RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS. ANNIVERSARIES
MRS. BEST IS
91 YEARS OLD
Resident of Greencastle, in
Good Health, Celebrates
Anniversary of Birth
OUTDOOR CLUB PICNIC
1 Miss Etta May Gingrich B&-
coines Bride of William
Lowman, Jr.
By Special Correspondence
Pa., June 10. Mrs.
Mara-aret Bert, the eldest resident of
Greencastle, celebrated her 91st birth
day June 1. Mrs. Bert Is able to look
after her own home and to attend
church services. The marriage of
Miss Btta May Gingrich to William
Lowman, Jr., was celebrated Wednes
day evening: at the bride's home,
"Maplegrove." The bride was given in
marriage by her father, and was attend
ed by Mrs. George -VL Tie LI man as
matron of honor, and Misses Amy
Shank and Gladys Fleming as brides
maids, while Janet Diehl and Mary
Dlohl Hellman acted as flower girls.
Howard Gingrich, brother of the bride,
was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Lowman
will go to housekeeping at Chambers
burg, where the bridegroom holds a
clerical position with the Cumberland
Valley Railroad. William McLaugh
lin, little son of Dr. and Mrs. C. XL Mc-
Lauehlln. fell while trying to crank an
automobile and broke his right arm.
This Is the third time the unfortunate
lad has broken the same arm.—Mildred
Beattie. Infant daughter of the Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Beattie, fell down
a flight of steps at her home, in North
Washington street, and broke her hip.
She was taken to the Chambersburg
Hospital for treatment. Mrs. Em
mert Sheely and mother. Mrs. Harriet
S?Deck. left on Tuesday on an extended
Western trip. Miss Mary Draper en
tertained a number of her friends at a
lawn party. Tuesday evening, in honor
of her 14th birthday. Mrs. P. H. Baer
3eft this week for Boston, where she
wtll spend the summer. Charles
(King) Lear has returned from Charlfs
town, S. C.. and will pitch for Cham
bersburg this season. Mrs. Jacob
Bitner and children, Pittsburgh, spent
the week In Greencastle. Dr. and
Mrs J. A. Keeners are spending two
weeks with their daughter, at York.
F.mmert Sheeleji cashier of the Citizens'
National Bank, has been elected presi
dent of the Greencastle school board.
succeed the late Dr. E. W. Palmer.—
Mrs. A. W. Johnson and children have
returned to Norfolk. Va.. after an ex
tended sojourn in the home of A. J.
Kreitzer. Eldridge Stumbaugh. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stumbaugh, who
Is attending Lebanon Valley College,
ras been appointed manager of the
baseball team. The Out' Door Club
held a picnic at Rankin's Mill, on Mon
day. The club was entertained by Miss
Margaretta CJrodon on Saturday after
noon. Miss Constance Shook is at
Derby, Conn., where she will be a
bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss
Elizabeth Simmons and Curtis.
Mr. and Mrs. John Staton. Snow HIU.
Md.. are guests in the home of C. F.
Elegler.
Special Services in Churches
of Linglestown Tomorrow
By Special Correspondence
Linglestown, Pa.. June 10.—Com
munion services will be held In the
United Brethren Church Sunday morn
ing by the pastor, the Rev. Clyde
Lynch, and services will be held in the
i, Church of God Sunday evening bv
the pastor, the Rev. H. Whitaker.—-A
children's service will be given Sun
day evening at 7.30 o'clock in Wen
rich's Church by the members of the
Reformed and Lutheran Sunday
Schools.—Mr. and Mrs. J. Piatt and
children, of Palmyra, were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brehm Sunday.
—Mrs. Thomas Sherk, of I>ancaster.
and Miss Kate McTlhenny, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday as the guests of
Mrs. Annie Smith.—Miss Mvrna Speas,
Miss Rene Shields and Mr. and Mrs.
H. Hicks, of Penbrook. were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wetteroth Sun
day.—Mrs. Ross Tlenford and son, of
Duncannon. spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Hassler. —Frank
Hoke and Edward Buck, of Gettys
burg College, have returned home to
Vnend their summer vacation with
their parents. Andrew of
Steelton. was the guost of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Reitb Sunday. Mrs.
Harry Juillard and daughter, Miss
Verna, were at Harrisburg Thursday.
—Mrs. Zeiders. Mrs. TTmberger and
Mrs. Light, of Hnmmelstown. were
the guests of Sirs. Edward Zeiders
Wednesdav. —A number of the mem
bers of the Ignited Brethren Church
attended the reunion held at Ouincy.
Pa.—Mrs. Harry Delchert. of Harris
burg. was the guesl of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hetrlch Thursday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Buck visited friends at Harris
burg Thursdav.—'Miss Minnie Baker
and Miss Annie Schnuer visited Mends
at Harrtsbnrc Thursday.
Pupil of Y*ars A?o
Visits His Old Teacher
7?v Spcial Correspondence
New Germantown. Pa., June 10.
