RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
HUNTING EGGS IN
BREAKS COLLARBONE
Hen Had Made Nest in Branches of
Tree and Farmer Tumbles
to Ground
WOMAN FALLS INTO CELLAR
York Springs Annual Stock Show
Will Be Held Saturday,
August 22
By Special Correspondence
York Springs, Pa., Aug. 8. —Mrs. E.
J. Myers fell down a flight of cement
steps and received painful injuries.
She was carrying a crock of milk in
her left hand and she broke this in
falling and cut an artery in her wrist
and only the prompt arrival of a phy
sician saved her from bleeding to
death. —A hen making a nest and lay
ing some eggs In an apple tree was the
indirect cause of Peter of
Latimore township, receiving a broken
collarbone one day recently. Mr.
Hrougli climbed up on the tree to
Father the eggs, slipped and fell to the
ground, striking with so much force
that his collarbone was broken.—Miss
Irma Ostohoff, of St. Petersburg, Rus
sia, Is the guest of Miss Edna Hershey.
—Jacob Eby. of Morganza, has pur
chased the Vanscoyne farm near town.
—The annual stock show will be held
at York Springs on August 22.
IMMENSE WHEAT CROP
By Special Correspondence.
Berrysburg, Pa., Aug. B.—Mrs. An
drew Derr, of H.irrisburg, and Mrs.
George Stauffer. of Center county, are
visitors at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Witmer. The union Sunday
school picnic has been postponed until
later in the season. The St. John's
Church picnic will be held on Satur
day.—Mrs. J. W. Stover and children,
of York, returned to thoir home aftdr
a week's visit under the parental roof.
—Autos and wagons going to the
camp grounds on Sunday numbered
about 300. Miss Katie » Witmer, of
Harrisburg, is visiting her grand
father.—Mr. and Mrs. Nevln Harris
spent Sunday with his brother here.—
.Milton E. Moyer, a farmer living about
two miles north of town, is more than
pleased with his 10* i acres of Miracle
wheat. He sowed this soil last fall
with one bushel of wheat to the aero
and when threshed tilled a bin
15x4 %x 5 2-3 feet. It had wonderful
stooling qualities, as many as twenty
stalks from one grain, and It was a
common thing to tind heads contain
ing fifty grains.—Grant Hartman and
son Harry were visitors in Harrisburg
on Monday.—Mrs. Eena Hoover is vis
iting her mother and sisters at Lan
disville campmeeting.—The Rev. and
Mrs. Hoffman, who spent several
weeks in New York, have returned
home.—Miss Eucy Snyder, of Phila
delphia. is visiting at the homo of
Grant Hartman.—Mrs. Oscar Hoover I
and daughters. Florence and Mar
garet, are spending some itme in Eliz
abethville. Miss Esther of
Elizabethville. is visiting TVilliam
Bowman and family.
PET POO KILLED
By Special Correspondence.
Humnielstowii, Pa., Aug. 8. —Miss
Ruth Mayer entertained some young
people at the home of her grand- |
fathtr. T. T. Nissley, on Wednesday
afternoon. —Tho Rev. and Mrs. John;
H. Moyer and two daughters, of Rend- '
ing, are visiting Mrs. Mover's father
T. T. Nissley.—Miss Alice Shoop. of
Colebrook. and Miss Mary Shoop. of I
Philadelphia, spent the week with .
their aunt, Mr& Charles McClurg.—!
Contractor August Myers has his force
of men putting down concrete pave
ments for S. R. Zerfoss and C. H. !
Miller in West Main street.—The elec
tric light company is busy stringing
new wires along its line. Farmer
John Strickler, north of town, reports
a large crop of peaches.—An automo
mobile struck A. P. Hoover's pet dog;
on Wednesday and killed him. The
dog was highly prized by the family.
A "KelpjSmg MgEffi* sMsßieii i® tite.
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Youthful "Soldiers" Have
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Lewistomi, Pa., Aug. B.—Now that
there is trouble In the war line in
Europe, the war fever is catching
among some of the younger element
of Mifflin county. In the picture will
be seen Master "Bob" Price, the youtig
son of Harry Price, of Lewlstown. and
Lester Gilbert, son of Oscar Gilbert,
drilling in case their services should
be needed to protect American inter
ests.
Mrs. J. S. Reitz Hostess
For Ladies' Aid Society
By Special Correspondence
Mmitamlon, Pa.. Aug. B.—Members
of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church were entertained at
hthe hoyie of Mrs. J. S. Reitz on Tues
day evening. After the regular busi
ness of tho society refreshments were
served. Those present were the Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hurlbert. Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Hill, Mrs. James Best, Mrs
Harvey Follmer, Mrs. Harry Snyder.
