Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 27, 1914, Page 2, Image 2

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SMOKE STUCK PULLS
ON FREIGHT TRAIN
Workman Buried Under Wreckage
at Billmyer Quarries During
Heavy Storm
GREAT LOSS NEAR MARIETTA
Wind, Lightning and Rain Destroy
Buildings. Trees and
Crops
» Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., July 27.—One of the
worst electrical storms that ever vis
ited Conoy township struck that dis
trict on Saturday afternoon about
4 o'clock, doing damage in its path
which at this writing cannot be fully
estimated. It was similar to the one
which visited Marietta several weeks
ago. Vivid lightning accompanied by
Incessant rain completely ruined sev
eral fields and at a point where the
xoad crosses near Lobata, on the May
town and Bainbridge turnpike, there
was a cloudburst, as the lanes were
filled almost to the top rail, which
overflowed tobacco cellars, filled barn
yards and caused the run which passes
through Rowenna to be higher than
the oldest resident remembers. Your
correspondent went to the scene and
tip the river road, and at several places
had to drive through the branches of
the treds which were struck by light
ning and laid across the roadside. On
the Miller Grove farm, just above
town, a number of large peach and
other fruit trees were blown down and
the wind did considerable damage in
that section to the corn and tomato
stalks. The springhouse which stood
on a cement foundation where the
road turns in East Donegal township
on the Eyer farm was carried-about
thirty feet by the high water and
would have come onto the road had
not a maple tree blocked it. In this
section the roads and fields are washed
to a great extent. All along the line
telephone and telegraph wires are
down and made passage very dan
gerous. Linemen worked until mid
night repairing them. The most dam
age done was in the vicinity of Bill
myer, at the quarries of the J. E.
Baker Company, along the Pennsyl
vania railroad. Here the wind blew a
terrific gale, blowing down the large
stack on one of the buildings at the
quarries, which fell across a box car
attached to the shifter of the Colum
bia crew, and the train was held there
until the Columbia wreckers came and
hoisted the stackk from the car. The
car was badly damaged. Two large
frame sheds were also blown down and
are a complete wreck. A number of
men had narrow escapes from being
injured. The wreckage caught Reu
ben Fitzkee, about 2 5 years old, who
resides at Bainbridge, and is employed
at the quarries. He was burled under
the debris and it required nearly an
hour to release him. It was at first
thought he was killed, and while the
men were extricating him Dr. Stlever,
of Bainbridge, was called. He found
that he had incurred a fractured left
arm, his left ankle was sprained and
lacerations and bruises from the heavy
timbers. He was removed to the Co
lumbia Hospital. In one of the sheds
was tied a horse and carriage which
Constable Blair, of Columbia, hired
from Liveryman Paules, of Marietta.
The wreckage buried the horse so that
when it was found it was down on its
knees, the harness torn and the car
riage a complete wreck. The horse
was only slightly cut about the head.
The large tobacco shed on the Ben
jamin Hoffman farm was blown down
and the roof carried away some dis
tance. A tree was uprooted by the
lightning and carried with the water
which rushed down the field. A large
locust tree at the residence of Mr.
Lcngenecker, the superintendent of the
Billmyer quarries, was uprooted and
carried to the top of his residence,
demolishing a chimney. Several other
fine trees were ruined. The falling
bricks narrowly missed striking some
of the women who were in the house
at the time. The hail has cut the
tobacco and corn in a number of
places.
On the Elizabethtown and Maytown
turnpike the roads are washed consid
erably and a number of fruit trees
were felled. Some hail fell about a
mile north of- Maytown. Evans' run
The Governor Says—
"Cut out tea and coffee, my boy. They contain an irritant caffeine and
you can't have a fluttery heart or sour stomach or a grouchy headache and do bie
business."
It's a mighty good plan, if tea or coffee puts you "off colors," to quit it, and
for a delicious table beverage, use
POSTUM
the pure cereal food-drink. There is no caffeine nor other harmful substance in
Postum.
