RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
CANAL BOATMEN'S
ANNUAL REUNION
This Year's Outing to Be Held
at Rolling Green Park
Near Selinsgrove
&A.SHIEFTS BIRTHDAY
Many Guests Honor Roscoe C.
North, of Selinsgrove
National Bank
By Special Correspondence
Selinsgrove, Pa., July 29.—The an
nual picnic and reunion of the boat
men and locktenders of tjie old Cen
tral Pennsylvania canals, will bo held
Uiis year at Rolling Green park. The
committee is now actively at work per
fecting arrangements for the big event.
—ln honor of the birthday of Roscoe
C. North, cashier of the First National
bank of this place, the following guests
were entertained at the North homo j
on Tuesday: Mr. and Mrs. E. Southard
Parker, Mrs. John B. Larnor and
daughters, of Washington, D. C., Mr.
and Mrs. Ezra D. Parker, son anil
[laughter, of Mlffllntown, and Mr. anil j
Mrs. A. Reed Hayes and daughters, or i
Lewlstown.—Prof. Theodore G. Otto,
who has a large number of music pu- '
plls In Sunbury, Selinsgrove and ]
Northumberland, has gone to Potts
tflle, where he will spend his vaca
tion of several weeks at the homo of j
his brother, R. R. Otto. —Mrs. Wei- '
lington Houseworth, of Chicago, is i
here visiting her mother, Mrs. Emma
Davis, and her sisters, Mrs. Charles P.
L'lrlch and Mrs. Albert W. Potter.—
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Adams enter
tained a number of friends at dinner
Sunday at their Isle of Que home, the !
ftuests including Mrs. Samuel Addison
>nd son, of Gloucster; Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Diebler and family, of Day
ton; Charles Adams and family and
Rolandus Adams and family, all of
SVilliamstown. —Mrs. Lydit Domer and ,
son. Charles, of Washington, D. C., ar
rived here this week to spend their va- ;
nation at Seibert Hall.—Mr. and Mrs.
red. Roush, of Newberry, were the re
cent guests of Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Gray.
Newport Athletic Association
Plans to Hold Carnival
By Special Correspondence
Newport, Pa., July 29.—Mrs. Mary
Kerr Johnston is visiting her niece,
Mrs. Harry J. Bentley at Carlisle.—
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Marshall, of i
Langhorne, traveling by auto, visit
ed their children, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
prd Mathers Marshall at the Man
sion, and upon their return home were :
accompanied by their daughter, Mrs.
Marshall.—Mrs. Leo McVaight, of I
Mifflin, visited her father, John Buf- j
fington. over Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. i
William C. Fickes and son William B. j
Fickes, have returned from a visit to
Mrs. Fickes' parents at Mechanics
burg.—Mrs. Horace Agnew Moore and
her sister. Miss Irene Brown, who!
has been visiting here the past month,
have gone on a visit to relatives at
Pittsburgh, and Frostburg, Md.—Mr. 1
and Mrs. Samuel W. Myers and Mr. j
and Mrs. Frank E. Taylor spent 6ev- |
»ral days at Grcencastle.—Arrange- '
tuents are being made by the Newport!
Athletic association to hold a carnival
In the near future. At a meeting last
evening the project was thoroughly
discussed and committees appointed.
—Mrs. James M. Sharon and Mrs. Ed
ward Griel, of Philadelphia, are vis
iting at the home of Mrs. Sharon's
father, T. H. Butturf.—Miss Gertrudi*
Jones, of Rhiladelphia, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ella Jones.—Mr. and
Mrs. Frank M. Snyder announce the '
birth of a son on Thursday, July 27th.
—John Blatzer, of Birmingham, Ala.. :
has been visiting liis undo, L. M. Blat- |
zer.—The Rev. William Dorwart will
officiate at St. Stephen's church at
Harrisburg, to-morrow morning and
here in the evening.
VISITS GIRLS' CLUBS
Dalmatia, Pa., July 29.—Mrs. Eu
gene Brosious is visiting at Liverpool.
—Sarah Kebach spent Saturday at
Millersburg.—William Reitz and fam
ily. of Lick Kill, spent Sunday at the
home of Charles Brown.—C. S. Depper
Is suffering with a severe attack of
rheumatism.—Mrs. Fred. Fenster
macher and daughter, Addie, spent
Sunday at Paxton.—Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Blekel and sons. Edgar and Mar
lin, visited Mrs. Polly Bickel on Sun
day.—D. G. Yocum. of Horndon, spent
the wced-enil here.—Edward Heim i
ind family, of Elizabethville, spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Kerstetter.—l. J. Batdorf, of Harris
burg, was here on Monday.—Miss
Caroline Foresman, county secretary
for the Young Woman's Christian as
sociation, visited the Eight Weeks and
Pollyanna clubs on Tuesday and Wed
nesday. Miss Foresman spoke to the
girls and their mothers in the church
nn Tuesday evening.—Mrs. W. H.
Weaver and Mrs. N. A. Wetzel spent
Wednesday at Harrisburg. —J. O.