Mrs. Adam Stahl, Mrs. Frank John
son, Mrs. Elmer Shatter, Mrs. Lee
Beiber, Mrs. Daniel Weager, Martha
Riegel, Emma Yeager, Thelma and
Mahlon Hurlbert. Robert and Homer
Stahl; Milton Beiber. Merrill Best and
TVilliam Follmer.—Mrs. L. C. Davis,
of AUenwood: Mrs. Martha Soper and
children, of Elmira, and Boyd John
son, of Philadelphia, were callers here
on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Soper
moved from this place about thirty
years and this was her first visit
to her old home.—Mrs. Lincoln
Weary, of Kelley Point; Mrs. James
Van kirk, of Pottsgrove, and Frank
Harner, of Sunbury, spent Sunday
with their mother, Mrs. Sarah Harner.
Bumper Crop of Peaches
Promised in Snyder County
By Special Correspondence
Selinsgxove. Pa., Aug. B.—Fruit
growers in this section will harvest
a bumper crop of peaches. Some of
the early varieties are on the market
and are bringing fancy prices.—Dr. E.
R. Decker left Sunday for a ten days'
vacation on an automobile trip to De
troit, Mich.—Ray B. Walter, son of
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Walter, will rep
resent Pennsylvania at the civil engi- j
neering camp of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Machias,
Maine.—Another indication of the ap
preciation of the work of !h«> Rev.
Charles Leonard as pastor of the
Trinity Lutheran Church was shown
this week, when that minister de
parted for his annual vacation the
recipient of an increase of SIOO an
nually in his salary.—Clarence E.
Toole has been elected to the prin-;
cipalshlp of the public schools of Ly- j
kens.—Charles Clauge, of Walla 1
Walla, Wash., is visiting here at the
home of his friends, the Rev. and
Mrs. John W. Forrest.
I "Jeff Davis Guard" Dies
at Home in Perry County
By Special ('vrrcspondence
New Bloomfiekl. Pa., Aug. B.—!
Michael W. Clark, of Center town- !
ship, died on Thursday. He wai ac- j
cidentaily shot in t%<- leg last winter
from which he never fully recovered.
He was 68 years old. Mr. Clark en- |
listed February 24, 1864. in Company
I L, Thi«r! Pennsylvania Volunteer Ar- j
i tillery tlnd was discharged in Novem- ,
I ber, 1865. He was one of the guards
j who had charge of Jeff Davis after
I he was captured and often carried him
his meals. Mrs. Clark was married In
November, 1868, to Emma Crider, of
Ohio, who died suddenly in Decern- '
ber, 1912. These children survive:
William Clark, of Lancaster county; >
Mrs. William Guyer. of Bridgeport, (
Conn.: Mrs. J. 11. Hudson, of Bridge- ,
port Conn., and Edward, of Harris- |
burg.
Mifflintown Girl Gets
Good Position in West
By Special Co+espondence
I Mifflintown, Pa., Aug. 8. Miss
! Myrtle Haubert has accepted an offer I
to become elementary superintendent
i of Presbyterian Sunday schools in the
Synod of Indiana, with headquarters
at Indianapolis. Miss Haubert's posi-i
lion as a teacher in the Mifflin schools
will lie hard to till. She is an efficient
and experienced Sunday school work
er.—Mrs. John Thrush, of Washing-)
l ton, D. C., is spending a few weeksl
1 with her mother, Mjrs. Ellen Allison.
I —Mrs. Griffith, of Lincoln, Neb., Is aj
I guest of her brother. Dr. TV. H. Rog- i
| ers, for a few days. Miss Harriet j
j Jackman returned Wednesday from I
a visit to Pittsburgh and Seven Pines, ]
Va.—The Misses fllzabeth North. 1
Eveline Schweyer, Bennette and Mary >
Junkin were tAiests at the Neely cot- \
tage at Tuacarora on Monday.—Mc- j
plaster Lloyd has maturned to his
I home In New York city and from!
j there will go to White Plains for!
|an automobile trip into the New Eng
iland States.. —Misses Marion Bashore,
' Ellen Robison and Olivia North are
| spending several days at the home of
j Miss Mary Schrlner, at Newport, Pa.
i From there Miss Bashore and Miss
Robison will go to Harrisburg to visit |
Miss Marlon Book, after which Miss ;
Bashore will go to Philadelphia and j
Robison will return home.
Mrs. Isaac Black Wins
Prize at Chambersburg
By Special Correspondence
j Dunciinnon, Pa., Aug. 8. Mrs. !
i Frank Rice and niece. Miss Ethel!
I Zeckel, of Wiikinsburg, are guests of!
: Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Johnston.—
) One of the prizes awarded at Old
I Home Week, Chambersburg, last
I week, was that for individual cos
i tumes, and this unique distinction
was conferred upon Mrs. Isaac Black,
l of this place, an Old Home comer,
j Her attire was deemed most worthy
'of award.—Mrs. Neal Trout has re
turned from a pleasant visit to friends
! at Middletown. —Miss Stover, of Har
risburg, was the guest of Miss Ruth
Phillips over Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Kass. of Philadelphia, were
j week-end guests of the Misses Rife.— !
1 Samuel McNeal and family have re-1
j turned to thejr home at Tyrone after!
i a pleasant visit as the guests of Mr.
