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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
SUDDEN DEATH.
Martin Wolf Found Dead in His Cabin
Near The Old Eckert Place Last
Sunday Afternoon.

Martin Wolf was the last men,
ber of his fathers family. He
was aged as years, and was a son
of Rev. Simon Wolf a sainted
pastor of the Reformed Church.
who ministered to the Reformed
congregation in McConnellsburg
during the eighties. Martin was
aged about 45 years, unmarried,
and since the death of his parents
and sister Mrs. Vallie Houp, has
lived alone, and during the past
two years he has lived in a shanty
on the Bert Doyle property just
across the hollow from the old
Eckert home on the Chambers
burg turnpike east of town, and
he spent much of his time dur
ing the day in McConnellsburg
saving wood. Last Saturday
evening about 10 o'clock, he was
seen leaving town for his home.
The weather was spring-like
Sunday afternoon, and Paul Shi-
mer and John Stouteagle went up
to the Gilbert place now owned
by Harry Hamill and tenanted by
his son Robert. There they were
joined by Robert and the three
boys strolled up toward the
mountain. When they reached
Martins cabin, they looked in
and saw Martin lying on a couch
apparently asleep. AS he did
not awaken at their call. they
went to him and found him cold
in death. District Attorney
Kirk was notified, and he with
others went to the cabin. From
indications apparent, Martin had
suffered an attack of acute in
digestion during the night which
was so violent that his heart gave
way.
The deceased was taken to the
undertaking rooms of H. S. Dan
iels, where it was prepared for
burial, and the funeral took place
in the Reformed church at 8
o'clock, Tuesday morning, the
services being conducted by Rev.
J. L. Yearick, late the pastor OF
that congregation, In tie rment
was made in Union cemetery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Coffee s. a Pound ia VieBua.

The Vienna news papers an
nounce that cocoa is now being
sold in Vienna at $12 a pound.
Russian tea is quoted at 81 50 a
pound and coffee costs So pound.
The war has brought in a host Of
coffee substitutes, composed
mainly Of chicory, malt, barley
and acorns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Cost Of Little Things.

Wrapping paper for some time
has been gradually becoming an
important item of expense to
merchants. Now comes the
common tie-yarn. A lie a ding
storekeeper said this morning
that this at one time insignificant
item which could be purchased
at from ten to twelve cents per
pound has jumped to 62 cents,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07

M. C. Kaufman and Charles
M. Kaufman, of the vicinity Of
White Pine sanatorium, were fin
ed $25 each for permitting their
dogs to run at large and kill deer
in the South mountains.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
Are We Patriotic t?
BY C. j BREWER.

EDlTOR OF lHE NEWS. WIN
your permission, through your
paper | would like to disabuse my
mind of a few thoughts concern
ing the war in which we are en-
gagged in a life and death strug-
gle, for that priceless boon called
Liberty, for which our forefa-
theirs fought, bled, and died.
Do we realize what the winning
or losing of this war would mean
to US as liberty loving Ameri-
cans; and, also, to our allied ma
tions?
Do we realize that unless we
command all our resources, and
stretch every nerve, we may yet
lose out in this great struggle?
Do we realize what it would mean
to US to have our country invaded
by a horde that would tack our
babes up against the barn along
side a calf hide? Do we realize
what it would mean to US to
have the breasts sliced from the
bodies of our women, and the
women turned out upon the public
highways to terrorize the people?
| could cite crime after crime
that would be too shocking to ap-
pear in print-the information
gained from diaries kept by Ger
man soldiers; and those crimes
have been photographed and sa-
credly kept for presentation when
it comes to sitting around the
peace table, so that they cannot
deny the charges. Do you real
ize our own war debt, to say
nothing of the unthinkable
conditions, with which we
would be asked to comply-not
only asked, but compelled to
comply?l
Now, with all we hold dear and
sacred at stake. can we afford to
fold our arms and do nothing but
criticise the German government
for the stringent measures that
it is compelled to make because
of man. selfishness? Selfishness
and greed are at the very found
alton of this war-and selfshess
is sin.
The cry is, food will win the
war. If so, what then is our
duty? 1t is the duty of every
one who lives under the Ameri-
can Flag to economize in every
way possible; and it is, or should
be, the special duty of every citi-
zen of Fulton County t o see that
every bushel of grain that can be
spared-every bushel of beans,
| dried fruit, and all fruit that is
not perishable, should find its
way to the seaboard as fast as
possible, and, from what one
hears, there is such grain in the
County held for a higher price.
If this be true, let me say that,
as the President has now fixed
the price of the 1918 crop at the
same figure as the 1917, all grain
should be marketed at once,
which would give the farmer the
use of the money, relieve him of
fire risk and other loss, and help
to relieve the great food strain.
call upon the Board of Public
Safety of FultonC County to look up
the quantity of food that should
be sent out of the County, and
get in touch with the State au-
thorities; establish a market in
McConnellsburg, and when a COL
lection is had, send it over the
mountain to the railroad and
have it shipped to the seaboard.
God forbid that we should lack
in anything that would help to
keep our allies and our own sol.
dier boys from going hungry?
Let US look calmly. but earn
estly into the situation.
G. j. B.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
SCHOOL DIRECTORS CONVENTION.
Small Attendance Of Directors Dne TO
The Unusually Bad Condition Of
The Roads.

