2 CHRISTMAS WEDDING AT THE PARSONAGE BARRET I 0 „ ..<••' . ** Mf'v % Well-known Hairisburg JKJ s| Conplc Are Qnletly t Married Ohrbtmu Morning by the Re». Jolin H. Daug-herty. Methodist Church. MRS W»W. O'BARR.—*r- MISS ALMA BONAWIIZ WEDS WILLIAM BARR Eastern Honeymoon to Be Follow ed by Residence in This City I Miss Alma P. Bonawitz. daughter| of Jonathan G. Bonawitz. of 443 South Thirteenth street and William W. O. Barr, of this city, were quietly mar ried at 1.30 o'clock Christmas morning at the parsonage of the Ridge Avenue Methodist Church by the pastor, the Rev. John H. Daugherty. The bride, who was unattended, wore a stylish traveling suit of King's blue chiffon broadcloth, with fur trimmings, and hat to match She • arried a shower bouquet of white or- i ehids and valley lilies. A reception and breakfast for the members of the immediate families was held at the "bridegroom's sister. Mrs. W. W. K«rr, 110 Calder street, immediately follow ing the ceremony. The honevmoon. to be spent in Philadelphia. Newark and New York city, will be followed by a residence at 1324 Penn street. Both young people are well known through out the city, Mr. Barr being an at-' tache of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Edc&r G. Turner, of Scranton. visit- j ed I iarrisburg relatives yesterdav. I Mrs. J. Lancaster Repplier. of Read-' ins. Pa., and Colonel and Mrs. Hobart' K. Bailey, of Bridgeton. X. J , are I Ktiests of Andrew S. McCreath, 119' South Front stregt.., Henry j. stiuey. a Dickinson College I e « ,t - is visiting his mother, Mrs.! Elizabeth M. Sliuey, at 424 South Thir-1 teenth street. Saint Cecilia's Choir Sings at Cathedral Mass The members of St. Patrick's Ca thedral enjoyed superb music at the 9 I ■ j clock mass yesterday morning, ren-1 dered by the members of the Saint® » ecUia's choir under the direction ofi Sistor M. Kvancellst. This singinc was a rare treat to thei bearers of this mass, as Sister Evan-i gelist has been absent from the city for several years. She is noted for her' musical abilities and the rendition ofi t <us mass showed the manifest inter-! IT ''j® ,' la * taken in each member of, the choir. Sister Evangelist presided! the organ. She was accom panied by two violins, two cornets, and i one trombone, by five boy members ofi the choir. The soprano and alto solos' ;\ erf> fung with much expression bv! , Alice LeCompte and Miss Xeidlg I male solo parts sung by the boys in! unison and in very accurate time The, chorus of eighty voices harmonized beautifully and were sung with the' true spirit of the festive day. The Saint < ecilla's choir is compos-! Ed of the young boys and girls off the (.athedral parish, and if thev con tinue to co-operate in this opportunitv Kiven them by this noted instructress there is no doubt that in the near fu ture they will be one of the most pleasing choirs In our Capita! City. > A Testimony From Experience and Observation If every man, woman and child knew the satisfac tion and real happiness of having money at a specified time—accumulated by small and regular savings made each week and not missed —they would join the curity Holiday Savings Fund, and have money for Insurance, taxes, coal, or any other needs, and not be worried when these payments become due. If vou have spent, during the year, money that you really have nothing for, which is an experience of many, don't ' do so the coming year. Make up your mind to have something at the close of 1915. If you listen to this you will have. Join now. Security Trust Company 36 anil 38 North Third Street Open Saturday Evening Near the Postoffice SATURDAY EVENING, |J. R. Miller Writes of ! His Family Reunion and I Christmas Feasting I 1 The following is from the pen of J. R. Miller, one of the oldest sub • scribers of the Telegraph in Harrls burg, relating the incidents of a fam ily reunion around the Christmas table at his home yesterday. Mr. Miller writes for many rural news papers under the name of "Foxy Grandpa" and some of his historical sketches have appeared In the Tele graph. "Foxy Grandpa" sas -this to say of yesterday's celebration: "A family reunion and dinner was heW yesterday at the residence of J. R. Miller, the veteran liveryman, at 348 and 350 Verbeke street, and the only living representative of the fra jternity of the long ago. You will find ■ him at the same old stand where thir ty-five years of his useful life was