Hummells-
town, Pa. is spending few days
this week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Wagner, East Lin
coin Way.
While the price Of wood is high,
the quality as observed in the
ranks along our streets this week,
is better than had been sold here
in past years.
Miss Rlth R)ettger, who has
been spending the summer at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nick Roettger, returned to
Chambersburg last Monday.
The epidemic of influenza,
while not so sever e in this vicinity
a, il some Of our ad joining COM
munities, is about over and very
few are afflicted with itat present.
Now that the war is over and
the ban on building materials
has been lifted, building opera
tons are looking more brisk and
some towns have started to
boom building to relieve the con-
gested housing conditions.
Nearly 5000 merchant ships
were built in home yards between
April 6, 1917 and November II,
1918, the period we were engag-
ed in the war. These ships will
be an important factor during the
reconstruction period, and many
years to follow.
Teachers throughout the State
will ask the legislature to enact
a law providing that teachers be
paid for time lost on account of
an epidemic, or the closing of
schools by order of the health
authorities. Fulton County
teachers, get after Comerer.
In order to make the schedule
of services in the Presbyterian,
and the Reformed, church cor
respond with the card distrib-
uted in the congregations, the
services next Sunday (Nov. 24th)
will be held in the Presbyterian
church, and thereafter, until the
last of next April. as indicated
on the card schedule.
The last quarterly conference
OF the year on the Harrisonville
charge will be held at Asbury at
10 o'clock on Tuesday, November
18th. The District Superinten-
dent, DR.. Edgar Hickman, Of
Altoona, will preside. All ofh-
GERS and church boards are re-
quested to be present. Regular
preaching services at Needmore
on Sunday the Oath at 2::30 in the
afternoon. e. j. Croft, pastor.
McConnellsburg, M. E. Charge,
Rev. Edward Jackson, pastor.
In the M. E. church, McCon-
nellsburg, Friday evening al
1880, preaching services follow
ed by quarterly conference. Ser
vices on Sunday, as follows
Fort Littleton at l0:30: Knobs
vile, at 2:30; McC Connellsburg,
at 700. District Superintend
ent E. r. Hickman, ID. d., viii
preach at all these services. No
preaching service at Cito.
An automobile party consist ng
of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam West anC
daughter Florence, and l.. r
Evans, Verbie Marshall anC
Harry Mull-all near Chambers
burg, motored to Fulton County
on Thursday of last week anC
spent the time until Saturda,
afternoon at T. X. Reeder's dur
ing which time the men of th'
party were hunting, and Mrs
West and Florence were spend
Ing the time with the formers
parents.