Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, September 16, 1915, Page 2, Image 2

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RUSSIAN VISITORS I
INSPECT! PLANT
In Company of Baldwin Officials
and Railroad Men They Spend
Day at Burnham
Special to The Telegraph
Lewistown, Pa.. Sept. IC. Big
Captains of Industry paid a visit to
the Burnham plants yesterday. They
were the members of the Russian
Railways Commission, touring the
United States, studying railroad and
transportation problems. The com
mission was met here by a party of
of officials of the Baldwin Loco
motive works of Philadelphia, of
which the Standard Steel works at
Burnham is a part. The officials
were Alba Johnson and Samuel M.
'VauClain. president and vice-president
'•f the Baldwin works.
Accompanying the party were
Charles Schlacks and W. L. Abbot, the
:latter the chief official of a large man-|
mfaeturing company.
The Russian Commission is being
conducted on the tour by W. W. At
terbury. vice-president of the Penn
sylvania lines. Other high officials
with the Atterbury party are W. H.
Donner, of the Cambria and Penn
sylvania Steel companies; Fred Eaton,
president of the American Car and
Foundry company, and George D.
Dickson, a Pennsylvania railroad of
ficial. The party were the guests of
William Vollmer, superintendent of
the big plant.
The commission was made up of
the following distinguished Russians:
President, Count S. I. Schulenberg;
Nicholas P. Kemmer, Max X. Groten,
Alphons Lipetz and Arki S. Martynof.
The trip over the Pennsy is being
made In a special train.
DINNER FOR NEWLYWEDS
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro. Pa.. Sept. 16. Miss
Pauline Gilbert, daughter of Alfred
Gilbert, of Waynesboro, and Harry
Hoffman. Hagerstown. who were mar
ried in Frederick. Md . on Tuesday
evening, were entertained at dinner by
the bride's aunt. Mrs. Roy X. Lehman
here, last evening.
WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta. Sept. 16. —Mrs. Abram
Zahn. of New Providence. Is in a criti
cal condition, from falling down a
flight of stairs yesterday. She buf
fered concussion of the brain, and
was badly bruised.
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for the most excellent reasons,
because we're In the business
and need the money and be
cause our rates arc so low and
our work so superior you can't
afford to do it yourself; we use
no chemicals.
Harrisburg Window
Cleaning Co.
OFFICE—BOB EAST ST.
Bell Phone 631-J
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Let Kelley's Coal
Solve Your Heating
Troubles This Winter
All that isn't coal is thrown
out before it goes into your
cellar.
Consequently you feed
your furnace and range only
pure coal—and that the best
mined in Pennsylvania.
H. M. KELLEY & CO.
Office, 1 N. Third Street
Yard, Tenth and State Streets
THURSDAY EVENING,
Reorganization of West
Fairview Cornet Band
West Fairview, Pa., Sept. 16. —West
Fairview Cornet band which had dis
banded several years ago has recently
been reorganized and great Interest la
being taken. Almost all of the mem
bers o£ the former organization have
placed their names on the roll as well
as a number of new ones. Rehearsals
are being held In the storeroom of E.
A. Duy, and after the completion of
the new tirehouse the regular meetings
will be held there.
The following officers have been
elected:
President, C. W. King; vice-presi
dent, H. F. Darr; treasurer, George
Keefer, Jr.; secretary. Foster Long;
director, A. W. Stoll: trustees, George
Davis. Lewis Jamison and Preston
Bair.
Music committee—C. W. King and
A. W. Stoll.
MASONS LAY OORNKRSTONE
OF NEW GRANITE BUILDING
special to The Telegraph
Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 16.—The Ma
sonic fraternity gathered in large
numbers yesterday at the Masonic
Home at Elizabethtown for the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the Paul L.
Levis Memorial Building.
The ceremony was conducted by
Grand Master J. Henry Williams, of
Philadelphia, assisted by other Grand
Lodge officers. The new building,
which will be of granite, will cost
133,300.
STRI'CK BY SWINGING PLANK
Special to The Telegraph
Mt. Union, Pa., Sept. 16.—Walter;
Andrews, who came here from Maple
ton to accept a job with the Etna Ex
plosive company, was struck on the
head by a swinging plank shortly
after starting work yesterday morning
and rendered unconscious. He was
taken to his home in Mapleton in a
serious condition.
