2 CENTRAL PENNSYLVAN CHILDREN ENJOY PICNIC AND HIKE &Irs. Clarence Boose Entertains Middletown Little Folks at Stoverdale Cottage Stoverdale, Pa., Aug. Mrs. Clar ence Boose, of the Inglenook, gave a picnic in the grove to twenty-two chil flren from Middletown. The day was ipent in games, and a hike to the cave. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Antrim and Mrs. Roy Shupp assisted Mrs. Boose in en tertaining the children. A picnic din ner was served to Alice Plott, Rachael Bhroy, Carrie Shroy, Ethel Berman, Rose Berman, Helen Moore, Josephine Light, Helen Flaig, Margaret Nelman, Ella May Foreman, Paul Moore, Mer vin Foreman, Charles Rank, Maurice Toffee, Paul Gingrich. Ellsworth Diehl, tsadore Klawlnjky, Kenneth Hicker nell and Francis Hickernell. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry and two daughters Marion and Li la, of Harris burg, are spending two weeks ct the Wohela oottage. ? Mr. and Mrs. Emory Fisher, Jr., are having their cottage, the Oleander, newly painted. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Donhowor, of Harrisburg, met with an accident, while coming in the grove. Their auto ran into a stump of a tree and four horsca ere required to pull the ma chine into me read again. Mies Minnie Shannon, of Philadel phia, is visiting Mrs. Paul Shank at the Cedars. Mrs. Mary Stahl, of Mifflintown, and Miss Emma Hclkis, of Harrisburg, are visiting friends in the grove. Mr. and Mrs. 1"). H. Riegel and son Tames of Hummeistown. are occupy ing their cottage, the Forest Glade. Mr. and Mrs. Macken Brightbill of Harrisburg, and Miss Estella Sweigard of Penbrook spent Sunday with Mr. und Mrs. M. V. Sweigard at the Bon nie Brier. Mrs. R. J. Ulrich, Ruth Huntzberger and Ruth Camp are occupying the Utopia for two weeks. Miss Mabelle Garrett, of Palmyra, spent the day with H. A. Spire and family at the Pines. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Groff and Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Groff of Harrisburg are spending some time at their cot tage, the Outlook. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Michael and Miss Mary Sierer, of Harrisburg. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Davis at the Hillside. Miss Margaret Cassel of Pinegrove, Miss Marjorie Nissley and J. U. Kilmer of Hummelstown, spent Tuesday at Pinevtew. John D. Crider, of Harrisburg. visit ed the G. P. C. Club at the Clvfest on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Cole, of Hum melstown, Mrs. C. A. Seltzer and Miss Elizabeth Seltzer of Middletown, are occupying the Waldheim, for a month. The following young women of Har rlsburg are occupying the X-tin-IV-fun cottage for a week: Miss Carrie Crist, Ruth Crist. Bess Failor, Sadie Crist, Ella Wilson, Alice Straub and Lou Lehman. The following from Harrisburg are occupying the Sunnyslde for a week: Mrs. Herbert Parthemore, Mrs. C. E. Gross, Maude Gross, Marie Donhower, Mae Gross, Hazel Gross and Helen Gross. Fourteen young members of the Girls' Frogressive Club held a picnic in the woods on Monday. Mrs. George E. Henry of Harris burg, spent Tuesday at the Wohelo cottage. The G. P. C. Club entertained the following guests at the Clyfrest recent ly: Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Koster, A. Moyer, Mrs. A. E. Burkholder and son Albert. Mrs. Paul Roberts, Paul Jus tice Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker. News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania Special to the Telegraph 6hamokin. The strike of one thousand employes of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company's North Franklin colliery to compel everybody to become members of the United Mine Workers, was followed yesterday by a walkout of six hun dred employes at the Catharine col liery. Hazleton. Albert Keener and Lee Farrar. of Freeland, plunged Into the Lehigh River near White Haven yesterday and rescued Mrs. John Krumanocker, a young woman of White Haven, who had been seized with cramps. Maueh Chunk. 