Kumler. the lumberman, moved his
sawmill from Russell Stum's farm to
Cumberland county. The Mumper
Brothers moved their sawmill from the
Hite farm to the Trostle farm, and will
saw out the lumber there. It will
take several years at this set. There
was frost along the runs on Thursday
morning; but no damage was done.
James O'Donnell is preparing the
ground of eighteen acres for buck
wheat. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gutshall
and three children, of Allentown, are
visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Annie
Gutshall. Mr. and Mrs. James L
Piper, of Horse Valley, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hart. William
Swartz, of Harrisburg, is visiting his
jiarents. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Swartz;
also Miss Myrtle Smith, of the same
city, is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George M. Smith. William
Owlngs, of Jackson township, and Ed
ward Owings, of Mechanicsburg. In the
latter's automobile, visited Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Trostle. Edward Owings was a
pupil of S. B. Trostle at Red Corner,
Jackson township, forty-one years ago,
—A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
William F. Finley.
Invitations Issued For
Wertz-Hemmer Wedding
By Special Correspondence
Wormleysburg. Pa., June 10.—Henry
Miles, of Downingtown, a Civil War
veteran, spent part of the week with
4 'his nephew, the Rev. G. B. Renshaw.
—lnvitations have been Issued for the
Wertz-Hemmer wedding in the United
Brethren Church ot» Thursday even
ing, June 22.—Mrs. Rollo Sparrow,
Mrs. Foster Wingard and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Miller were at Quincy
Orphanage on Thursday.—Mrs. Wes
ley Gelger and son Carl spent Wednes
day visiting at Harrisburg. Louis
Holcome was taken to Mont Alto on
Monday.—Mr. and Mrs. Winter Baker
entertained their cousin from Hagers
town this week.—Miss Newcomer is
spending some time at Camp HIU. —
The Christian Endeavor Society will
attend the rally in Boas Stfeet United
Brethren Church, Harrisburg, in a
tody next Tuesday evening.
SATURDAY EVENING, ? HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 10, 1916.
NINE CIVIL WAR VETERANS
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Columbia. Pa., Juno 10.—Nine Civil War veterans, residents of Columbia and vicinity are shown in the
hove out Their ages awrwate.7o 0 years. They are; Philip Clark, 71; Uriah Sonrheer, 84; George Young,
0; Robert Hall. 82; Jacob Albrlgh t, 73; Albert Miller. 72; John Folk, 73; John H. ElHott. 78; Peter Sides, 92,
Ladies' Aid Society Will
Beautify Church Grounds
Millerstmrg, Pa., Jimo 10.—Mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will beautify the va
cant ground along the front and side
of the church by sodding it and in
closing- it with hedge.—Manager Bow
man is busy with a force of men each
evening- making improvements at the
baseball park. Children's day ser- i
vices will be held in the Methodist
church to-me"-ow. —A number of'
squirrel boxes have been placed in the |
parks for tho young Fox squirrels!
which were liberated Wednesday.—
The Pennsylvania Railroad company j
has installed a lily pond at the depot'
grounds.—McClellan Smeltzer has
moved to Troxelville.—Miss Ruth High
has resigned his position as clerk in
Starr's drug store and has been suc
ceeded by Miss Emma Bender, —Harry
S. Gilbert and James Bowman are
enjoying- trout fishing in the streams I
of Center county.
Children's Day Services in
Hummelstown Sunday School
By Special Correspondence
Hummelstown, Pa., June 10.—Miss
Nelda Hummel, a graduate of the
Shippensburg Normal School, who
taught during the winter months at
Buekmanville, Bitcks county, has com
pleter! her year's work and "is spending
the summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Hummel. She will teach
in the Hershey schools next term.—Mr.
and Mrs. Grover C. Buser entertained
Mr. and Mrs. William Riber and two
children, of Newmanstown, over Sun
day.—Air. and Mrs. W. A. Geesey re
turned home on Tuesday after spend
ing a week among friends at Altoona
and vicinity.—Misses Mary and Eliz
abeth Fox entertained Dr. and Mrs. L
Webster Fox, of Philadelphia, over
Sunday.—Mrs. Harry Gresh and chil
dren have returned from a visit to
Philadelphia.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph )
Ober entertained Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Steinmetz, of Newmanstown. on Sun
day.—Mr. and Mrs. Omar Hummel
and little daughter, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lu
ther G. Hummel.—Miss Pearl Behnev, j
who has spent the past year In Buffalo
as a student nurse in the Buffalo Gen
eral Hospital, is spending a month's
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Behney.—Mrs. Delos James
and little daughter, of Woodstock, 111.,
is visiting her father, Joseph Walter.— j
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Holler enter
tained Ira Hummel, of Reading.—Mrs.