RUNAWAY DAMAGES At'TO
Special to The Telegraph
Mt. Union. Pa., Sept. 16.—A team
belongin gto the Mount Union Tanning
and Extract company and driven by
John Stone, became frightened at a
passing train and the driver was
forced to Jump off. The wagon
crashed into a large automobile caus
ing several hundred dollars damage.
The driver of the car jumped and
escaped injury.
RETURNED FROM CAMP
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 16. Mr.
and Mrs. S. Ira Stoops, who have heen
camping along the Potomac during
the past six weeks, have returned to
Waynesboro.
BIG BANKING BUSINESS
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 16.—During
the one year isince the Waynesboro
Trust Company started in business it
has added J 100,000 to its resources,
and the deposits have been increased
to $120,000.
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Special to The Telegraph
Mount Top, Sept. 16.—Misses Grace
Williams, Ruth Walker, Mary Stump
and her brother, Luther Stump, were
badly injured to-day -when their auto
mobile upset as it rounded a sharp
curve and skidded into a fence.
WILL BUILD NEW CHURCH
Special to The Telegraph
Ellzabethtown, Sept. 16.—1n a short
time the Church of God will begin the
erection of a new edifice In place of
the present small building. This con
gregation is one of the oldest in Lan
caster county.
AID SOCIETY FESTIVAL
Special to The Telegraph
Dillsburg, Pa.. Sept 16.—0n Satur
day evening the Ladies' Aid Society of
| the Franklin church, will hold a fes
tival in Dick's Grove near the church.
| The Dillsburg band will furnish music.
BROOKS FAMILY REUNION
Special to The Telegraph
I Strasburg, Sept. 16. To-day the
j Brooks family reunion in this place,
! was very largely attended, and a very
i interesting program given. Four gen
jerations were represented. The of
• fleers are as follows: President, T.
jHarvey Brooks; vice-president, E. C.
! Bowman; secretary, Chester W. Bow
man; treasurer, Albert S. Brooks.
FINGER ALMOST SEVERED
i Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin. Pa., Sept. 16.—0n Mon
| day while cutting down weeds, Temple
! Heck, of Ohio, who with his wife, is
; visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I George Heck, cut the first finger on
| his right hand with a scythe, almost
1 severing it from his band.
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drain on human endurance than pure, revitalizing
food.
Grape-Nuts
is concentrated nourishment made from whole wheat
and malted barley.
It supplies all the nutriment of these wholesome
grains, retaining all the vital body-building salts—
potash, lime, iron, etc. —lacking in white bread and
many other foods, but which are absolutely neces
sary to rebuilding of sinew, brain and nerves.
Grape-Nuts is partly predigested in its making
—hence demands but little effort from the digestive
organs.
Delicious and splendidly satisfying, it's the ideal
school ration for children—a wonderful rebuilder for
adults.
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Sold by Grocers everywhere.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
AT DANVILLE SPREADS
Many New Casei at State Hoipital
For Insane and Among
Town People
Sun bury. Pa., Sept. 16.—Conditions
at Danville are such that the Stato
Health officials may never know the
cause of the typhoid epidemic It was
said there to-day. There are now 128
cases at the Danville State Hospital
for the Insane and thirty-eight In the
town. The new $600,000 George F.
Geislnger Memorial Hospital houses
twenty-eight patients and more will
be received as fast as arrangements
can be made.
AI'TOIST CONVICTED OF MAN
SLAUGHTER
Special to The Telegraph
Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 16. A jury
yesterday found George E. Tole. a Lan
caster tobacco man, guilty of Involun
tary manslaughter, with a recommen
dation to the mercy of the court. In
having caused the death of seven-year
old Adeline Gross by having run her
down -with an automobile on March
16, causing her death.
AT QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Sept. 16.—The Rev.
Francis J. S. Morrow, Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Fertig. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bailetts, Mrs. Clyde S. McNeely, Mrs.'
Harry Reed, Mrs. John Wolf. Miss
Etta McNeely, Miss Dorothy Bailetts,
Miss Martha Fertig. William Garve
rieh, Millard Fertig and Charles Mc-
Neely went to Heckton on Wednes
day evening to attend the quarterly
conference of the Methodist Church.
Dr. J. C. Iser, of Philadelphia, deliv
ered the sermon.
VISITING PACIFIC COAST
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Sept. 16.—The
number of persons from Mechanics
burg, going west this fcummerl is
large. During the week Mr. and Mrs.