In either form—Regular Postum, which must be boiled, (15c and 25c pack
ages) or Instant Postum, made instantly in the cup with hot water (30c and
50c tins) —
Postum is good in any business.
"There's a Reason?'
MONDAY EVENING.. TELEGRAPH JULY 27, 1914
through Marietta was high and the
Chickies creek was over the bank._
Near the Maytown tollgate the rain
was heavy and on the Hiestand farm,
tenanted by John J. Farmer, the water
is standing like a lake and has ruined
the tobacco. The lightning struck the
bank barn on the John H. Shank farm,
on the road leading to Maytown, near
Lobata. The farm is tenanted by John
Brubaker. A mule which was in the
stable perished in the flames. The corn
barn was burned to the ground. A
party of four in automobile, who
were about to seek refuge under the
forebay of the barn which was struck,
made a narrow escape from being
burned, as the bolt was carried directly
in front of the machine.
Another bolt of lightning struck a
large tree in the lane leading from
Billmyer to the scene of the Are. The
light could easily be seen at Marietta.
A bolt of lightning struck a num
ber of trees at the Point on the oppo
site side of the river and several men
who were seeking shelter while out
fishing were badly shaken up as the
trees fell in front of them across their
boat. The storm put an end to the
game of baseball between Marietta and
the Actives. ■of Lancaster. It went
only four innings, score 4 to 2, in
favor of the Actives. The players and
spectators sought refuge in the silk
mill across the street.
News Items of
Central Pennsylvania
Special to The Telegraph
Reading.—According to J. R. Her
bein, the Berks county apple expert,
whose large orchards on Glen Farm
at Friedensburg below Reading, are
among the best in this section of the
country, the crop will be exceptionally
fine this year. >
Mahanoy City.—Struck by a fast
Reading freight, Enock Stark, aged
38, of Bucks Mountain, was killed.
Mahanoy City.—During a quarrel
yesterday, Mrs. Savok is alleged to
have stabbed her neighbor, Mrs. Jo
seph Page, and then seizing her babe,
escaped to the woods with the police
in pursuit. Mrs. Page is at the hos
pital.
Pottsville.—Stanley Zeitinger, aged
10, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Zeit
inger, of St. Clair, while on his way
to Sunday school at St. Clair, backed
from the sidewalk in front of a trol
ley car and he was killed in the sight
of an elder brother.
Hazleton.—The cornerstone of the
remodeled St. Paul's Reformed Church
at West Hazleton, was relaid yester
day with interesting exercises.
Scranton. —A Northern electric trol
ley car carrying fifty passengers from
Lake Winola to Scranton, struck a
cow that was browsing between the
rails a mile and a half east of the lake
yesterday. The passengers were shak
en up when the car left the rails, but
none was seriously injured.
Reading.—Mrs. Sarah H. Leinbach,
last surviving member of a well-known
Muhlenburg township family, died at
her home yesterday from debility, aged
SB.
McAdoo. —Mrs. Edward Petrosta,
aged 23, committed suicide by shoot
ing herself in the head at the top of
the stairway in her house, the body
toppling to the foot of the stairs,.
Mahanoy City.—With his skull frac
tured and neck broken. John Poto
chik, aged 42, was found lying at the
foot of a flight of steps in front of his
home in Centralia yesterday. Police
are investigating.
GAVE 500 LUNCHEON
Special to The Telegraph
Newton Hamilton, Pa., July 27.
Miss Myrtle M. Pettit, daughter of ex-
Postmaster A. J. Pettit, of Port Royal,
Pa., gave a five hundred luncheon on
Wednesday afternoon. The table ap
pointments were of pink and white.
The guests included Misses Gertrude
Pomeroy, Anna Shelly, Edith Book,
Ruth Alter, Mildred Stlnmel, Mrs.
Harry Dem, Mrs. R. D. Royer, Mrs.