Ira Thompson spent Tuesday at Phila
delphia.—Miss Ellen Potts, of Harris
burg. spent several days as the guest
of .her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs
George Fox. —Mrs. John Mutzabaugh
visited in Philadelphia during the
week.—The Reformed Sunday School
will render the service, "The Gift of
the Holy Spirit." at its children's dav
exercises to-morrow morning. The
Lutheran Sunday School will render
the children's day service, "Workers
for Our King."—Mrs. Minnie Stecher
and Mrs. Rebecca Stecher visited at
the home of Paul Stecher, of Harris
burg. on Sunday.—Mrs. Irwin Ruff and
daughter Florence are spending sev
eral weeks at Philadelphia.—Miss Mar
garet Mullin is spending the week-end
at Chambersburg.—Miss Carrie Hum
mel is slowly improving at the Har
risburg Hospital, where she was op
erated upon several days ago.—-Mrs.
Charles Reed and Mrs. Lucv Fetter
man spent Thursday at Harrisburg.—
Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Laucks ore en
tertaining Mr. Lauck's mother. Mrs
Emma Laucks. of Reading.—-Samuel
Wolf was a recent visitor at Philadel
phia.—-Mrs. W. W. Fox was a recent
visitor at Downtngtcwn.
Members of Valley Grange
Attend Mt. Zion Services
By Special Correspondence
Lewlsberry, June 10. A large
number of members of Valley Grange,
Xo. 1360 attended services in the Mt.
Zlon Lutheran church, on Sundav af
ternoon. The pastor, the Rev. H. T.
Bowersox. of Rossville, delivered the
sermon. Miss Ethel Laird and Miss
Elsie Neblnger spent several days at
the State Normal school at Mlllersville
as guests of Miss Gertrude Updegraff,
formerly of this place. Mrs. Marx-
Foster of Harrisburg. is spending
sometime at the Foster home. The
i Rev. and Mrs. L. A. Wilson on Tuesdav
attended the York ministerial outing at
Brookside Park. Dover. Mr. and
Mrs. John Laucks of York spent sev
eral days with Mrs. Amanda Bonner.
—Miss Freeda Furrer of Hazleton. will
spenfl several weeks with her sister.
I Mrs. L. E. Wilson at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage. Mrs. Ralph
K. Elicker and son Robert, returned
on Sunday to their home at Harris
burg, after spendine two weeks with
Miss Clarissa Bratten. A program
of music and readings will be given to
morrow evening in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Llsburn. Miss E
Zay Kunkel will give the readings. A
silver offering will be lifted for the
I Children's Day fund. Miles Roekev,
of New Cumberland, was a recent
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Rockey.
- Miss Jennie K. ammond, a school
teacher, of York, is the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hammond.
—James Elicker of Harrisburg is
; spending some time with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shettel
and aunt. Miss Clarissa Bratten.
Lewis Updegraff, of Harrisburg is a
guest of Mrs. Elizabeth U. Laird and
daughter Ethel. Mrs. Mary S. Mv
ers. Mrs. Harvey Ernev and Miss Edith
("line. Sunday afternoon attended Sun
i day school and preaching services in
the Mt. Zlon Lutheran Church.—John
jA. Kunkel, of New Cumberland, was
, a recent guest of his daughter. Mrs.
| Elmer C. Wise. Miss Reulah Walker
! returned home from a visit with her
i sister, Mrs. Park Trostle at Goldsboro.
Thirty Grammar Pupils Will
Enter Lykens High School
Lvkens, Pa., June 10. —W. H. Cooper
autoed to Hacrisburg this week. —W.
J. Bitterman and famUy spant several
days with the former's father, Cyrus
Bitterman, at West Lykens—Jacob
Sittlinger who has been serious ill for
some time is slightly improved.—W.
Say Bowman and William A. Treon
spent Sunday in Small Valley.—
Charles Kurzenknabe, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday here. —Mrs. Elmer Tentz
and daughter Mrs. Servada Klinger of
Shamokin, autoed to Lykens and spent
Sunday with Edward Heiser and fam
ily.—The Rev. Fuiler Bergstresser of
Middletown, delivered his famous lec
ture, "The Vinegar Peddler, in Zion
Lutheran church.—Forrest Hensel
autoed to Harrisburg on Sunday.—La
Mar Cooper autoed to Pottsville on
Sunday.—The graduating exercises of
the Grammar school will be held in
the H. S. auditorium on Tuesday even
ing next. About thirty pupils will
transfer into the high school. The
pupils receiving the highest average
for the year will participate in the
graduating exercises.—Prof. H. C.
Hendricks of the Grammar school de
livered a stereopticon lecture on "Ja
maica" to his pwpils this week.—A
number of Lykens boys returned home
when they were thrown out of work
by the closing down of the shell de
partment of the Pipe and Pipe Bend
ing works at Harrisburg.
Hundreds of Visitors in
Dauphin's Pleasant Homes
Dauphin, Pa.. June 10.—Mrs. Wil
liam Bell Gross left on Wednesday for
Salisbury Beach, Mass., where she will
spend the summer. Howard Bay
ley of the Touraine, New York City,
spent the week-end at his summer
bungalow here. Mtss Helen Louise
Wallis has returned home from a
visit to Philadelphia. Thomas
Hawthorne, of New York City, spent
the week-end with his mother, Mrs.
J. W. Hawthorne. Miss Annie M.
Webner was the week-end guest of
Miss Emma Wolf at Herndon.