spent. To-day he has arrived at the ripe old age of 811.4 years, and Is still hale and hearty and ever ready for his four square meals per day, Sunday | excepted, on account of church du ties. The dinner was served at his residence, 1316 Xorth Sixth street, where he has resided for over half a century, having moved into what was then the suburbs of the now Greater Harrisburg. The growth of the city is shown by the fact that the Miller home is now almost the center of town. The guests at yesterday's pleasant event were as follows: J. R. Miller, at I the head of the table, "monarch of all I he surveyed"; on his left his eldest j daughter, Mrs. Catharine Downie. and i j her son. James: Mr. and Mrs. Harry (Silver and little daughter Kathrvn, the) ! mascot of the Miller family; Mr. and j | Mrs. John Flickinger. Shelley E. Mil-1 ler. of Altoona, Mr. Miller's only* llv-1 Mng son. big. stalwart and good-liok-j I ing. the very counterpart of his illus jtrious and well-preserved sire. Others iof Mr. Miller's grandchildren and I great-grandchildren remained at their I own homes, some living at a great dis tance and could not be present, the j number of great-grandchildren being ! nine. Mrs. Stebbins Plays Santa Claus to Poor Mrs. Lauretta B. Stebbins of 1519 i South Eleventh street, who Is In j charge of the Community Inn. gave a • Christmas treat to the poor children of iLochiel. yesterday, many of whom | would have received little of holiday j cheer. Mrs. Stebbins herself, filled j fifty stockings with candles, fruit, nuts ; and cakes and distributed them where [there was the greatest need. Mrs. j Stebbins is rather a recent comer to | Harrisburg and her interest in "the other half" Is practically and timely. | BARBVSH FAMILY HOLDS REUNION ON BIRTHDAY I Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barbush had ! a family reunion and celebration of jMr. Barbush's fifty-third birthday yes terday, at their home, 314 South Sec jond street. The Christmas dinner was served to ! Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tarasi and chil jdren. Gilbert, Raymond and Alfred j Tarasi. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Barbush and daughter Dorothy Barbush. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Acri, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berry. Allie Simon, Benjamin Barbush. Martin Barbush, the Misses Amy and Helen Barbush. MANY GHESTSITTENO II »« WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. Homer Black at Home at Old Orchard Christmas Day One of the moat interesting social event* of Christmas day was the in formal "at home" held by Mr. anil Mrs. Homer Black of Old Orchard, in celebration of their twenty-fifth wed ding anniversary. Roses and exotics mingled with the holiday greenery, holly and poinsettias in decorating the house and there was music by an orchestra during the re ceiving hours from four to seven o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Black received not only the congratulations of many friends but beautiful gifts from those who were in the secret of the wedding day. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. Black. Mrs. Black's parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. Theodore Peterson of this city, .and Theodore O. Peterson, of Xew York. Assisting in serving were Miss Dorothy Black. Miss Elizabeth Groff, Miss Esther Grant in. Miss Gertrude George, Miss Alice LeCompte, Miss Helen Rickenbach, Miss Elizabeth Dohoney and Miss Constance Beidle man. Miss Eugenie Dagmar Peterson and Homer Black were united in marriage December 25, ISB9 in the Old North Church of Boston, famous In the his tory of the country, with the Professor J. H. Gilinore of the University of Rochester, X. Y., officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Black caine to Harrisburg In January 1, 1889, where Mr. Black was appointed general secretary of the Y. M. C. A., a position he holds to-day. Both Mr. and Mrs. Black became prominently Identified with the civic and social life of the city, and hare a wide circle of friends here. DR. COOVER ENGAGED Announcement Made at Reception This Afternoon at Wilmington, Del. Harrlsburgers are uninterested In an engagement announcement made this afternoon at a large reception given by Mr. and Mrs. John Parsons of Wil mington. Del., in honor of their daugh ter, Miss Ethel Parsons who will marry Dr. Carson Coover of this