RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
IDI ROM
CLUB IT EMTI
Members and Their Wives Enter
tained by Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Moyer
FORTY-EIGHT IN THE PARTY
Trinity Lutheran Church Gives Re
ception to Members Admitted
During Past Year
By Special Correspondence
Eplirata. Pa.. May 29.—0n Sunday
last the Rev. J. W. Smith, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church, adminis
tered the holy communion to two hun
dred members of his congre
gation. Eleven new members were
received into the congregation,
seven of whom are young men. Dur
ing the past year, seventy new mem
bers have been admitted, and the
Sunday School has been growing, last
Sunday's attendance having been 345.
On evening, the Luther
Leagwe of the congregation tendered
a reception to the members received
Into the congregation during the year.
—The Rotary Club of Lancaster was
entertained on Monday afternoon and
evening by W. W. Moyer, of Ephrata,
proprietor of the W. W. Moyer under
wear mill, Mrs. Moyer assisting in the
entertaining. The party consisted of
forty-eight persons, members of the
club and their wives.—The Akron
male octet rendered several musical ,
selections in an excellent manner last j
Sunday evening during the revival;
held In the United Brethren Church |
here.—Miss Nora Connell has returned [
from a week's visit to Harrisburg.— j
Misses Miriam King and Elsie Christ •
attended the Woman's Missionary con
vention of the East Pennsylvania con
ference of the United Brethren
Church at Salome United Brethren
Church, Columbia.
25th Wedding Anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs.W.H.Smith
By Special Correspondence
Thompson!own, Pa., May 29.—Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Schlegel. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Knight, Mrs. John Dorwart
and son, John, left on Tuesday by
auto for New Holland. Hyattsville,
Md., and Washington, D. C.—Miss
Cora McClellan. of Lewistown. spent
the week-end with Miss Annie Dimm
in Kurtz Valley.—Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Cameron spent Sunday with Holmes!
Books, near Mexico. —Mr. and Mrs.
John R, Davies, Mrs. Christ Meisen
heltzer, of Scranton; the Rev. and
Mrs. John H. Daugherty, of Sunbury;
Mrs. Jos. Ernest and John Smith, of
Philadelphia, were among the out of
town guests at the twenty-fifth wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and airs. W.
H. Smith on Monday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Cameron, of Harrisburg. spent
Hunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Sausman. Misses Bertha
Kearns, Rose Keiser, the Rev. and
Mrs. D. B. Treibley C. C. Meiser, the
ReVi and Mrs. Garver. Miss Flo Treib
ley and Irvin Barton attended the
county Sunday School convention at
McAllsterville on Tuesday.
ALUMNI BANQUET AND DANCE
Shippensburg, Pa.. May 29.—Miss
Janet Audkerbrandt spent Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. Christ, near
Chambersburg. The Rev. Frank S. |
Fry has written a poem which he I
has dedicated to the Grand Army of;
the Republic. The address by j
George W. Morrow in the Lutheran j
Church was well received by a large i
congregation,—A junior choir was or- '
ganized in the Messiah United Breth-I
ren Church. Miss Ethel Powell re
turned from a visit to Lewistown on I
Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Baker, of,
Gettysburg, will preach the bacca-j
laureate sermon at the Normal School I
on June 22. - Harry Wolf attended j
the Odd Fellows' convention at;
Stroudsburg. A surprise party was :
held for Paul Audkerbrandt last week, i
—lt is reported that Ln. Clopp, one j
of Shippensburg's merchants, will sell ;
his store and leave town. The j
alumni banquet and dance will be I
held on June 1.
APPLICANTS TO REPORT
Mifflintown. Pa., May 29. J. Frank |
Patterson who took in the excursion i
to Washington on Sunday stopped off '
Bt Baltimore to see his sister, Mrs. !
John Craig.—J. Gravbill Crawford and j
John J. Patterson, third, were notified J
to report at the Naval Academy at (
Annapolis on June 16 for their phyg- I
leal examination for entrance.—Mrs. j
John Rrenisholtz. Mrs. Banks Reward.
