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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-01

uncle As q result Of his absence from
the city. no preaching service will be
held at the church Sunday. 1t is not
yet known when he will return.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-01

III. Lawson Hetherwick. who Is con-
nected with the Marine Journal. is in
the city on business
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

were so thick that we expected
hand to hand fighting. The Hun
batteries were throwing shells on us
and they were flying thick and jarr-
ed so heavy that it seemed it would
tear up our nerves. Some were so
badly shell-shocked that they had
to be carried to the hospital A
shell burst near me and came near
blowing my right hand off. A
small piece went through my wrist,
! started back holding my right
hand in my left and had to lay down
at times to keep from being hit
by machine guns Lots of wound.
ed were being carried on Stretchers
and enemy airplains were flying
shooting at them with machine
guns. That's the respect the Huns
have for the Red Cross. | have
been in the hospital ever since
was wounded. | have not told al
that ! have been through with, bul
will when | see you, which | hope
will not be long.
We had turkey for dinner to-da,
Thanksgiving
Be good all of you.
PIT. ROBERT D. PETTY,
Ecole Normal, A. E. F
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10
Boys In France Continue To
Write Home.

that they would be able to die like
men.
Our signalmen and engineers
proved themselves to be the brave
lads they are. The sienalmen lay
ing signal lines right up to the adj
vanced units, under a destructive
artillery fire and in face Of a muir
derous machine gun fire, while the
engineers built and repaired roads
while the machine gun bullets
Kissed, the whizz bangs banged, the
| 8 point rs fell with monotonous
regularity and poisonous gas made
men pray for just one breath of
pure, fresh air.
The 30th division broke through
at Bellicourt and the 9th Division
was on our immediate left.
With only a few days rest the
two divisions continued the drive
and chase until Oct. 20, when they
were relieved for much-needed
rest. !"
On Monday morning. October 7th
the Srd Battalion 117th Infantry
went over to straighten the line. for
a big drive on the 9th. After the
fight 144 German dead were count.
ed on my Company's front be.
sides l79 prisoners.
During this battle got in the
way Of a Jerry machine gun bullet
and q few hours latter | started te
the rear with other wounded and
finally reached American Base Hos
pltal Z3, at LONDON.
London is a great and interesting
old town. Some of the many very
interesting places are Westminster
Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St
PauPs Cathedral, Guildhall, Tower
Of London and Madam Tussaund''
The most disagreeable thing about
London is the thick, black fogs thai
enshroud the city during Novem
Der, December and January.
The calm Londoners let loose
a lot Of real Yankee enthusiasm fol
a few days following the signing Of
the armistice, but 1t was pathetic
in their hour Of triumph, to-see the
sorrow IL those, who had given theil
best, for England and humanity.
| have been to Paris twice but
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10
THE SCOTS HILL MUTUAL
TELEPHONE co.

In many sections Of this county
we find much dissatisfaction on &C.
count Of poor telephone service
Perhaps no other class of people
need an efficient and dependable
communication service as much as
farmers. However, in order to
reach the greater number Of people
service must be secured at the low
est possible price. The more peo-
pie reached. the more valuable the
service and at the same time should
be less cost.
Scots Hill has the best system
that we know for farmers, because
of the service given and the small
expense attached. II is a mutual
company and is not incorporated.
There are several party lines and
all come into a single switchboard
at Scots Hill. Here they get ser.
vice with all commercial compan-
les and other lines that run into
their switchboard from Decatur and
Henderson counties and Saltillo and
other points in Hardin county.
Each person that took stock in
the original company was required
to pay sl.00 and was given an in
terest in the switchboard. Later
another assessment Of s1.00 was
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