' and Mrs. Charles F. Gelbach.—Mr. :
jand Mrs. M. L. Rlghter are spending
some time at Columbia.—Mrs. Jennie;
j McCoy has returned from an extended
| visit In the upper end of the county.— '
Miss Ida Zerling has enrolled as a
I student in the College of Fine Arts,
I Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y.— |
! Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Derrick, of
i Harrisburg, spent Thursday with rela- '
tives here.
! CT/OSE CONTEST FOR GODDESS |
By Special Correspondence.
Lykens, Pa., Aug. B.—County Com- |
j missloner John 11. Eby attended the :
I county commissioners' convention at |
' Erie this week. —Lee Schreiner and
Duncan Hirsch arrived home on Mon- I
day for their vacation. They are em
| ployed by the Reo Automobile Com
j pany at Lansing, Mich.—The result of
! the last counting fo the votes for the
; goddess of liberty on Labor Day
; showed that Ruth Shaffer was high
I with 29 4 votes and Elsie Rittlnger
J second with 275 votes. There were
! ten other contestants who ran close
to the leaders.
VALUABLE HORSE DIF.S
Blain, Pa., Aug. B.—W. N. Zimmer
man lost a horse valued at S2OO which
died of pneumonia.—The band has re
ceived its new uniforms. —Professor
G. A. Kline, assistant superintendent
instructor of mathematics in the
Philadelphia high school, accompanied
by his Wife and daughter, came to
spend a vacation with the former's
parents. Mr. and Mrs W. A. Kline.—
Mrs. A. D. Garber and two daughters,
of Florin, came to visit their old home.
—Mrs. Harry Kltner and three chil
dren, of Carlisle, are visiting the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Stine, are also being visited by
Mr. Stine's Bister, Miss Sara Stine, of
Northumberland.—Miss Mary J. Kis
tler, deaconess of the Methodist
Church, New York city, came to visit
her mother, Mrs. Caroline Kistler.—
Creigh Patterson is having a bathroom
placed in his house.—W. H. Reiff and
daijphter, Laura Maude, of Harris
burg, are the guests of 1». W. Dlmm.
—Mrs. W. H. Best and daughter, of
Harrisburg, are guests of TV. L. Smith.
—The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
was held in the Lufhemn Church on
Monday evening. The Rev. J. C.
Rejghard and the Rev. T. R. Gibson
spoke.
Richelieu A Ontario Division
Vacation Trips
New Schedule
(Effective July 28th)
Every Sunday, Tuendny,
Thursday and Saturday,
Steamer "Rochester" lea\BsS
Toronto and Charlotte
(Rochester Port) and Clayton
for Thousand Islands, and
through the Rapids to Mon
treal. Quebec, Saguenay River,
Gulf of St. Lawrence and
Labrador.
For particulars write:
18 East Swan Street.
(Elllcott Sq.), Buffalo
V. P. CLONEY, District Pax. Agent
Business i^ocala
THE NEXT PAT DAY
may mean the selection of another
piece of furniture or the furnishing of
a room according to plans cherished
for some time. If so, ve would sug
gest that you compare our automatic
price methods with so-called "spe
: cials" found elsewhere during the
month of August. Goldsmith's, 300
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Personal News Items
From Nearby Towns in
Central Pennsylvania
Dalmntia. Dorothy Watts, of Har
; risburg, is visiting relatives here.
| Mrs. E. J. Klingman and son. Lee,'
| spent Saturday at Sunbury. Roseoe
Noll and familyy, of Philadelphia, are
I visiting Mrs. Lydia Heckert. Mrs
Harry Schreffler and children, of Ly
kens, spent several day* with relatives
, here. Karl Dillinger and sister.
Bessie, of Lemoyne, are visiting their
| grandfather, E. S. Radle. Mrs. A. S.
Hubb And children, of Pen Argyle, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hubb.
Klla Bingamen. of Philadelphia, is vis
iting her brother. J. G. Bingamen.
Mrs. Morgan and daughters, and Miss
Marguerite Bingamen, of Sunbury,
! spent several days here recently.
Mr and Mrs. Selln Weist, of Shamo
|kin, spent several days at the home
iof his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
| Weist.
ICllznhrthvllle. J. H. Weawr, Jr.,
and family, of Tamaqua. spent ngyeral
days in town. The Rev. C. P. \VehT
and family, entertained Mr. and Mrs.
l'eters. of Allentown, tills week.
Misses Trtssa Moore and Gladys Nott,
i"f Lafayette, lnd„ are the guests of
; l>r. and Mrs. Itomberger. —> Mrs. naniel
.(. Snyder and children, of Kinzua. are
| tUe guests of Mrs. C. 10. Forney. Miss
j Kllon Miller Is spending several weeks
in Washington, D. C. Harry A. Wal
! ters and bride, of Philadelphia, are
spending their honeymoon here. —' Dr.
and Mrs. J. A. Kneider, of Harrisburg,
are the guests of TV. P. Lenker.