The Unusually Bad Condition Of
The Roads.
The Annual Convention O the
school directors of Fulton Coun-
ty, held in the Court House at
McConnellsburg last Thursday
afternoon and Friday morning,
was called to order by County
Superintendent j. Emory Thomas
at 1:30 O'Clock, and devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. C.
F. Jacobs of the Lutheran
Church.
After a few remarks by the
Superintendent stating the OBJ
jects to be attained, the conven-
tion was given over to the
directors.
The first que tion-"To What
Extent Should the School Be
Asked to Contribute to the Pros
ecution of the War;" was then
taken up. The discussion was
opened by Hon. Glenn Chestnut,
who gave an interesting address
on the patriotic duty of the school.
Mr.. Chestnut was followed by
DR.. ]. w. Mosser, James Lyon,
U. G. Humbert, H. L. Wishart,
H. U. Mace, 7. Scott Hershey,
A. Stuart Strait, Supt. Thomas,
Prof. B. G. Lamberson and DR..
c. H. Gordinier. Probably no
question at any proceeding con-
vention was ever discussed with
so much interest.
The secretary then called the
roll which showed twenty-eight
directors present. A creditable
number considering the terrible
condition o f the roads, particu-
larly, in the remote parts of the
County.
The president appointed as
committee on nominations H. L.
Wishart, A. D. Holman and
Samuel Owens.
The convention then adjourned,
till 7:o'clock. The evening meet
ing being held in the School
Auditorium.
DR.. Gordinier addressed the
audience. The Subject. 'The
Four-leaved Clover" was very
interesting and instructive and
we know that all who heard him
went away feeling well repaid.
FRIDAY FORENOON.
The convention was called to
order by the president.
The subject, 'Is 1t Wise to
Defer Replacement of Our Old
Worn-out School-houses, by New
Buildings on account of the High
Price of Building Material?,, was
opened by 7. Scott Hershey who
thinks that the labor problem
makes it almost out of the ques-
tion to establish new buildings.
Mr.. Hershey was followed by
Mr.. Erby Booth, who thinks
that some of our old school build
ings endanger the health o f our
children and therefore should be
replaced by new ones. Mr.. H.
L. Wishart thinks that old build.
ings unfit for further use should
be replaced regardless of cost as
material is not likely to change
much in price for years to come.
Mr.. Chestnut thinks that some
of our old buildings are unfit for
use, but advises consideration Of
consolidation, when thus replac-
ing the old buildings by new ones.
The next in order was an ad-
dress by DR.. Gordinier.
The committee on nominations
reported as follows:
President-George B. Mock.
! Vice-President-Jas. E. Lyon.
Secretary-T. Scott Hershey.
| Auditor-Georoa Eriseinuar
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Short Sketches Of the Lives Of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
AARON M. RICHARDS.