*nd Mr. and Mrs. Bums Thompson
spent Sunday in Harrisburg.—M. P. 11
Crawford returned home Tuesday i:
evening after a week's visit with hlsji
brother. Dr. E. Druitt Crawford, at
Philadelphia.—Miss Anne Robison, of
Lewistown, spent Sunday with Miss i
Evelyn Schweyer.—Mrs. Jacob Dubbs i
and son, Arthur, are visiting relatives i
In Tork and Manchester.—Dr. An- '
drews and daughter, Jessie, spent Sun
day in Washington, D. C.—Herman i
Howe, of Pittsburgh, is visiting his sis- i
ter, Mrs. M. P. Crawford.—Miss Bettye
Mayer, a trained nurse in the United :
States naval service, and Beverly I i
Mayer, an attache of the Puhlic Serv-j.
tee Commission, are visiting at the'
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mayer. I
tA lesson of the European War
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a part of the rations of the troops in ACTIVE SERVICE.
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SATURDAY EVENING, HJUUUSBURG ffißftl TELEGRAPH MAY 29, 1915.
Snyder County Farmer Is
Ninety-five Years 01
DANIEL OTT
Special to The Telegraph
Selinsgrove, Pa., May 29. —Daniel
Ott, living in Penn township, near
here, celebrated his ninety-fifth birth
day on Thursday. Mr. Ott was born
May 27, 1820, and is the oldest resi
dent of Snyder county.
Duncannon Man Appointed
U. S. Post Office Inspector
By Special Correspondence
•Duncannon, Pa.. May 29.—Ralph T.
Smith of this place has been appointed
a post office Inspector and in pursu
ance to an order received from the
j department, left on Monday for ICan-
J sas City. He has been in the railway
| mail service for a number of years,
running between Jersey City and Pitts
burgh. The Duncannon High
School Alumni Association will hold
a meeting in the high school room this
evening. The Brotherhood of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
an Ice cream and cake festival in
Mrs. Josephine Miller's storeroom.
Monday afternoon and evening.—Al-
I bert H. White, manager of the Har
risburg office of the American Civic
Reform Union, will speak in the
Methodist Episcopal Church to-nior
row morning on the subject "Asleep
at the Switch." In the afternoon at
2.30 he will speak at a union meeting,
for men only in the United Brethren
Church. Dr. William H. Wnshlnger,
of Chambersburg, superintendent of
the Pennsylvania conference of the
United Brethren Church, will preach
In the United Brethren Church here
i Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
KILLED BIG BLACKSNAKE
By Special Correspondence
New (iernuntonn, Pa., May 29.
Cyrus Jacobs, of Juniata county,
while visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Charles F. Trexler, was taken ill.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed
gar College. Alexander Morrow, a
Civil War veteran, is ill of heart dis
ease. Edward F. Middleton was
called to the home of his sister, Mrs.
William Hartzell, at Columbus, Ohio,
on account of the illness and death
of a member of her family. Miss
Laura Gutshall has gone to live with
George B. Borrell, of Elliottsburg.—
Mr. and Mrs. James Baltozer spent
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew J. tiarclay, of Mad
ison township. Mrs. Hannah Hock
enberry, spent a week • with her
daughter, Mrs. William Harris, of
Burns Valley. Howard Hockenher
ry killed a blacksnake five and a half
feet In length.—Harvey Kesler, of Mt.
Pleasant, and brother, William Kes
ler, of Monterey, spent Sunday with
the former's daughter, Mrs. Roscoe
Morrow. H. N. Hart and James
Baltozer appraised the personal prop
erty of the late A. D. Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Foose, son Mer
rill and daughter Margaret, of Madi
son township, were called to the bed
side of Mrs. Foose's father, Alexander
Morrow. Mr. and Mrs. John H. |
Glhbons, of Mt. Pleasant, spent Tues
day with David S. Beaston.
TENT (SERVICES TO CLOSE
By Special Correspondence
Wormlcysbiirg. Pa., May 29.—Mrs.
J. J. Hemmer has returned home from
a trip to Baltimore and Washington. '
—Mr. and Mrs. William McMorris and j
family motored to Duncannon on j
Tuesday.—Miss Bertha Leyden, of |
Lancaster, was the week-end guest of
her aunt, Mrs. George Houdershell.— j
Miss Sara Deal and Mrs. Mann were '
the guests of Mrs. J. F. Hummel on |
Thursday.—Miss Beatrice Hummel is |
slowly recovering from an attack of:
bronchitis. —Mrs. Peffer, of Washing- !
ton Heights, was the guest of her |
mother, Mrs. W. O. Rishel.—The evan- 1
gelistic services which are being held I
in the tent erected on the Square will |
close Sunday evening.