('has. I. Romberger, of Water Valley,
Miss., is the guest of Mrs. Helna Rom
berger. Nathan Shoop. of Upper San
-1 dusky, Ohio, is the guest of his brother,
Aaron Shoop. Mrs. Guerney Miller,
of Valley T lew. Is visiting the Rev.
| Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Camp
ibell, of Philadelphia, are the guests of
C. TV. Mattis. Professor H. C. Hertz
| ler moved to the capitol city where he
I will teach school. Webster W. En
] ders, of Harrisburg, spent several days
| with his mother.
Jonestown. Miss Catherine Kaley.
of Lebanon, is visiting her uncle, Simon
J. Kaley. Allen C. Ulrlch spent a
we«l; in Philadelphia with his son,
Professor 1- tier B. Ulrlch. Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Jones, of Portland. Pa„
are visiting Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe C. Long. Harry R.
Bloueh, of New Cumberland, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Blouch. Mrs. Harrison Guth, of Al
lentwn, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
George R. Delsher. Mrs. Sadie Green
and daughter, of Paris, spent a day with
Clark G. Long, her husband Is con
nected with the American embassy at
Paris. John StUlman, clerk in Levi
J. Gilbert's grocery store, Lebanon, is
spending his vacation with Dr. Samuel
T. Gilbert. —John G. Zlegler and fam
ily, of Lebanon, are visiting relatives
In this section. Mr. Ziegler, who Is
employed In the Health at
Harrisburg, is having his JWiUlon at
present.
Kreamer. Miss Ethel of
Bf-avertown, visited Mr. and M*6TH. E.
Sauipsei.—Addison Hlckerna iMA f Mid
dletown, visited Mrs. S. C. Meckley.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newman, of Pax
tonville, visited their daughter, Mrs.
Roy Meckley, on Sunday. Miss
Edith Fisher, of Middleburg, visited
Edna Seamon. Herbert Sliambaugh
and daughter, Margaret, of Monesseu,
are visiting Mr. and MB. H. E. Samp
sel. S. C. Meckley, of Monessen. paid
a visit to his family. Mrs. Carrie
Specht, of Beavertown, visited H. E.
Sampsel. Mrs. Clarence Gordon visit
ed friends at Danville.
Mlllerrtlnvtn. Mrs. John Riley, of
Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Snv
der and daughter, Helen, were the
guests of TV. D. Bollinger, this week.—
Theodore Long, of Chicago, spent Sat
urday and Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Bollinger and daughter. Helen,
of Newton Hamilton, were called home
on Wednesday, owning to the illness of
their mother, Mrs. David Bollinger.—
Mrs. J. Himes, of Thompsontown,
and Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Stock, of Pitts
burgh. were entertained at the M. E.
parsonage, over Sunday. Mrs. Alvln
Grubb, of Newport, and Mrs. Elmer
Wilson, of Harrisburg, were the fliiosts
of D. M. Rickabaugh and family, on
Wednesday.—Ralph Reigle and mother,
Mrs. Isaac Fisher, and daughter. Miss
Myrtle Fisher, at Camden, N. J., are
visiting Mrs. Nancy Karstetter. Mr.
and Mrs. George Shull and Mr. and Mrs.
Ambrose Shull, of Howe township, were
visitors at the home of Wilson Wright,
on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Wright are their nephew, Dr.
Wlnfred Wright, and wife, at Skip
pack, Pa.—To-morrow morning the pul
pit of the M. E. Church will be filled by
the Rev. Rankin Caldwell, of Mercers
burg, who with his family are spending
his vacation at the home of Addison
Ulsh. Miss Eva Wlngert Is visiting
relatives in Bellwood. Rev. and Mrs.
Will Dyer left Wednesday on a month's
vacation In Landisburg and Atlantic
City. Mrs. Barnett Hart and daugh
ter, Miriam, of Harrisburg, were visi
tors at D. M. Rlckabaugh's home, Sat
urday. Miss LUlle Nanklvel is visit
ing her friend, Mrs. Alvln Llppincott,
and Miss Marae Buchanan, at Corn
well's, Pa. Charles Rlppman Is
spending this week in New York City.—
Mrs. T. P. Caltlcart, Mrs. Mary Bolling
er and Mrs. Irvln Crane spent Wednes
day in Mlllersburg with relatives.
Mrs. M. I. Stein and son. Gerald, and
Mrs. B. Rubin, who have been visiting
in Baltimore and Newport News. Va
returned home Saturday. Miss Mayno
Kepner, of Altoona, Is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John Ward.
New Cumberland. Mrs. Merl Le
fever ajnd daughter, Anna, of Philadel
phia. are visiting relatives here.—Mr.
and Mrs. H. F. Kohr are spending sev
eral weeks at Ocean Grove. Miss
Phemle Moyer is visiting friends at Al
lentown and Philadelphia. Mr. and
Mrs Edwin Burke, who have been
visiting G. W. Burke and Jesse Slpe.
returned to their home In Springfield,
Ohio.—Miss ElTie Koch left for Newark
N. J., where she will spend her vaca
tion with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Koch
Samuel Snell, who has been stationed
at r ort Slocum the past three years.