Aaron Morgret Richards, pass
ed away at his home in McCon-
nellsburg on Thursday evening,
February %, 1918, aged 43 years
and 10 days. The funeral was
held in the Presbyterian church
on the following Monday after
noon at l o'clock, and the SER
mon was preached by a former
pastor, Rev. j. Leidy Yearick, OF
the Reformed Church. Inter-
nlent was made in Union ceme-
terry.
The deceased was a son OF
JJ3eph L. and Margaret Rich
ards, and on the 30th day of
December 1897, he was married
to Miss Minnie, daughter Of
Henry and Rebecca Glenn Wash
abaugh. From the time of their
marriage until five years ago,
they were engaged in farming in
Ayr township, at which time his
health began to fail, and he made
sale of his personal property,
purchased a lot and built nice
house in McConnellsburg. where
he resided until last fall when he
sold the perty to Mrs. E. j.
Johnston, and bought the Shoe
maker farm from the Magsam
Brothers, and expected to move
upon it the first of April.
Mr.. Richards was member of
the Reformed Church, having
been a deacon in the local church
for a period of twenty years, and
was an earnest conscientious Off
cer, whose counsels will be miss
ed in the consistory of that organ
ization. Besides his widow, he is
survived by the following sisters
and brothers: Jessie, wife of
ArchieBrubaker; Ida, wife of Jas.
Gordon; Goldie M, wife Of Ira
Diehl; Curtis and James, resid-
ing in Ayr township, and Will
liam, Harvey, and Charlie, resid-
ing near Lewisburg, Ohio.
JOHN T. KERR.
Word recently came to the
family of John F. Kendall in the
Cove, that John 7. Kerr died at
his home in Aurora, ILL.,, on Mon.
day, February "a, 1918, aged
about 6S years. lie is survived
by his wife, whom he married in
Illinois, and by one son.
John Kerr was a son of the
late Samuel Kerr, who owned
and lived on the farm now owned
by Roy M. Kendall, (the James
Nelson FARM. 1t was from thai
farm that the Kerr family re-
moved to Nebraska, about al
years ago. With the passing Of
John, the last one of the Samuel
Kerr family has gone.
John was a school teacher ir
this county before he went west
Geaching the Jugtown school ont
winter, and another winter. dowl
in Bethel township. The neares
relative in this county is Mar!
Pittman. whose mother was
first cousin of John.
Johns mother was a Blair,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Blair, who lived on the Scot
Daniels farm at Patterson's Run
THOMAS RAY.
At the advanced age of ninet
years, Thomas H. Ray, died q
the home of his daughter, Mrs
w. H. Young at Pitcairn, Pa.
on Sunday, February "a, 1915
The deceased was a brother Q
Joseph Ray who lived in tn
Meadowgrounds three-quarter
of a century ago, and who wa
the grandfather of Sanner, Mul
ray and Lloyd Ray of this place
Thomas was q veteran of tn
Civil War ard a good citizer
By his death the NEWS lose
one of its subscribers that hs
been on the list almost from til
4..- -. f1,,z ill.,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-07

Mrs. G. B. Mellott spent the
time from Saturday until Monday
in Chambersburg visiting her
daughter, Miss Samantha.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21

arisen among the nurses in regard to the questionnaires which they are re- celv1ng from the chairman of the Nursing Survey. Miss Afford explains that this questionnaire does not obIi- gate those who sign it, in any way, and it is not a duplicate of a ques tionnaire on similar lines sent out to the nurses some time ago.
 City Counsel Attorney William A. King, Is visiting his son, John, who has returned to Wesleyan after con- valescing from an attack of inf1uen- "a at his home in this city
 Eugene Moliarty. who is CT the gum boat Aileen, doing patrol duty off Long Island. spent the week end with his family on Windham road.
 Classes at the Windham Girls club will resume this week with the ex- ception of the military drill class, which will have to wait for the drill shed at the armory to be vacated.
 George p. smissen, "A. of Rye, N. ", died at the home of his son-in-l law, Henry A Burr. of Columbia, Satur- day morning. Death was clue to heart trouble. He had been living in Colum- hia since April. The body was taken in charge by the J. C. Lincoln Co, and will be forwarded to Rye for burial.
 The body of John Francis Gleeson who died at Worcester, Mass, from influenza, Wednesday, arrived in this city Friday evening. Mr Gleason was the brother of Mrs. James Twomey of this city. Funeral services were held in Worcester Friday, and burial took place Saturday morning at St. Jo- seph's cemetery The bearers were John H. Morrison, Judge James T Twomey, James F. Twomey, Jr., and Arthur Gleeson of New Bedford Mass
 Dewey Knapp, 1s. died at the Hart ford Hospital Saturday from pneumo- nia He is survived by his parents, MT and Mrs. Mvron Knapp, his wife ar infant son, three sisters and five brothers. Burial will be in Nortf Windham where MT. Knapp formerly lived.
 Funeral services for Horace J. Back. us were held at his home in Andov- CT, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Rev. H. B. Goodsell officifted. Buria was in Andover cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21
ANDOVER !.

