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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
DINNER ON LAWN
AT STOVERDALE
Mrs. H. W. Davis Entertains
Big Party of Friends at Hill
side Cottage
Special to the Telegraph
Stoverdale, P. 0.. Aug. 25.—Mrs. H.
W. Davis, of the Hillside, gave a
chicken corn soup dinner to a number
of friends on Wednesday. A large
table was made on the lawn before the
cottage and dinner was served to the
following: Mrs. O. E. Jones, Mrs.
Harry Seitz, Mrs. M. C. White. Mrs.
Ceorgt Clafke, Mrs. Charles Baer. Mrs.
C. P. Benson and daughter Meriam.
Mrs. D. F. Ommert and daughters.
Muriel and Mignon, Mrs. C. W. Cal
lenger, Miss Minnio Shoemaker, Miss
Eloise Peake. Miss Dorothy Slothower.
Miss Mary Sicrcr. Vernu Davis, Kuth
Davis, George Clarke, H. W. Davis,
G. W. Davis. Lloyd Davis, all of Har
risburg; Miss Kuth Shoemaker, of
Washington. D. C., and Miss Fisher, of
Boston. Mass. /
Mrs. W. S. Yontz. of the Outlook, en
tertained part of her Sunday school
class of the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Harrisburg, Wednesday. Refreshments
were served to Mrs. Edward Schaffstall
and son Ralph. Mrs. Raymond Shoe
maker, Mrs. Philip Arnold, Miss Mae
Jenkins, Miss Claire Bashore and Mrs.
W. S. Yontz.
Misses Alia Ruth and Tsobal Coble,
of Hlghspire. are visiting Mrs. Edwin
Knisely at the Susse Ruhe.
Mrs. Theodore Biever and daughter
Dorothy, of Penbrook, are visiting the
Is'. B. G. Club at the Ruheim.
Mr. and Ross Johnson and sons.
Ross, Jr.. and Robert Nelson, of Har
risburg, are visiting Nelson Johnso:i
at Seldom Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. John Grady, of Kamp
Komfort. spent several days at their
Harrisburg home.
Mrs. Clarence Bodmer and daugh
ter Elizabeth and Mrs. Thomas Suteh,
of the Prince Albert, spent Wednesday
at Hummelstown.
Miss Lucy Grier, of the Marietta
Mansion, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Charles F. Clippinger at Harrisburg on
Tuesday.
William Lewis. of Milton, spent sev
eral days with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Lewis, at the Sylva.
Miss Luella Lehman, of Hifrrisburg,
1* spending her vacation with her sis
ter, Mrs. Emory Fisher, Jr., at the
Oleander.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carmany and
ron and daughter left for their Harris-
V>urg home after spending two week 3
at Pine Lodge.
Mrs. W. E. Lewis met with a serious
accident while opening a jar. when
phe cut her hand badly, and had to be
taken to a surgeon at Harrisburg, who
put Ave stitches in the wound.
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FRIDAY EVENING,
West Fairview Veteran
Director Eighteen Years
f Jrl -
L. S. HATFIELD
West Fairview. Aug:. "3.—L. S. Hat
field. aged 70 years, one of the oldest
residents of the town nas been a school
director for eighteen consecutive years.
For six year he has been treasurer of
the body.
He started this record when the
schools were under township super
vision. and when the town was made
a borough four years ago he was re
elected to the post. He was treasurer
of the township board two years and
of the present body four years. He lo
cated here after the Civil war, of which
lie is a veteran and has lived here since.
Miss Edna Grace Landis
Bride of G. Light Blouch
Hershey. Pa.. Aug. 25.—One of the
most attractive weddings of the sum
mer took place on Wednesday evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Landis. at Union Deposit, when their
daughter. Miss Edna Grace Landis.
was married to G. Light Blouch, of
Lebanon. The ceremony was per
formed at 6.30 o'clock in the evening
by the Rev. Dr. Schrorer. Miss Ruth
Landis, a sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid, and Edward Smith, of
Annville. a student at Yale, was best
man. Litt!e Lura Rrandau. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brandau, of
Hershey, was flower girl. Only the
close friends and immediate relatives
were present.
Mr. Blouch is a graduate of Lebanon
Valley College. He is principal of the
Cedarville high school at Freeport, 111.
ROO MIXERS STRIKE
Tamaqua. Pa.. Aug. 2 s.—Yesterday
800 employes of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company's No. 10 colliery,
near here, went on strike because
twentj-flve of the contract miners
were put at work to repair damage by
a recent flood.