The Rev. G. B. Renshaw is spend
ing this week in Westminster, Md., at
tending a Christian Endeavor conven
tion. —Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hippie, Mr.
arid Mrs. Elias Amey and children mo
tored to Mr. Arney's brother's, near
Liverpool.—Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Gei
ger are entertaining Miss Sarah Dill
and Mrs. Harry Mann, of Lebanon.—
Mrs. W. O. Rishel returned from
Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, hav
ing visiteC her 808, Ira.—Miss Mertle
Arney, of Meehanicsburg, visited hf»r
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Arney, this
week.—Mrs. J. Faurber was a visitor
in Middletown on Tuesday evening.
Personal News Items
From Nearby Towns in
Central Pennsylvania
New Bloomfield —Mrs. A. P. Nickel
left Thursday morning for Pittsburgh
to visit her daugther, Mrs. Virginia
Piatt.—Mrs. David C. Kell left for
Johnstown to visit Mrs. Hattie Walb
and will also spend some time with
her son. Harry, at Pittsburgh.—Mrs.
T. L. Holman and Mrs. Raymond H.
Sermon, of Salt Lake City, Utah, ac
companied by ex-Sherift A. L. Long
and Mrs. H. Long, of Millerstown,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Baker on Wednesday.—Miss Margaret
McKee left Wednesday for Wildwood.
New Jersey.—Harry E. Shearer, of
Harrisburg, spent Wednesday with his
parents, ex-Sheriff and Mrs. H. C.
Shearer.
I.ewi»berry—Mrs. W. S. Hammond
is spending the week-end with her sis
ter. Mrs. Alice Hauck. of Mechahics
burg.—Mrs. Ella M. Sutton and Miss
Margaret Ross are guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton, of Get
tysburg.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Foster, of Harrisburg, will spend Sun
day and Monday with their brother
and sisters at the Foster home.—Miss
Lizzie Kunkel, of New Cumberland, is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Elmer C. Wise.—The Rev. D. L. Dixon,
former pastor of the local Methodist
Episcopal Church, and now stationed
at Mt. Holly Springs, will spend the
week-end with friends in town. —The
Rev. S. W, Purvis, a former pastor of
the local M. E. Church about eighteen
years ago. returned to his home In
Philadelphia after spending several
days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. El
lis Hammond. —The Rev. Edward
Jackson, Mrs. E. A. Pennington, Mrs.
Mary S. Myers and Miss Edith Cllne
attended the twelfth district Sunday
School convention at Cassel's Church,
near Tork Haven, on Thursday.
Rerrysburg—Prof. D. L. Raker, of
Harrisburg, visited his mother and at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Catharine
Koppenheffer.—The Rev. Irwin Runk,
of Scottdale, visited his father, Jacob
Runk, who is ill.—The Rev. and Mrs.
J. Hoffman are at Reading.—Miss
Helen .Daniel is ill.—Master Daniel
Copenhaver. of Hershev, is spending
some time with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. S. Daniel.
Linglestown—Mr. and Mrs. Miles
Backenstoe, son. Ward, and daughter,
Ltllan, and Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Schaffer, of Mount Joy. were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bolton on Sun
day.—Edward Meese and eon, David,
of Mansfield, Ohio, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Unger.—Norman
Feeser, of Pittsburgh, Is spending some
time with his mother, Mrs. Mary
Feeser.—Edward Buck, a student of
Gettysburg College, was the guest of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Buck.
—Miss Mvrna Speas, Miss Marlon
Smith, Miss Mabel Feeser and Dr.
Brown spent Sunday at Perdlx.—S. C.
Seltzer, of Enola, on Tuesday was a
visitor here.—William Spancake, of
Lebanon, spent Tuesday here.
r>ini|ihtn. Mrs. William Gerhard
and daughter. Janet, of Cainden, X. J.,
spent several days with Dr. and Mrs.
A. C. Coble. Miss Henrietta Dewalt,
of Penbrook. was the week-end guest
of Miss Annie Hinkle. Miss Clair
Demeroe, of Newport;. Miss Mary Mc-
Kee, of Harrisburg, and Miss Miriam
Ryan, of Halifax, spent the week-end
with Miss Helen Louise Wallis.—Ray
mond Suydam. of Sreeiton, spent Sun
day with Walter .1. Shaffer.—Mrs. How
ard Bailey returned on Tuesday after
spending several days at New York.
Miss Bertha Sellers and Miss Ruth
Deibler left on Wednesday for a visit
with friends at Alexandria. Va. Mrs.