was on duty eacn uLiie anu ny
stay was short, and as q result /
did not get to see so very much OF
the city, but ! was there one night
when the Huns made two air raids
over the city and did considerable
damage.
We Yanks over here are glad that
the fighting is over. but think that
the Huns did not ger all that they
should have gotten. We are very
distrustful of them. So far as !
have been able TO learn, no respon-
sible party in Germany has yet
apologized for the atrocities, COM
mitred by the Huns during the
war. My bunk-mate, Aubrey Poy-
ner, was in a casualty clearing sta
ton at Tincourt, France. with some
French Civilians, who had been
shut up in a church and then eass-
ed, and on the morning Of Nov. II,
after the armistice had been signed.
they deluged Mezieres with gas
shells, knowing that they had just
left nearly 10000 civilians there
when they retreated from the city.
This is a very critical stage Of
the war. Hun propogandists are
working hard to cause i'll feeling be-
tween England and the United
States and doing everything to g
favorable peace terms for GerE@N y
Watch, or we may be cheated out
of the fruits of victory.
notice through the English pa
pers that the mayor Of New York
City has appointed W. R. Hearst
chairman of a committee to wei.
come returning American soldiers
This is a black insult to every
American soldier in Europe. Why
couldn't they have selected a man
a genuine American, to perform
this duty? We would rather land
quietly and 60 to our homes with
out any official welcome than to bt
welcomed by w. R. Hearst.
Greetings and best wishes 4
those who kept the home fire.
brightly burning while the princi
Piles Of right were being yindicatet
on the field of battle.
Sincerely,
CoRP. R. E. WaIrE,
Co. M" nth Infantry
American E. F.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

Ellis Maness has some three
months old pigs that weigh 65
pounds. They have been raised on
soy beans and what other feed
that they could find in the field af
ter the corn was harvested.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

MADE against eacn Stock.noldef 20
build lines and purchase other
equipment. A new member must
now pay $500 for share, in order
to receive the service Of the switch
board. Mr.. w. A. Austin. the man.
ager, stated that the company
maintains the lines for three ways
out of SCOTS Hill. a distance OF one
half mile. From there each line is
maintained by the individuals who
are on il.
Each individual line, or party
line is organized and has a secre-
tary. 1t is his duty to collect all
dues and pay them over to the
MANAGER of the switchboard.
The service costs each person
who has a residence phone twenty
five Gems per month and those who
have business phones, thirty-fve
cents per month This is paid
every four months Statements
are mailed to each secretary and
he must make collections. Money
Is then sent to the switchboard
manager. When anyone falls in
arrears as much as $500 the entire
line on which he is connected is re-
fused service. This causes all 9TH
ers on that line to get busy and
make the delinquent pay up. 1t
is also done to keep the organiza-
ton from suffering any serious loss
in dues and the maximum is made
$500 because each man owns that
much interest in the switchboard
which can be used to pay the
amount due. The reason for cut
fling out the entire line when only
one member is in alrears, is that
this this member may coatinue to
use the service.
Two operators are paid $46oQ
; per month and are on duty all day
J and usually about two and one-half
|, hours at night. The manager re-
/ ceivcs $500 per month for his SER
!. vices.
There are at present about $50
telephones receiving service and il
can be seen that the receipts are in
: excess of the Expenditures. This
r will be used to maintain all lines
as far out from the switchboard as
! possible. The longest line owned
by the company, that they built, is
y from Scots Hill to Warrens Bluff
a distance of 8 miles.
The manager states that the fees
we're cheaper at the organization
Of the company, but the fire and
cyclone did some damage. The
switchboard was made by the Man
: ager. This was done because it
was not possible to buy a ground
circuit type which, perhaps. a little
less efficient, but much cheaper.
John Williams says that wire for
telephone purposes will now cost
: about $1,000 per mile.
We know several communities
; that need this sort Of organization,
and we are putting out this inform
; ton as given us by the manager Of
the Scots Hill Company, hoping it
will be of service to some one.
= Each line represents an organiza.
: ton that has part in the larger or.
ganization which controls the
. switchboard and it may be seen
, that the system represents a large
amount of real cooperation. This
company was organized several
years ago and continues to serve
the community.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10
FINER
FARMING
BY H. A. Powers.

E. w. Essary finds the different
root crops make very satisfactory
cow feed. This is a good way to
get rid Of old beets and turnips
that are Of no other use.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

Nitrate Of soda will be sold direct
to farmers by the United States de-
partment of Agriculture at $8l pei
ton, plus the freight. Orders may
be placed by seeing the writer. AL
50 the terms will be explained
Orders must be in my hands by
January rs.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

Blais. France.
Nov. Is. 1919.
Dear Folks:
How are you allY Hope you are
as well as when | was there last. !
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