GRANGERS PICNIC
STATE EXHIBITS
Highway Department and Pub
lic Charities Association Will
Present Educational Features
Special to the Telegraph
Meehaniesburg. Aug. 25.—Among
the interesting exhibits at Williams
Grove next week during the Granger's
picnic will be that made by the Pub
lic Charities Association of Pennsyl
vania. It is purely educational and
is intended to show the condition of
the feeble-minded of the country and
the necessity for their care and segre
gation. Another exhibit of interest
will be that of the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department, which will con
sist of specimens of road construc
tion. topographical maps and many
views of the old and new roads of
the State. It will be located in Horti
cultural Hall and will be in charge
of W. R. D. Hall, the statistician of
the department.
The evening entertainments will be
especially fine. On Monday and Tues
day evenings. John R. Eustis of the
editorial staff of the New York Eve
ning Mail, will give a lecture on "War
fare by Automobile." Both lectures
will be entirely different. On Wednes
day and Thursday evening. W. W. W.
Roberts, explorer and naturalist, will
give illustrated lectures of his travels
in the heart of Africa..
A concert will be given by the Sin
ger band of Meehaniesburg on Friday
evening, which will also furnish music
during the week.
E. J. Hilton Surprised by
Williams Grove Cottagers
Williams Grove. Pa., Aug. 25.—Mrs.
Brldgman, wife of the Rev. H. O.
Bridgman, of Harrisburg. called on
Mrs. E. M. Aller at No. 11 cottage on
Monday.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Laura Ellick
er, of Dillsburg, paid Miss Mary Aller
a short visit.
Professor John Harlacker and fam
ily. of Harrisburg. and Mr. and Mrs.
John Harlacker, of Mechanicsburg,
were called here on Sunday as guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Swanger at Orwell
cottage.
Robert Berkhamer, of Mecharclcs
burg, is visiting Klwood G. Swanger.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Reeser,
Charles E. Reeser. Jr.. and Miss Mar
tha Fox, of Harrisburg. left for home
yesterday, having spent the summer
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Burton and chil
; dren, of Philadelphia, are visiting their
sister, Mrs. J. M. Houston at "Ems
tius" cottage. They will later visit at
I Carlisle.
Miss Mae Houston, of Carlisle, has j
returned from Renovo after spending
ja week with friends.
| Mrs. William Lytle and children, of '
| Harrisburg, spent the week-end with!
i Mrs. C. S. Lyth.
! Mrs. George Swartz and C. S. Lyth !
I were week-end guests of Mrs. C. S.
Lyth.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A, Baptist! and Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Crook were guests of !
Mrs. J. Harty Koser at "Restawhlle"
cottage.
Mrs. 9. V. Snoddy and son, Stewart. i
spent the week-end with Mrs. E. J. 1
Hilton.
E. J. Hilton was surprised Satur- <
day night when the cottagers sere- (
naded him. It being his birthday.
Mrs. Walter Brandt and children and
Miss Cecile Schaeffer, of Mt. Holly ;
Springs, and Miss Elsie Cassatt, of j
Carlisle, visited Mrs. Charlos Koser
and Mrs. William Cassatt at their cot- j
tage. f
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rupley and
daughter, Jane, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Faber at cottage No. 48. I (
COMMITS SUICIDE I.V BAU.\
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 25. News j
was received here that Jerome Mvers !
had committed suicide at his home
near Taneytown, Md.. by hanging him-!,
self with a rope in the barn. Impaired i
health was the cause.
NEW PASTOR COMING
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 25.—The Rev.
Dr. John M. Francis, the new pa&tor
l of the Lutheran church, will have a 1
farewell service in the Lutheran
church at Sun bury, on Sunday, and will 1
leave Monday for Waynesboro.
SHORTLIDGE-CARR. WEDDING
Special to the Telegraph
| Columbia, Pa., Aug. 25.—William F.J
j Shortlidge, president of the men's Bible |
\ class of Grace United Evangelical i
Church, and Miss Edith M. Carr, a for- I
| mer teacher in the Hallam schools, in !
j York county, were married yesterday |
■ morning at the Craft home.
GOOD TOBACCO OUTLOOK
Special to the Telegraph
j Marietta, Pa„ Aug. 25.—This year's ;
tobacco crop in Lancaster county is one
o. the largest and best for years. Many I
: farmers have already sold their crops
at prices from 15 and 5 and upwards.