Lewis Steese of Baltimore spent Sun
day in town. Norman Bureau, who .
is staying at the Dauphin House, ,
spent the week-end at Philadelphia.—
T. A. Brooks, of Newark, N. J., spent
the week-end with his sister. Miss
Margaret Brooks. Mrs. Alice B. -
Hess has returned to New York City I
after spending several days with l>r.
and Mrs. William P. Clark. Mr.
and Mrs. R. Roeder and son, Harry,
of Harrisburg, spent Sunday with Mr. ,
and Mrs. 1.. T. Douden. Mrs.
Charles E. Shaffer and son, Ernest
Shaffer are spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kochenour
of Philadelphia. Peter Young, of
Burnswick. Georgia, has returned
home after a short visit here. Miss
Martha Louise Cresswell of Harris
burg, Richard Champney Alden and
Franklin Bailey Speakman, students
at Lehigh University, were recent
guests of Miss Sabra Clark. Miss
Amy Walker of Steelton spent Sundav
with Mrs. J. E. Williams. Miss
Jane Roth, Miss Mary Ingram, Miss
Caroline Sparrow and Mrs. Edith
Caton, of Harrisburg, were the week
end guests of Miss Rebecca Shoe
maker on the Bailey farm. Miss
Marie Weddell of New York City is
visiting her grandparents. Mr. ana
Mrs. George W. Kline. George
Ciouse of Renovo, spent Sunday with
hi«- mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Crouse.—
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman and
children, George and Ruth, of Renovo
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kinter,
—Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Douden and
daughter, Miss Olive Douden, have re
turned from a visit to Philadelphia.—
Miss Cora Coffrode spent the week
end with her cousin, Mrs. C. C. Hoover
at Rockville. Miss Bertha Gayman
is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. K. Stager
at Milton. Mrs. Elizabeth McDowell
cf Pittsburgh, has returned home after
spending several weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. Freeman C. Gerberlch. Misses
Emily and Miriam Landis have re
turned from a trip to Atlantic City.—
Mrs. Baker of Swatara, was a recent
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rhoads.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry' H. Lutz and
sons, Harold and Carl of West Fair
view, have returned home after
spending the past week with the Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lutz. Misses
Louise Slothower and Miss Ruth
Fasnaclit of Harrisburg, were recent
guests of Miss Esther Shaffer. Wil
mer and Elmer Shoop, students at
West Chester State Normal school are
spending the summer vacation at
their home in Singersvllle. Mrs.
Lincoln Pancake of Harrisburg,
spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs.
H. C. Forney.
Rod and Gun Club Will
Have Own Light Plant
Bv Special Correspondence
Dunrannoii. Pa., .Tune 10. Miss
Florence Bender, of Clearfield, Is the
guest of Mrs. A. G. Bruner.—Chil
dren's day exercises will he held in the
several churches to-morrow morning.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Swartz, of New
Bloomfleld, were guests of Mrs. Annie
B. Hawley this week.—Dr. and Mrs.
H. W. Thompson, of Cleveland, Ohio,
were week-end guesls of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Steele.—Mrs. E. W. Taylor and
daughter, of Glrardville, are spending
some time here as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Smith, the parents of Mrs.
Taylor.—The Altoona Rod and Gun
I Club will install an engine and dynamo
at its cottage at Bemenue and fur
, nlsh its own electric light. This will
be quite an Improvement for Benve
\ nue, and other summer residents there
< may also put the service into their cot.
| tages.—Miss Anna K. Hart Is in at
| tendance at the commencement exer
| clses at the Miss Beard school at
Orange, N. J.—Durtng the year ending
May t. 191 fi. there were 3R births and
23 deaths in the borough of Duncan
nou.
Sermon to Graduates of
Mount Joy High School
Mount Joy, Pa., June 10. Mies \
\ erna Chandler who the past five j
years was a teacher tn the Mount Joy :
I schools, accepted a position In the \
i schools at Glen Mills. The Luther- j
an Needle Guild held its last meeting
for this season on Wednesday evening
at the homo of Miss Bertha Missemer. !
—• The Rev. George Kercher, pastor
lof the Lutheran Church, who spent j
j the past six weeks at the General HOB- j
| pitai at Lancaster, was brought home j
on Sunday by Dr. A. T. Snyder. While j
)he is greatly improved in health he j
will not be able to fill his pulpit for!
I some weeks. One thousand people I
were present at the Children's Day j
services in the United Brethren church
Sunday evening. Alfred Lyman,
Abel and Miss Gertrude Anna Abel of i
Brooklyn, Is". Y,, are guests at the St. !
j Luke's rectory. Mrs. Harvey Con- ;
rad and two daughters. Pearl and I
| Mary, and Mrs. Adam Gelling and two ;
daughters, Dorothy and Winifred, of
Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Wil
liams. Miss Hilda A. Earnshaw and
; Thomas H. Patton of Coatesville,
were married to-day at St. Luke's
j Church, by the Rev. Lewis Chester
Morrison. The eighth annual re
union of the Donegal Presbyterian
' Church, will be held next Thursday.