Parson. Out of town guests were:
Mrs. Perclval Hill, of Halifax, Pa.;
Mrs. Norman Kurkenknabe, Harris
burg, Pa.; Mrs. Hayes D. Pettit, Mif
flintown, Pa.; Mrs. J. Howard Leffard,
Newton Hamilton, Pa.; Mrs. Dr. Long,
Mifflin.
LION ADDED TO HERSHEY ZOO
Hershey, Pa., July 27.—"Minnie,"
a beautiful lioness, two years old, ar
rived at the chocolate town and has
been comfortably housed in a new
cage by Keeper Frantz Zlnner. She is
a handsome animal, hef color is fine,
uniform and tawney and she has very
large eyes. She is a native of Africa
and will grow until she is 4 years
of age. "Minnie" attracts a great
deal of attention.
Told Billy Sunday Stories
to Children at Stoverdale
Special to The Telegraph
Stoverdale, Pa., July 27. An after
noon service was held in the Stover
dale auditorium yesterday. The Rev.
O. G. Romig conducted the services
and Samuel Brehm preached.
A children's service was held in the
auditorium at 6 o'clock. Richard
Wagner read the scripture and J.
Frank Palmer repeated several stories
to the children which were told at the
Billy Sunday meetings at Scranton.
Miss Mary Haas, of WilUamstown, sang
a solo.
A house party at the Clyfrest cot
tage during the week-end, included:
Misses Violet Miller, Edna Miller, Helen
Keeney, Mary Grove, Leonard Mills,
Lloyd Fisher, Charles Bickle, Carl
Dippe; chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Harvey, of Hummelstown."
Miss Mary Haas, of Williamstown,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank
Palmer, at Chelsea.
Miss Nettie Hemperley and Miss Har
riette Lehman were at the Alexander
cottage during Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mabel Holtz, of Camp Hill, was
a recent guest of the Misses Ebners,
at Pine Lodge.
Misses Margaret Smith. Esther Bates,
Florence Styer, H. J. Roth, Messrs Roy
Hoover, Lawrence Guarin, William
Metzger, and William Cohin attended a
house party at Jason cottage during
the week-end. Their guests on Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Eve
lyn and Amy Smith, of Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brown were
visitors in the grove recently.
Mr. and Mrs, S. H. Albright and
Miss Violet Albright have opened their
cottage for the campmeeting season.
Guests at Buena Vista, the cottage
of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Albright, were
Miss Mary Hench, of Cloverly Heights,
Mrs. J. TJ. Knisely, of Harrisburg;
Master Mahlon Knisely, of Reading; J.
A. Clark, of Harrisburg.
Miss Mae Keller, Mrs. Frank Keller,
Misses Romaine and Pauline Fromm
and Miss Elsie Fiseler, of Hummels
town, were at Pine View, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Sterick, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Adams
motored to the grove on Saturday, and
were the guests of Mrs. L. A. Sterick,
at Bonnie Brier.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Leiter and chil
dren, of 339 Dauphin street, Harris
burg, are spending a week at Prince
Albert cottage.
Mrs. S. R. Wagner had as her guests
on Saturday, the following; Mrs. W
R. F ox. Mrs. W. C. Baker, Miss Nora
Esi 't, of Hummelstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Fisher and
Mlks Llle Fisher spent the week-end
tit Emeory Villa.
Miss Edith Lewis spent several days
at Sylva cottage.
Miss Katherine Phillips, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday with her grand
mother, Mrs. Margaret Ellenberger.
Mrs. L. A. Sterick and daughter,
Gladys have returned to their Harris
burg: home after a pleasant vacation
at Bonnie Brier cottage.
Dauphin Minister Conducts
Services on Bungalow Porch
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., July 27.—The Rev.
Robert Fulton Sterling, of the Pres
byterian Church, introduced an inno
vation last evening, when he conduct
ed open-air devotional services on the
porch of the bungalow of Harvey E.