S. F. Hauck, South Market street, left
for an extended trip to the Pacific
coast, on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H.
B. Mark ley, West Main street, also left
on Tuesday for a trip of several
months to the Panama Exposition.
On Tuesday Miss Gertrude Kerr left
for a lengthy visit to her brothers in
Chicago, and to-day Miss Clara Tit
zel, East Main street, started for lowa
and the Pacific coast. She will be
gone several months. The Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Ferguson, of Silver
Spring, will shortly leave for a trip
to the coast.
MORNING SESSIONS ONLY
Special to The Telegraph
Duncannon. Pa., Sept. 16.—Yester
day the borough schools only held the
morning session owing" to the hot
weather.
WEDDING AT DUNCANNON
Special to The Telegrapn
Duncannon, Pa., Sept. 16.—A pretty
home wedding took place at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Boyer in North High street on Tues
day afternoon, when Miss Millie Mae
Boyer, their only daughter and John
Laßue Hess were married. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev.
William Lowe, of Lancaster. They
will live at Harrisburg. „
BUNGALOW ON STATE LAND
Special to The Telegrapn
New Germantown, Pa., Sept. 16.
T. H. Buttorf, of Oliver township, has
rented a strip of land from the State
at the Big Spring, the head waters
of the historic Sherman's creek at
the foot of the Conococheague Moun
tain, on which he will erect a large
bungalow. The land was leased from
H. C. Bryner, State forester, of this
place. The State grants a ten-year
lease, but at the expiration of that
time It will renew the lease.
DAUPHIN BOARD OF TRADE
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Sept. 16.—A town
meeting will be held in Odd Fellows'
! Hall, this evening, at 7.30 for the
purpose of organizing .a board of
trade. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
JACOBS CHURCH PICNIC
Halifax, Pa.. Sept. 16. Jacobs
United Brethren Sunday school will
hold their picnic on Saturday, Septem
ber 18th. one-half mile west of Tay
lor's Mill. The church orchestra will
furnish the music and there will be
a refreshment stand on the ground.
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Fine Egyptian cotton, plain or ribbed double tipped fingers. 2-clasp rlllli "locly, trimmed, fl " e // \( / \
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sizes Bto 10. Monderfni lOr Worth tO $1.19 Ixing or short models: new Iwl l JH
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GIRLS' SCHOOL DRESSES ' 2" ITo morrow, each .... Qf I
In Size«? 4to 14 Yeans ,nBS: iuanv Bt)les ' worth U P fo 2Qr %L M X
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Clever little styles with either plain or > R. &G. Lace Front Corsets: aF® H
kilted skirts: checked or striped ginghams. fInPS , , outllle. medium bust; vl/ JL 1
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WEST SHORE NEWS |
SPECIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
New Cumberland. Pa., Sept. 16. —j
Instead of the regular preaching serv- j
ice in Trinity United Brethren church j
Sunday evening, the annual service!
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary I
Society will be held at 7:30. Mrs. |
Todd, a returned missionary will ad-j
dress the meeting. The Otterbcin j
Guild will join in the service.
BALL. GAME SATURDAY
New Cumberland, Pa., Sept. 16. —j
On Saturday afternoon a game of j
baseball will take place between
Highspire and the local team. In the
evening a festival will be held by the
baseball association.
DAUGHTER BORN
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 16. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Liddick announce the
birth of a daughter on Wednesday
morning.
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
Mrs. C. A. Parsons, of Marysville,
is visiting relatives at Altoona.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fortenbaugh
and daughter, Frances, of Marysville,
are spending several days at Niagara
Falls.
The Rev. S. L. Flickinger, of Marys
ville, is spending several days at Read
ing and Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Hosier, of Chester,
is visiting at the home of A. R. White,
Marysville.
Lawrence Kocher of Marysville, has
returned after spending sometime at
Waterloo, 111.
Mrs. Emma Metzgar and Miss Mary
Williams of New Cumberland went to
York to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Krone of
Shiremanstown announce the birth of
a daughter, Tuesday, September 14,
1915.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leldlg, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Fleckner, son Lester and
Mrs. Thomas Anderson, all of Hershey
spent Sunday with the latter's mother
at Shiremanstown.
Miss Jennie M. Weaber has returned
to her home at AUentown, after bein;?
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. K.