Walter Lundy and son. Kobert, of Ber
wick, Pa., spent several days with Mrs.
William T. Reed. Mrs. Mary Coffrode
and Miss Cora Coffrode spent the week
with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Speece, at
Speeceville. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M.
Singer, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Was ne Singer, on Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. William Anderson, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Blerbower. Miss Porothy Singer
spent several days with her grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Singer, at Harrisburg. Mrs. William
Bell Gross left to-day for an extend
ed visit to Alexandria, Va., from there
to Salisbury Beach, Mass.. where she
will join her husband and spend the
summer. Mrs. Alien B. Hess and Mrs.
William P. Clark were the guests of
Mrs. Frank Garverlck, at Harrisburg,
on Wednesday. Thomas Hawthorne,
of Newark, N. J.. spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1 \V
Hawthorne. Miss Oneeda Fertig was
the guest of friends at Rockville, on
Wednesday. Mrs. Freeman C. Ger
beri<-k spent Thursday with Mrs. W. S.
Manley, of Luiknow.
Cumberland. Miss Eleanor
Crane, of Altoona: Miss Nellie n. Ma
soel, of Laurel. Del.: William Gunter.
of Frostburg. Md.: Rowland Ingram, of
Louer, ITei. !t ,nd Clarence Shollcnberg
er. of Auburn. N. ,T„ were guests of the
Misses Roberta and Janet ReifT, this
week. Mrs. E. Sunday spent Wednes
day at Middletown. Robert Hull of
Pittsburgh, visited his father. Sherman
Hull, this week. Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Beckley vUlted Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Beckley in Washington. D. C„ this
week. lra K«l!er, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his sisters, Mrs. Marv
Kaufman and Miss Grace Keller Mr
and Mrs. Robert Wright, of York were
guests of their son. E. H. Wright, this
week. B. C. Snyder has returned
from a trip to Philadelphia. Mrs
Parker, of Philadelphia, is visiting Mrs'
Frank Fager.
Plkftonn. George Zlegler, of Har
risburg. spent the w<?*k-end with hi*
mother. Mrs. Caroline Ziegler Mrs
Rosanna Shtve after spending a few
weeks with Fred Shive returned to
her home at Harrisburg. Mr nnrl
Mrs. Joseph Murama spent Sundav
with Irvln Moyer of Linglestown, Route
No. 1. Thomss Ramsey visited his
daughter. Mrs. Maymo Cassel. in Linjr'-
lestown. John Linglo was a visitor In
Lebanon, on Wednesday. There will
be preaching services In the Mount
Laurel Bethel on Sunday. June 6 morn
ing and evening, hy the pastor. th»
Rev. Jonas Martin. Mrs. Ma-vln
Strohm, of Fishing Creek Valley spent
New Bridges Over Armstrong
Creek to Be Built Soon
By Special Correspondence
Halifax, Pa., May 29.—The Rev.
George Dietrich, of Carlisle, preached
in the Reformed Church on Sunday
and spent the day with O. E. Seagrist.
—The Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Pease and
his father, John Pease, spent the week
at Tower City.—Mrs. W. B. Xace and
Mrs. Charles Knouff spent Tuesday at
Harrisburg visiting their sister, Mrs.
Elmer Sheesley.—Harry Miller and H.
Stewart Potter have been elected as
delegates to represent the Otterbein
United Brethren Sunday School at tho
county Sabbath Bchool convention at
Middletown on Thursday and Friday,
June 24 and 25.—New bridges over
Armstrong Creek, Ave miles from
Halifax, and Wlconisco Creek at Ly
kens, recently recommended by view
ers, are expected ,to be under con
! structlon within a month.—Wilflani H.
i Landis, who had his leg broken sev
eral weeks ago, is getting along as
1 well as can be expected.—William
Mich, of South Bethlehem, is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Urich.
! —Jeremiah Chubb, who spent the past
| two weeks here with relatives, started
1 for his home in Topeka, Kansas, on
Saturday.—John Beitzel, of Carlisle,
spent the week-end at the home of his
parents. Prof, and Mrs. S. C. Beitzel.