Twelve graduates of the Mount Joy
1 High School, with the board of di
rectors and faculty, attended the
I United Brethren Church In a body on
Sunday morning, when the pastor, the
Rev. D. E. Long delivered a sermon
to the graduates. Solomon Barr, of
Steelton, spent Sunday as the guest of
his brother, Homer A. Barr. W. L. j
Heisly of Rheems has been elected a
member of the Lancaster County His
torical Society.
Birthday Social in Honor
of Mrs. Wesley Miller
WnjUfihoro, Pa., June 10. John H.
Zink, general manager of the United
States Asphalt anil Refining Company, ,
{accompanied by Misses Mildred Edgell
and Elizabeth L. Cohen, of Baltimore,
I motored to Waynesboro Saturday and
spent the week-end as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Todd. Miss
Cohen has made four trips to Europe,
and feu- over a year she and her sis-I
! ter. Miss Evelyn Cohen, were students
in the French school at Lausanne,
Switrerland.—Announcement is made
of the coming wedding of Miss Mar- I
i garine Mentzer, eldest daughter of Mr. 1
and Sirs. William J. Mentzer, to Claire
McMiehael, of Rowlesburg, W. Va.,
which will take place In Cumberland,
Md„ Monday afternoon, June 12.—Wil
liam Calimer and Miss Myrtle Kurtz,
both of Waynesboro, were married at
the Otterbeln parsonage on Monday
evening, by the Rev. J. G. Coulson.—
Miss Cornelia Clayton, student at the
Sargeant school, Cambridge, Mass., is
spending the summer at the home of
| her parents. Col. and Mrs. Charles B.
Clayton.-—Mrs. J. W. Lyons, Baltimore,
is spending a month with Mrs. Lyons'
j parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hoover,
t —Mr. and Mrs. Val. Smith announce
the marriage of their youngest daugh
ter, Miss Madeline Hoffman Smith, to
Marvin F. Brlstow, Jr.. of Locust Hill,
Va., to take place June 15.—Dr. H. H.
Bryn, Norwegian minister to the United
States at Washington, D. C„ and his
i legation, has moved to Monterey, near
Waynesboro, for the summer.—An en
joyable birthday surprise social was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wes-
I ley Miller, the occasion being the birth
j day of Mrs. Miller. Those present were:
| Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller. Mr. and
Mrs. Jonas Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
I Baumgardner, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. William Ambrose,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Miller, Mr. and
j Mrs. Alfred Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Mong,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Barnhart, Mr. and
Mrs. William Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs.
: David Ambrose, Mr. • and Mrs. Samuel
! Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Walters,
Mrs. Bettle Creager, Mrs. Anna Cook,
Mrs. John Harbaugh, Mrs. Theodore
I Smith. Mrs. Aaron Hoffman, Mrs. Theo
dore Newcomer, Misses Eva and Hallie
Adams, Marie Barnhart. Pauline Ston
er, Frederlca Mong. Ruth Mong, Cath
erine Walters, Verda Miller, Ora Mil
ler, Gladys Martin, Miriam Martin.
, Helen Smith, Mildred Smith, Ruth Am
brose, Mildred Baumgardner, Josephine
Baumgardner, Florence Tenney, Naomi
HofTman, Messrs. Russell Delosler, Ed-
I ward Shull, Ernest Harbaugh, Roy
Hoffman, Raymond Barnhart, Paul
Martin, Harry Dong, Lloyd Martin,
John Ambrose, Melvlu Martin, Chester
Newcomer. Roy Baumgardner, Jr., Rob
, ert Newcomer and' Emmert Miller.—
Mrs. Walter T. Hess has returned to
j her home at Marietta, after spending
sometime with relatives.—Miss Grace
Ditmer, of Harrisburg, was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. F. L,. Leßoy.
Oiling of Annville
Streets Is Completed
Annville, Pa., June 10. Wm. M.
Rohland and family enjoyed an auto
mobile ride to Gettysburg on Sunday.
—Paul P. Smith of New York spent
several days with his parents, Mr. and
[Mrs. Thomas Smith. Ray Olewine
| has accepted a position with the Ann
ville and Palmyra Light Company.—
Doctor I. K. Urlch was at Phila
delphia on Monday. Harrison
i Esbenshade and family of Shippens
burg, spent several days as guests of
| Mrs. Esbenshade's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Shlmmell. Mrs. Levan Dierolf
and daughter of Pottstown, are spend
ing several weeks with her mother,
; Mrs. Elizabeth Whitemever. The
| oiling of the streets has" finally been
j completed, much to the general satis
faction of the residents, especially
(hose living along Main street. The
[Pioneer Cadets attended the United
Bielhren Church in a hodv on Sunday
right when the Rev. S. F. Daugherty
a sermon to them.