Is visiting her parents at New Market.
—Mrs. William Fleisher. of Philadel
phia. Is visiting her parents. Mr. and
Mrs Jtfseph Schenck returned from a
visit to friends at — Mrs H
A. MeCleary spent this week with her
son, John, at Shlppensburg. Miss
Janet ReifT is camping with a Carlisle
Party at Laurel. Pa. Mr. and Mrs.
illiam Barry and son, of Altoona. are
guests of and Mrs. Rallv Osier.
Miss Mabel Snoke and Miss Ethel
Drayer are visiting friends in Pitts
burg.
I'lketotwn. Mrs. Clarence White, of
Harrisburg, is the guest of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Miss Lulu Patchen, of Harrisburg, Is
the guest of friends, near here.—Misses
Sadie Kennedy and Tllll® Cassel i*>ent
Sunday with George Kennedy. near
Charlton. There will be preaching
services i« the Mount Laurel Bethel
on Sunday. August J6, morning and
evening, hy the pastor, the Rev. Jonas
Martin. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Strohm,
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Llngle, Mr. and
Mrs. Abraham Strohm. Reuben Llngle,
G. TV. Fos, M. B. Strohm. Paul Llngle,
Earl Fox, Misses Emma Megonnel,
Esther Strohm and May Fox motored to
the Gettysburg battlefield on Monday.
—Mrs. John Thompson, of Harrisburg
spent several days this week with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ramsey.
Jacob Shutt, of Williamstown. is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Mumma
Miss Mary Carpenter, of Harrisburg,
was the guest of John Lingle and fam
ily, this week.—Mrs. H. M. Will spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Earley, In Fishing Creek Valley"
Sheiiherdntown. Mr. and Mrs. C F
Dell, Miss Ruth Hiller and Arthur Hll
ler, of New York, are spending their
vacation as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Souers. Miss Ellem Comp and
Mrs. Amanda Comp. of Carlisle, were
entertained on Sunday by their sister.
Mrs. Mary Otstot. Miss Helen Sut
ton is spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Mervln Woods, at Pine
town. Mrs. Mary Nelsley is confined
to the house by an attack of pleurisy.
—Earl B. Mower, of York, is spending
several weeks with his parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Mower.
Malta. Lincoln Underkelffer. of
Sunbury, and son. Harry, of Phlladel
pha. aTf spending a vacation at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Grin-.m.
Mjt»Ellzabeth Witnier and son, James,
orThtladelphla. are visiting relatives
here. Mrs. Norrls Merkle, of Allen
Celebrate Fifty-second Wedding Anniversary
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Marietta. Pa., Aug. B.—Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Frey, lifelong residents of
Chaneeford township, are receiving congratulations on the celebration of
their tifty-SQfond wedding anniversary. They aro the oldeat couple in the
vicinity and both are enjoying good health. Mr. Frey, who is several years
his wife's senior, is a veteran of the Civil War.
town. Is spending a week under the
parental roof with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Trimm, of town. -»~ Nevln Harris and
family attended the funeral of his lit
tle nephew, near Berrysburg. —r Monday
Ralph Kopenhave called on his parents,
the Rev. and Mrs. George E. Kopen
liaver, of Red Cross, over Sunday.
I.laibnrn. Henry Knltz, who has
been very 111, Is able to be around
again, Mr. and Mrs. Cllne. of Steel
ton, are visiting with Mrs. Cllne's
brother and sister, Jacob and Miss LUlle
Heck, here. Mrs. Mumma and chil
dren, of Penbroolc, who spent some time
with Mrs. Wilson, has returned "to her
home. Joseph Anderson Is still on the
sick list with little Improvement.
Tower City. Fifteen hundred peo
ple attended the union Sunday school
picnic. Mrs. William Carl and daugh
ters returned home from a pleasant
visit to relatives at Mlllersburg. Mrs.
Maggie,Uhler, of Philadelphia, is visit-
Itlfr her daughter, Mrs. Lily Stakem.
Miss Anna Monahan and sister, Phil
aine, are visiting their aunt. Mrs. Car
roll. Mrs. Metz, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her brother. Walter Henry.
Misses Martha Williams and Martha
Good are visiting relatives in Philadel
phia. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lebo spent
Sunday at Atlantic City. Wilson Mc-
Glnley, of Pottsvllle. is visiting old
friends in town. - The Rev. Sltnghoff,
the n*w pastor of the Reformed
Church, moved to town this week.
The Rev. Mr. Fake, the pastor of the
United Brethren Church, is attending
campmeeting at Elizabethville. Mas
ter Edward Reedy, of Llewellyn, Is vis
iting his aunt, Mrs. William Martz.