Knupp, on the first slope of the moun
tain. So large was the attendance that
similar services will be held at inter
vals during the summer. The meet
ing consisted of a brief talk by the
Rev. Mr. Sterling and the singing of
old familiar hymns. The well-known
melodies floated down over the town
just at sunset.
PLUCKY PICNIC PARTY
Special to The Telegraph
I Dauphin, Pa., July 27.—A deluge
of rain, which drove down through
Fertlg's Hollow on Saturday after
noon, sent a party of young girl pic
nickers scurrying to the shelter of the
ojd dance hall. Much bedraggled but
refusing to forego the pleasures of the
afternoon, the picnickers remained in
the dance hall until after the storm
and then completed the outing on the
balcony of the Dauphin House. The
picnickers, who were members of the
Presbyterian Sunday school class
taught by Miss Bertha Sellers, were
Helen Young, Ruth Deibler, Rebecca
Lighter, Naomi Young, Margaret Tal
ley, Ethel Forney, Margaret Kline,
Esther Shaffer, Elizabeth Knupp and
Virginia Wallis.
PRIZES AVON BY RED MEN
Special to The Telegraph
York Haven, Pa., July 27.—Susque
hanna tribe, No. 420, of Reading, went
to the convention at Glen Rock, Pa.,
and took first prize for best turnout
and also first prize for the best music
furnished which was won by the York
Haven Band.
WEST SHORE NEWS
STORM DAMAGED CROPS
New Cumberland. Pa., July 27. —On'
Saturday afternoon between 3 and 4
o'clock one of the worst storms of the
season occurred. With vivid flashes
of lightning and heavy peals of thun- \
der hail fell in great quantities, knock
ing fruit from trees, cutting plants
and vegetables. The hail caused much i
damage in York county, corn in some j
of the iields being riddled.
STERLINE-HENCH WEDDING
New Cumberland, Pa., July 27.—A
pretty wedding took place at the home 1
of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hench, about
a half-mile from New Cumberland, on
Saturday night. Their daughter, Miss |
Delia Hench, was united in marriage
to J. Coover Sterline, a son of Charles
Sterline, of Third street. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. E. D.
Weigle, D. D., pastor of the Lutheran i
Church, Camp Hill. The bride wore |
a handsome dress of taupe charmeuse j
and carried a shower bouquet of bride 1
roses. After an elaborate course din- i
ner the young couple left for a trip !
to Atlantic City. Mr. Sterline is a
machinist at the Elliott-Fisher type
writer works.
LEAGUE TO MEET
New Cumberland, Pa., Julv 2 7.—The
regular monthly meeting of the Mu
nicipal League will be held in the
council chamber this evening.
DEATH OF MARTIN L. KEENEY
New Cumberland, Pa., July 27.
Martin Luther Keeney died' at his
home at Elkwood yesterday. Mr.
Keeney was 65 years old and had been
ill the past three years. He was a j
resident of Harrisburg before m6ving ;
!to New Cumberland, having been in ,
the grocery business. His widow and ;
one son, William, survive. Funeral
services "Will be held Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the house, con
ducted by the Rev. A.,G. Wolf, p&stor
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
MEN'S ASSOCIATION MEETING
Marysvllle, Pa., July 27.—Another
meeting of the recently formed Marys
vllle Men's Association will be held in
Diamond Hall, on Wednesday even
ing, at which time a vice-president,
treasurer, four directors and three
trustees will be elected.
The officers of the association thus
far elected follow: President, Dr. G.
W. Gault; recording secretary, D. E.
Geib and financial secretary, A. B.
Donahue.
H. E. - Waiters, Ray V. Campbell
and P. M. Miller have been appointed
as member of a committee of incor
poration. The membership now num
bers 160.
