RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
NEW GERMANTOWN
100 YEARS OLD
First House in Thriving Perry
County Town Was Built
in 1816
CELEBRATION PLANNED
Centennial Will Be Observed
by Big Jubilee on Memor
ial Day
By Special Correspondence
New Germantown, Pa., April 15.
New Germantown was laid out in the
year 1816 and the 100 th anniversary'
will be celebrated on May 30, and
preparations for the event are now be- \
ins made. The first house built in
the village was a log' one which stood j
in what is now the M. E. graveyard
and probably burned down, as a few
years ago the sexton in digging a ,
grave, unearthed several pieces of
charred logs. Prof. William P.
Trostle, principal of the Houtzdale
schools, visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Trostle at Mt. Pleasant.
Guy C. Swartz an engineer in the
Enola freight yards visited friends
here, his former home. Miss
Myers of Marysville, is visiting Mrs. i
H. E. Keim who is ill. John
Shearer of Andersonburg visited his
father, M. H. Shearer. Mr. and
Mrs. Bricker of Marietta, were guests
of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Abner Watts. Grover Stitzel has
gone to lowa and Foster Gutshall to
Illinois. Samuel Shields of lowa, ,
visited his sister, Mrs. Derwin Hollen
baugh. John Swartz of Canada, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frances M. Swartz. J. A. Noel of
(his place and l-'rank Netlikln and
John H. Zeigler of Horse Valley, are
attending court as jurors.
Bond and Key Fraternity
Occupy Their New House
By Special Correspondence
Selinsgrovc, p a „ April 15. Glenn
Richter and Claude Kotteiger spent
a week with Mr. Richter's parents at
Lock Haven.—Mrs. Roscoe North is
visiting at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Southard Parker, at
Washington. D. C.—T. W. Walkin
shaw, a former student of Susciue- \
hanna University, visited friends here
this week.—Mrs. John Bucher and
Eva Leiby spent several weeks with)
Mr. wnd Mrs. Robert. Charles In New '
York State. —Dr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Alkens entertained Miss Smith, of
Northampton, Mass.. and Misses Ber
nice and Vivian Decker, of Montgom
ery,- this week. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank l
S. Wagenseller. of Grove City, and |
George J. Wagenseller, of Newport, !
were here this week visiting at the
home of George C. Wagenseller. — :
Members of the Bond and Key Fra
ternity of Susquehanna University this
week occupied their new house in Col-'
lege avenue. The Bond and Key is the j
first fraternity here at Susquehanna to 1
build its own home.—Miss Jennie Luck l
visited at the home of Robert Coleman
t his week.—Selinsgrove school board
» lias decided to reopen the old school
bouse which is located in what is;
known as the Isle of Que section of
Sellnwgrove. Two additional teachers j
will be employed.
"Annexation of Mexico"
Subject of Literary Debate
Ephrata, Pa., April 15. "That the
Peaceful Annexation of Mexico by the!
United States Would be Advantageous
to Both Nations," was the resolution
for debate at the last meeing of the
Ephrata High School Literary Society.
The affirmative side being taken
by Bertha Hippie and Thomas Rhoads
and the negative by Ruth Fry and
Eugene Shirk. The judges decided
In favor of the negative. The pupils!
of the High School several days ago 1
enjoyed a very instructive lecture by i
Mr. Farnaham on the "Ways and
Customs of the Orient." During the
his talk Mr. Farnaham displayed
many objects and trinkets in use by
the peoples of the Far East. The
pupils of the Ephrata High School
will give a concert in (lie Grand;
Theater. Ephrata, on Monday evening
April 24. An enthusiastic meeting
»f the guarantors of the Ephrata
Hiautauqua was held on Monday eve
ning. TT. W. Knickel, the Chautauqua
promoter was also present. The
chautauqua will be held from June
1 S to 22 inclusive. The Rev. ,T. M. |
Walters and his son. Leroy Walters,
are both confined to bed this week by
illness. The latter is a""student at Leb
anon Valley College and came home
on Monday quite 111. Samuel Stover,
a well-known horse dealer of Ephrata
is seriously ill with pneumonia.
PREACHING AT MT. LAUREL
By Special Correspondence
l'iketown, Pa., April 15. Miss
Tillie Casel after spending some time 1
with Mr. and Mrs. George Wade at j
Penbrook returned home on Sunday.
Miss Minnie Shive of Harrlsburg
was the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Sirs. Fred Shive over Sunday. Mr.
and Mrs. M. B. Strohni, of Fishing
Creek Valley visited H. B. Megonnel
on Sunday. Miss Nora Bender of
liarrisburg, spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nestler. Mis.
G. W. Wade spent several days at
liarrisburg. Clarence Hearst of
liarrisburg was the guest of E. S.
Nestler this week. Mr. and Mrs.
John Hallman of Harrisburg were re
cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. William
Hallman. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Earley and daughters, Vera and,
Loma, of Fishing Creek Valley, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. H. M.
Wilt. John Ramsey or Harrlsburg'
was the week-end guest of his par-.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ramsey.
There will be preaching services in
the Mt. Laurel Bethel Church on Sun-;
day April 23, morning and evening 1
by the pastor, the Rev. Jonas Martin.
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
By Special Correspondence
Hlaiu, Pa., April 15. Oliver Jones
went to Philadelphia. —Mr. and Mrs.
• W. H. Stine and Bon have returned
from Pittsburgh on account of the ill
ness of Mr. Stine. Mrs. Clarence
Gutshall, of Harrisburg, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Jennie Gutshall.