city. Miss Parsons is a Wilson College chum of Miss Katharine L. Coover, and took a trip abroad with her early In the past summer. Miss Parsons will be here next week for a visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Coover, Pine street, and will be the guest of honor at a num ber of charming social events during her stay. MUSICAL I.ECTIRE l>r. G oxv of Vassal' College Will Ad dret« the Wednesday Club The Wednesday Club will have the pleasure of hearing a lecture Monday afternoon at Fahnestock Hall, at 2.30 o'clock, when Dr. George Coleman Gow, of Yassar College will speak on "The Beauty of Music." This lecture 1' is open to all members of the or ganization and the club will have as its guests, members of the Eurydice | Club, of Carlisle; the Iris Club, of I Lancaster and the Camp Hill Music .Club. Dr. Gov arranged the programs for the working musicales of the Wed- I nesday Clvjb this season, and most suc jcessful meetings have been held in the I study of the "Rythm, Harmony, Mel |ody and Color of Music." ANNOINOB ENGAGEMENT Mise Eleanor Boyd to Marry John M. Colt, of Baltimore An engagement announced on Christmas day. most interesting In so ciety circles is that of Miss Eleanor Boyd, daughter of Mrs. John Y. Boyd, of Pine street, and John M. Colt, of Baltimore, Md. Miss Boyd and her fiance are guests of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. McCormick. at 305 North Front street, during the holi days. as Mrs. Boyd and her family are spending* the winter at Southern Pines, X. C. Miss Boyd is a graduate of the Dobbs Ferry school and the department of domestic science at Co lumbia University. Mr. Colt is a Princeton alumnus, now doing grad uate work at that university. He is a classmate of Jackson Herr Boyd, Miss Boyd's younger brother. BOLL-STEWART Popular \uumk People Announce E»- fUlcAirnt on Christinas Day Mr. ana Mrs. William Patterson Stuart, of 90s Green street, announced the engagement yesterday, of their at tractive young dajgiiter. Miss Mary Elizabeth Stuart to Charles Wyckoff 8011, of this city. Both young people are well known throughout the city and are receiving congratulations and good wishes from a host of friends. The bride to be Is a graduate of the Seller school, and the Froebel Kindergarten school. Mr. 8011, who attended Pearce Business College In Philadelphia after graduat ing from Lawrencevllle. is now super intendent of the Bol! Bros. Manufac turing Company of this city. The mar riage will be an event of the autumn of 1915. G VESTS AT HO I'SB PARTV OF THE MISSES ST VMM Among the guests of the Misses I Stamm. Thirteenth and Beese street, at j a holiday house party are Miss Pearl | Withycoinb, of England, whos.' father is a colonel in the British army, and r.ow at the front. Miss Whltcomb is a i school mate of Miss Katharine Stamm. ! Miss Ruthanna Johnston, of Rose mont, is a guest of Miss Maude Stamm. and Miss Pauline Brooks, of Detroit, is Miss Julia Stamm's guest. I Miss Elizabeth Averette Penick. of ! Lynchburg; Miss Marian Westervelt I and Miss Noeline Westervelt, of Knglewood, X. J., are also in the party. CAKE SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD Marietta, Pa., Dec. 26.—A Christ-' mas cake, made seventeen ago and in the best of preservation, is in the possession of Charle.s Rangier, proprietor of the Six-Mile House, near i York New Salein. The cake has three layers and the top is covered with a candy icing, and as hard almost as stone. It attracted considerable at tention to-day. TRAMP ATTEMPTS SI'ICIDE ! Carlisle. Pa.. Dec. 26.—Frank Myers, [an inmate of the vagrants' quarters in I the county jail here attempted suicide last evening by cutting his throat with [a razor. He Just missed the juerlar vein but gashed his throat terribly. , lie was taken to the Todd hospital where the physicians are unable to tell whether he will recover or not ! Myers Is believed to be a native of I Switzerland and has been locked up i here as a tramp nerlodlcallv for the past five years. He has been in jail since November. If Myers should die. his death will | make the tenth in the vagrants' quart ers of the jail and the second suicide in the last year. STOf,E CANE. CHARGE Frank Stokes was before Mayor John K. Royal thla afternoon on a charge of larceny. Lusy Hall, who re sides in Ansrle alley, told Joseph Ibach, the detective, that Stokes stole a silver headed cane from her home. tCADF,»IV ST % RTS TO PLAY One of the important basketball games scheduled for next week, is that between the Harrlsburg Academy and the All-College five, made up of former *<-ademy stars. The came will be played at Cathedral Hal!..Tuesdav af ternoon. at 2:30 o'clock. Members of the Alumni team, under the captaincy iit Edward Stackpole. of Vale 'Vanity l>v«, began practice thla afternoon. HAHRISBURG ffijjjftg TELEGRAPH PROF. SUDFJiCE URGED FOR SECRETARYSHIP Hit Friends Place Name Before Dr. Brumbaugh; Has Broad Platform Prof. H. A. Surface. State Economic ! Zoologist for the past twelve years, is ! announced as a candidate for Secre ! tary of Agriculture under the Bruni ! t'uugli administration. Kor some time i it has been reported that In view of [the expressed intention of his chief. Secretary X. B. C'rltchfleld, to retire at the close of his present term next February. Prof. Surface's friends would seek the appointment for him. Recently newspapers in various parts of tho Commonwealth have suggested Surface for Secretary of Agriculture, in view of the magnitlcent work he has done for the fruit growers of the State, and Prof. Surface to-day admit ted that he has decided to permit his qualifications to be placed before Dr. Brumbaugh for his consideration. Prof. Surface rests his candidacy on a broad constructive policy. He has given the agricultural problem of Pennsylvania much thought, and as secretary says he would extend edu cational and demonstrational branch of the work along the same practical lines as have mode his administration of the office of Economic Zoologist so successful. When Surface was ap pointed by Governor Pennypacker to the office he now holds, few personß had ever known that the State em ployed an Economic Zoologist. Under I his direction fruit growing lias received ; a new impetus in Pennsylvania and has become one of Its leading farm in dustries. Insect pests have been checked and the farmers have been taught how to plant and care for their orchards and small fruits. Great Work Ahead "We are on the eve of great possi bilities in the office of Secretary of Ag riculture." said Prof. Surface -today, "and I would like to be the man to undertake them. I believe the funda mental duty of the Secretary of Agri culture to be the aid in the develop ment of a better, happier and more prosperous rural life. This must be accomplished through co-operation of all agricultural forces, and must aim chiefly at the conservation and proper use of soil fertility and agricultural energy and the welfare of the agri cultural people. "Sociological forces, such as would contribute to rural betterment; the de velopment of agriculture in the schools; the training of agricultural teachers in the training schools; farm plots connected with school buildings where agriculture is taught: better roads; the centralization of schools and the transportation of pupils to such schools; the teaching of domestic economy; the utilization of school buildings as social'centers: the devel opment of rural school athletics, liter ary societies and agricultural societies, and above all the fraternal and social spirit of the rural people; resulting in the development and improvement of rural churches—these are some of the things to which especial attention should be directed and which must be taught by practical demonstrational methods. Rural Councils "By some means like the organiza tion of a rural council in each county of the State, the Secretary could learn the conditions and needs of that coun ty better than in any other way. Through the co-operation of such a rural council, the county farm special ist. and the departmental demonstra tors it would be possible to establish and maintain definite regional demon strations and experimental farms. There it would be possible to show the results and economy In the use of modern machinery, modern agrlcul turaral methods, the prevention of farm waste, tho economic building up of poor soil, the results of pulverized limestone and the legumes, a proper rotation of crops with specialization according to the adaptation of the soil. On these farms, too. could be carried on the testing of seeds and the selec tion of varieties, not only of plants and fruits for that particular region but of the best breeds of livestock and poultry as well. There also could be demonstrated the latest features of dairying, the work of co-operative cow testing