Union Deponlt. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Landls, of near Manada Hill, spent Sun
day with the fortner's father, Solomon
Landis. Mr. and Mrs. John Lenker,
of Hanoverdale, spent Sunday with
their son, John Lenker, Jr., who is ill
with typhoid fever, but is now recover
ing. George Seibert and son spent
Sunday at Hershey with Thomas Dev
ans. Mr. and Mrs. William Killinger,
of Fredericksburg, were the guests of
the former's uncle, Peter Killinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gingrich enter
tained as guests on Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Plank, of Penbrook. Mrs.
Plank is their daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Fausnacht are camping for
a week with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ul
rlch. along the Juniata. A. M. Kuhns
spent Monday at Grantham, Cumber
land county. Mary Rambler and
Maude Stonffer. who spent the week at
Atlantic City, have returned home.
Miss Kathryn Maulfalr, of Lebanon, is
spending some time in town with her
friend, Miss Ruth Landis. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Stevenson, of Hummels
town, spent Sunday as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Long.
Wormleyaburg. Miss Catherine
Young, of Lenni, Pa., Is spending some
time with her counsins, the Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. Renshaw. The Rev. E. J.
Renshow, of Boonsboro, Md., spent sev
eral days with his brother, preaching
for him In the St. Paul's United Breth
ren Church both fnorning and evening.
His daughter. Miss Viola, returned
home with him. The Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Renshaw and niece took a trip
last week to Mrs. Renshaw's home, at
'Daretown, N. J. The trip was made
by aute and covered over 500 miles.
Miss Gertrude Bassett, of Daretown, N.
J., is visiting at the United Brethren
parsonage. Mrs. Barnes and two chil
dren, of Williamsport. Pa., were enter
tained a few days by Mr. and Mrs. Wes
ley Glger. Mrs. Barnes sang a solo,
acompanied by Miss Bassett, in the
United Brethren Church, Sunday even
ing.
Nen Bloom Held. Miss Ethel Bern
heisel and Miss Mabel Beard, of Green
park, visited Miss Bernheisel on Thurs
day. TV. P. McLaughlin and son. Rob
ert, of Dry Ridge, Ky„ came to this
place on Monday.—Mrs. H. E. Sheihley,
of New Bloomfield, and her niece, of
Lancaster, are visiting Mrs. Sheihley's
brother. Charles A. Peale. of Sandy
Hook, Conn. S. Harry Bernheisel. of
Chicago, will spend several days with
his brother, S. H. Bernheisel. Howard
Furgqeon. of Williamsburg. Pa„ Is vis
iting Trlends here. Miss Mary Gra
ham, of Spruce Hill, Juniata county.
Pa.. Is visiting her uncle, County
Treasurer Robert A. McClure. Miss
Amy Kell, head nurse at Cooper Hos
pital, Camden, N. J., is visiting her na
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kell. Miss
Carrie Williams is visiting Miss Bern
heisel this week. Mrs. D. A. Kline
and children are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Radle, of Dalmatla.
(Jrantvllle. Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Stroch, of Harrisburg, and Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Conrad called on the Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. O. R. Blttner. The Rev. O.
R. Blttner returned from Germansville,
Lehigh county, where he attended the
funeral of a relative. Zlon Lutheran
Sunday school picnicked in Mrs. Mader's
grove to-day. Mabel Cassel], a train
ed nurse in the Howard Hospital, Phila
delphia, will spend her vacation with
her father. John Cassel. Mrs. Thomas
Shuey Is confined to her bed with ill
ness.—On Sunday a party of our young
folks accompanied the excursion to At
inntlc City. Among them were: Misses
Bertha Hetrick, Annie Yorty and Susan
Shuey, and Adam Walmer, Albert Het
rick and Rufus Llngle.
Halifax. Professor and Mrs. Pres
ton Parmer, of Mann's Choice, Bedford
county, spent several days with Mrs.
Parmer's sister, Mrs. Elmer Blever.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Straw, of Carlisle,
sDent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary
E Jury. Miss Maude Nace, of Har
rlsbui-f?, is spending a few days with
relatives here. Elmer E. Danffhertv
attended the funeral of L«rue Rlxler at
Flshervllle, on Thursday. Miss Helen
Westfall. of HarrisburK. is spendlnK
her vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Westfall. Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Bardner, of Philadelphia, are vis
iting friends here. Mrs. Susan Lebo,
is spending the week at the home of
her son, Harry Lebo, at Waynesville.—
Mr. anri Mrs. Clare and Esther Bailey
iuitoed to Pill«burft on Sunday. Pro
fessor G. F. Ballets, of Cape May, N.
J.; u M. Bell, of Harrlsburgr, aq£ Miss
Emma Ballets, of Dauphin, spent Sun-
AUGUST 8. 1914.
day at the home of Mrs. Martha Hoff
man. Misa Miriam Cator, of Harris
burg-, spent the week-end with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. David
Sweigard. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Boyer, of Altoona, spent the week-end
here as the Kuesta of the former's
brother, Monroe Boyer. Andrew
Swelgty-d, one of our old residents who
is past the four score year mark, is
seriously 111 at his home, in Rise street.
—Mrs. Fred Keim, of Harrisburg, is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
w. Westfall.