Mrs. O. G. Zeigler of Lykens is here
on a visit. Manassa Union Sunday j
si'hool was organized by electing these
officers: Superintendent, Dervin Shu
maker: assistant superintendent, Jas.
If. Wilt: secretary. Miss EfTle Gut
shall; assistant, Miss Mabel Reber;
treasurer, A. D. Wilt. The Church
of the Brethren has elected officers as
follows: Jacob Shuniaker, superin
tendent; M. D. Snyder, assistant' Miss
Ssra Shumaker, secretary ar.u Samuel
Reeder, treasurer. Mrs. A. D. Gar
ber and daughters. Esther Garber
and Anna Garber of Florin, are visit
ing friends here.
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH APRTL 15, 1916.
Party on Miss Lau's
Sixteenth Birthday
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MISS MARY ELIZABETH LAU
By Special Correspondence
Dillsburg. Pa., April 15. Miss
Mary Elizabeth Lau. daughter of Mr.
and Airs. James Lau. of Franklintown
celebrated her sixteenth birthday on
Monday evening, April 10. There
were many guests present from Har
risburg. Meehanicsburg, Dillsburg and
her home town. The evening was
spent in games and contests, vocal and
instrumental music after which re
freshments were served. H. A.
Arnold who has been spending the
winter in Florida has again returned
to Dillsburg. Pa., for the summer.
Mrs. Daniel Hamm, of Harrisburg, has
been spending several days at. her
home here. Pros. Ohas. Smith, of
I Lansford. spent Sunday at the home
of his father here. Robert Lerew.
1 Lizzie Lerew and Mr. French all of
Philadelphia are spending the week
among friends here. Mrs. Robert
Spahr is spending some time in Har
risburg visiting her sons Norman and
Clyde. J. S. Kapp of the firm of
Kapp & Seihert, is at Baltimore.
Mrs. Jacob Knisely has been spending
some time at Meehanicsburg. W. B.
Dick is spending the week at Phila
delphia. W. M. Flicker entertained
the W. C. T. U. at her home on Tues
! day evening. - Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Bailey spent Wednesday at Meehanics
burg. W. M. Eliclter, editor of the
Dillsburg Bulletin was at York and
Harrisburg during the week.
Duncannon Church to
Reopen After Repairs
By Special Correspondence
Duiicaiuion, Pa.. April 15.—Mr. and
Airs. George P. Thayer, of Altoona,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Forsht and little
i son Ralph, of Duneansville, and W. H.
j Hamilton, of llollidaysburg. were
; guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Sieg
} during the week. —Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald English announce the birth of a
; son Wednesday. April 12, 1916.—Mrs.
Mary E. McKinzie, widow of John
McKinzie, died at the home of her son,
Dr. H. W. McKinzie, on Tuesday night,
j Funeral services were held at the
j house this afternoon at 2.3o.—Sunday
l school will be held in the Methodist
j Episcopal Church to-morrow morning
iat the usual hour. The church has
| been closed for weeks while repairs
i and improvements were being made
1 to the interior.—Mrs. Clara Zimmer
' man fell from a stepladder and frac
! tured her right arm.—Dr. Georse H.
I Johnston and W. H. Zeigler were In
I attendance at the meeting of the Car
lisle Presbytery at Harrisburg this
week.—Twentv-flve negro laborers ar
rived here on Monday evening to work
in the Duncannon Iron Works.—The
: Duncannon High School baseball team
| will onen the season here with Marys
ville High School team on Saturdav,
1 April 22.
The Rev. Joseph J. Davis
Lectures at Shiremanstown
Sliirenianstown. Pa., April 15.
i Primary school was closed several
days this week, the teacher. Miss Sue
A. Kline being called to Liverpool
where her parents are very ill. The
Rev. Joseph J. Davis of Indianapolis,
lnd., representing the Flying Squadron
Foundation, will lecture In the United
Brethren church to-morrow. ■—- Mrs.
Sara Strong of Walters Park, has re
turned to her home in Green street.—
; The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Zeigler
and daughter. Eleanore Virginia
Zeigler of Shermansdale were called
here by the death of Airs. Zeigler's
brother. Altss Emma Willis, of
Hyndman, spent several weeks at Car
lisle and Shiremanstown. —Aliss Alary
Harman has returned to her home
here after spending some time with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Carl at Dillsburg. Ralph Sheely of
Chatnbersburg spent Tuesday with his
parents. Air. and Mrs. John Sheely.
Aliss Helen Arnold, Aliss Evelyn
i Arnold and John Arnold of Church
-1 town spent the week-end with their
sister, Mrs. Perry Heisey. Airs. H.
iF. Greenawalt has returned to her
home in Harrisburg rfter visiting her
. sisters here. Mrs. Samuel AI. Com
fort is spending several weeks with
j her daughter, Mrs. Oliver B. Baker at
1 Lemoyne. Aliss Louise Noell and
Aliss Kate Noell visited their sister in
Harrisburg on Monday. Airs. Har
riet Wickersham of New Cumberland
is spending several weeks with the
Misses Roberta and Elsie Strong.
j 'MUG BREAKING" AT CHURCH
By Special Correspondence
Union Deposit, Pa.. April 15. Air.
and Airs. William Dunkle of Palmyra
visited the latter's parents. Air. and
Airs. Jerold .Fox. James Shertzer
spent Sunday at l.chanon. Mrs.
Charles Eppinger of Steelton spent
I several days with her mother. Airs.
Amos Aliller. Airs. Jerold Fox is ill.