100 GUESTS AT
ALUMNI BANQUET
Reception Tendered 1016 Grad
uates; High School Faculty
and Ministers at Mt. Union
WM. FULLER PRESIDENT
Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany Remodeling Freight
Station
By Special Correspondence
Mt. Union, Pa., June 10. On Tues
day evening the high school alumni
association at its annual banquet en
tertained the 23 graduates of this
year's class together with the high
school faculty and the ministers of
the town. About 100 attended.
Wayne Fuller of the class of 1893 act
ed as toastmaster and addresses were
given by Judge Beers of Huntingdon
county; the Rev. Edward Campbell of
Pittsburgh; J. Donald Appleby, cashier i
of the First National Bank; Charles W.
Welsh, editor of the Mt. Unton Times;
Blair Wagner of 1913; the Rev. C. N.
Todd; Carson Jones of 1909; Harold
Noble, of 1916; Charles Baldwin, of
Bucknell, and C. C. Smith, of the fac
ulty. Superintendent W. P. Harley
gave a talk on the work of the schools
and explained the junior high school
plan which will be begun in our
school next year. William Fuller, of
1909, was elected president for the
coming year. The Rev. Edward
Campbell, of Pittsburgh, is visiting
the Rev. C. N. Todd and he delivered
two sermons in the Presbyterian
church Sunday. Dr. C. E. Culver
filled the pulpit of the Lutheran
church Sunday as they are without a
regular pastor. Mrs. R. J. Faust is
seriously ill with pneumonia. At the
close of school Saturday 15 men were
put to work on taking up the floors
and removing partitions so that the
remodeling could be completed by the
beginning of the Fall term. In place
of the present six rooms, the rooms
now built will be remodeled and six ad
ditional class rooms, gymnasium and
laboratory will be added. Paul Max
well, a graduate of Medico-Chi, is
home, having passed all his examina
tions. He will return to Philadelphia
for the commencement exercises June
21, and will then spend a year at the
Altoona hospital. Almeda Smaley IS
at Philadelphia—York has tsarted on
the erection of a second story to the
old freight station owned by the Penn
sylvania railroad. The second floor
will be the office and also the yard
master's room.
Railroad Company Makes
Ball Field at Mifflintown
By Special Correspondence
Mifflintown, Pa., June 10. Mrs. F.
M. M. Pennell left Saturday for a visit
to Jersey City and New York. Miss
Mary Junkin accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. John Watts, of Belleville,
left Monday to be a guest at a house
party at Dickinson College, Carlisle. —
Mrs. Jennie Horning is spending sev
eral weeks at Harrisburg. Miss Eu-
Strouse, a student at Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia, is home for the
summer vacation. Mis Gladys Mc-
Cauley has returned home after a visit
at Wilson College, Chambersburg.
Mrs. W. I. Kulp left Monday for a
week in Philadelphia with her daugh
ter. Mrs. Paul M. Heimach. The an
nual convention of the Phi Epslon
Kappa Fraternity was held in Mifflin
town June 4, 5 and 6. Lola Chapter of
this place is one of the largest chap
ters. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Patter
son, Misses Olivia and Elizabeth North
and Margaretta Irwin attended the
graduation exercises at Annapolis
. Naval Academy and visited John J.
Patterson, Jr., who Is a student there.
—The railroad has made Schweyer's
j field one of the best baseball diamonds
in the surrounding country. They
I have erected a large grandstand and
j have everything in up-to-date shape.—
! Clarence Keiser, a mail clerk running
between Tyrone and Grampian is home
on his annual vacation. Mr. and
j Mrs. J. C. Burchneal, of Tacony, spent
the week-end at Scott home here.
Mrs. James K. Robinson of Altoona is
j visiting her daughter, Mrs. James F.
! Sterrett.
UNION* TOWNS-HIP TEACHERS
By Special Correspondence
Jlr 'own, Pa., June 10. —Michael
S. Bank, of Bethlehem, spent several
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
David F. Rank.—Miss Beatrice Bolz
spent spent Sunday with her cousin,
Mrs. George K. Mease. —Elias
hart and family spent Sunday at Her
shey. The Union townshsip schooi
board has elected th>-' following teach
ers: Meily's, Miss Stella Haldeman;
Sherman. Harvey B. Dlener; Geary's,
Harry W. Edrts; Pleasant Hill, Miss
Violet Walmer; Ranktown, Ervin
Shuey; Chamber's, Miss Amy Mease;
Ltckdale, grammar, J. B. Baddorf;
primary, Miss Edna Mease; Green
Point, grammar, James Bohn; pri
mary. Miss Esther Long; Mohnshine's,
Lloyd Bohn; Felty's. vacant; Ditzler's,
John Kindt. —David S. Walmer ac
cepted a clerkship in the Bross depart
ment store. —Dr. Schaefer, of Phila
delphia. spent i> day with Postmaster
Adam B. Webbert.—Miles G. Edris
took Jonas Yordy'n over near Mount
Gretna to attend a funeral on Monday.
—The funeral of Ephraini Behney, of
Lebanon, was held from his late resi
dence in Lebanon, with services in the
Lutheran Church and burial in the
Lutheran Cemetery here.— Mr. and
Mrs. Henry B. Lesher spent Sunday in
Lebanon visiting relatives. M. H.