—Elmer E. Daugherty spent Sunday
at McClellan.—Miss Meta Seagrist
spent several weeks at Millersburg,
! visiting her grandfather, Isaac Dreibll
bies. —Miss Mary Millard left for Ply
mouth, where she will spend some
! time at the home of her brother, Wll
; liam Millard.
j BUILDING TOBACCO WAREHOUSE '
Mount Joy, Pa., May 29. —Andrew
i B. Brown, Charles E. Becksecker and
| Martin B. Brown were mustered into
i Lieutenant David H. Nlssly Camp, No.
i 74, Sons of Veterans. —The senior
| pianoforte pupils of Miss S. Welsh
[ gave their anual recital in Mt. Joy!
hall on Thursday evening.—Samuel N. I
Eby left on Monday for Mt. Gretna
where he will spend the next three
months as superintendent and general
manager of the camp grounds.—
Henry Koch, of Philadelphia, spent '
several days in town with his father, l
! Lewis Koch.—The Rev. Dubois Work- I
man, son of the Rev. D. R. Workman, j
of Paradise, was the guest of W. D. 1
Chandler. The Rev. Mr. Workman,
| will leave in a short time as a chap
| lain on the United States battleship
.Illinois. —G. Moyer commenced the
erection of a large leaf tobacco ware
house along the siding of the Penn-
I sylvania railroad close to the ware
house of John Bimesderfer.—The
King's Daughters of the Presbyterian
, Church will hold a strawberry festival
in the church lawn on Saturday, June
s.—Miss Kate Dellinger is spending
■ some time at Philadelphia.—Howard
i Boyd, after spending a few days with
his mother, Mrs. Mary Boyd, left on
Wednesday for his home at Baltimore.
—The Florin baseball club was organ
ized on Tuesday evening, by electing
1 the following officers: Manager,
Jacob Boyer; president, Roy Baker;
vice-president, Jacob Stickler; treas
j urer, Ephraim Heiner; captain, Heb
ner Dukeman; secretary, John Stoll.
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. B." Megonnel. Edward Nye, of
Harrisburg, spent several /lavs this
week with his mother, Mrs. Rebecca
Nye. Miss Luella Runkle was the
I giiest of Mr. and Mrs. George Wade
at Linglestown. Mervin Allen, of
i Enola, is spending some time with Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Earley.
Rnders.—Cornelius Miller and family
I of Curtin. were the guests of Mrs. Na
thaniel Weaver, on Sunday. The
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Lyter, of Harris
burg. spent Monday at the home of the
formers parents. Mrs. .T. W. Knouff
is spending some time at Harrisburg.—
J A. N. Ulrich and family, of Paxtang,
were guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
' Knders, on Sunday. Dr. J. W. Neff
and daughter. Phyllis, are on a visit
to West Chester and Philadelphia.
Union Deposit. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Doonkle, of Palmyra, visited her
§arents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Fox, on
unday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry KeifTer
! and daughter. Kathryn. spent Sunday
at Paxtang. visiting Mr. and Mrs.
1 George Porr. Miss Jennie Baker, of
i Hershey, spent Sunday with her friend,
i Miss Ruth Landis. Mr. and Mrs.
I Joseph Ulrich, of Penbrook. visited the
I former's sister. Mrs. Charles Whltmov
er. on Sunday.—Miss Maggie Dunn and
| Miss Annie Eisenliauer spent Sunday
at Willlamsport. Mr. and Mrs.
! Abram Fackler entertained their son,
Enos Fackler and family, of Eilzabeth
! town, on Sunday. Mrs. Joseph Al
bright. of Hummelstown. visited Mrs.
Maggi" Hartman, on Sunday. IXr.
and Mrs. H. Farnsler. of Harrisburg,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Gingher, on Sunday.
MarynvHle. Mrs. Monte Caliman'
and daughter, of Buffalo, N. Y„ is vis
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Eppley. The Rev. S. L. Flickinger
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mollie
Flickinger. at Reinhnlds.—Mrs. Charles
F. Kass spent several days with his
son. J. F. Kass, at Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. B. Liddick and son. Charles,
spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. j
T. E. Shrawder, of Millerstown. Mrs.
M. O. Sheaffer and three children, are
visiting her sister, Miss Mary Bowers,
at Baltimore. Mrs. John Alberts
spent Thursday with her daughter,]
Miss Ruth I .on g. Miss Hattle Straus- ;
baugb. of York, spent several days I
with her uncle, S. S. Leiby. Miss j
Clementine Roberts, of Reading, spent |
the week-end with her brother. W. L. |
Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Amos I
Sheaffer and two children, of Lancas- j
ter, spent the week-end with W. A. i
Albright.