Mrs. Alartha Stauffer of Harris
burg visited her parents. Air. and
Airs. C. A. Landis on Monday, Aliss
i Naomi Groff is spending some time
j with Air. and Airs. William Moore
' near Hanoverdale. Herman Louden
and Aliss Klinefelter of Lebanon were
the guests of the former's aunt. Airs
Ella Spotts on Sunday. Air. and
Airs. Abram Fackler entertained
their son. Enos Fackler, at Elizabeth
town on Sunday. Edward Landis of
Harrisburg visited his sister. Mrs.
Frank Stauffer on Sunday. Airs.
Amos Aliller and son. William who
had spent some time at Steelton with
, her children returned home. - Mrs.
' Sarah Aliller of Palmyra visited her
1 parents, Mr. and Airs. C. A. Landis
on Alonday. Frank Spotts spent
Tuesday at Harrisburg. lra D.
Boyer entertained as guests on Sun
day the following: Walter Fry, Arthur
Ylngst, Lewis Kirkpatrlck. Clair
Drienger, Cyrus Mark. Alonroe
! llughcs and Luther Drescher of Her
: sliey. George Hocker, Jr., is spend-
II ing some time at Middletown with his
i uncle, the Rev. AI. P. Hocker. This
evening the Indies' Aid Society of the
■ j Reformed Church will hold a jug
j breaking entertainment In the Re-
I formed church,
Delightful Party in Honor
of Miss Elizabeth Criswell
By Special Correspondence
Waynesboro. Pa., April 15. Airs.
C. N. Ktssecker was called to the bed
side of her husband who Is critically
ill in a hospital at Philadelphia.
Leonard Johnson, S. S. Weaver, E. E.
j Conrad, C. 1. Myers, A. S. Benedict
| and J. W. Crouse spent some time
in Harrisburg this week. Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Stoulfer were at Harris
burg this week. Edward P. Clever
I and Miss Pearl G. Provard, both of
| Greencastle, were married at Hagers
town by the Rev. E. K. Thomas. j
Airs. Sheflier Harbaugh is visiting her,
| daughter Mrs. Norman WefTley tit j
Detroit, Mich. Miss Afary Stover |
i has arrived home from an extended j
i visit to Baltimore. Walter T. Todd j
| has returned from a visit to relatives j
I and friends at Baltimore. E. R. !
'Arthur and brother, Walter Arthur]
j were called to York this week on ac- I
, count of the illness of their mother, i
! Miss Aiary Martin gave a delight
ful party in honor of her guest, Aliss
: Elizabeth Criswell. Those present
; were Alisses Frederiea Along, Lottie
| Carson. Elizabeth Criswell, Lillie Car- i
son, Alartha AlcKendrick and Alary I
| Alartin; Alessrs. George Miley, Ralph]
j Gilbert, Albert Pryor, James Cool,'
\ Frank Barnhart, Nevin Fisher, AVil-!
i bur Baker, Roy Adams. Emmert Alar- ;
ti nand Leonard Alartin. Miss :
Kathleen Craig of Scotland, is the
guest of Airs. A. W. Ettcr. Aliss
i Cornelia Clayton has returned to
Cambridge, Mass.. after spending tw„
weeks with her parents. Air. and Airs.
. i Charles B. Clayton. Air. and Mrs. ,
■ W. H. Shepler, of Carlisle, were
guests of Mr. and Airs. L. H. Eberly. j
- Chester Ralph Cordell and Miss
i Blanche M. Florence, this place, were
married at the home of the bride's
parents, by the Rev. Joseph E. Guy.
pastor of the St. Paul's Reformed '
!j Church. Air. and Airs. J. 15. Purdy
' who have been spending the winter |
■ at Daytona, Florida, have returned to j
11 Pen-Mar for the season.
Alpha Class of Allen
Sunday School Celebrates
By Special Correspondence
Allen. Pa., April 15. Alpha class
.of young women of the Church of
God Sunday school, Elizabeth Starry,
teacher, celebrated the second annl
: versary of their organization by an en-
I joyable entertainment on Sunray eve
• ning. The proceeds were applied to
' the purchase of folding screens for
the Sunday school. To make Im
provement in handling road material
Alonroe township supervisors have j
. purchased two dump wagons. The |
; Rev. R. E. Seylar and family are
spending a week with friends in
Franklin county. Dorotha Bow- i
man, the genial postmistress, assisted
her sister. Airs. E. E. Best of (.'amp
Hill, to move into a newly-purchased j
I i home in South Alain street. Airs.
Alaria Shearer was called to York to
attend the funeral of lier brother.
Air. Arnold. Oliver Dewalt, who
has been confined to the house with
rheumatism during the winter enjoys
,the sunshine of these April days. —j
Farmers are anxiously waiting settled j
weather to push forward the plant
ing of the Spring crops.
Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman
Celebrate Silver Wedding
By Special Correspondence
Llnglestown, Pa.. April 15.—Church
services will be held in the United
Brethren Church to-morrow morning
i j by the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Lynch:
, | In the Church of God in the evening!
! by the pastor, the Rev. Air. Whitaker,
. and in Wenricli's Church In the morn- 1
ing by the Lutheran pastor, the Rev.
[ | O. R. Bittner.—Airs. David Rudy and ,
. j son, of Penbrook. were the guests of ■
. | Air. and Mrs. G. C. Feeser on Sunday. '
' —lra Koons, of Harrisburg. spent!
j ' Sunday with his parents, Air. and Airs.