Frank Stanfill, Of REAGAN, is u.s.
ing ration for his COW composed
OF cotton seed meal, corn meal and
cotton seed mixed. In addion to
this she gets pea hay. The result
is that he is selling so much butter
that you would think he was pric-
ing two cows if you should happen
to hear him say what she is worth.
Here is the statement of M. C.
Rosser, Wildersville. Tenn, which
shows the condition of his hog
business at the end of 1918. Ex-
penses: Feed and vaccination,
$325.00; 8 brood sows, 500. Re-
ceipts: Pork slaughtered and to be
slaughtered, 1850 pounds. $500;
Pigs sold, 500; Shoats on hand, $40.
Two sows and nine pigs on hand
and a total of $3.50, shows nice
profit on the investment. Corn
tankage, shorts and Jap pasture did
it.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-01-10

France,
Dec. IS, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
FRIENDS GATHER !
TO HONOR BRIDE
Miscellaneous Shower Ten
dered Mrs. Howard Nc
Afee at Parents Home

New Cumberland, Pa. Nov. 20
On Saturday evening u miscellan-
eous shower was given In honor of
Mrs. Howard McAfee, who recently
was married at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover, in
Market street. There were gifts of
lienen, counterpanes and aluminium
ware. Those present, members of
the Sunday school class of which
Mrs. McAfee was n member and a
number of other friends were: Mr..
and Mrs. Young. of Altoona; Mrs.
Ray Shaffer, Middletown; Eckard
Shaffer, Middletown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Burkholder, Miss Sarah Heoff-
master, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Miller,
of Steelton; Mrs. Irwin Heoffmaster,
two children, Mrs. Catherine Hoover,
Charlie, daughter, Miss Margaret
Neumyer, Miss Bertha Burke.
Baker. Lemoyne; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Cline, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Shelly, Mrs. Edna Krehl, Mrs. John
Brenton, Mrs. May Stettler, Mrs.
Mary Seip, Miss Pearl Dugan, Mr..
and Mrs. Edmond Hager, three
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Hoover. Miss Annie Hoover, Miss
Verna Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
and Mrs. Howard McAfee, Misses
Hoover. of New Cumberland; Mr..
Dorothy and Vera McAfee. of West
Fairview.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
ELDER BARNHART
SUMMONED AT 79
Life of Usefulness and Devo-
ton Comes to Close in
Maryland

Hagerstown, Md. Nov. 2S.--Fu-
neral services were held this after
noon in the Church of the Brethren
over the remains of Elder a. B
Barnhart, who died at San Mar on
Sunday, aged 70 years. Elder Barn
hart was for many years a promi-
nent figure in this section OF tie
Cumberland Valley.
He was born near Waynesboro'
Pa. June 9, 1870, and when 10 years
old entered his brothers store al
State Line. He went into business
for himself at Cearfoss, where he re-
sided for some years. He later pur-
chased stores opposite the Market
House and conducted them -ioF
seven years.
He was one of the organizers ot
the Peoples National Bank, being
its first cashier. After five years ne
resigned to give his undivided atten-
tion to mission work of the Church
of the Brethren, of which he had
been u member for 46 years.
Largely through his efforts the
Fahrney Memorial Home for the
Aged was established. On Novem-
Der :, 1861, he married Hannah
Mary Kuhns, Mason and Dixon, Pa
who died October 20, 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
LITTLE LINES. FROM NEARBY

LcwistOwn-It is estimated that
Lewistown hunters brought down
100. wild turkeys last week.
Grccncastlc - Catharine Francis
Bert, who had been a member of
the Methodist Church here for 80
years, is dead in her 10th year.
LebanOn-Dr. d. H. Wadner, well
known here, died at his home in
New'manstown. aged 81 years, the
result of a stroke of paralysis.
Lewistown-The Henderson Fire
Company has organized six pool
teams and expects to play a series
of 15 games during the season.
AnRville The annual firemen's
fair, under the auspices of the Res
cue Fire Company here. is in prog
ress and will continue for two weeks.
Mount HolIy-Charles Smith. of
this place, has been held for court
on the charge of assaulting A. J..
Galbraith, a State highway employe.
Carlisle - At the home of Mrs.
Anna Simmons in West North street
thieves got for their pains only
matches and a small quantity of
bologna.
Lewistown-In view of the high
prices farmers are asking for tur-
keys, many people here will forego
eating the Thanksgiving fowl and
feast on chicken, duck or oysters
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
WILSON COLLEGE
TO GIVE THANKS
Secretary of the Presbyterian
General Education Board
to Preach Sermon