Paige was at Sunbury on Tuesday.
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Aetna Explosives Company at Mt. Union Will Be Kept Busy;
Xew High School Building Held Up
By Special Correspondence
I Mount Vuion, Pa., July 29.—Owing
to delays in the shipping of materials
for building purposes the Sternbaugh
Construction Company has notified the
school board that it will bo impossible |
to have the new high school building j
completed by September 4. the date set J
for the opening of the high school. |
The board of education is now up '
against a hard proposition as there
are only ten rooms available in the
to\> n, when twenty are needed. it
may ntcessitate the running of all
schools on half time for several
months.—The Chautauqua being held 1
at Huntingdon is drawing large
crowds from this place. Appeals
are coming from all sides for dwell- :
Inghouses. At present the town has 1
a large number of stores and many
more are under construction, but the |
Newville Sunday Schools Waynesboro People on
Will Picnic at Mt. Holly Auto Trip to New England
By Special Correspondence
Newville, Pa., July 29.—Mr. and!
Mrs. Geivin, of Maitland, Mo., and <
daughters, Nora and Frances Geivin,
are visiting the latter's clstcrs, Mrs. j
S. E. Piper and Miss Sara Myers. j
Miss Grace Hursh and nephew, '
Thomas G. Hursh, have returned i
from a visit to Bcckley, W. Va.—
Miss Ruth Reed has returned from
a month's visit among relatives at
Pittsburgh. Paul Killian, of Har- !
risburg, is spending a vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Kil
lian. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Elliott j
and son, of Hagerstown, spent Sunday !
with Mr. Elliott's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Elliott. Mrs. Pearl ,
Keenard and daughter, Kathryn (
Keenard, have returned to their home |
at Bainbridge after a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Hoover. Joseph j
Wheeler, of Steelton, spent Sunday |
with his paronts, the Rev. and Mrs. ;
F. T. Wheeler. Mrs. Mary Gayton j
is visiting her son, Fred Gayton, at |
New York City. Miss Charlotte i
Wagner, of Philadelphia, is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. R. B. Claudy.—Mrs.
Cloyd Skinner and sons, Cloyd, Jr., j
and Kenneth, of McKeesport, are vis
iting the former s mother, Mrs. Annie !
McCoy. Mrs. Ed. Snyder, of Har
risburg, spent the week-end with I
her mother, Mrs. Joanna Baker. —j
Mrs. R. C. Espenschade is on a trip !
to Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. I
Charles Margesson and children, of j
Jersey City, are visiting Mrs. Marges
son's paronts, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. 1
Oyler. Mrs. Norman Vanasdlen and !
son, of Baltimore, are the guests of!
Mrs. Laura Vanasdlen. Mrs. John i
Wright and sons, of Mt. Holly, N. J.,
are visiting her sister, Miss Rena Max
"■ell. Miss Fanny Espenschade, of |
Mifflintown, is visting her brother, Dr. !
R. C. Espenschade. Mr. and Mrs.
George Stahley and son, of Philadel- i
phia, spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. !
George Bert. Miss Agnes Forney, i
of Gettysburg, spent several davs with j
Mrs. Belle Swope. Mr. and Mrs. !
Amos Landis, of Goshen, Ind., were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Burk- !
holder for several days. Members
ol the Methodist Church and Sunday'
School will picnic at Mt. Holly Springs '
on Thursday; St. Paul Lutheran will,
picnic at Mt. Holly Park on Friday I
while the Church of God members will
hold their picnic at Graham's bridge 1
on Saturday. Next Wednesday the
congregation and Sunday School of
Big Spring Presbyterian Church will!
hold a picnic at Boiling Springs Park.
Duncaimon Camp Fire Girls
on Outing Near Liverpool
By Special Correspondence
Duncannon, Pa., July 29.—Duncan- i
non Camp Fire Girls, in charge of Miss
Anna W ills, are enjoying their annual
outing at Crow s Ferry, a short dis- j
tance south of Liverpool.—The third !
sermon in the series of the Book of
Revelations will be preached by the j
Rev : W. W. Sholl, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, to-morrow
morning.—Philip Poff and Mrs. Ad-,
die Kirkpatrick were married last
Sunday evening at the home of the I
i ' T . , n North Hiffh street by the
Rev. Bilmore T. Kohler, pastor of the
United Brethren' church.—After a
visit to relatives here Mrs. William
Kodemaker has returned to West Fair- !
Mrs ; J M - forehead
and son William, ot Harrisburg, were'
guests of the former's mother, Mrs i
Mary Weaver, over Sunday—The la-
t e Episcopal church
will hold an ice cream and cake fes-!
tival on the lawn adjoining the resi
dence of Jacob Johnston, of Juniata
Bridge, this evening.—The colored
campmeetlng being held in Slog's
woods will be continued over to-mor
rovv.—Mr. and Mrs. Emory Campbell
and children have returned to their
home at Harrisburg after a visit to
relatives here.