I Reuben Koons.—Nevin W. Moyer, of
,j AI organza, spent several days with :
relatives here.—Air. and Airs. Aliller, \
of Wormleysburg. were recent guests
1 of Air. and Mrs. John Shepler.—Aliles
j Zimmerman made a trip to Philndel
| phia on Alonday.—Alexander Sample,
of Washington. D. C„ was the guest i
| of Air. and Airs. John Sample on Sun- .
I day.—Epliraim Wright, of Steelton, j
i was the guest of Air. and Airs. .T. A. j
j Shepler Sunday.—Air. and Mrs. W. G. |
, I Zimmerman celebrated their twenty- j
, fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday. |
. I —Airs. Amos Buck is spending the j
, | week with Airs. Clara Early at Har-'
' | risburg.—Airs. David Felty and daugli
' j tcr Ruth were at Harrisburg on j
j Wednesday.—Miss Emma Stuckey, of
Highspire. visited friends here on!
' Thursday.—Aliss Ycrna Jul Hard was at \
" liarrisburg on Wednesday.--Word has
! been received of the death of Ward I
Backenstoe. at Alount Joy. He Is a
J grandson of H. D. Koons, of this place.
'| —Mr. and Airs. Boyd Good, of Harris- j
? burg, spent Sunday as guests of Air.
! and Airs. William Good.
? j Tower City Pupils Give
1 Pennies For Paper Boxes
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s By Special Correspondence
, i Tower City, Pa., April 15.—Airs. Wil
-1 liam Romberger, of Keffer's, visited
" her mother during the week.—Airs.
S Sponsler went to Tremont, where she
' j will spend some time. —Robert Lud-j
. wig, of Reading, spent the week-end
; here.—Air. and Airs. Dando attended
" i the funeral of the former's brother-in- ;
1 i law at Wiconisco. —Aliss Lawler spent
. a day at Pottsville.—Aliss Ella Lewis
' will spend the week-end at Lebanon.—
| Aliss Erma Kaufman, of Pottsville,
~ I enjoyed the week-end here. —Alaster
: I Karl Baler went to Lebanon, where he
j will spend Easter. —Aliss Boyer, prin
! cipal of Tower City schools, chaperoned
l the girls of the domestic science class
to Williamstown, where they saw an
I electrical kitchen demonstrated.—Airs.
• John Niley presented her husband
]• with a baby girl.—During Passion
Week services will be held every night
!in the United Evangelical Church.
'■ j These services will end in a prayer
f j meeting at 6 o'clock on Easter ntorn
'• ing.—At a directors' meeting of Ilie
• ' Porter township schools It was decided
" to erect a vocational school.—Mrs.
1 William Schreiner Is spending the
8 | week at Pottsville with the Rev. Air.
e '• Fetterhoff and family. Aliss Hattie
f i Barnliardt. of Wiconisco, visited her
1 brother during the week.—The pupils
R of the primary schools gave pennies
1 for the purpose of buying boxes to be
3 1 stationed throughout the town in
' ; which to deposit paper and rubbish
-' in order to keep the streets clean.
ENDERS SCHOOLS CLOSE
Enders. Pa., April 15. Edward
°;Sheetz and Lester Enders have se
-1 1 cured employment at Harrisburg.
'• IJ. Byron Knouff, of Harrisburg. was
guest of his mother, Airs. J. W. K.
? i Knouff for several days. The pub
j lie schools closed a seven months'
• term on Wednesday. The teacher,
" Miss Irma Snyder returned to her
r | home at Gettysburg. The personal
r property of the late Jacob G. Enders
e will be sold at public sale on Satur
- day, April 29. Miss Alary Fitting
- is visiting at Reading. Charles
s Shoop and his mother. Airs. Alary E.
s Shoop contemplate a visit to relatives
R in Ohio in the near future. G. W.
B Enders who has been a sufferer from
-1 infirmities incident to old age is
growing weaker.
Inventor Installs Device
to Save Ax Grinders' Lives
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! E. P. ALEXANDER
By* Special Correspondence
Lcwistown, Pa., April 15. The '
Mann Ax factory at Yeagertown, near!
here, is turning out thousands of axes !
of various sizes and the grinding of
the implements is an occupation that '
.frequently causes a disease called "ax
grinders' consumption" to the men en- j
gaged in the work. To obviate that 1
danger, E. P. Alexander, superin- 1
tendent of the Yeagertown plant, has
designed a hood to cover the emery r
wheels and the dust and grit are car
ried off through large suction pipes.
New Bridge Over P. & R.
Railroad Near Shippensburg
By Special Correspondence
Sliippensburg. Pa., April 15. —Ruth!
Barner spent Sunday with relatives
here. Officers were installed at !
Messiah United Brethren Sunday
school Sunday morning as follows: !
Superintendent, W. A. Lutz; assistant j
superintendent, W. S. Snoke; superin
tendent primary department, Mrs. G.
W. Sherrick; assistant superintendent 1
primary department, Mrs. Ira Delhi;
secretary, Harry Franklin; assistant;
secretary, Wayne Jacoby; secretary
primary department. ICathryn Mc- I
Beth; treasurer, the Rev. E. Ludwick; I
orchestra leader, W. B. Harnish;
■ pianist, Frank Pliillipy; assistant I
pianist, Mrs. Clyde Coover: organist,
primary department. Mary Snoke; j
i librarians, Palmer Franklin. Ralph j
McCurdy, Lester Finkey. William Tay- I
lor; chorister, John Mowery. A
new bridge is being built over the,
Reading Railroad along the pike.