Mlllerntown. Mrs. Hime3, daugh- j
ter Mararet and son Owen and Miss
Lillian Garver. of Thompsonfown. spent
tho week-end with the Rev. Charles
Himes. Mrs. D. A. Snyder, who had
spent the winter at Washington, D. C.,
| with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Pike,
returned home. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Bollinger, daughter Margaret,
and Mrs. Irvin Crane, were Harrisburg
visitors, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Mangus. of Harrisburg. were guests
of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Mangus. Sunday. Mrs. Mary
Pellow, who has been with her daugh
ters in Harrisburg for several months,
spent several days in town tills week.
—Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, of Thompson
town, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Himes. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompson were in Philadelphia this
week attending the Knight Templar's!
Conclave. Mrs. Thompson also at
tended an alumni banquet at the West
Chester Normal. Mrs. Annie Eckles
visited relatives in Harrisburg Tues
day. — 1 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pike, of
Washington. D. C.. are visiting at the
home of W. D. Bollinger.
Tower City, —Misses Grace Kantner
and Vera Bressler enjoyed several
days' vacation at Myerstown. Miss
Helon Callen, of Reading, is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Cal
len. Charles Baier and son, Karl,
spent several days at Lebanon.
Joseph Osman, of Newtown, returned
home after a pleasant visit to his
aunt, Mrs. Mitchell.—Miss Emma Houtz
returned home after spending several
weeks at Reading with her grand
mother, Mrs. Reed, who died at that
place last week. Joe Reed, Frank
Reed. Mrs. Caire Houtz and Mrs.
George Allman, children of tho deceas
ed, went to Reading to attend the fu
neral. Miss Mary Murray, of Read
ing, is visiting her mother. Mrs. W.
Murray. Mr. and Mrs. William Mor
gan. of Philadelphia, are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mr*. C. Kehler.
John Klinger. of Akron, Ohio, while
in town over Sunday gave several good
baritone selections in the churches. —■
The Mountaineer Hose Company sold
their possessions on the Tower Park
grounds. The fence and grandstand
was sold to Frank Kaufman and-the
aavlllon to Morris Updegrave. - Mrs.
tartln is recovering {rum <t severe
lUneas.
Malta Lutheran Sunday
School Elects Officers
By Special Correspondence
Malta, Pa., May 29.—Charles H.
Zerbe transacted business at Philadel
phia last week.—George H. Stein, of
Millersburg, called on friends in town
on Sunday.—Mrs. E. D. Witmer and
: son, Clarence, and William L. Kopen
| haver and daughter, Mrs. A. M. Zerbe,
I attended the funeral of Mrs. George
Kopenhaver at Berrysburg on Satur
day.—Mrs. Kate Wert called on her
son, Charles, of Countyline, over Sun
day.—The Lutheran Sunday Bchool
heid its annual election on Sunday and
chose the following officers: Super
intendent, William K. Lemon; assist
ant superintendent, Alva M. Zerbe;
secretary, J. M. Schroyer; assistant
secretary-, Bertha Tressler; treasurer,
A. L. Zerbe; organists. W. L. and R. B.
Zerbe: librarians. Sarah and Florence
Zerbe; assistant librarians. Marlin
Kauffman and Lee Tressler; grove di
rectors. J. J. Shaffer and J. M.
Schroyer.—Miss Mabel Schlegel, of
Herndon, paid a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Robert B. Zerbe, on Sunday.—
Adam Spotts and family, of Hickory
Corners, visited D. B. Spotts on Sun
day.—Mrs. Mary Wlest, of Millersburg,
called on relatives here on Tuesday.
SERMON TO GRADUATES
By Special Correspondence
MerhanlcshnrK, Pa., May 29.—To
morrow morning at 10:45 o'clock, the
Rev. Dr. Joseph Wilson Cochran, of
Philadelphia, will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon in Columbian Hall, |
Irving College.—Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Strominger enjoyed a trip to Philadel
phia and New York this week. —Mrs.
Sarah Neblnger returned to her home
in Lancaster after visiting at the home
of John H. Attlck.—The Misses Flor
ence and Helen Bealor, of Shamokin,
spent some time at the home of Mrs.
D. L. Snavely.— I The Rev. H. Hall
i Sharp, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran
[Church, will deliver the sermon to the
graduating class of the high school
to-morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock In
the First United Brethren Church. —
A successful festival was held by the
I members of the Sunday School class
taught by Mrs. Corliss Hurst in the
: Trinity Lutheran Church, on Tuesday
; evening. Miss Blanch Kauffman
I leaves to-day for a visit to her sister,
I Mrs. H. D. Sewall, In Charaa, New
| Mexico.