1,000 Automobiles at
VaHey Glen Park Sunday
By Special Correspondence
| liindnauglcs Church, Pa. July 29.
: The Swatara was over, its banks on
• Wednesday.—The Bind'naugles Sun
i day school will hold a picnic on Sat
urday August 12 in Dr. Bctz's woods.
Lewis .Keich of Annville, was here
this week.—H. 15. Koons, of Lingles
town, was a visitor here.—Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Shaffner, Mr. and Mrs
Irvin Reese spent Sunday at Jones-
and Mrs. Isaac Longen
ocker of Palmyra, visited Charles
Barnhart's # family.—Harold Shertzer is
visiting his uncle's family here.—Over
1,000 autos were at Valley Glen on
Sunday, being the largest crowd since
the park opened.—A New York cor
poration has taken an ootion of over
500 acres of land in this vicinity.—
Lightning killed a cow for John
Smith on Monday afternoon.
MOUNT I-ACREL FESTIVAL
By Special Correspondence
Piketown, Pa., July 29. Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Ebersole and children. Mar
lin, Naomi and Elvira, Mr. and Mrs.
Simon Straw and children Kermit, Ar
lington and Violet and Mrs. Prank
Straw visited at Lebanon on Sunday.
—The Rev. Dr. C. H. Forney, of liar
! risburg. spent several days with G. W.
Fox and family. —William Mumma. of
Harrisburg spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Muni
ma. The Mount Laurel Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic on
Saturday, August 12. In the" grove ;i
i nhort dlstar.ee back of tho church.
i The New Cumberland band ha:, been
onsaK«d to furni.-ih music. foseoh
Moyer of near Linglestown, on Monday
| visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mumma.
—Miss Prlscllla Perkey oi Lingleatown
>pont several day.) with Mrs. Thomas
PottelKer. Miss Minnie Ramaey or
I near Grantville, spent the week-end
I with her parents. .Mr. and Mrs. J. L
Kanisey.— Miss Elizabeth Shart/er, of
Harrlslnirn. spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. John Recti.
I incomers cannot secure dwellings and
the money men of the town are be
ing urged to erect dwellings.—Much
interest Is being aroused here because
Mt. Union has been assured of the
1 William Penn highway passing
| through the town.—Dr. C. A. R. Mc
| Clain and family motored to Stake
[College on Sunday.—There will remain
two vacancies in the high school in
the departmets of German and Latin,
and science, owing to the resignation
of Miss McClelland and the appoint
ment of Professor Smith to the prin
jcipalship. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bald
win have moved into their new bun
j galow on the north side.—The Aetna
| Explosives Company has received an
j order for 5,000,000 pounds of smoke
less powder, for the United States gov
ernment. The order will be filled at
I the Mt. Union plant.
By Special Correspondence
Waynesboro, Pa., July 29.—A pound
surprise party was held at the home
of H. E. Bonebrake, near town, in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bonebrake.
; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gelir have returned
from an extended visit to relatives in
Ohio. Carl A. Papes, of Washing
ton, D. C., is the guest of relatives
in town. Mis Lydia Latshaw is the
| guest of her sister, Mrs. C. R. Edgell,
lat Baltimore. Mrs. ('. R. Edgell,
daughter, Lois and son, Wilmer, who
have been spending some time in
Waynesboro, have returned to Balti
more. Misses Mildred Willis and
Anna Rollins, of Easton, Md., have
I been spending some time in Waynes
boro and at Pen Mar Park. Miss
Marie Keefer, of Thurmont, Md., is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Samuel
; Baker. —Clyde Koons, who has
i oeen spending two weeks with his par
i ents, Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Koons, has
| returned to Mt. Morris. 111. Misses
j Ethel and Amy Washabaugh are
i spending some time with ~ their
brother, the Rev. J. Edgar Washa
baugh, at Cranford, N. J. —Miss May
Taylor, who has bee# spending some
[ time as the guest of Miss Mary Houff,
has returned to her home at Williams
port, Md. Harry Lowry has re
: turned from an extended visit to rela
! lives at Harrisburg.—J, Edward Beck,
-Mrs. Beck and children left this week
]on an extended automobile trip
through the New England States.
| Miss Thalia Gillette, of Texas, is be
,ing entertained by Miss Matilda Om
< wake.
Vacancies in Teaching Corps
Filled at Hummelstown
By Special Correspondence
Hummelstown. Pa„ July 29. Mr.
and Mrs. Russell, of Foxchase, and the
Misses Hazel and Lavene Campbell, of
1 ~ st Philadelphia, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. F. B. Graupner. Mrs. Robert
. s hoemaker, of Allentown, is the guest
jof ilr. and Mrs. W. H. Shoemaker.