associations, the handling of dairy products in a sanitary way; bet ter transportation and selling facilities of farm products; the diagnosis, rem edy and prevention of diseases of ani mals and poultry, the suppression of diseases of plants and injurious insects and especially the best farm methods for the prevention of loss by pests, rather than waiting for the time when the spray pump must be used. On these experimental and demonstra tional farm methods of crop produc tion could b-i studied and shown, such as the thinning of fruits, the depth, methods and dates for plowing and cultivating, the growing of catch crops, increase of soil fertility by the growth of legumes of various kinds; the meth ods and dates of harvesting crops; of picking and packing fruit and of stor ing and shipping farm produce. Here also could be demonstrated and devel oped the advantages of co-operation in buying supplies and in selling crops; and in general, the kind of co-opera tion that must exist In order to result in the greatest good for our agricul tural people. "New conditions may arise that must be met. Details of problems must be solved only after considerable thought, but it is certain that country life should be made more attractive, and this cannot be without efforts that will result in better financial returns and less drudgery, although not necessarily less work: a better sense of protection for rural life and property: an ethical development through the improvement of home surroundings, and the conser vation of rural life and health by im proving sanitary conditions, kural prosperity must be obtained chiefly through those agencies that will im prove the quality and increase the quantity of country produce, with a reduction in cost of production, or at least without a proportionate increase in the cost of the same. Grandest Art I "When agriculture, as the grandest art to which inan can turn his atten tion. because fundamental to all oth- II ers, is given its proper place by bein? dignilied as an art. based upon many of the sciences, then it will receive the | respectful attention it deserves, and the rural youth will comprehend tills and their art will, in their estimation, properly be raised to the dignity of a profession as Important and as pro found, if not more so. than any other. There will be no problem then about how to keep the boys and girls on the farm. "The sciences on which this great art is based —namely geology, zoology, botany, chemistry and physics with their numerous branches or divisions must be properly taught In the rural schools, so that every boy and girl will have a chance to learn the educational dignity that attends the profession of farming. This means that such train ing of teachers must not be neglected. The rural press everywhere must give attention to such subjects, and legis lation must co-operate also. "We can not expect to see a 'rural up-life' (so called). Better conditions and advancement for us who live in the country can come only as au out- ASTRICH'S Happy Ne Monday Hats Almost Given Away-Sa [MONDAY Black Velvet Hats MONDAY I I ONLY Colored Satin Sailors ONLY ffe ml Colored Velvet Sailors m* w Velvet Facings w Black Velvet Sailors And Others Actually Selling Price $1.98 and $2.98 - ■—— Large Crush Crawn, Monday Large Black Silk Velvet Monday Picture Hats, Lyons (1 OQ Sailors. The leading <£ 1 A A Velvet. Value $4 «pl*oo shape. Value $2.50 «P Silk Velvet Roses, worth 1 Q ] New Grape and Berry 1 Q 49c lUC Clusters, worth 49c - IvC, ——————————————— v t Best Silk Hatter's Plush Hats, $5 and $6 Large Piush and Mole Skin Brims. AU the oo_ Silk Velvet Hats t9 fift new shapes. Value $1.98 OOv Black and all the high coloi s tPfc*»oo Beautiful Ostrich Lobster Bands, wo'imSo,, 88cts. Value $2 Another Sale of Black Silk Velvet Value $ 2 ■lQi* H a * s > b es t erect pile and Lyons' U«/V velvet, only the best selling shapes, "ifV Silk Velvet Rose Bouquets, AAn Velvet Dahlias, high color* prQ I, g all the new colorings, value 75c, ings, were SI.OO, Monday, . . Ok7C J * r- i Small Military and Close- Black Flossie Allen Sailors, fitting Turbans,a sample OO grosgrain band, worth A Q lot, worth $2.00& $3.00, OOC . I $2.00 "OC |Ostrich Fancies, w M Uhtt°:r t i C c 7„ i S, va,ues, : 50 '79cl Sailors; worth $3 dM OO Children's Ready-to wear and Un- of | 1 Velour Flossie Allen «pl*oo trimmed Hats, felt, velour&corduroy fa«OC Space does not permit us to mention the hundreds of other MONDAY | SPECIALS. Look for the RED TICKETS. growth, or from internal efforts, rath-, cr than from external forces. Gootl seed, properly sown and nurtured, in good soil, can aid such growth." Thieves Hold Up and Rob Merchant in His Office Special to The Telegraph Waynesboro, Pa.. Dec. 2ti.