MARYSVILLE M. W. OF A. INVITED
Marysvllle, Pa.. July 27.—The Cum
berland Valley Log Roller's Associa
tion have issued an invitation to
Marysvllle Camp, No. 9,412, Modern
Woodmen of America to attend their
annual picnic at Mt. Holly Park,
Thursday, August 26.
FAIR AND FESTIVAL
Marysvllle, Pa., July 27.—The
Marysvllle Cornet Bafid will hold a
big old-fashioned fair and festival on
Diamond lawn this evening and to
morrow evening. Everybody is prom
ised a good time.
COMPARISON IS THE TEST
Of value—we invite it. Compare
our piano quality and prices with the j
best elsewhere. Be guided by what!
you see and hear. J. H. Troup Music j
House, 15 So. Market Sq.—Advertise- !
ment.
ENOLA PICNIC TOMORROW
Special to The Telegraph
Enola, Pa., July 27.—A1l arrange
ments have been completed for the
annual Sunday school picnic of Enola
to be held at Williams Grove to-mor
row. The train will leave Enola at 7
o'clock and when the picnickers ar
rive at the groce amusements of all
kinds will be enjoyed.
STORM DAMAGE AT ENOLA
Enola, Pa., July 27.—Saturday's hail
and rainstorm caused several thou
sand dollars' worth of damage to prop
erty and gardens in Enola. The new
house of J. L. Curtis, corner og Co
lumbia road and Altoona avenue, in
course of erection, was blown down.
A large barn on the Weber farm, south
of town, was struck by lightning and
destroyed, and a large number of
roofs were blown off and windows
broken in this vicinity. Walter Bashear
and Harry E. Hall, farmers residing
west of town, will lose about 1,500
and 1,000 bushels of peaches, respec
tively, through the damage done by
the hail.
GOSPEL CREW AT NEWPORT
Enola, Pa., July 27.- —Yesterday the
Gospel Crew of the Enola P. R. R.
Y. M. C. A., with their families, con
ducted services at the Red Hill Church
in Howe township, near Newport, Per
ry county.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Duncannon, Pa., July 27.—Joseph
Long, of Duncannon, who is employ
ed at Zinn's saw mill, near Spifece
vllle, had a narrow escape from being
killed on Friday. He was engaged in
adjusting a belt on a sawdust blower
when he came In contact with a cir
cular saw and received an incised
wound on the right side of hi* head
that required thirteen stitches to close.
He was unconscious for a time bill
will recover.
MARRIED AT HAGERSTOWN
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., July 27. Many
friends here were surprised to learn
of the wedding of Miss Mabel Lighter,
of Penbrook, to George Swartz, of
this town. The wedding took place on
Friday afternoon In Hagerstown, Md.
The young couple are living with Mr.
Swartz's brother and will move into
their new home In Canal street, Dau
phin, on Fridaj".
FIREMEN'S FESTIVAL
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 27.—0n
Saturday evening the Citizen Fire
Company held a very successful festi
val on their lawn In the rear of the
englnehouse. The Singer Band fur
nished the music. They cleared be
tween SBS and S9O. The ladies of the
town furnished the cakes.
PREPARING TO BOLD CHX'RCH
Special to The Telegraph
Columbia. Pa., July 27.—Work has
begun here on the new parochial
school and hall of Holy Trinity Cath
olic Church. Several buildings in
Cherry street are being razed, and in
all it will be necessary to remove Ave
dwelling to clear the site
which has been purchased for the
buildings. In a few days the archi
tect's plans will be inspected and a
selection made, after which the con
tract for the structure will be made.
His Dream of Independence
Have You Ever Dreamed About a Home
SWEET HOME
m I
under the blue skies in the open air not far away from your daily
work and still far enough away from the noise and dirt and
smoke of the crowded city. A HOME with a nice big garden,
rich and fertile soil, enabling you to raise your own vegetables
and berries, room enough to keep chickens and all kinds of poul
try, supplying you with fresh eggs and poultry at half price
cutting your living expense 50 per cent.?