At a meeting of the school board two
vacancies in the teaching corps, caused
I the resignation of Miss Wentz and
! Miss Hill not applying for re-electio.i,
j were tilled. Misfe Florence ICoons, of
| Palmerton, was elected teacher of the
■second grade; Miss N'ellie Brassefield,
i teacher of the tnird grade, and Miss
Myrtle Garrett was transferred from
; the third to the fourth grade. The
union Sunday school picnic has been
i postponed from July 28 to August t. —
Lillian Hummer and Miss Sara
Ashton, of Manheim, are guests of Mr.
j and Mrs. Aldus J. Eby. Mr. and Mrs.
I , B w Pox ' of Harrisburg, visited Mr.
I and Mrs. Thomas McCall. The Rev.
Herbert S. Games, pastor of the Luth
eran Church, has been granted a vaea-
I tion during the month of August.—The
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A'. W. Dippell, of
Lancaster, are guests of Mrs. Dippell's
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fox
Robert Allen Walton, of Philadelphia,
is visiting R. J. Walton. Mr. and Mrs.
|1- rank Brinton, of Harrisburgq, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Ebersole.—
The Misses Worthington, of Philadel
phia, are entertaining a number of
j friends from Hershey and this place at
a house party at the Walmer boathouse
along the Swatara creek. Mrs. R. j.
Walton, Jr., is visiting her parents, in
| Lewes. Del. Professor and Mrs. H.
j Hay Wolf, of Pennington, X. J., are
| guests of Mr. Wolfs parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. llarrv M. Wolf. Miss Marion
Walter returned home after spending
several weeks in Illinois with her =is
j ter, Mrs. Delos James. Titus W. Feg
; elcy is spending some Jime in Philadel
phia and Jenkintown. Misses Esta
land Ruth Kilmer are spending several
days at Myerstown. The Rev. J
: Diffenderfer and family, of Easton, are
spending their vacation with Mrs. Dif
fenderfer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
I Schaffner. .
LECTURE TO KING'S DAUGHTERS
Wormleysburg, Pa., July 29.—Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Hippie had as their
guests their uncle, William Harrison,
and family, of Harrisburg.—Mrs. Wes
lev Geiger entertained her sister, Mrs.
Forney, of Lebanon, several davs at
her home.—The Rev. and Mrs. G. B.
Renshuw and Mr. and Mrs. Rollo
Sparrow are spending a week at Dare
town. N. J., at Mrs. Renshaw's home.
Veinon Kister Is spending some
time at Dayton. Ohio.—Mrs. Harry
Kreitzer entertained her niece from
Mcchanicsburg on Sunday.—Dr. Young,
of New Cumberland, will preach in
the United Brethren Church on Sun
day morning and Mr. Sheets, of En
haut, will talk in the evening in the
absence of the pastor.—The Rev. Mr.
Houck, of Yorlt, will give an illus
trated lecture in the United Brethren
Church entitled "To the Golden Gate,"
on Friday evening. August 4, for the
King's Daughters.
Carp Shot During Flood
in Upper End of County
Wiconisco, Pa., July 29.—Harry
Hunter has returned home after
•spending two weeks with Harrisburg
friends.—Mrs. William James and
daughters, Mary and Margaret, of
Harrisburg, are spending a week at
the home of their parents, Mr and
Mrs. John Keen.—Miss Violet Proul
and Catherine Jones arc spending two
weeks at Mauch Chunk. Martha
Row has returned home after a week's
visit at Harrisburg.—Bessie Batdorf
is spending two weeks with her
brother. Harry, at Harrtsourg.—Due
to the high water at Wiconisco creek
on Wednesday morning many carp
were shot, George Hand shooting five,
averaging from 12 to 24 inches.
FARMERS THRESHING GRAIN
Rife, Pa , July 29.—0n Saturday ev
enlns several younrc men took a trip
to Valley View in P. A. Werts' jitney.
—Mr Rhadel. who was severely
shocked by lightning some time ago.
I Is able to be out m ain.—Roy Ijonker
iinade a trip to Small Valley ott Satur
day evening.—Mrs. Peter Delbkr. of
| Harrinhurg. spent a week with her
stepdaughter. Mrs. Daniel Ditty.—
: Wat Fon Homberser started yesterday
•hreshing his grain In the field with
i Mr. Weaver's new machine.—Daniel
Ditty was at Small Valley getting
ready to moxo his saw mill to that
41 luce.
IIARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Popular Young Woman Wins
Firemen's Contest atColumbia
MISS BETTY RESH
By Special Correspondence
Columbln, Pa., July 29. Miss Betty
Resh, daughter of George A. Resh, has
been crowned queen of the firemen's
carnival, having led her nearest com
petitor in a popular contest by near
ly live hundred votes. The contest last
ed for one week and Miss Resh received
upwards of 2,000 votes. The winner is
one of the best known among the young
social set and is popular. She received
a diamond ring in recognition of her
popularity and the remarkable show
ing in the contest.
Mount Joy Boy Scouts
Will Camp at Gettysburg
By Special Correspondence
Mount Joy, Pa., July 29.—Peter Stoe
ver, of Philadelphia, is the guest of
David H. Engle. Dr. William M
Thome and family are at Atlantic City.