Misses LI la and Helen Walteriek spent \
! several days in town.
Postmaster Building New
Office at Newton Hamilton
By Special Correspondence
Newton Hamilton, Pa., April -15.
! Mrs. J. M. Smelker and daughter.
Miss Vera were visitors at Hunting-!
don. Miss Olive Wilson has re
turned to her home here after spend-;
ing several months at the home of
her sister, Mrs. G. W. Sweeney at \
; Chicago. lt. S. Gearhart of Bell
wood, was a recent visitors here.
H. C. Kinsloe was a visitor to Pitts
| burgh. J. H. Kinsloe spent several
i days at New York City. Arthur
Weller of Mt. Union and Miss Alice;
i Temple were married at the home of j
,the bride's mother, Mrs. Amanda
i Temple on Wednesday evening by the j
Rev. H. K. Ash. They will live in Mt. '
I Union. Work was begun Thursday I
on the new post office on the H. S.
Gearhart lot in Wayne street. Hand- I
ling mail to and from the Aetna |
; Explosives Company's plant the pres- |
\ ent office has become too small and !
Postmaster J. M. Smelker is having!
the new building erected. - Mrs. H.
S. Mattern and two daughters are
j visiting relatives at Beaver Springs. i
"Fascinating Fanny Brown"
by Halifax Home Talent
By Special Correspondence
Halifax, Pa.. April 15. Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Etzweiler of Penbrook I
spent Sunday with their parents here.!
j— Mrs. John Miller of Harrisburg!
I spent several days at the home of her !
, brother. H. M. Getz. Mr. and Mrs. j
' Elias Etzweiler and daughter, Lulu, |
spent Saturday at Millersburg.—Frank
! Kauffman of Harrisburg, spent Sunday |
at the home of Ambrose Reynold.
> Dr. Frederick Smith attended a
j meeting of the Dauphin County Medi
cal Society at Harrisburg on Tuesday I
[evening.—"Fascinating Fanny Brown" |
i a home talent play given in tlie High
.School auditorium Monday and Tues
day evenings attracted fair audiences
! and the parts were well rendered. At
, the close of the play those who took j
part presented Miss E. Jane Breimeier
I under whose direction it was held, a
handsome bunch of white carnations.
—Mrs. John Heagy of Harrisburg was
.the guest of her sister, Mrs. Nathan
I Koons, on Sunday. John A. Fawbee
i has b?en appointed constable in I
j Jefferson township to succeed Charles I
I R. Yuges resigned. -—• Walter J. I
, Bowman, a student at the Philadel
| phia College of Pharmacy, spent Sun- I
I day with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. L.
!W. Bowman. John E. N'ace eele-
I brated his eighty-first birthday at his
j home in Fourth street on Saturday.
I Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Spahr of Har
risburg and C. A. Cratzer of Atlantic
J City, N. J., Visited at the home of their
j father, Johfi Cratzer. Lloyd Straw.
! of Hummelptown, spent Sunday at the !
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. !
I William Straw in Fifth street.
High School Class Studies
Motors at Electric Plant
By Special Correspondence
Wlooillsco, Pa., April 15. Mr. and \
; Mrs. Forest. Acaley and daughter, !
! Alice, of Enola, visited the home, of !
j his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Aca-|
I i ley this week. Students of the j
j graduating class of the High School
' ! accompanied Professor John Sham
baugh to the Electric Light plant west
lof town on Tuesday afternoon to
j make a study of the motors. Joe
' Drelbelhis of Germantown. Phila
! phia, spent several days with rela
tives. His father, Abe Drelbelbis, a
II war veteran accompanied him to'
. Philadelphia, where be will make his j
-1 home. William Coles has returned
?! to NTi 11 vilie, N. D. lsaac Holland of j
Bel I flower, Cal.. is spending some,
. Jtlme with relatives here. Mrs.
' | Hayden Prout o/ Mauch Chunk Is
. spending a week at Ihe home of her
■ | mother, Mrs. Evan Jones. Mrs. i
I John Shamaugh is spending a week at 1
i Millville, Pa. - Cyrus Mark of Chi-j
- cago. spent several days with his
; brother, John Mark, who has been ill.
! Ada Miller of Lloyalton spent Sun
' day with Lucy Kniley. - Mrs. Miller
II and daughter. Mina, of Shamokin.
. spent several days at the Umholtz
i Homestead. Roy Evans of Wil- i
i I llanißtown spent Sunday with his!
| parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Evans, j
"The Burden of the Cross"
by Zion Lutheran Choir
Himinirlstown, Pa., April J5. Pu
pils of the eighth grade and , their
teacher. Miss Annie' B. Nye, surprised
Russell Zeiters, n member of the
school on Thursday evening at his
home on Railroad street, it being the
occasion of his fourteenth birthday.
The evening was spent in contests and
games and refreshments were served.
—Harry Hemperly, who had his ankle
broken at Rutherford two weeks ago.
Is improving slowly. Charles Reed
has been confined to his home two
weeks suffering from inflammatory |
rheumatism. Mrs. Kate Ulrich en
tertained her brother. William Bow- j
man of Lebanon, over Sunday. The j
Rev. L, H. Zerr preached in his new'
charge here in the Methodist Mission I
on Sunday. The only child of Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Walton. Jr., is ill with j
diphtheria. The Zion Lutheran j
choir will render Reed's cantata, "The!