Buyers are around daily, and especially
j the Donegal?, where it is of the finest
quality.
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Special to the Telegraph
Marietta. —Jacob Good, aged 65, a
i retired farmer and gardener, died' at
' Ellzabethtown Wednesday night. He
is survived by his wife and three sons,
the Rev. Simon Good, of New Cumber
land. being one of the sons. He was
a member of the Mennonite Church
Marietta. —Andrew Eldemilier, aged
75 years, died Wednesday. He was a
retired farmer and a native of New
Providence. His wife, one son and a
j brother survive.
-j Marietta. —Isaac Fornwalt, a native
: of Columbia, aged BC. died from the
effects of a stroke Wednesday evening.
His wife, to whom he was married
j sixty-four years ago. survives, with
| six children. He was a veteran of the
Civil War and a member of the Ma
sonic fraternity and Knights Templar.
Marietta. —Mrs. George W. Yeager
! died at the St. Joseph's Hospital, Lan
caster, from apoplexy. She was 61
vears old and her husband, three chil
dren, a brother and a sister survive.
REAL ESTATE SALES
Special to the Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Aug. 25.—Proper
ties in this place were recently sold
j through the agency of Happle &
! Swartz as follows: Double frame
} dwelling house, Nos. 10 and 12 East
Locust street, owned by the G. Mor-
I ris Eckel's Estate, to M. H. Myers of
! Silver Spring township. The frame
dwelling house situated at No. 12 East
Green street, owned by J. H. Koller,
to John S. Davis, proprietor bf the
American House. The frame dwelling
j house, located at No. 17 East Keller
street, owned by Charles McLaughlin,
|to Mrs. Anne Ellis.
HARRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH
WEST SHORE NEWS
Trinity U. B. Ladies'
Bible Class Holds Banquet
New Cumberland. Pa.. AUK. 25.
A banquet held by the Ladies' Bible
class of Trinity United Brethren church
was a great success. The literary pro
gram rendered in the auditorium was
as follows: Selection, men's chorus:
prayer, the Rev. A. R. Ayres; piano
solo. Mrs. Frank Entry; reading. Mary
Malone; vocal solo, the Rev. A. r\
Ayres: piano trio. Pauline Wright,
Delia Souders and Myre Desenberger:
selection, men's chorus. The banquet
was held In the social room of the
church, which was handsomely decor
ated. Hagcrman was the caterer, cov
ers being laid for 170 guests. Ches
ter Good was toastmaster. Brief ad
dresses were made by the Rev. A. R.
Ayres. G. W. Heffelman, J. W. Witmy
er, Schenck and officers of the class.
ATTEND*;D REUNION
New Cumberland. Pa., Aug. 25.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Crone and
daughters of New Cumberland at
tended a family reunion at the home
of Mrs. Crone's mother. Mrs. Grim at
Zion's View, York county, on Sunday.
Mrs. Grim is SI years old and an aunt
present was 84.
MARRIED AT GETTYSBURG
New Cumberland, Pa.. Aug. 25.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kauffman of
Heno street announce the marriage of
their daughter. Sylvia Romaine Kauff
man, to Earl J. Ross, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Ross, of Market street,
which took place Saturday evening at
Gettysburg. The Rev. Mr. Wagner,
pastor of the Lutheran Church, per
formed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Ross went to Pen Mar to spend several
« a - vs - After September 18 they will
live In their new home at Washington
Heights. Mrs. Ross was a bookkeeper
and Mr. Ross a clerk in the Electrical
Supply Store, Second street, Harris
burg.
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
Paul Ellenherger and Owen Ken
nedy. of Marysvllle, are visiting their
uncle. Calvin Ellenberger, at South
Seaville, N. J.
PHI LATHE A CLASS OUTING
Lemoyne, Pa.. Aug. 25.—The an
nual outing of the Philathea Class of
the t nited Evangelical Sunday School
will be held at Reservoir Park to-mor
row.
WILL CAMP AT OYSTER'S DAM
Lemoyne, Pa.. Aug. 25. These
young men will leave to-morrow for
a week's canminer at Ovster's Dam,
near Camp Hill: Harold Haag. George
Sierer. Sterling Fair. James Minnick.
of this place, and Edward Hassler, of
Enola.
PICNIC AT THE ELM
Special to the Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 25. Yesterday
afternoon the annual Sunday school
picnic of the United Evangelical
church was held at the Elm Tree
along the river.