—Miss Mary Frantz, of Waynesboro,
spent the week with Miss AJlnie Sny
der-—Miss Mary Barr, of Washington,
D. C.. is visiting the family of A I<.
Manning.—Mrs. Elizabeth Owens and
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Aankins, of Har
risburg-, were the guests of the family
of A. K. Manning.—Mount Joy Boy
Scouts numbering sixteen members, will
leave this evening in Daniel G. Brin
ser's auto truck for Gettysburg, where
they will encamp for ten days. The
camp will be under the direction of
Scoutmaster Harry J. Williams and will
be known as General Reynolds Camp.
—Mrs. Mary Aller and Miss Hattie
Aller have returned to Blythewood, N.
J.. after spending ten weeks iwth Mrs.
Mark Leib.—Misses Grace and Ruth
Pennypacker are spending some time
at Mount Gretna.—Mrs. M. M. Miller and
daughter have returned to their home
at Glen Rock after spending some time
with Mrs M. M. Leib.—Miss Celeste Car
son, of Philadelphia, spent some time
with Mrs. Daniel Scholl.—Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Millard, Mrs. Mary Imler and
grandson and Mrs. H. W. Caley spent
several days at Mount Gretna.—Harry
Weber, of Carlisle, has been the guest
of Frank E. Hershey.—Mrs. H. W. Caley
left for her home at Newport News.
Va., after spending several weeks with
Mrs. Elwood Millard.—Miss Nora Pflea
ger, of Philadelphia and Misses Alta
and Edith Becker, of Perkasie, have
been guests of Mrs. Jonas Hunsecker.
—Harry F. Weber, of Carlisle, has been
the guest of Frank E. Hershey.—Aus
tin Brady, of Pittsburgh, spent a day
with Mrs. Sarah Brady.
GOLDEN WEDDIXG INVITATIONS
By Special Correspondence
Moutnndou, Pa., July 29. Mr. and
Mrs. James Kooney have sent out in
vitations for their golden wedding an
niversary, the event to take place at
their home on Wednesday, August 23.
Mr. Kooney is a veteran of the Civil
war v and was badly wounded during
the conflict.—Fred Garber is able to
lie around on crutches after being
housed up for ten days with a sprain
ed ankle.—Leo Starrett, Barron Wen
zel, William Frederick and Edward
Stahl were visitors at Herndon on Sun
day.—W. C. Burrey and family have re
turned home after a visit with J. W.
Ebersole at Millmont.—Misses Martha
Derr, Myrtle Kline and Edith Cox, of
Sunbury, spent Sunday at the home
of Harry Snyder.—Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Waite and Miss Marian Walte, of Mil
ton, were visitors on Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Alice Garber. Harry
Cope, of Sunbury, spent Wednesday
evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
D. S. Cope.—W. O. Smith and son Noel,
of Carlisle, are visiting C. P. Smith.—
Mrs. Jesse Shortess has returned to
Oak Heights after spending several
days at H. F. Frank's.—Miss Bertha
Voneida has returned from a visit in
New Jersey.—Mrs. Harry Hockenberry
and sons, of Sunbury, are visiting
Frank Hockenberry and family.
NEW TEACHERS ELECTED
By Special Correspondence
MiflUutowu, Pa., July 20.—Dr. and
Mrs. P. M. Landis and children, accom
panied by Miss Fannie Espenschade,
motored to Newville and spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Es
penschade.—Miss Jane Waters, f Al
toona. is visiting at the home of Mar
ian Siel»r. —Mrs. B. F. Junkin and
daughter spent Sunday with her sis
ter, Mrs. John Watts.—Ms. B. F. Bureh
field is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Harvey Mann, at Pittsburgh.—Miss
Mary Hower, of Fermanagh township,
has been elected to fill the vacancy as
teacher of the third intermediate
scho 1, Miss Ruth Weiser having resign
ed.—Ralph Hills, after a month's visit
with relatives at Trenton, Phialdelphia
and Mifflin town, left on Sunday fQr his
home at Madison, Wis.—Mr. and Mrs.
William Patterson and little daugh
ters, of Pittsburgh, are guests of rela
tives here.—Misses Ruth and Gladys
Gammill and Hilda Eisenhart. of York,
are guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Wat
kins at the Methodist parsonage. Miss
Margaret Keeling, of Germantown, is
visiting al the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Margaret Irwin.
Thirty-first Annual Picnic
of Vera Cruz Sunday School
By Special Correspondence •
Malta, Pa., July 29.—The Peoples'
thirty-first Grand Annual Picnic, un
der the auspices of the Vera Cruz
Evangelical Lutheran Sunday school
lof Malta, will he held in Alrtck's
Grove, near Mahantogo, on Saturday.