Horace B. Backus, sheriff of Holland county, died at his home here yester- day morning from pneumonia The funeral was held Saturday at 2 o'clock at his home.
 The fourth Liberty loan quota of this town, which was S11,000, was raised and the subscriptions were $500 over. The town is floating its new Liberty loan flag which arrived last week.
 MT. and Mrs. c. K. Stamm and son of Stratford, Leonard Wilson and Miss Cora Bush of Willimantic were week end guests at the parsonage
 Sunday Rev A B Coats, D. D., of Hartford preached in the Congrega- tional church.
 Funeral services for Carl Ruben were attended at his home Tuesday Rev. H. B. GoOdsell officiating. Burial was in Andover.
 The winners of the prizes awarded to the members of the junior food army at Rockville fair will receive the same through the school in a couple o1 weeks. Dorothy Jewett, 10-jar collec- tion, fourth, 30 cents Dorothy Jewett jellies. second, 75 cents; Florence Monard, carrots, fourth, 25 cents.
 Church attendance has been reduced about one half by grip and pneumo- nia.
 There was a rehearsal of the first and second degrees of the grange al the town hall Saturday evening. At the next meeting of the grange, Oct 21st, the degree will be conferred on 8 class of five candidates.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21

the overseer complimented the girls many times on their swiftness. With the scarcity of men, it is going to be more and more practicable to employ girls for farm work, and the girls of the Windham Girls club recognize and seem eager to respond to the need Corn husking is going to prove 8 fla vorite occupation, and even the lack of red ears will not be minded in war times.
 The Tubridy- Weldon company has been awarded an honor flag as having qualified 100 per cent ih the Aetna Life Partial Payment Plan for the Fourth Liberty loan
 The local chapter of the Red Cross will hold its meeting at headquarters in the Windham High School Wednes- day night at o'clock.
 Mrs. Charles Tryon of 153- Church street has been appointed chairman of the Red Cross Christmas Parcel com mirtee for the local chapter.
 Timothy Sullivan, who was arrest ed for breaking and entering the store of Joseph St. Onge and the saloon of Delphis Boucher in September. was found to be insane and committed to the Norwich Hospital for six months.
 
 were made voters follows: Arthur Ash ton. Zenon Caisse, Harry r.. Ericsson, Charles N Burdicl Leon Desplanche, William F. Donovan, John Moran, Adelard Lord. George Baillergen, Wal ter Abbe, Edward T. Pickett PeyeT Mcintosh, Maurice P. Jordan. Arthur H. Ryan, Hormisdas O. Cyr. John H. Grimshaw, Leon T. Picard Carroll L.. Adams, L. D. Gardiner, JaHes J. Lon- ersan, Arthur Sampson, Edward s. Beebe William J. Grady, Joseph Brainie, George H. Rogers Patrick D. Murphy. Howard " Gray, Edward H. Carlson Emil Hebert. Charles B. Lamb The board will be in session again on Friday. October 25, from g a. m. 10 D. m. for the purpose of making voters.
 First Seectman James M. Smith bought $10,G G10 worth of Liberty bonds for the town of Windhan, a good in vestment for the town, as the money was in the sinking fund earning a smaller rate of interest than it will iri | Liberty bonds.
 Encouraging reports continue to come from the emergency hospital. It l is planned to discharge three or four patients today of the twenty remain l ing Saturday seven were discharged 1 ard one admitted. The hospital will remain open for another week at 1 least, if the situation continues to improve. At present all the patients l are well on the way to recovery with | the exception of two small children ] The staff consists of Dr. Bower Mrs l Heating in charge with two graduate 1 nurses as assistants. Mrs. Whittemore and Mrs. Joseph Riorda1, and six oth- CT helpers, two men and four wo- men.
 Fayette Goodrich of Columbia diec
 Saturday from pneumonia at the emergency hospital. His wife, also
 stricken with pneumonia. was buried
 the day before he entered the hos pital.
 All the schools, public and parochiaI l will open today, by permission of the chairman of the health committee.
 St. Joseph's hospital is still unable to receive new patients because o1 l epidemic conditions. The members ot
 the nursing staff, which has suffered | heavily, are all recovering, some al
 the hospital and some at their owr | homes.
 A misunderstanding seems to have
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21
farms.

