NEWS: Altoona Tribune, Dateline Huntingdon County, PA, September 13, 1918

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HUNTINGDON

  The parents of Thomas Davis McEwen, who live in Smithfield, received official 
word on Tuesday evening that their son, a corporal of Company F. 112th regiment, 
had been killed in action in France on August 9.  The young man leaves a wife, 
whose maiden name was Mabel Zouzig, and a daughter 5 months old.
  Joseph D'Mario, a young Italian, of Mapleton, who left with boys of Company F. 
of Huntingdon one year ago on September 1, is reported to have been killed in 
action in France.  His sister, Mrs. Augustina Couch, received word to this 
effect on Wednesday.  D'Mario was a gallant young fellow, who had many friends 
among the citizens of Mapleton.
  Walter Conrad, a soldier of our Company F. and a son of Boss Painter Harry E. 
Conrad, of the Middle division, wrote to his parents that he had been wounded by 
a bullet in the upper left arm, they receiving this news from him a couple of 
days ago, but that he on the same day that he had the arm dressed in the 
hospital, was feeling fine.
  Next Tuesday and Wednesday an important Sunday school conference will be held 
in the First Methodist Episcopal church.  The territory embraced in the call for 
delegates is the entire Juniata district of the Central Pennsylvania conference, 
in which there are about 150 Sunday schools.  The program is a most attractive 
one, as some of the most noted speakers I the country will be here under the 
auspices of the Centenary movement.  The lectures on both evenings will be 
illustrated by the stereopticon.
  The post office at Mt. Union now has $161,000 of postal savings deposits.  
This large amount is attributed to the savings of foreigners, who are quite an 
element of the population there.
  The Municipal band dedicated a service flag on Thursday evening in honor of 
eight members who have been called into military service.
  Rev. S. R. Kresge, pastor of the Marklesburg Reformed charge, has tendered his 
resignation, to be in effect October 1, in order to accept the pastorate of the 
Reformed charge of Landisburg, Perry county.
  McAlevy's Fort will have one less store.  J. A. Gardner, one of the general 
merchants there for a number of years, is selling out and expects to take other 
employment at Alexandria.
  The wedding of the former husband to his former wife took place on September 
10 last, when Ezra Port and Ethel Hambrick, both of Warrior Ridge, were united 
in marriage by the Rev. George S. Womer at the parsonage of the First Methodist 
Episcopal church.  The couple were first married on February 10, 1910, and were 
divorced in January, 1915.  The officiating minister said this is a sure proof 
hat marriage is not a failure.

  Deputy Game Warden Shot.

  James Oshell, an aged farmer of Henderson township, was found shot and lying 
in the woods, by is neighbor, Ceasar Blaine, and was brought to the Blair 
Memorial hospital.  Oshell was a deputy of John W. Bumgardner, game protector of 
Huntingdon county.  A few days ago he came across a resident of the township who 
had just shot a wild turkey, but who at the chance meeting desisted from picking 
it up, saying that when he shot he thought it was a hawk.  Later the turkey was 
taken away.  It appears, also, that a deer - perhaps more - has been shot in the 
locality this fall.  The shooting is yet a mystery, except that it was not 
accidental by Oshell himself.

Altoona Tribune, Friday morning, September 13, 1918, page 6