'Miss Fannie Bar ber, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Laird H. Barber, has returned to her home hero after a stay of three years In the Philippine Islands, where she taught in a young ladles' academy. Hazleton. Mrs. Louis Gintner and two children were struck and stunned by a bolt of lightning during a severe electrical storm which passed over Onedia. The Gintner house was also damaged. Poltsvillc. Machinists of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company's repair shops In this city, were notified of a five per cent. Increase in wages. This is the second Increase this year. Bethlehem. From blood poison ing, de%-e!oped from a cut five weeks ago, Fred Bachman, of Danielsvlile, had his index finger amputated in order to se.ve his hand. South Bethlehem. R. E. Snyder of Easton, had a narrow escape yester day when a trolley car struck the automobile he was cranking here in front of the municipal building. He suffered internal injuries. Mahanoy City. Records kept at the American Express office in this city for the month of July show that huckleberry pickers have earned nearly $14,000 for that period. Life at Plattsburg Described by Harrisburger One of the Harrisburg boys in train ing at the Plattsburg military camp writes a letter home, dated last Sun day. He says: "Here we are with camp prac tically over and nothing ahead of us save the hike, which will probably pass in Quick time. It's hard to rea lize that we're through; it seems onlv a. few days since X came here. To-day has been lazy and our onlv duties be ing to get everything in shape for the march and also preparations for our return. "We leave to-morrow (Monday) morning, about 7:30, and spend the first, night, near Ausable Chasrn. I expect to have a wonderful time of it. and am anxious to see just what it is going to be like. Yesterday we had n parade or the entire four regiments with the ar tillery and cavalry also. I was in the third regiment in line and could see quitd a bit. It was very Inspiring and everyone remarked that for only three weeks or less of drill the men did wonderfully well. "Yesterday was quite busy, taking all in all. ns we hiked away out in the country for a maneuver in protection. Personally X was in the reserve force In one sector and only had to lie down and sleep until the Cossack patrols re ported back and the company formed the ifiarch in. Pretty soft." r THURSDAY EVENING, Penbrook Paving Now Certainty; to Ask Bids HARRISON CLAY, President of Penbrook Borough Coun cil. Bis Booster For Paving. Paving for Main street in the Pen brook borough is now a certainty. Final action by Council was taken Monday, July 24. Legal notices of Council's actions are now being pub lished and final notice will be given August 15. In the meantime E. Clark Cowden, borough engineer, will pre pare plans and specifications, and after the approval of Council, bids will be asked for. The work will be com pleted before December 1. President Harrison Clay, of Penbrook Council, who has been one of the hard workers in the interest of this improvement said to-day: has b6en a two-year fight. The citizens of Penbrook are quite jubilant over the success of the paving plans, realizing. more every day that it means increased valuation to prop erties. The paving will be sheet asphalt and the best that can be had. The section to be paved starts at Hoffer's lane and ends at Sherman's alley, it is 1,700 feet in length. The specifica tions also call for granolithic curbing." NEW LIGHT COMPANIES Special to the Telegraph f Orrtanna, Pa., Aug. 3.—Applications for charters have been made by the Musselman brothers at the State Capi tol for the Fairfield Light and Power C ompany and the Franklin Township L>lght and Power Company. The two companies will furnish power for dif ferent communities in the western part of Adams county. The power plant of both companies Is located here in connection with the Musselman Can ning Company's establishment. BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR BOY Special to the Telegraph u. Germantown. Pa., Aug. 3.—A bir'hday party was held at the home of Professor and Mrs. Elmer Stam baugh at Center Square in honor of ;.*f. J"?? Lawrence's birthday. The little feilow received many handsome piesents. Those present were Pro fessor and Mrs. Elmer and «nV«™ r c nce ' } lr ?' E ' L " Finkenbinder v n V»" &a n> uc '. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel t'. !; and Mrs ' Robert Smith, SfS' and Willis Smith. Mark Hist ine. Clark Arnold. Robert Wilson, faul Henry, Alvir Collns. Misses Eliz ahe.h, Myrtle, Maxlne. Margaret Olive and Marie Smith, Ada and Bertha Snv der. Ruth and Martha Collins, Mabel G ring. Belle Arnold, v n I Columbia Henry and Dannie Burkett. M'CORMICK FARMERS' PICNUC Special to the Telegraph p . a i » Farmers of the McCormick farms with their families and friends are holding the Wn«rf« and ° utin ß at Big Head \\ oods to-day. The men talked on , PrOS|IPC,s an