Shambersburg, Pa. Nov. %. -
arrangements for the annual cele-
oration of Thanksgiving Day at Will
son College are now complete. The
day will begin with the final game
in the hockey championship. The
annual sermon will be preached by
the ReV. Edgar p. Hill. ID. d., sec
retary OF the general board of edu-
cation of the Presbyterian Church.
Inc atter-dinner speaking will have
special reference to the relation of
america and her allies to the
Thanksgiving spirit. President Ethel
pert ID. Warfield, ID. D., will preside.
Ihe Rev. Edgar p. Hill, ID. D., will
De the first speaker on the general
SUBJECT. Miss Margaret C. Disert,
president of the Student Government
Association, will speak on Patriot
ism in the College" Miss Alta A.
kobtnson, professor of English, will
speak for England. DIR. Patty Gurd,
professor of French, will speak for
France, and Miss A. Mildred Frank
lin, professor of Latin. will speak
for Italy. The day will be concluded
oy the presentation of a play by the
dramatic association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
WOMEN NEED
SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney
and bladder trouble and never sus-
pect it.
Women's complaints often prove
to be nothing else but kidney
trouble, or the result of kidney or
bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss
of ambition, nervousness, are often
times symptoms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DIR.
kllmer's Swamp-Root, a physicians
prescription, obtained at any drug
store, may be just the remedy need
ed to overcome such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle
Immediately from any drug store.
However, If you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton,
\. Y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention the
Harrisburg .Telegraph.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
JOSEPH VERT Is
TAKEN BY DEATH
Helped Build First Telegraph
Line in This Section
of State

Carlisle, Pa, Nov. 25. - Joseph
Vert, former school teacher. tele-
graph operator, Civil War soldier
and hotelkeeper, died here yesterday
at his home on South Hanover
street at 3.15 o'clock, the result of
a stroke of paralysis He had been in
declining health for some time.
Mr.. Vert was a soldier in the
Civil War, having belonged to Com
pany A of the famous both Regi-
ment, the late Captain John ). Low,
of Carlisle, commanding officer. He
participated in the Battle of Antie-
tam and other engagements. With
4 knowledge of telegraphy, he en-
gagged in construction work after the
war, having helped build the hrst
Western Union lines between Har-
risburg and Philadelphia.
He was once proprietor of the
Washington House. for years one of
the best known hotels in this sec
ton, but retired about 80 years ago,
Surviving him are his widow, daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter J. Lins; two grand
children, Walter and Louise Llns,
and his sister, Mrs. Maria Finkin-
binder, of Plainfield, now SIS years
of age.
Funeral services will be held at
the house tomorrow morning al
1880. The remains will be taken
sto st. Pauls Reformed Church GEM
etery, near Landisburg, Perry coun-
ty, for burial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25

! Lewistown-Two deer were seen
near Allensville, this county. on SIM
/ DAY and buck near ReadsviIle ves-
terday morning Last year 70 dee,
| were killed in this section of the
| State. 'ie
Lebanon - Timothy Ford fel "a
Ieet at the plant of the Annville
Lime Company and is at Good Sa
| maritan Hospital here. He is n
| old. 'N"i
Mont AltO-william Shuman of
Shippensburg. died at the sanator-
ium here, aged 20 years. Funeral
services Were held in First United
Brethren Church, Chambersburg,
this afternoon.
shipuensburg - Berne S. Culbert-
son, or this place, and Miss LuIu M
Henderson, of Green Spring. were
united in marriage by the Rev. c.
II. Heighes.
Carlisle-H. C. teinbach, a cabi-
netmaker employed for some time
by the Hoover Furniture Company,
Harrisburg, will go to Georgia
Where he has secured a position and
will make his home.
YOrk-Frederick w. VandersIeet q
brother of Lewis Vandersleet. of
Harrisburg and a prominent sLoe
salesman of this place, died suddenly
in barber shop here-yesterday while
waiting to be shaved. He was 60
years old
New -OxfOrIl-Four-yea PauI.
inc Bowers, daughter of Lawrence
Bowers. of this place. was fatally
burned at the Bowers home with
the father in room adjoining the
kitchen, where the little girls cloth
ing was ignited.
neutrality-suspicious. Judge Gustav
A. Endlich slipped on a polished
koor at his home here and sustained
a fracture of the hip. The Judge is
81 years old and the injury will keen
him off the bench for at least a
month.
Lebanon The Rev. FIR. Adam
Christ, senior rector of st. Mary's
Catholic Church. celebrated solemn
high military mass this morning.
marking the opening of a two-day
celebration in honor of the returned
service men of st. Mary's.
CarlisIe-John Lindner. charged
with felonious assault and battery
on oath Of Edward S. Kronenberg. is
to appear before Justice of the Peace
Eckles tomorrow forenoon at 10
o'clock for a hearing Se in
o,.iry and en-er kcR
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
Over-River Borough to
Plan Soldier Welcome