—J. 11. Baer, who conducts a mill and feed store at the Cress station, two miles southeast of Waynesboro, was the vic tim of a hold-up Christmas Eve about j ! 8 o'clock. Mr. Baer was sitting in the office of j 1 the mill alone when, suddenly, he saw : la hand containing a revolver thrust • through a window and held up to his: face. About the same time a masked j man appeared at the door, walked in j and requested Mr. Baer to hand over I all his money, and began going j through Mr. Baer's pockets. The lat ter could not interfere as he was cov ered by the revolver, and had to stand still and be relieved of his purse. All that was stolen was the purse—but it was a good haul for the thieves, as it contained *IOO in money and checks. Mr. Baer telephoned to Chief of Police S. W. Staley at Waynesboro, who went to work on the case immediately. VICTOUIA WAR FEATI'KE One of the most wonderful motion picture dims ever shown in this coun try is ••The War of the World," a spe cial feature In multiple parts, which heads to-day's bill at the Victoria tliea ter, Zio Market street. The pictures were taken at the battlefront in Eu rope and comprise actual action scenes amid bursting shot and shell. They are immensely Interesting vand thrill ing throughout the entire program. These are the pictures that were sched uled to appear at the Victoria on Wednesday but were postponed until to-day because one of the reels was damaged In a New York theater, where It was being shown. As uxual to-day's Victoria bill will liave Its special coinic attraction. To day's will be "Ilogan's Annual .Spree." n Keystone comedy In one reel. Anoth er headliner at the Victoria to-day is "A Political l-'eud," a strong photo draiua in two parts.—Adv. r \ FURS At Cost of Manufacturing R. Gerstner PRACTICAL FURKIEH 218 I/®eu»t St. Opp. Fust Ode* DECEMBER 26, 1914, CHRISTMAS EVE BHIDAT/ Miss S. Mabel LuckenbiU of Mertz town anil James S. Kirklioff, of Read ing, were united in marriage at the ; parsonage of Christ Lutheran Church, ! this city, Thursday evening. December 24. by the Rev. Thomas Relsch, pastor of the church* The bride wore a traveling suit with hat to harmonize and was unattended. Mr. and Mrs. Kirlchoff will live in Reading after a i short wedding trip. J Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Lyter, of| I Reading-, were holiday guests of r"la-1 ' tives in town. Mrs. Lyter is spending |the week with her parents, Mr. and! -wis. J. J. Hargest, of Cottage Ridge, II while the doctor returned home last evening. Henry W. Stratton, organist of Orace Methodist Church, was a Christinas I visitor with relatives at Washington, 111 Our Service to Women j The service of a strong financial institution is as valuable to women as it is to men and realizing this, a constant aim of the management of the Mechan ics Trust Company is to make it an institution with which the women of the city may conveniently and I advantageously transact their financial business. Small as well as large accounts are received— either subject to check or at 3 per cent interest— II and those women who favor us with their patronage receive the most prompt and courteous service at all times. Mechanics Trust Company S. E. Corner 3rd and Market St. Harrisburg, Pa. 1 SING CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT COVKNANT CHURCH The Christmas music at the Cove nant Presbyterian Church for Sunday j morn Ins will include: Anthem, "Sing, Sing. O Heavens," Simper; "Silent Xight, Peaceful Xlght," Incidental solo by Jlrs. Har iris; quartet, 'Silent Night, Holy Xight"; Stanley G. Backenstoss will sing Neidlinger's "The Birthdav of a King." Kvening service at 7 o'clock will bo '.in charge of the Sunday schcool. ITEMS FROM LISBURN j .Miss Mary A. Snyder and Floyd S. j Ketrow, of I.ewisberry, were married at the parsonage of {he Lisburn t'hurch, Thursday, December 24, bv the Rev. F. W. McGuire. The churches of the i.isburn charge united in presenting their pastor with many valuable and useful gifts at Christmas time.
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