August 5. Trains as usual will stop al
the grove. The Liverpool band has
been engaged and an address will be
delivered by tho Rev. Paul B. Huyett.
of Berrysburg.—Mr. and Mrs. James
M. Snyder were at Millersburg on
Saturday.—Miss Jennie L. Witmer, ot
Philadelphia, will spend several
months with her sister. Mrs. Elias Ke
baeh —John O. Deibler operated his
thnshing rig for. the first this season
.»t tho home of J. L. Grimm on Mon
day.—Robert B. Herbe was at Millers
burg on Monday.—Walter H. Weru, of
Sunbury, called on his parents. Mr.
und Mrs. John O. Wortz, on Snturdav
—Chas. H. Herbe, waa at Herndon
Monday and bought an uutomoUi.-
'. C. Troisier, of Malta, and Mi;
Cora Herb, of Herndon. were m&rrb <
recently.—Jumei M- Snyder and fam
ily visited rtluuvus at CouiuylUie on
Sunday.
100,000 QUARTS OF MILK SENT
INTO HERSHEY IN SINGLE DAY
Unprecedented Activity in Busy Chocolate Town During July;
Ninety-nine Loaded Cars on Railroad Sidings
Hershcy, Pa., July 29.—For the first
three weeks of July the outward
freight shipments from Hershey total
ed more than for any whoile month of
July In the past. The entire summer
in the chocolate town has been a swirl
of activity, with the factory running
day and night in an effort to catch up
with the business. As much as 100,-
000 quarts of milk has been received
in a single aay. One mbrning this
week 99 cars loaded with supplies and
machinery were standing on the sid
ings here.—Next Tuesday the farmers
of Augusta county, Virginia, will ar
rive in Hershay in one of the largest
automobile excursions of the year.
From 70 to 100 machines are expect
ed with two to three hundred persons.
Last Sunday was a record-breaking
day for the big swimming pool in Her
shey park.—During the week two
Egyptian geese, three Australian geese
and two buff Orpington ducks were
added to the collection of water fowl
at High Point.—P. W. Push returned
from a 750-mile automobile trip to
Cleveland and Detroit. Miss Mary
Weber, of Du Bois, is the guest of Mrs.
Ezra F. Hershey.—J. Clyde Marquis,
of the Country Gentleman, with Mrs.
Children and Grandchildren
Spend Sunday atSheetzHome
By Special Correspondence
Halifax, Pa., July 29.—Esther and
Irene Miller spent several days with
their grandmother, Mrs. Savannah
Shott, at Lebanon.—Mrs. C. E. Wise
is visiting relatives at Lucknow. —Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Lebo, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with her father, Cor
nelius Enders.—Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Lebo, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Sponsler.—Mrs. Fretl Essig and son,
Marlin Esslg, and Mrs. Harry Essig
and son John, of Harrisburg, are
spending the week with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Straw.—
Charles Zinn spent Sunday with his
parents at Speeceville. John Man
ning, of Dauphin, spent Monday here.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McFadden and
her mother, Mrs. John Chrisman, of
Harrisburg, are spending the summer
at the old Boyer homestead in Market
street. Miss Martha Richter, em
ployed in the government service at
Washington, D. C., is spending her va
cation with her mother, Mrs. Carl
Richter.—Miss Mabel Bitner, of Me
chanicsburg, spent the week-end as
the guest of her friend, Mrs. W. B.
Nace. —Mr. and Mrs Fred Kciin, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Westfall.
—Miss Gertrude Westfall Is spending a
week at Harrisburg and Marysville.—
Isaac F. Bowman has resigned as man
ager of the Halifax baseball team and
Claude G. Ryan has been named In his
stead.—Miss Mae Lodge spent Tues
day at Harrisburg.—Misses Anna and
Mary Kenderdine, of Reading, are
spending some time here as the guests
of Miss Myra Chubb. Mrs. Fred
Smeltzer and Mrs. Reuben Maurey, of
Sunbury, visited Miss Myrtle Chubb.—
Frank Loomis and sister. Miss Mary
Loomis, left on Tuesday for a visit at
Greenfield, Mass.—The following chil
dren and grandchildren spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Sheetz, below town: Mr. and Mrs. John
Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. John
McCash, of Chicago, 111.; Mrs. Charles
Hoy and son Charles, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Beard and son Mervin and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Rothermel, of Millers
burg: Mr. and Mrs. George Lebo and
daughter Mary, of Waynesville: Mel
vin Sheetz, of Killinger; Mr. and Mrs.
Saint Sheetz and son, Byron and Her
bert, of Halifax township, and Mr. and
Mr 3. Harry Straw, of this place.
Forty Guests at Party on
John Bitner's Birthday
By Special Correspondence
Grcencastle, Pa., July 29. —A party
was given Saturday evening at the
country home ct John S. Bitner in
honor of Mr. Bitner's birthday. Forty
guests were present.—Fletcher Nowell,
of Philadelphia, is spending his vaca
tion with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. J.
F. Nowell.—Miss Isabel Cooper has
returned from a visit at Baltimore.—
Miss Isabel Smiley, who has been the
guest of Mrs. J. R. Davison, left Tues
day for Butler.—Mrs. Oscar Reymers,
of Grand Island, Neb., is visiting her
mother. Mrs. E. M. Spielman.—Misses
Sue and Mary Watson Craig are spend
ing two weeks at Albany, N. Y. —Mrs.