PARTY AT ROBINSON HOME
Dauphin. Pa., Aug. 25. An in
formal party was given, last evening,
by Mrs. Blanch Robinson at her home
in Erie street. The evening was spent
with music and dancing and refresh
ments were served to: Mrs. Anna
Owen, of Xarberth: Mrs.Sophia Snyder
and Miss Doorthy Ross, of Mechanics
burg; Mrs. J. Muir and Miss Emma
La Ba Bier, of Brooklyn, Miss Anne
Shaffer of Philadelphia, Mrs. William
Rodenhaver. of Mrs.
Charles Lebo, Mrs. Jennie Hickernell.
Miss Bertha Sellers, Miss Helen Louise
Wallis, Miss P.uth Shaffer, Miss Es
ther Shaffer, Miss Sabra Clark, Frank
Warner, Charles S. Gerberich and Mrs.
Robinson.
AGED MAX INJURED
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 25. James M.
Parson, aged 8 3 years, fell down a
flight of steps at his home in Market
street on Wednesday afternoon and re
ceived severe lacerations about the
head.
CONVICTS TO WORK OX ROADS
Special to the Telegraph
Lancaster. Pa. Aug. 25. Last Mon
day the Board of Prison Inspector"* op
posed the petition of the Manheim
township road supervisors for the use
of twelve county convicts on public
roads. After the conference vesterdav
between the inspectors, supervisors and
County Commissioners, the inspectors
| consented to giving the prisoners and
[Lancaster county, within ten davs will
I have its first experiment of convict
labor on country roads. If the experi
ment proves a success, other townships
i are expected to make similar requests.
NEWSIES TO MEET
I Final plans for the big outing of the
I Harrisburg Newsboys' Association will
i be made to-night at the regular meet
ins of the members. The boys will be
I the guests of James Steiner. proprie
tor of the St. James Hotel, at Oyster
| Dam on Labor Day, and will arrange
I the program of the entertainment to-
S night. A cornroast will be one of the
features.
HARRY WALLACE
Harry Wallace, aged 14. of Lykens.
; was struck by an automobile yester
day afternoon, driven by M. Rollison
jof that place. The hoy sustained a
! compound fracture of the right leg
IHe was brought to the Harrisburg
hospital.
TO HOLD SMOKER
Members of the West End March
! 'ng Club, sn organization of colored
! residents, will hold a smoker end auto
j mobile ride this evening. The pro
' ceeds will be t>«ed for the equipment
,of the club. Music will be furnished
by the Perseverance band.
COL DEMMING SPEAKS
Colonel H C.Demming spoke last
| night on Odd Fellowship in United
j States »nd Eurone." at a meeting of
j »he aPst Orands Association of the
; County T. O. O. F. tn the hall of Dau
»hin Lo'ige. No. 160. Past Grand
r?eorge H. Shaub. nre*'dont and
i Tame" Peed and O. \. Hollinger led
the discunsionr. Refreshments Wf , rP
i served and a smoker held after the
| business meeting.
I HAF.niSfi nr. VISITORS AT COVE
Special to the Telegraph
! | Cove. Pa.. Aug. 25.—Mrs. C H
I Sheer daughters. Jane and El'z
i -»beth of Hnrrishurg. snent a day with
; Mr«. W. H. Yocum at Helma cottage
j Master Frederick Ross, of Harris
burg. wsi a recent guest of Dr V
Hi'mme l cottage.
Mrs. W. O. Bishop. Miss Yount. C
Ribbon and Hudson Bucher. of Har
risburg. motored to the Cove, where
they spent a few pleasant hours at
Larue cottage,
i Mrs. Annie Stoner_ and daughter
Mabel, of Buffalo. N. Y.. are the guests
j of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fisher at Nabob
! cottage.
Mrs. W. F. Hiller. of Tyrone, and
S the Misses Miller, of Hagerstown. Md.,
| wrm recent "ruests at Utopia cottage.
Mrs. W. H. Yocum and daughter*,
j He'en n.r>d f>eah Mae, spent Tuesday
I ni® - ** at Hnrrisburg.
Misses Edna and Helen Hlpnen«teel
have returned to their home in Har-
Hsburg after ""ending some time ns
the guests of Miss Leah Mae Yocum
at. Helena cottage.