Lemoync. Pa, Nov. 25.-A meet
ing of the committee from the hre
company appointed to start a move
to welcome the service men of the
borough will be held this week to
make tentative arrangements for the
meeting of residents to be held prob
ably next week, I. w. Appler, chair
man of the committee and president
of the company announced to-day.
A circular letter will be sent to
residents announcing the meeting
Mr.. Appler said. All business men
and residents are requested to at
tend. At this session the organiza-
tion of temporary body will take
place. This organization will likely
be held together until memorial is
erecteN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
Dies Suddenly in Chair
at Hagerstown Cigar Store

Haeerstown, Md, Nov. 25.-Death
came suddenly Yesterday to Theodore
Reeder. 81 years old. formerly OF
Clearspring, while seated in chair
in the cigar store of Harry Martin
in North Jonathan street.
A clerk. who was a few feet away,
went to his side and found life eN-
tinct. Death was due to heart fail
ure. Reeder came to the cigar store
a few minutes before his death and
appeared to be in good health.
Reeder was a saddler and harness
maker by trade for many years at
ClearspFing. A year ago he was
stricken with paralysis and had been
a patient in the Washington County
Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
WOMEN FAINT AT
DEATH SUMMONS
'hippensburg Man Expires in
Sunday School Room of
the L. b. Church

Shippensburg. Pa, Nov. 20. =
Stricken with heart failure in the
Eunday school room of First United
Brethren Church here while attend
1ng services, w r. Jones died be-
fore medical aid could reach NM
The sudden news of the attack
taused several. women to faint and
the session was adjourned at once
HE had been a member of the church
yand Sunday school for many years
and was 63 years old.
l Mr.. Jones had not been in good
health for a number of years, having
suffered n stroke from the effects OF
which he never fully recovered.
Prior TO moving to this place ne
was a farmer in Path Valley. from
which occupation he retired seVeral
years ago. He is survived by ms
widow and one daughter. Mrs. Lewis
Cressler, of near Shippensburg; also
by two brothers, one at Greensprlng
ard another at Metal, and one Sis
ter residing at Blueball. Pa.
Funeral services will be held TO-
morrow az the United Brethren
Church, conducted by the Rev. j..
L. Grimm; burial at Spring Hili
cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
Sails to France to Wed
Girl Made Orphan by War

York, Pa. Nov. 25.-Ralph Frey
this city, sailed from New York or
Saturday for Paris, where a romance
which started during the war will
terminate in wedding. Frey
served II months in France with the
657th aero squadron and was dis
charged in Paris last February.
While in Paris he met Mile. Jeanne
Girard, a war orphan, who lost her
entire family and fortune when the
German Army invaded Northern
France. Mile. Girard was to have
sailed for this country for the we'd
ding. but, being parentless, some
technicality would not permit the
French authorities to grant her a
passport, so Frey decided to go over
seas to claim his bride. They will
return to York to reside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
Dies Suddenly Here
at Home of Relatives

NIechanicsburg, Pa, Nov. 20
Miss Grace E. Kaufman, a former
resident of Mechanicsburg died sud
denly at the home of her relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lantz, Harris
burg, on Saturday evening. Acute
indigestion is given as the cause OF
death. Miss Kaufman was a native
of Mechanicsburg and was the
daughter of the late Isaac and
Elizabeth Kaufman. and lived her
entire life here until she went to
live with Mr.. and Mrs. Lantz. She
was aged 5S years.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 O'Clock
at the Lantz home, 504 Hamilton
street, Harrisburg and burial will be
made in the Trindle Spring cemetery
about a mile west of Mechanicsburg,