farms.
 Chairman H. C. Webster issued the following statement Sunday:
 Again the tCWnspeople of Griswold have put the town over the top, and away over, in the fighting fourth Lib erty loan, evidence that we are square ly backing Uncle Sam and our boys The total subscribers number 1,050 and the amount raised is between $215,000 and $220,000, on a quota assigned of $170, 900.
 Saturday was a busy day from dawn until dark at the Jewett City Savings during the day. Of the grand total over s175,000 was placed through our own bank.
 The generous subscriptions of our corporations amounted to one-half of the total received. Twenty five per cent of our population subscribed the balance.
 There are quite number of unre- deemed pledges which it is too late now to redeem; but the suggestion is made that wherever possible any one should buy war savings stamps to the amount of his unredeemed pledge. To the woman's committee, with Mrs. B. H. Hiscox as chairman, is due great credit, as approximately S30000 was raised in house to house canvass. Mir Webster publicly expressed sin cere thanks to both the general com lmittee and the woman's committee and all others who helped the town achieve such gratifying results as at tained in the fighting fourth.
 Dancing school and social every Tuesday evening. Social S3O. Rioux Iia1I-adV
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21

come Plainfield will be expected to come here and join in them with Dan ielson people, who will not fail to show their real feelings toward their friends from the neighboring town.
 Three deaths from influenza were reported Sunday. Two of these were at Wauregan were John D. Burns. SS, and William Pike. 26. died. MT. Burns leaves his wife and three children and Mr. Pike his wife and two children
 The third death was that of Mrs Celia Beaudreault, wife of George Beaudreault She was Al years of age and leaves five children.
 Funeral service fer Private Adolphus J. Hopkins. who died at Fort Benja min Harrison. were conducted at the North Foster. by Rev. Searles Young. Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery. The bearers were the following members of the Ninth Separate company of DanieIson. Howard Withey, Edward Bigeiow, Earle Mcfarland, Chauncey Brink. Frank Stinson and William Lewis. A. F. Wood was the funeral director. The funeral service for Percy Gillian was held at his home in Foster Sun day afternoon. Dr. E. A. Blake off I ciating. The bearers were A. F. Paine, Luther Smith, Robert Smith, Albert Brooks, Claude Moran, John F. Shippee A. F. Wood was the fu- eral director.
 At his home in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon a funeral service for Alon- 20 Button was conducted by Rev. Dr George F. Genung. The bearers were John Litchfield. Charles Parker, Os- car F. Atwood and George Parker Burial was in the South cemetery. A
 F. Wood was the funeral director
 William D. Wood, publisher of The
 Advertiser, has been critically i'll witt
 grip, having been confined to his bee
 since October. his physician consider
 ing his case critical. At present h.
 is making steady recovery.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-21
JEWETT CITY
John Wyatt, received the following letter Friday from First Lieut.. R. K. Haas, dated Oct. 1:

John Wyatt, received the followins letter Friday from First Lieut.. R. K. Haas, dated Oct. 1:
 Somewhere in France.
 I write to tell you that your son WAS slightly wounded by a machine gun bullet in the hand, Sept. 15. His platoon, the Pioneers. were going for ward behind an infantry company, prepared to dig the latter in during a Hull in the advance, when he was wounded. He is now in American Red Cross hospital, No. 2, Paris, and will doubtless be out before long. Your son is one of the best of soldiers, and has one of the cleanest records of any man in the company. l am extremely sorry that he should have been one of the unlucky ones.
 Nevertheless we must all be willing to take these risks as part of the days work in order to bring this great issue to a successful close.
 Yours very sincerely,
 R. K. HAAS.
 First Lieut., S0Sth Infantry, Coming H'qurs. Co.
 The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Congregational church met Friday afternoon at the home of the. president Mrs. H. N. Wheelock. Besides routine business, a sum of money that had been raised as a spe- cial fund for the purpose was devoted to the work of the coming year of the national society. A new member was received into the society, and the reading of one of the new missionary books was begun.
 The bia two-story Bushnell house, owned by Irving Bushnell of Norwich Town, situated in Lisbon, a little over a mile west of the borough, was burn ed to the ground Saturday morning. There have been two or three families occupying the premises. At midnight Friday two of the Ingraham men showed up in the borough in a racing gig, looking for the fire company They reported that their chimney was on fire. They received plenty of good ad- vice as to what to do, but the fire company was unable to go. The men drove away and the fire was thought to be burned out. In a few hours 1t broke out again and the house was burned. It is not known whether ii was insured.
 Mir and Mrs. E. H. Hiscox were in Newport Sunday to see their son Earl who is in the government radio school
 A large gang of men is quartered in the Johnson house in Lisbon. They are establishing the big high tension circuit line which is to extend from the plant near the tunnel in Taftville to Boston. The wires near here cross tho Johnson. Benjamin and Ross