Burden ot' the Cross" on Good Fri-1
day evening. Jeremiah Balsbaugh i
has been seriously ill for the past two!
weqks. tin James McQueen, of
| Sewickley, a former resident of this
place, is the guest of Miss Minnie Ba-1
som. Mrs. W. A. Randls spent Wed-
I ncsday at Harrisburg. The executive
committees of ihe Men's Organized
Bible Class met in the parish house on j
Tuesday evening to arrange for their
annual luncheon, which will be held'
; early in May. The last patrons'
meeting of the year will be held in
the high school April 28 at which time
! County Superintendent Frank E.
Shambaugh will be the speaker.
j Simon Baker is suffering witli typhoid j
'fever. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Nelbert,;
of Palmyra, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry G. Ebersole. Mrs.
j Cyrus H. Miller spent Sunday with her!
mother, Mrs. Mary Nitz, at Harris-j
J burg. Miss Marion Espenshade, ofl
j Harrisburg. spent Sunday with lier
j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Espen-1
i shade.—The ".ev. George Hartman of i
I St. John's Reformed Church. Harris-!
| burg, preached in the Reformed |
| church here on Thursday night. —The l
| Rev. Herbert Games was a recent visi- |
tor of his brother at Mechanicsburg.
i —Mrs. S. M. Kiilough and Mrs. Harry I
Baer spent Wednesday at Harrisburg.
"The Man Who Forgot"
Given to Aid Prohibition
Ml. Union, Pa., April 15. —Walter
Smith, president of tlie Senior class of
the High School entertained at his
home his classmates and members of
| the faculty Wednesday evening.
| Prof. W. P. Harley, principal of Jit.!
! Union school has been elected to the
, superintendency of the schools for a
| term of three years at a salary of sl,-
j GOO per year. Prof. Harley has greatly
strengthened the standing of the
schools since coming here in 1912.
An art exhibit was held in the public
I schools on Friday. Katharine !
i Oliver McCoy of Kenton, 0., who has
j entertained crowds everywhere, gave
her dramatization of the story "The |
; Man Who Forgot" under the auspices
lof the Flying Squadron Foundation
before a large crowd in the Presby-!
| terian church Thursday evening. Her I
plea was for nation-wide Prohibition, i
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Crum who
spent the winter in Florida, have re- i
.turned home. J. F. Miller is spend
| ing some time at McClure, Pa.
i Miss Helen Taylor has gone to Free
burg, Pa., where she will visit her,
i brother. Ralph. For some time the >
wearing of powder rings made from
the powder manufactured here has
been a fad. As a result much powder
was carried away from the plant and
the company has issued orders that
all employes caught wearing powder
rings or carrying powder from the
i plant will be discharged.
Lancaster Fanner Has
Four-Legged Plymouth Rock
Marietta, Pa.. April 15. Daniel
Heilman, of Marietta, a member of
j the board of prison directors has been
elected secretary of the hoard, to nil
the vacancy caused by the dealh of
Alexander Morrison.—William Orms
] bee of Chickles, killed a vhite weasel
| and sent the hide to the State De
| partment, at Harrisburg and had the
skin returned with the fee for captur
ing this kind of an animal. They are
j very rare. Mrs. Daniel Fralich. of
j Harrisburg. was the guest yesterday
of Mrs. Fred Waller. The Rev.
; James F. Bulliit, of Harrisburg was
| the guest of ihe Rev. Herbert B.
j Pulsifler. Mrs. M. A. Overcash of
I Steelton. who was visiting her sister.
| Miss Annie Worley, has returned to
her home. Joseph M. Stafford who
! was operated on at the Columbia hos
j pltal is much improved. Miss Gert
j rude Moll of Burlington, X. ,T., visited
I her aunt. Miss Gertrude Mehaffey.
Miss Gertrude Y. Villee lias received
a letter from Homer Rodeliaver, the
i trombonist with "Billy" Sunday, com
j plimenting her on the composition of
| a song.
Storm Disables Trolley
Car and Passengers Walk
•
Lykcns. Pa„ April 15. Harold
Weidle of Seranton. was here to at
tend the funeral of his mother-in-law
Mrs. Edward Lebo. Mr. and Mrs.
! John Heidenwag and son. John have
| returned from Detroit, Mich. Vera
! Cooper spent Sunday with Esther
I Searer at Tower City. Mary Mc
! ("auliff spent a day at Tower City.
Howard Buffington of Jersey Shore,
Pa., spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John ButHngton. Mrs.
John Fisher spent several days at
Lewisburg. Mrs. Jacob Zerby, of
Elt/.abethville, spent some time here.
Dr. Arthur Lebo of Philadelphia,
i canie home for the funeral of lils
mother, Mrs. Edward Lebo. A trol
ley car was disabled by the heavy
! electric storm that passed over this
valley Tuesday evening. All the pas
sengers had to walk to Lvkens, a dis
tance of two miles. Clarence Fear
who has been confined to his home
1 for several months on account of
; sickness is about again. W. A.
j Treon and W. R. Bowman spent Wed-
I nesday at Berrysburg and Elizabeth
' ville. Mrs. Frank Deitrich spent
! Wednesday at Williamstown.
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
Rife, Pa., April 15. Tuesday was
a, regular moving day in this section.
George Shoop moved on the Woomer
farm in Mifflin township: Tim Rodal
went on the farm vacated by Mr.
Shoop. while Ray Seliwalm moved to
Elizahethville; Charles Longabacli is
jr-oving to Small Valley and William
j Lenker from Millersburg to Mr.