You Know
and What Has Been the Reason That You Don't Own THAT HOME?
The Lack of Ready Ca
of Living-- and the Missing Opportunity
Still you have paid for a home—NOT your own home—your
landlord's home by paying Rent. Rent, Rent for years.
Your Opportunity Is Here to Make a Change
F
(Approved and Accepted by the City Planning Commission)
Harrisburg's Most Beautiful Sub-Division
Located on the Linglcstown Trolley Line, near Colonial
Country Club, has been plotted into
Large Sized Garden Plots
QI7FS* A few 20, most 40, some plots 80 feet frontage and
»3l£iEiO • some over 200 feet deep.
WILL BE SOLD I
Friday, July3l.
AND OOINTIINUED
Saturday,
Watch To-morrow's Edition For Particulars
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Special to The Telegraph
Mffflinburg, Pa., July 27.—Officers
of Miffllnburg council. Jr. O. U. A. M.,
No. 164, have been Installed for the
ensuing year as follows: Councilor,
David F. Farley; vice-councilor. Ed. S.
Miles; rec ding secretary, Bert Rit
tenberg; assistant recording secretary,
M. Aumiller; conductor, Charles Shaf
fer; financial secretary, Frailey A.
Kleckner; treasurer, C- E. Moyer;
warden, Clyde Mitch; I. S., Frank
O. S., R. Palmer Whttley;
chaplain, William D. Dieffenderfer;
trustees, James Brawn. Charles Shaff
er, D. F. Farley; representative to
State council, W. D. Dieffenderfer;
alternate, Bert Ritenberg.
FIREMAN WANT APPARATUS
Special to The Telegraph
Mifflinburg, Pa., July 27.—Members
of William Cameroh Engine Company
of £,ewlsburg, are making an effort to
secure funds with which to purchase
a combination chemical and hose auto
truck. A truck of this character could
be used to good advantage here and
would be especially adapted for fires
in West Lewisburg.
RESINOL CURES
* A PIMPLY SKIN
Bridgeport, Conn., June 1, 1914. —"I
suffered with pimples on my face for
about four years, which I thought I
could never cure, as I tried to heal
them with , , , prescrip
tions, and many other things, but they
only got thicker. They looked like
small boils and were very sore—after
a while scabs and scales formed on my
face. They itched awfully. I tried
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap,
was relieved after a few applications,
and I have no more pimples on my
face—my skin Is now clear. I was so
glad that I at last found a cure for
my pimples, as my face looked a
sight." (Signed) Miss Bertha M. Tur
fay. 1161 Iranistan ave.
Prescribed by doctors for 19 years,
sold by all druggists—Resinol Oint
ment, 50c and sl, Resinol Soap, 25c.
For trial free, write to Dept. 2 4-R,
Resinol, Baltimore, Md. ■ — Advertise
ment.
£ CHAS. H. MAUK
RFRLL THE
AC UNDERTAKER
Sixth and Kelker Street*
Largest establishment. Beat fadlitica. Near to
you aa your phone. Will go anywhere at your call.
Motor aervice. No funeral too small. None too
expensive. Cbapela, rooms, vault, etc., used with-
Kit cbir|Ai
ENTERTAINED MARYLAND
FRIENDS
Waynesboro, Pa., July 25.—William
Hawkins and Wallace Horsey, motor
ed from Easton, Md., to Waynesboro,
yesterday and spent the night as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter T.
Todd. They returned to Easton this
morning and were accompanied by
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The most dependable cigar
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23 years of regular quality is
the record that guarantees
you a satisfactory smoke for
your nickel.
Miss Ruth Horsey, who had been
visiting in Waynesboro.
WHICH DO YOU PREFER?
Victrola. Edison Diamond Disc or
Grafanola? Here in this store you
may make a slde-by-side comparison.
Come in any time. J. H. Troup Mu
sic House, 15 So. Market Sq.—Adver
tisement.