Madeline Shaw was called to Middle
boro, Mass., this week by the death of
; her slster-ln-law.—Misses Annie and
: Emma Martin, of Coatesville, are vis
i itors with Mrs. Clara Martin. —Mrs. A.
i C. Bushey is ill with a nervous break
down at her home in West Baltimore
street.—The Rev. Jacob Diehl and Mrs.
Diehl. of Carthage, 111., are spending a
month with Mrs. Ellen Diehl.—Mrs.
j Grace McAllister and daughter, Miss
I Kathryn McAllister, of Sharon, Md..
| are guests at the home of G. F. Zieg
ler. Eighty-five young folks from
i Greencastle held a dance at Red
Bridge Park on Monday evening. A
private car conveyed them to and from
the park. Dan Valentine, one of
Grcencastle's best known citizens, cele
brated his eighty-sixth birthday on
Thursday. Miss Helena Nowell, of
Philadelphia, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. F.
Nowell. —The Mission Guild of Grace
Reformed Sunday School attended the
anniversary exercises at the Hoffman
orphanage at Littlestown.
98 Degrees in Shade
in Perry County Mountains
By Special Correspondence
New Gerninntown, Pa., July 29.
During a recent thunderstorm light
ning s-truck Mrs. James Anderson's
houte, but did little damage.—Miss
Laura Martin, of Andersonburg, was
the guest of her cousin. Mrs. Mary
Harper.—Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnston,
of New Bloomfeld, visited friends
here.—Vernon Smith and D. L. Mum
per were at New Bloomtteld. —D. L.
Mumper and family, of New German
town. and sister. Mrs. Oliver Jones, of
Blaln. motored to Mount Joy and vis
ited Mrs. Mumper's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Barclay—Mrs. William
H. Woods and ton Gerald, of Florida,
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Heed here.
—Mrs. S. B. Trostle has gone to New
Bloomfield to bee hor daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle Trostle Brlner. who is ill. —
James O'Donel. Sr., who had been con
fined to the house for a month, is able
to be out again.— Hussell Stum had a
severe attack of cramp and required
the services of Dr. H. W. Woods, of
Hlaln. A row belonging to Korest
Manger Leroy Koonti fell over a log
white in pasture in the woods and
Sroke a leg—The thermometer regis
tered 9 s degrees In the shade here one
day last week. i
JULY 29, 1916.
Marquis and their two sons, motored
from their farm near Philadelphia and
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn
R. Meekins at the Hershey Inn.—J. R.
Follmer Is spending a week at his
home at Berwick.—The engagement of
Miss Ina Garman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Garman, to William Miller, of
Philadelphia, was informally announc
ed this week. The wedding will take
place in the Fall.—lra G. Mumma and
Alan Fidler are visiting friends in De
troit. Mich.—Mrs. Thqmas Lee, of
Philadelphia, is the guest of her niece,
Mrs. W. R. Windle.—Miss Mary Wal
mer. of Harrisburg, is here for a two
weeks' stay with Mr. and Mrs. E. M.
Hershey.—Mrs. Michael Naftsager,
aged 84 years, nas returned' to the
Homestead Farm after spending a
pleasant week with her daughter, Mrs.
Jacob M. Gingrich. The Misses
Worthington, of Philadelphia, who
have been visiting in Hershey, have
rented the Walmer boathouse along
the Swatara Creek and are entertain
ing a number of their friends of Her
shey and Hummelstown.—W. H. Neal,
president of the Steelton National
bank, and Robert Neal, of Harrisburg,
were guests of P. N. Kasson.
Zion and Clark's Valley
Picnic at Bayard's Grove
By Special Correspondence
Dauphin, Pa., July .29. Thomas
Butler, of Towson, Md., who spent
several weeks' Aacation at the Dau
phin House, has returned home.—Miss
Mary Cummlngs, of Sunburv, spent the
week-end with her aunt. Miss Mary
umberger.—The Zion and Clark's Val
ley Sunday Schools will hold their an
nual picnic at Bayard's Grove, Sat
urday, August 5. In the evening a
festival will be held at Red Bridge.—
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Fager. of
Harrisburg, spent several days with
Miss Sarah Margaret Hawthorne.—
Miss Mildred Florence Lybarger, of
Reading, has lett here for Harrisburg
after being the guest of Miss Sabra
Clark.—The Misses Annie, Mary and
Margaret Keefe, of Harrisburg, spent
several weeks with Mrs. J. W. Haw
thorne.—Mr. and Mrs. William Bell
Clark, of Philadelphia, and William
Reid, of Collingswood, N. J., have re
turned home after spending several
weeks with Dr. and Mrs. William Pat
terson Clark.—Frank Ebersole Wil
liams, who is spending the summer at
Mount Gretna, spent the week-end at
his home here.—John Speece has re
turned from a visit-with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bogar, at
Herndon. Miss Bertha L. Gayman
has returned from State College.—Miss
Carrie Wagner, of Selinsgrove, was a
recent guest of Mrs. William Strieker.