! Longabach's house. The measles
j epidemic is on in full In this section,
very few children escaping it, and
; some grown people being afflicted.—
, The United Brethren Sunday school
has elected superintendent, Julius
jßalr; assistant superintendent Harry
Novinger; treasurer. Homer Shadel;
organist. Olive Kllnger. —Mrs Dan
'Ditty and Miss Mary Miller called at
the homes of William and Aaron Dit
ty on Sunday. George Feidt called
on S. A. Holtzman on Tuesday, after
! n long srlge'of typhoid fever.—J. E.
Matter had a gang of men repairing
| the mountain road on Wednesday.—
i j Walter Spotts, who was employed at
Steelton, is home for some time.
Broommaker Celebrating (
Eighty-Ninth Birthday
in jtKi3m mm
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DAVID SCHELL 1
\»u (umbi-rlniul. Ha., April 15. 1
: David Schell is just S» .vein s old and t
plans are being made by the members i ]
of bis immediate family to hold a re- (
union In a short time to help the old t
gentleman celebrate his birthday anni- k
versary. He Is among the oldest resl- A
dents of the town. 1
l'p to three years ago Mr. Pc-hell was I
able to do any kind of work. Kor the |
last fifteen years he has been engaged in «
manufacturing brooms. Prior to that
i time lie was a carpenter. He is enjoy- j«
ing excellent health.
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Thompsontown Streets Are (
Being Covered With Flint \
J Thompson town. Pa.. April 15. ,
, Mrs. Mary Bucher of East Salem, was :
a guest of Mrs. Cyrus Carvell on Tucs- 1
l day. After teaching the Lock 1
school during the winter. Miss Helen j 1
| Herrick returned to her home in Jer-1 1
i spy Shore on Thursday. Mrs. W. H. j ]
Brubaker was a guest of Mrs. Thomas ]
I Bastress at MilTlin on Saturday. —j"
Holy communion will Vie observed to- j
| morrow in ihe Lutheran church at!'
10:0 a. m. The Rev. D. B. Trclbley, I
pastor. Miss Beulali Cameron left .
on Saturday for Harrisburg. Mrs. <
D. B. Treibley and Mrs. S. J. Cameron i
and daughter, Marion, visited at the ;
: home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siebcr j ]
I near Mexico on Tuesday. The i
borough council is having the streets i
of the village covered with flint, an .
improvement badly needed. Mrs. \
Floyd R. Shuman left on Thursday lor ,
Jersey Shore where she will attend i
a meeting of the D. A. R. She will ,
visit friends at Willianisport before 1
' returning home. - Mrs. William
Longacre underwent an operation in
the Harrisburg Hospital on Tuesday. (
; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cameron and
little son of Harrisburg were recent |
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Saus
t man. Kaster services will be held J
■ in the Lutheran church in the evening
i of April 23.
Trinity Mite Society
Meets at Hummel Home
Meohanic.'sburg, Pa., April 15. —On I
j Tuesday evening an interesting meet
ing of the Mite Society of Trinity j
Lutheran church was held at the;
i home of the Misses Hummel in East
Main street. The program included
a piano solo by Miss Miriam Zufall;
reading, Miss Gladys Uhrieh; piano
solo, Paul Shelly; reading Mrs. Corliss
Hurst; secretary, Airs. Jacob B. j
■ Ulirich: treasurer. Miss Catherine j
Hummel. Miss Genifred Walters of (
1 Good Hope, is spending two weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Dick. Mrs. j
i Anna Norton has returned to her
home in Springfield, Ohio, after|
traveling in Eastern Pennsylvania and!
visiting relativ.es in this locality. —j
Thirty-eight students and teachers j
' | from Irving College attended the pro-!
dnotion of "The Little Minister" by]
Maude Adams in Harrisburg on Wed- j
nesday evening. At the meeting of |
: the Evening Bridge Club at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mussel Biddle, the
men's prize was won by Murray L.
' Dick and the woman's prize by Mrs. |
George E. Lloyd. Mrs. Mary
I Swart z celebrated her eighty-fourth;
i birthday quietly at her home on Sun-j
day. A number of children and J
' J grandchildren were present to offer
congratulations. The Rev. George j
i j Fulton, the Rev. R. F. McClean and
II F. K. Ployer were at Harrisburg un
Tuesday attending the sessions of tliC|
, Presbytery. Mrs. Sarah J. Dorn-'
i bach iias returned from a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. J. G. Strode at Pitts
burgh. The firm of Sliettel and
ij Trimble, automobile and vulcanizing
repair shop have dissolved partner- !
' ship by mutual consent. The busi-1
ness will be continued under the J
name of Shettel Bros. The new j
garage in South Market street is!
nearlng completion. Miss Catharine \
. ! Keefer was hostess for the Bridge
• Club on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. M.
! L. Dick won highest score, and Mrs. !
[ : R. P. Long the second. Dr. J. S. l
. D. Eisenhower of Philadelphia, was aj
■'visitor here. Lemau Bradford, of
Springfield, Ohio, was the guest of*
i relatives here. The Mite Society of j
Trindle Spring- Lutheran church met j
at the home of Mrs. Samuel Gross on!
. Thursday evening. F. J. Kutz, an i
. | employe of D. Wilcox Manuaeturlng j
, | Company plant was badly burned j
| about the face in lighting the fur- j
, ! naces.
.vrri:\ni:i> RAILROAD BAXQTTCT
Millcrstown, Pa., April 15. - Mrs. I
' John Deltrich visited relatives at liar- j
i risburg this week. Mr. and Mrs.,
. Grant Patton. James Kipp and fain-1
■ ily, Calvin Dimm and John Brinton
i of Harrisburg, were entertained at the j
. heme of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kipp on j
. Sunday with a turkey dinner. Mrs.!