Ohio Minister Visits Old
Home in Perry County
By Special Correspondence
New Germantown, Pa., AUK. 8.
1 Dr. W. J. Allen and son Roy, of Lan
| dlsburg, came up in an automobile
on Thursday and called on friends.—
Mrs. John S. Briner .and young son
j Donald, of New Bloomiield, arc visit
|ing the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
iS. B. Trostle.—Earl Adains, of York,
{visited his* parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
I Adams.—John FUckinger, of San
j Francisco, Cal., is visiting liis broth
! ers-in-law, Jacob and George D. Sea
| ger. It is thirty-three years since Mr.
j Flickinger left Pennsylvania. The
school boards of Coboyne, Jackson,
! Northeast and Southwest Madison
i townships and Blain borough, which
! have established a high school in
i Blain, organized by electing J. A.
I Noel, of Toboyne township, president;
|W. C. Garber, of Andersonburg, sec
j retary, and C'reigh Patterson, of Blain,
treasurer. —The State highway from
Blain to the Round Top has been re
paired. William College and Clar
ence Morris, of Watts township, came
up in an automobile on Saturday to
see the former's sons, Edgar and
George M. College.—Miss Alice Bist
llne, of Harrisburg, is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Bist
iine.—W. A. Morrison, of York, is
visiting his brothers and sisters in
this place-—Alias Anna M. Showers,
of Philadelphia, is visiting her uncles,
Jacob and George D. Seager. Mary
Riley and brother, of Baltimore, Md.,
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Gring.
—The Rev. I. L. Hart, of Galion, Ohio,
visited his aunt. Mrs. Sarah A. O'Don
el, and then crossed the mountains
to East Waterford to see his mother,
Mrs. Mary Harris. While here the
Rev. Mr. Hart crossed the Buck Ridge
to see his old home, which is now in
ruins and belongs to the Stale. —Mr.
and Mrs. John Rebok and grand
daughter, Mabel Rebok, of Millers
town, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Rumple. Francis M. Swartz
has started out with his new thresh
ing outfit to thresh for the farmers.—
Henry Eby has a splendid lot of
peaches in his orchard.—Samuel Ree
der and sister Lottie, of Jackson town
ship, spent Svjnday with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bowman.
Lancaster County People
Return Safely From Europe
Special to The Telegraph
Ephrnta, Pa., Aug. B.—On Tues
day noon at the Ephrata hosiery mill,
Ida Mellinger, 16 years of uge, at
tempted to commit suicide by taking
a quantity of carbolic acid. The giri
was alone at the time, not going out
to a restaurant for dinner as was her
usual custom. When several of her
fellow employes returned to the fac
tory, they detected the odor of car
bolic acid and found the young girl
very ill. ThV girt is very much im
proved and will recover. She admit
ted taking the poison with a view
to suicide.—The Ephrata carnival will
be held on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, August 27, 28 and 29. Big
preparations are being made for the
event which will take place in Eph
rata Park.—Mr. and Mrs. John K.
Gfthman, of Canton, Ohio, and Frank
Gehman, of Rocky Mountain, North
Carolina, are spending a two weeks'
vacation with Dr. and Mrs. W. E.
Gehman, parents of the young men.—
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Westerhoff re
turned on Tuesday from a two
months' trip to Holland, Germany,
I France and England. Holland is Mr.
Westerhoff's native land.—Otto Ol
sen, a United States Government ex
pert on tobacco culture, has returned
home from a two months' trip to his
native home, Sweden.—Mrs. J. M.
Sheaffer and daughters, of Scottdale,
Pa., autoed to Ephrata during the
week and are visiting relatives
throughout Lancaster county.
Cumberland Valley Railroad
TIME TABLE
In Effect May 24, 1914.
TRAINS leave Harrisburg—
For Winchester and Martinsburc at
5:08. *7:60 a. m., *3:40 p. m.
For Hasrerstown. Chamber, burg, Car
lisle, Mechanicsbutg and intermedluta
stations at 6:03. *7:50, *11:63 a. m.
•8:40, 6:32. *7:40, *11:00 p. m.
Additional trains for Carlisle and
Mechanlcsburg at 9:48 a. no.. 2:18. 3:27.
i:3O, 9:30 a. m.
For Dlllsburg at 6:08. *7:60 and
•11:53 a m„ 2:18. *8:40. 6:3? and (30
p. m.
•Dally All other trains daiiy r.zceot
Sunday. H. A. RIDDLE],.
3. H. TONGBK 3 P A. j
OR 10 FETE
Oil 020 818
A. Douden Entertains Junior De
partment of Methodist Sunday
School at Pleasant Affair
STORM INTERRUPTS SERVICES
J. Custer Wingard Is Champion
Bass Fisherman of Millers
burg This Season
By Special Correificntlsnct
MlHerslnirg, Pa., AUK- B—A. Douden
celebrated his eighty-second birthday
anniversary Monday by treating the
members of the junior department of
the Methodist Episcopal Church to an
automobile ride. There were five autoa
pressed into service for the occasion
and after their return the young folks
enjoyed a lawn fete and refreshments
on the spacious lawn adjoining Mr.