Lantz at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Howard Kraber, of Harrisburg,
is spending the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob M. Sheeby at their
country home near Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bower have re
turned to their home at Bellwood
after visiting their son, B. A. Bower
at Shiremanstown.
Miss Muriel Pittinger of Mt. Alto
Sanatorium is spending some time with
Mrs. Fannie Reckman at Shiremans
town.
INDEPENDENT CAVALRY TROOP
Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa., Sept. 16.—A cavalry
troop of forty-five young men has
been organized in Montour county.
They are not attached to any organ
ization, but say that if a call for volun
| teers comes theirs will bt a well
j trained body of troops.
KILLED BY FREIGHT TRAIN
Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa., Sept. 26. Running
in front of a freight train at a Phila
delphia & Reading railroad grade
crossing at Kulpmont, Frank Popllus,
of Shamokin, was run down and killed.
He was fifty years old and is sur
vived by a wife and eleven children.
COLLEGE NEWS STAFF
Special to The Telegraph
Annville, Pa., Sept. 16.—These offi
cers have been elected on the College
News staff at Lebanon Valley College:
Editor-in-chief, S. Huber Helntzle
man; associate editors, Blanche M.
I Black, Abraham Long; social editor.
I Nettie Showers; alumni editor, J.
Stuart Innerst; musical editor. Luella
Hertzler; business manager, V. Earl
Light.
j ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Special to The Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Sept. 16.—Mr. and
j Mrs. John Snyder announce the birth
of a daughter on Tuesday, September
fourth.
DEATH OF MRS. W. P. MUTCHAM
Special to The Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 16.—Mri. W.
Penrose Mutcham, aged 57. died last
evening. She was well known In Lan
caster, Dauphin and York counties.
Her husband was at one time pro
prietor of the Wild Cat Falls Inn. He
survives, with two sons, and a sister,
1 living at York.
BODY FOUND IN RIVER
Special lo The Telegraph
Hagerstown, Md., Sept. 16.—Lying
In shallow water in the Potomac river
on the Maryland side below Sharps
burg. the body of Michael Kidwller,
of Bakerton. was found yesterday by
two boys. Mystery surrounds the
death of Kidwller, who is supposed
to have been drowned, as no marks
of violence were found oa the body.
Two Days' Festivities at 1
Shamokin School Dedication
. Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury, Pa., Sept. 16.—Shamokin's
new $150,000 High School Building
will be dedicated with two days' j
festivities, starting to-day. A big
Civic parade will be held, in which
more than 5,000 persons are expected
to take part, and addresses will be
made by Dr. J. George Becht, execu
tive secretary of the State board of
education; Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer,
State secretary of Public Instruction,
and Frederick B. Moser, of Shamokin,
judge of the courts of Northumber
land county.
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SEPTEMBER 16, 191?.
N HOXOR OF MISS CHRBSTESON
Special to The Telegraph
Annville, Pa., Sept. 16.—Miss Helen j
Brightbill entertained at her home on
Tuesday evening the following guests
In honor of Miss Florence Christeson,
who is to be married the coming l
October; Miss Edith Brunner, of
Reading: Miss Mary Wyand, Hagers
itown; Miss Florence Christeson, Miss
Edith Lehman, Mrs. Claire Hnrnish,
Miss Ora Bachman and Miss Josephine
Urich.
CROWL-VODER WEDDING
Special to The Telegraph
Sunbury. Pa., Sept. 16.—Hatton L.
Crowl, a Shamokin druggist, and Miss
Cora E. Yoder, of Hegins, were mar
ried at the bride's home by the Rev.
W. H. Krause, of Frledens Reformed
Church.
Pennsylvania Couples Are
Married at Hagerstown
Hagerstown, Md., Sept. 16. Miss
j Anna Rice, of Ickesburg, Pa., and
; Russell W. Baker, of New Blooms-
I field, Pa., were married at the parson
nge of Washington Square Methodist
Church here by the Rev. W. Li. Lynn.
Miss Mary Viola Beaver, of Ship
pensburg, Pa., and William E. Ward,
of Chambersburg, Pa., were united in
1 marriage by the Rev. W. L. Lynn at
jthe parsonage of Washington Square
Methodist Church.
Marriage licenses were Issued hero
i 1 to the following couples: Earl T
| Caton and Mabel K. Hertzler, both of
I Harrlsburg, Pa., and John A. Beidel
1 ' and Sarah E. Wilson, both of Shlp-
I pensburg, Pa.