SERMOX TO VETERANS
j Sliiromanstown. Pa., May 29. —To-
\morrow morning, the Rev. B. F. Emen
| heiser. pastor of the United Brethren
I Church, will deliver a patriotic ad
i dress to the old soldiers of the town
| who will march to the church in a
; body.—The Ladies' Aid Society of the
J United Brethren Church met at the
'home of Mr. and Mrs. George Danner
jon Tuesday evening.—Miss Thelma
i Drawbaugh is spending several weeks
1 with her aunt, Mrs. C. V. Miller, at At-
I lantic City.—Jacob Lauver spent Mon
! day in Washington.—Mrs. Sara Ha
german, Mrs. J. F. Kunkle. daughter,
Ruth, and son, Paul, of Williamson,
are being entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Faust.—Mr. and
| Mrs. William Starr, of Harrisburg, vis
. ited the former's parents. Mr. and
!Mrs. Floyd Starr, during the week.—
: Mrs. Thomas Hoyer, of Baltimore,
[spent a day at the home of Mr. and
! Mrs. Samuel Drawbaugh.—Prof, and
(Mrs. A. J. Beitzel and Mrs. Elizabeth
Milleisen. of Harrisburg. visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rupp.—
The Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Emenhelser
have returned from York, where they
visited relatives.
SHOT EIGHT WEASELS
Mlllersburs;. Pa., May 29. —Mrs. Bo
gar, mother of H. G. Bogar. of Union
street, is ill.—Peter A. Campbell passed
his 81st birthday on Tuesday and Is
one of Millersburg's most active citi
zens.—Steven R. Day is home from
Valparlso, Indiana, where he com
pleted a course in the University In
that city.—Mrs. F. W. Sponsler is
home after spending the winter with
ilier son. Charles, at Rochester, N. Y.—
i Frank Landis and sister. Miss Celestia,
| left Tuesday for Harrisburg where
[they will remain during the summer.
—Rav Graeff, living on the H. L.
|Frank farm, east of Millersburg, shot
eight weasels in a railplle on Wednes
day—a good day's wages at $2 per
head.—Mrs. William F. Day, of
Waynesboro, was a visitor at her old
homo in Millersburg this week.—Gor
don Hoy and Miss Jennie Auker were
married last week and will go to
housekeeping here.
PARTY FOR KASTOX GUEST
j Montamlnn. Pa.. May 29. —The Rev.
;T. T. Lake, pastor of the Shamokin
[Baptist Church, gave a humorous lec
| ture In the Baptist Church Monday
evenig.—Mrs. Frank Cox entertained
a few friends at her home on Monday
evening, in honor of her guest, Mrs.
E. L. Hoffman, of Easton, formerly of
this place. Those present were: Mrs. |
Angus Fairchild. Mrs. Myron Fair- j
child, Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. Je
rome Furman. Mrs. A. G. Keyser, Mrs.
Edward Rietz, Mrs. Elmer Shaffer;
(Misses Martha Riegel, Mary Garber
land Grace Frey.—Born to Mr. and
' Mrs. W. C. Burrey, Wednesday, May
I 26, a son.—Born to Mr. and Mrs.
David Kunkle, at Linntown on Mon
day, May 25, a son. Mrs. Kunkle was
: formerly Miss Florence Fries, of this
I place.—-Mrs. E. IJ. Hoffman and
'daughter have returned to their home
I In Easton, after spending several days
i here.—Miss Carrie Smith, of Camden.
|N. J., is visiting her father, C. P.
Smith.—Mrs. Elmer Shaffer was a
Willlamsport visitor on Tuesday.
GOOD WORK AT ELIZABETHVILLE
Eliza betliville, Pa.. May 29.—0n
Wednesday. Good Roads Day, the citi
zens of this borough backed by the
automobile people, sent a large dele
gation of men on the road leading
from this place to Berrysburg. The
Pennsylvania railroad road drag was
used and many bad places greatly im
proved. Supervisors Bechtel and
Moyer had charge.—Mrs. Sarah Sny
der left on Wednesday morning for
Philadelphia where she will visit her
two sons. —Mrs. Isaac W. Matter, of
West Fairview, accompanied her
mother, Mrs. Swab, to this place on
Tuesday evening.—S. B. Romberger.
of Pottstown, spent several days in
town.—Miss Ruth A. Miller will shortly
leave for the summer Chautauqua
course at Chautauqua, N. Y.