—Harry Young, of Atlantic City, spent
some time with T. G. Sweitzer.—Mrs.
Spencer G. Kinter and children, Gil
bert and Evelyn, of Jersey Shore, and
Mrs. Russell Fenstemacher, of Har
risburg, were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. William G. Garverich.—Miss Mil
dred Dull, of Harrisburg, is spending
several days with Miss Ruth Shaffer. —
Miss Anna Houck is the guest of Iter
grandfather, Henry Houck, at Leb
anon.—Reed McCarty, of Lock Haven,
spent several days with Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Maurey. Squire and Mrs.
Jonathan Bohn, Mrs. Gabriel BoTin,
Mrs. James Bohn. all of Lickdale, and
Dr. Daniel Bohn, of Altoona, were
recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel
Feaser.—Mrs. Catharine Kinter has re
turned from a visit to Ocean Grove.—
Jacob Shaffer, of Sunburv, was the
guest of his sister. Mrs. Sarah Shaffer,
Sunday.—Harry Maus. of Atlantic City,
spent Monday with his uncle, Lewis
Maus.—Mrs. Charles Welker and son
Paul were recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Speece at Speeceville.—
Miss Esther Shaffer and Miss Blanch
Robinson spent Wednesday at M.e
chanicsburg. William Hartman, of
Steelton, has purchased the ICillcare
cottage, along the towpath. from M.
A. Sigler. Miss Nellie Ahrene, of
Haverhill, Mass., is stopping at the
Dauphin Hotel.—The annual Sunday
school picnic of the Speeceville chapel
will bo held or. Thursday at Bender's
Grove.—Miss Annie M. Webner left
to-day for Elizabethville, where she
will spend her vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Webner.—
The Misses Marion and Alice Minsker
are attending the Elizabethville camp
meeting.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long
and son Philip and Miss Louise Metz
gar, all of Lancaster, motored here
on Monday and were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Heck.
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EMzabethville, Pa., July 29.— Stanley
Tschopp left to-day for Lafayette, Ind.,
where he will visit his brothers, Floyd
and Emory Tschopp.—Mrs. H. D. Ernst
berger, of Baltimore, Is the guest of
Thomas G. Lentz.—Percy A. Swab, of
South Bethlehem, spent several days
with his parents here.—Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Romberger, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., are the guests of Josiah Romberger.
—Professor Charles F. Helt and fam
ily, of Portage, are visiting- here.—Roy
E. Smeltzer, of South Bethlehem, is
visiting his parents here.—Miss Edith
Wenrich, of Linglestown, is the guest
of her grandmother. Mrs. Cooperl—
The Rev. Irwin E. Runk, of Harris
burg, spent several days here.—Profes
sor G. Fred Botts spent Monday at
Harrisburg.—Walter I. Genung has re
turned to Erie after a two weeks' va
cation here.— Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Sweig
ard. of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, are
visiting here after an absence of forty
years.— On Sunday J. B. Paul shot a
four-foot black snake which had fed
on a nest of young robins on a grape
arbor near the house.— Mrs. C. Mack,
of Luzerne, is the guest of James
Youells.—The Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Wehr
left for Lehigh county on his annual
vacation.—S. B. Romberger, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday with his daughter,
Mrs. Klinger here.—Carolus Martyn is
visiting friends at Beaver Meadows,
Mauch Chunk and Hazleton.— Mrs. Dr.
J. W. Shaffer Is home from a three
weeks' visit to Millville. Lewis H.
Zeigler is spending some time with his
daughters at Montandon.— Mrs. H. H.
Hassinger and daughter spent the week
at Middleburgh.—Prof. A. J. Dohner and
family, of Salem, N. J., are guest of
Mrs. F. T. Romberger.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Bailey, of Philadelphia, are
visiting Samuel Lubold.—Miss Emma
C. Weaver, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing a vacation with her mother. Mrs.
! Elizabeth Weaver.
WEDDING AT JONESTOWN'
Jonestown, Pa.. July 29.— Miss Sal
lie Bassler, of Myerstown, is spending
a week with Miss Fannie Rank. — Miss
Dorothy Lentz spent several days with
relatives at Shaefffferstown.— lrvin
Raber, who was injured last week by
a load of grain upsetting, is improv
ing.:—Robert Enders, of Harrisburg,
motored heVe to visit his father-in
law, Dr. George H. Bender.—Frank
W. Bachman is ill.—Mrs. Hilbish and
grandson, Byron, who are spending
the summer with Mrs. L. H. Rank,
returned here after spending a week at
Freeburg, Snyder county.—Clark G.
Long and family, of Jonestown, and
F. M. Werner and family, of Fred
ericksburg, took an auto trip on Sun
day through Hamburg, Orwigsburg
and Pottsville.—Harper Franklin
Suillard and Miss Alberta Florence
Ristenbatt were married on Tuesday
evening by the Rev. George R. Deish
er.
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