• John Light and daughter, Grace were;
i visitors at New Bloomfield Wednes- j
• day. Miss Grace Light was at Har- j
risburg Monday. Miss Stella Grubbi
: of Newport spent Sunday with her j
. father. T. T. Orubb. Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Bollinger were visitors at Har
risburg Sunday. Foster Bollinger
spent the week-end at Philadelphia,
i Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ulsh and the
i! Misses Sarah Kipp and Kathr.vn
Riekabaugh went to see "Pollyanna"
• at Harrisburg on Monday evening.
I Miss Alice Alexander was a Harris-)
burg visitor on Wednesday. Dr. j
'. Leroy Howard of Harrisburg was the
. guest of D. M. Riekabaugh and fam
' ily on Wednesday night. Vernon :
Taft. R. 11. .lewens and .lames Green
s attended a banquet at Altoona Wed
nesday evening in honor of the P. R.
: R. section maintainors. Mrs. Geo.
Sherrick of Shippensburg was the
guest of her uncle. D. M. Riekabaugh j
on Saturday. Charles Noll left on i
® I Monday for Houtzdale where he will
make his home with his sister. Mrs. J.
■ Pellow. Mrs. Mary Pines is visit-:
' Ing her .son, Harry Pines at Harrls
-1 burg. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kipp and
" Mrs. John Brinton are visiting at
I Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Brady j
' Allen of Hollldaysburg spent the week
• i with Airs. M. Allen. Montgomery!
f Gearhart spent Sunday at Harrisburg.
-j— Miss Lillian Nanklvel of Steellon
II spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
land Mrs. Thomas Nanklvel.
OWNER OF JITNEYS
ASKS CERTIFICATE
Goes to Public Service Com
mission For Right to Hun to
Lewislown and Burnham
MAIL CARRIER RESIGNS
Savs Compensation Is Not Suf
ficient For Work Done For
Post Office Department
Mifflintown, Pa., April 15. Mur
ray lletrick spent Sunday in Howard,
Pa., visiting Matthew Rodgers, Jr.,
who was seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident last week. Joseph
Gaul and daughter, Ethel and sister
in-law, Miss Lottie Rciss spent Sun
day at Quarryville, Lancaster county.
Miss Katherlne Mathers let foi
Philadelphia to-day where she will
make a short visit prior to a trl(
through the .Middle West before re
turing to Mifflintown. Mrs. Allen
Kauffman left this week for Phila
delphia where she will visit Mrs
Samuel Hart and Miss Anna Kelly
who are in the German Hospital.
Hayes D. Pottitt. neonipanied by hit
lawyer, J. Howard Neely, were at
Harrisburg this week appearing be
fore the Public Service Commission
asking for a certificate for his jitnej
line to Lewistown and Burnham.
Philip Bishop, who has been en.
gaged in carrying mail between Mifflir
and Mifflintown during the past sev
eral years, has tendered his nesigna
tion on account of the salary not be
ing satisfactory. James Mathers ot
Altoona spent Sunday with his sister
Miss Katharine Mathers. - Jacol
Davis of Medlx ltun spent Sunday witt
his mother. Mrs. Sara Davis. Burl
Ktka left Thursday for Akron, Ohio
where he has secured employment.—
Lyman Suloff left Thursday foi
Philadelphia where he will enter tin
Williamson Trade School. Misi
Elizabeth Okeson returned home ot
Thursday after spending the past !
months with relatives at Scranton.—
John Bousum. president of the Junioi
class of the Mifflintown High Schoo
entertained the members of his clasi
at his home. Mrs. Samuel Hart and
Miss Anna Kelly who are in the Ger
man Hospital recovering after opera
tion for appendicitis are getting alonj
nicely and expected home in a sliorl •
time. Mrs. Wilburforce Scliweyei
entertained the members of tin
Coterie Club at her home on Salur
day evening.
PROF. KI.INGKR MOVES TO L'ARV
Bcrrysburg, Pa., April 15. Mrs
Catharine Williams of Everett visitei
her mother Mrs. Anna M. Snyder.
Charles Miller, of New Britain called
on friends here over Sunday. Mr
and Mrs. William Bowman spent I
day with their daughter at Lykens.—
M. S. Daniel was chosen as Vnito<
States grand juror for the session t«
I start May 8. Miss Maud Bowman ii
visiting her sister, who is ill at Har
risburg. Mrs. Daniel Weaver spent
a day with her daughter at Gratz.
Prof. 11. E. Klinger moved his house
hold goods to the Reigle's farm ear
of town. Charles Harner moved tnt<
the house vacated by Prof. Klinger.
Miss Ottie Hartman left for Tfarrli
burg where she is employed. Mrs
Polly Duenger who spent the wint- I
at Harrisburg has returned and wil
•spend the summer here. Harrj
. Deibler. Grant Hartman and M. S
Daniel were at Harrisburg on Monday.
! Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bufflngton o:
, Pillow, visited in town Monday eve
| ning.
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KICHEYS Of! BSiEMSM Now ?
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fast twenty-five years with good results.
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years. 1 recently heard ot the newest
discovery of Do. -tor Pierce, namely, his
"Anuric" Sidney Tablets. Alter uslnsc
same I cm completely cured of my
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preserved woman ior my all due, I
believe, 10 Dr. l J ie"co's medical aid.
Yours very truly,
MB*. M'ELIKDA MILLER.
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