FIRE APPARATUS IN GARAGE
Blain. Pa., May 29.—The Re\\ J. C.
Reigliard, a director of the Gettys
burg College, attended the commence
ment exercises.—Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Gutshall, a daughter.—
C. M. Bower, member of the State
Normal Farmers' Institute, attended
its annual session at Exposition Park,
Conneaut Lake, Pa.—Miss Anna Tros
tle. of f'amden, N. J., and sister, A#iss
Ethel Trostle, of Harrisburg, visited
their former home here.—A joint
meeting of tho Lutheran and Re
formed congregations will he held in
the Lutheran Church on June 2 at
7:30 p. m. In the interest of Ihe old
cemetery.—Miss Christina Kern, who
was ill, is Improving.—Mrs. George F.
Stine went to Harrisburg to see her
son, W. H. Stine, who is taking treat
ment for rheumatism from his uncle.
Dr. H. A. Stine.—The new chemical
tire engine will be placed In L. M.
Wentzel's garage until a building la
erected for 1U i
Michigan Teacher in Charge
of New Department at Irving
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Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa„ May 29.
Irving College will have a new de
partment next year which will be up
to-date in every particular, showing
that this well-known educational in
stitution is right abreast of the times.
It will include domestic science, plain
sewing and basketry, taught by Miss
Lena M. Brooker, of Detroit, Mich.,
who comes with the highest recom
mendations from the Thomas Normal
Training School, at Detroit, Mich.,
from which institution she has been
graduated.
Girls Sell Buttons For
Hummelstown Jubilee
By Special Correspondence
'Hummelstown, Pa., May 29. —On
Wednesday evening the grammar
school held commencement exercises
at the home of Miss Edith Ebersole,
one of the members of the class.—
Licentiate Paul Schaffner will shortly
be ordained in the Reformed Church
here. The Rev. Mr. Schaffner expects
to devote his life to foreign mission
work in Japan.—Alfred Sutcliffe, Jr.,
I of the Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Gettysburg, is spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Sutcliffe. —Sylvia Cassel, who is now a
junior in the Hummelstown high
school, has never missed a day since
she started school.—Mr. and Mrs. M.
H. Nissley entertained J. H. Buch and
family, of Elizabethtown, over Sunday.
—Reba Keller is ill at her home in
West Main street. —Mrs. Edwin Bless-
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VETERINARIAN IS PROMOTED
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Building New Siding Near
Hershey Depot
By Special Correspondence
Hershey, Pa.. May 29.—The Rev.
George S. Rentz, pastor of the Derrv
Presbyterian Church. Is attending th»
sessions of the general assembly at
Rochester.—A new siding 500 feet
long is being laid by a foroe of Phila
delphia and Reading workmen west of
the depot.—Dr. F. G. Wirt has re
ceived n promotion as veterinarian for
the Bureau of Animal Industry, at
Little Rock, Ark. He with his
family to the West.—The Rev. O. G.
Romig, of Tower City, spent several
days with his family at this place.—
Monroe B. Hirsh, of Lancaster, and
W. W. Morrow, of Philadelphia, were
visitors at this place.—Mrs. Allie Hess,
of Redford, Mich., is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Snavely.—H. S. Everett,
assistant principal of the high school,
left for Lewisburg, where he and his
wife will spend tha summer vacation.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Snyder returned
from a visit to Martlnsburg, W. Ya.—
Hary Matthews, of New Holland, vis
ited friends here. —Misses Mabel and
Cora Lingle visited relatives at Pen
brook.—Ewing Cain, of the Hershey
Chocolate Company, attended the an
nual convention of the National Con
fectioners at Atlantic City.—Several
special trains loaded with members of
the Brethren from Virginia, West
Virginia and MarvlanJ are expected
to arrive here on Sunday.—John Sol
lenberger visited his parents at Dills
burg.—R. E. Yeiser, the new clerk in
the post office, moved with his family
Into John Zoll's residence In Caracas
avenue.
ins and children are visiting the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Davlp. in New
Bloomfleld. Pa.—William H. Earnest
i 3 in attendance at the meeting of th«
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
at Akron, Ohio.—Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
Miller have returned from a visit of
several months to their daughter, Mrs.
May Miller Shoop, of Felton, Cuba.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Shoop, who will spend the sumtner in
the North.
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