Shand and family, of Annvllle, visited
his brother, Edward A. Shand, and
family.
SNYDER-JUNIATA CONVENTION
By Special Correspondence
ScUnagTOTe, Pa., June 10. To-day
the Snyder-Juniata District P. O. S. of
A., is holding its annual convention at
Kreamer, near here. Arthur Brown,
of Freeburg, Is the district president.
Ten camps in this and Juniata county
sent delegations, nearly all accompan
ied by bands. Snyder county is con
sidered the strongest P. O. S. of A.
stronghold In Pennsylvania. Statistics
show that there Is one person a Patri
otic Son out of every ten in the coun
ty. Among the notables who will be
present at the' convention are State
President Nunnebaker, of Altoona, and
State Master of Forms. Gabriel H.
Moyer, of Palmyra. Miss Edna Sea
sholtz, of Berwick, and Misses Edna
Smith and Mary Troutman, of Hern
don, spent the week-end with J. D.
Wetzel. Miss Thelma Smith, of
Sunbury, is visiting at the home of
Robert Bingaman.— Miss Mary Phil
lips, daughter of H. L.. Phillips, has
been elected a teacher in the Sunbury
.high sghooL
Lebanon Valley Junior
Wins Oratorical Contest
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ABRAM M. LONG
By Special Correspondence
Annvllle, Pa., June 10.—In the an
nual Junior oratorical contest Friday
night, Abram Long was awarded first
prize for an oration on "The New
Brotherhood." The second and third
prizes were won by Paul J. Hummel
and William Daniels, respectively. Mr.
Long is one of the most popular young
men in the school and was recently
elected to manage the baseball team
for the coming season.
"Ephrata Beautiful" to Be
Shown at Central Theater
Ephrata, Pa.. June 10. On Sun
day. June IS. the Ephrata Chautauqua
will be opened and will be in session
for five days. The indications are
tha' the Chautauqua will be largely
attended each day. A large number
of season tickets having already been
sold. Two programs will be rendered
daily, afternoon and evening. —-Among
the members scheduled on the pro
gram will be lectures by Judge Lee S.
Estelle, of the Omaha Juvenile court.
Prof. E. J. Ward, of the Federal
Bureau of Education; Dr. George P.
Buble, and many others. Musical
features will include concerts by
Mack's Bohemian Band, the Castle
Square entertainers, the Imperial
Russian Quartet and the Edna White
Trumpeters. Lorenzo Zurchey, the
celebrated crayon artist, will be one
of the entertainers. "Ephrata
Beautiful" will be a feature at the
Central Theater here during next
week. It is the work of two well
known Ephrata young men, David W.
Royer and Robert Brugger, who have
spent considerable time and effort in
perfecting the arrangements for the
same. The purpose is to show Ephrata
as it is from sunrise to night. Models
of about 400 of Ephrata's buildings,
Including industrial works, churches,
homes, stores, and other buildings
will be shown. The electric light ef
fects will be varied and beautiful;
street cars, railroad trains and auto
mobiles will be included and the fea
ture throughout will be made as realis
tic as possible. Amoog those wno
gr&duated this week as students in
the nurses' training department or
the Homeopathic Hospital at Reading
are the Misses Annie Elizabeth Reich
avdt and Esther Marie Sprecher of
Kplirata. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Becker have returned home from a
week's trip to Center county. Otto
Olson and family spent part of the
week at State College. D. H. Dis
singer, taxidermist, of Ephrata, re
cently finished an official count of
breeding birds for the Bureau of
Biological Survey, United States De
partment of Agriculture. On a forty
acre. farm, near Ephrata, he found
fifty-five nesting pairs of different
species. W. O. Sprecher, wife and
two sons, spent several days at At
lantic City and Philadelphia. Geo.
| and Francis Bolster accompanied by
| the latter's daughter, Miss Clara Bols
| ter, are spending ten days in the New
England States.
VISITING OLD HOME IN PERRY
By Special Correspondence
New Bloointield, Pa., June 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Reeder, of
Flint, Mich., are visiting Dr. Reeder's
old home here. Dr. Reeder and Kreid
er Kurtz will attend commencement at
. Lafayette college next week. The
I Rev. J. Thomas Fox and daughter
| Helen have returned from commence
| ment at Franklin and Marshall col
lege where they were to see the Rev.
Mr. Fox's son Paul graduate. George
Hackett of Harrisburg spent Monday
afternoon here. A. P. Nickel of this
place is spending the week with his
son Samuel at L&trobe and his daugh
ter, Mrs. Virginia Piatt at Pittsburgh.