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BEI.L—1»»1—UNITED HARRISBURU, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1016. FOUNDED 1871
Men's Shopping Guide For Friday Evening and Saturday Morning Until
1 P. M. ,
Hats
A. B. Xirschbaum Co*
The Summer Clearance Sale
of Men's Suits Is a Week-
End Feature
The dividing line has been reached—those suits classed
as belonging strictly to summer must pass on —they can have
no abiding place here any longer.
Not alone will you be attracted by matchless values, for
in every suit will be found the mark of quality—that scrutin
izing carefulness of detail which has so elevated our clothing
standards above the average.
$10.45
has sealed the fate of scores of this season's popular models which
formerly were decorated with price cards ranging upward to $16.50.
Some fully lined, others half and quarter lined.
Plain and pinch-back models.
Fancy mixtures and pencil stripes.
Thoroughly tailored.
Sizes 32 to 40.
Fancy Mixed Suits In Young
Men's Models, Clearing at
$7.50
A variety of rich mixtures; smartly tailored and equally as serv
iceable.
Save exactly one-half.
Sizes 32 to 40—including slims, stouts and regulars.
"No More Divorces For Me,"
Says Mrs. Addie M. Libhart
' Special to the Teleeraph
Bainbridge, Pa.. Aug. 25.- Addie
Mundis Libhart. of Bainbridge has
announced her engagement to John
Franklin Libhart, also of Bainbridge.
The announcement that the Libhaits
were to wed again came as a surprise
to their many friends. Mrs. Libhart
last March sued for and was granted a
divorce. Mr. Libhart is a foreman at
the Billmeyer quarries and in an
nouncing the re-engagement she de
clares that there will be no more
divorces for me."
Treaty Will Be Ratified
Despite Danish Rejection
By Associated Press
Washington, Aug. 25.—Rejection by
the Danish upper house of parliament
of the proposal to sell the Danish V\ est
Indies to the United States, will not de
lay efforts here to ratify as soon as
possible the treaty providing for the
purchase of the islands. Announcement
to this effect was made last night by
Senator Stone, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations committee. A meet
ing of the committee was called for
to-day to further consider the proposed
treaty. ,»
TROLLEY WIRE SNAPS
Trolley service on the Steeßon line
was suspended for half an hour last
evening, when an overhead trolley
wire at Cameron and Mulberry streets
snapped, cutting the current.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
!n Use For Over 30 Years
•il vays bears
AUGUST 25, 1916.
German Steamer Willehad
Is Docked at New London
New London, Conn., Aug. 25.—The
German steamer Willehad which was
interned at Boston at the outbreak of
the European war, sailed from Boston
yesterday by way of Cape Cod Canal,
: arrived here this morning. Heavy fop
held up the steamer during the night
but the weather clearing at daybreak,
the Willehad proceeded here and came
directly up the harbor to the new
state pier, on which arc; the new storage
sheds of the Eastern Forwarding Com
pany, the American agency for the Ger
man line of submarine merchantmen.
She is expected to stay here for an
indefinite period.
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i how old. By a new process we I
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ing. An IMPROVED DOUBM3
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34x4 .... 8.00 37x4Vi 0-00
Send to-day for our tire folder.
R. K. TIRE CO.
1401 IIIDGE AVE., riULAnEMMIIA
If you have no old tires we will
furnish you with a complete dou
•'■ ble tread tire at 20 per cent, above j
' the above price list.
AKenta Wanted. Good proposition.
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(GEORGE H. SOURBIER 1
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
1310 Narib Third Street
Bell Phvat, Aula Service. I
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MARRIED FORTY-FIVE YEARS
Special to the Telegraph
Marietta, Pa., Aug. 25.—Mr. and
Mrs. Jonathan Penwell, lifelong resi
dents of this section, were married
forty-five years ago yesterday. They
are enjoying good health and have
six sons. Councilman Henri' Penwell,
of the First ward, is a son.
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
"A Different Sort of
Optleal Department"
"DIFFERENT"
—that's the word we use to de
scribe our new Optical Depart
| inent. And the large number
of glasses we have sold already
proves that the public has abso
j lute faith In the printed as well
as the spoken word of "The
Different Kind of Jewelry
Store."
Our Optical Department will
only sell the very best make
mountings and lenses. Every
I purchase will be backed up by
the P. H. Caplan Co. Money-
Back Guarantee.
The prices will be as low
and lower than elsewhere.
The P. H. Caplan Co.
Market Street Store
200 Market St.