Douden's home. Church services
throughout the town wore interupted
Sunday evening by the severe electri
cal storm which passed over Mlliers
burg at that hour. The congregation
at the Methodist Church numbered
only seventeen worshipers and at the
Lutheran only tw«nty-flve.—J. Custer
Wingard, champion bass fisherman of
this section, made another fine catoh
Saturday when he brought home nine
beauties, some weighing two pounds.
—Arthur Hoffman purchased at public
Bale Saturday the Moyer Peach or
chard at Lenkerville lor $175. —Miss
Miriam Day, of York, who was a visi
tor at the home of her uncle, D. W.
Day, during the week, has returned to
her home. —Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Camp
bell and daughter. Miss Velma, are
spending a week's vacation In Philadel
phia and Atlantic City.—William Jury
and daughter, of Pittsburgh, were
visitors at Mr. Jury's native home this
week. Mr. Jury is a brother of John
W. Jury.—Dean and Herbert Hoffman
are enjoying a vacation spent at Nia
gara Falls, Quebec, and other points
of Interest along the northern border.
—Miss Marion Myers is visiting rela
tives at Wilmington, Del.—Mrs. O. Roy
Moyer Is the guest of her parents at
Reading.
Buslnesx Locals
A PERSONA!; APPEAL
There Is nothing better for pro
ducing business results than a direct
appeal to the individual. The cost Is
prohibitive to do this in person for
most kinds of business but a Multi
graph facsimile letter will reach as
mnny as you like by mail. Phone tlvi
Weaver Typewriting Company,
North Third street.
ONE FOR EACH IT AND, LADIES!
| A handbag in your left hand and a
jnew parasol in your right. You can
not afford to miss the opportunity of
securing one of our handsome para
sols at our one-half price sale. And
our splendid assortment of handbags
is yours to choose from at exceptional
reductions. Regal Umbrella Co., See
ond and Walnut streets.
AL .VAT'S OV TIME
Is the man who buys one of our stand
ard makes of watches. Tills jewelry
store has established a reputation tot
having the most reliable watches
made, and years of experience where
the utmost accuracy in watches is de
manded qualifies us tq know what a
good watch is and how to repair and
adjust it to your satisfaction. W. R.
Atkinson, 1423 , /6 North Third street.
SPECIAL FOR MEN
j Betwixt and between the summer
nnd Fall season we always have some
exceptional specii*ls of interest to men.
The finest of negligee shirts rj*e
marked down to prices that are so
tempting that a man cannot resist tak
ing a number of them to replenish the
wardrobe. See them in our windows
Kinnard, 1116-1118 North Third St.
STEAM-CURED TIRES
The Miller method of vulcanizing
means the live steam cure. No molds
are used in making Miller One Cure
Wrapped Tires. Free access of steam
prevents dry baking and preserves
its natural elasticity and resiliency.
Sold by Sterling Auto Tire Co., 1451
Zarker street.
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING
is in the eating. Apply this test to the
25-cent noonday luncheons at the
Court Dairy Lunch. Then you will be
convinced that they are the best In
town at the pr'ce without a doubt.
E"erythlng first class since John Men
ger assumed the management, corner
Strawberry and Court streets.
PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN
Into a pair of Jerauld shoes while the
semiannual sale is on. You will find
!an assortment of shoes that is un
j equalled for style and dependable ma
terial at prices that are unmatchablo
j when quality and reliability of makers
I are taken into consideration. The best
J and largest assortment, always. Jer
| auld Shoe Co.. 310 Market street.
AN OLD SHOE EQUAL TO NEW
If the uppers are good on your shoes
and you have not worn through the
welt, you may rest assured thr.t a new
| s le and heel will make your old slme
jas good as new. Ooodyear machinery
iis the best and we have the only
Goodyear repair plant in the city. City
I Shoe Itepairing Co., 317 Strawberry
street.
BAGGAGE! BAGGAGE! BAGGAGE!
When going away from home, in
sure your baggage against loss or
damage through lire, theft or trans
portation. Insurance covers all the
time property insured is away from
the residence of the insured. $300.0 0
Insurance for thirty days costs only
SI.OO. Other amounts and terms pro
portionate. Ask Aetna-Essick.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR
This will open an account and start
you on the road that leads to a suc
cessful financial career or a comfort
able savings fund for the proverbial
rainy day. We pay three per cent. In
terest. Open market mornlngn at
and Saturday evenings 6 to 8. Easel
End Bank, 13th and Howard streets,
TOYS FOR OUT-OF-DOORS
Kites, grace hoops, target games,
skipping ropes, hoops, reins and
whips, sand toys, garden tools, flying
tops, jack stones, marbles, tennis
racquets and scores of novel play
things that appeal to children and
promto healthful exercises as Jolly
good sport. Marianne Kinder Mark.U
218 Locust street.
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