—Mrs. Maurice I. Stein and son Gerald
are at Baltimore. Charles L. Darl
ington is attending the Chicago Re
publican convention this week. He is
the alternate delegate from the Seven
teenth district. The court on Tues
day appointed Nimrod Masterson tip
staff vice Samuel Briner, who has held
| the position for the last 12 years.
i James F. Lightner was appointed au
i dltor of Tyrone township to fill the va-
I cancy caused by the death of Samuel
|H. Dum. James R. Magee, son of
i United States Marshal James Magee,
was admitted to practice of law in
the courts of Perry county.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OP DAUGHTER
By. Special Correspondence
Rife, Pa., June 10. Wilson Lenker
took is aunt, Mrs. Lydia Lenker, to
Penbrook to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Ed. Novinger and family on Sunday.—
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lenker announce
the birth of a daughter June 4.
Frank Klinger who is employed at
Clemson's Island, was home on Sun
day. Daniel Ditty and Roy Lenker
are at Halifax loading bark. S. B.
Boyer of Killlnger called on S. A.
Holtzman on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
A. F. Strohecker spent a week at
Reading, her former home. Byron
Forney went to Armstrong Valley on
Monday where he is hauling bark.
ENTERTAINED C. E. JUNIORS
BcrrysburK, Pa., June 10. Mrs.
Charles Lebo has returned home from
an extended visit to Philadelphia.—
Children's day in this Methodist Epis
copal Church to-morrow. —Miss Ola
Weaver attended the teachers' ex
amination at Elizabethville.—The Rev.
and Mrs. Hoffman entertained the
Junior Christian Endeavor society at
a picnic.—Miss Minnie Snyder left for
Philadelphia, where her sinter. Miss
Ella Snyder. Is to be operated on for
appendtcltls.—The Rev. Mr. Beam, of
Elizabethville, occupied the pulpit in
the Reformed Church on Sunday for
the Rev. Mr. Wher.—Daniel Copen
haver, of Hershey, Is spending a vaca
tion with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. S. Daniel. —Mrs. M. S. Daniel
visited at the Hershey Industrial
School for several days.—Mrs. Peter
Blshoff bought the property on Main
street known as the J. Frank Miller
property. Mr. ard Mrs. Charles
Keboch and Mr. and Mr*. Robert Deib
ler and daughter Selena visited at Mil
leraburg.
THOUSAND AT
HERSHEY PARK
Big Excursion Parties and Pic
nics at Pleasant Resort
During Week
TAKE HIKE "OF 46 MILES
Fifty Guests at Farewell Party
in Honor of Mrs. George
Wesner
By Special Corrfspondenet
Horslicy, Pa., .Tune 10.—Cool weather
has not discouraged large parties of
excursionists from visiting Hersh«r
Park. The larifc:Tt single party arrived
Thursday morning on a special train.
It consisted of ITS persons. Masons of
Lehigh Lodge, No. 22f1, of Macungie
and Allentown, nnd their relatives and'
friends. From Hershey they went to
the Masonic Home at Elizabethtown.
Other gatherings this week included
York Chamber of Commerce,
St. Stephen's Episcopal Sunday School,
of Hnrrlsburg, and the Strlc.kler fam
ily reunion. To-day the senior and
junior classes of the Harrlsburg high I
school are here.—On Monday the in
formation bureau will be established'
in the library, where visitors will regis
ter. Through the new system in
stalled this week, the water flowing
into the large swimming pool In Her
shey Park Is pumpad directly from the
spring at High Point. This gives the
pool better water and it can be flushed
and refilled in half the time previously
required.—E. W. Schwenk and Elmer
Swartz established the season's record
for local hikers by a walk of forty-six
[ miles to Cold Springs, a village in the
' Blue Mountains. —Mrs. George Wes
■ ner, who is about to leave for Rich
j mond, Va_, was given a farewell party
I at the home of Mrs. F L. Deverter.
Fifty guests were present from Phila
delphia, Lancaster, Lebanon and Pal
myra.—Paul L. Zentmeyer, of Her
shey. and Miss Rebecca M. Grove, of
Hummelstown, were married at the
home of the bride's parents by the
| Rev. H. E. Garnes. —Professor and
| Mrs. H. E. Enders, of Lafayette, Tnd.,
| are spending their vacation with Mrs.
| Enders' parents, Mr. and Mrs. tsrael
• Moyer.—Mr. and Mrs. John E. Snyder
have returned from Cuba.—Mrs. Omar
! F. Hershey. of Baltimore, visited Mrs.
| Menno Hershey.—Miss Mary Hoffer,
of the Hill School. Pottstown, was the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Hoflfer.—Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Wilson
announce the birth of a daughter,
Elsie L. Wilson.
WEDDING AT SHTPPFTNSBTTRG
Rhippensbur*. Pa., June 10.—Girls of
i Hood College, Frederick, Md., gave a
| play last evening in the opera house
: here. Preparations are being made
! for the Chautauqua. Mrs. Samuel
I Burtsfleld, of Enola. and Mrs. Carrie
j Miller, of Danville, \'a„ are visiting
| relatives here.—Children's day services
will be held at the various churches
to-morrow. The Edward Shippen
Military Band assisted at the Roxbury
Memorial Day services last Saturday.
—David McCullough and Mrs. Mame
| Hockersmlth were married Tuesday
| morning in the Methodist Church by
I the Rev. Mr. Pickens.
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