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383 PERSONS
ASK FOR LICENSE
23 Applications Filed in North
umberland County Court Are
For New Places
Sunbury, Pa.. Jan. 5. With thiß
the last day for filing, 353 persons
have petitioned the court to grant
them a permit to sell liquor in North
umberland county next year. Twenty
of these are applications for new
stands and 363 for old. This includes
three breweries and thirty-four whole
sale places. License court will be held
on January 24. It is considered u
foregone conclusion that all appli
cants for new places will be refused,
as the tendency of Judge Cummings
-nd Judge Moscr since they have been
>n the bench is to reduce, rather than
ncrease. the number of liquor dealers.
—No remonstrances have been filed
hus far.
district Teachers' Institute
Opens at Millerstown
Millerstown. Pa., Jan. 5. Millers
wn district teachers' insUtute is be
ag held in the Methodist Episcopal
hurch here to-day and to-morrow
rith the following program: Friday
•vening, 7.15 o'clock Devotional ex
rcises, by the Rev. W. H. Dyer; ad-',
tress of welcome, J. E. Rounsley;
ong, Helen Gregg, Nellie Blain, Vir-1
rinia Ulsh and Margaret Rounsley:'
recitation. Virginia Ulsh: song. James
tong. James Kipp, George Hoffman
\nd Kenneth Hetrick: recitation. Mar
;aret Rounsley; solo. James Arentz;
■ecitation. Nellie Bla'.n; nature study,
'ohn Hogentogler; "Rural Life and
he Rural School," J. Otis Charles.
Saturday morning, 9.30 o'clock
Devotional exercises by the Rev. C. P.
Hines: "Correlation," lxiuise Gray;
History, M. Ignore Grubb; "The
Teacher's Relation to the Community,"
G. H. Rumba ugh; "Occupation Work
For Noons and Recess," Helen K.
Dean; "Writing." Violet Evans; read
ing. Anna Haldeman. Afternoon — 1
"Classroom Management.'' M. Orvllle
Rumbaugh: recitation, Sara Hogen
togler; "Discipline," Lloyd Kerchner;
"Consolidation of the Rural School,"
James Mcßrtde; recitation, oline Reis-
Jnger; "Methods in Spelling," Floy E.
Deims; solo. Lola Rise; "Physiology,"!
Harry Bixler; recitation, Verna Bix
ler,' subject to be selected. W. R.
Hench; duet, Pauline and Albert
Uesher. Evening Recitation, Helen
Rebok; solo, Mary Rounsley; reeita
;ion, Tacie Zeigler; exercise. "All the
Tear Round"; recitation. Ethel Blain;
song, "Under the SnoV; recitation.
Carolyn Reisinger; solo. Mary Barner:
•ecitation, Margaret Secrist: Duet, Zel
a Cathcart and Helen Martin: recita
aons, (a) Carrie Zellers, (b) John
Jlsh.
FORTY WORDS IX WII.L
Sunbury, Pa.. Jan. 5. ln forty
*-ords the will of John W. Gillespie, a
>rominent lawyer, disposes of his es
:ate, leaving it all to his widow with
ut reserve or bond, and she is named
is the executrix. It was written May
il. 1906. and witnessed by Dr. J. H. |
V'astine and Jacob Simmet.
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
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R. D. PRATT
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
26 X. Third Street
Sctlleisner Building
My new offices are completely equip
ped with the finest appliances for test
ing the eyes scientifically, which en
ables me to give the very best service
In fitting glasses for correcting and
Improving defects in vision.
Special—l have recently installed
a new and approved instrument for
correctly determining color defects in
the vision of railroad employes and
others. I
r STERN'S? 1 STERHBI
1 209 tfALHUT S*f. 1 I T jffiT 1
£ — Men's and Boys'
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/ \ Soles u • O O
[j r ' \ Men's Heavy Tan Working
I Shoes ; Double Oak Soles;
! f v Exceptional q QfJ
—"i Quaiity <DtjoD
(P) Men's $3.00 Heavy Tan
\?w\ Shoea; Phable Upper Stock; !
| Sole Leather A n am*
Counters suTu
Schleisner's Men's Shop
28-30 and 32 N. Third St.
Announce January Price Reductions
/ I \ i 011 ollr High Class
\ A\ | SUITS and OVERCOATS !
\\ Our first price is on sucli a close profit mar
\ yv B^ n that these reductions are really greater values
\ than one would expect in the ordinary sale:
\ 35.00 Suits and Overcoats, now . . , 29.00
30.00 Suits and Overcoats, now . . , 26.00
20.00 Suits and Overcoats, now . . . 16.00
|f|| 1 5.00 Suits and Overcoats, now . . 12.50
Tuxedo and Evening Dress Suits
All our remaining stock of Evening Clothes
at like reductions.
imbi—l
WEST SHORE NEWS
S. S. FIECTS OFFICERS
Shiremanstown, Pa., Jan. 5. —Elec
tion of officers in the Bethel Church
of God Sunday school are as follows:
Superintendent, Jacob B. Frey, as
sistant superintendent, John L. Miller;
secretary, Robert L. Miller; assistant
secretary, Lawrence Gribble; treas
urer, John L. Miller: organist. Mrs.
Robert N. Atticks; assistant organist.
Miss Margaret Weber; librarians, Mil-
I ton Wolfe, Glenn Krone, Donald Her
man and William Brinton; superin
tendent of home department, Mrs.
Frank E. Weber; superintendent of
primary department. Miss Mary At
ticks; assistant superintendent, Miss
Ethel Parks.
SURPRISE FOR TEACHER
Shiremanstown, Pa., Jan. 5. A
delightful surprise was tendered Mrs.
S. E. Sheely at her residence in East
Main street on Wednesday evening by
the members of the Ladies' Organized
Bible Class. No. 4, of tl.e Bethel
Church of God of which Mrs. Sheely
is the teacher. She was the recipient
of a beautiful gift from the members.
! Following the devotional exercises re
freshments were served to these mem
bers; Mrs. J. B. Frey, Mrs. Robert N.
Atticks, Mrs. William Gorman, Mrs.
C. L. Wolfe, Mrs. Benjamin Stansfield,
Mrs. C. H. Barlup, Mrs. L. W. Parks,
Miss Lydia Grubb, Mrs. John L.
Miller, Mrs. John Renninger. Mrs. F.
| E. Wallace and Mrs. Jacob Walls. In
vited guests were Mrs. H. M. Rupp.
Mrs. J. S. Brinton, Mrs. Le Roy Bates,
son Richard Bates, Mrs.' Noah R.
Heiges and Miss Zelda Lower.
MRS. BECK LEY BURIED
New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 5.
The Rev. Dr. Steck, pastor of the First
Lutheran Church of Carlisle, con
ducted the funeral services of Mrs.
Susan Beckley at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church yesterday afternoon. He was
asisted by the Rev. A. G. Wolf, pastor
of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and
the Rev. Dr. T. S. Wilcox, pastor of
Baughman Memorial Methodist
church. The pallbearers were Jacob
Lefever, John Leach, J. C. Sweeney
and John U. Brame.
MARRIED AT MT. JOY
Enola, Pa., Jan. 5. Lawrence
; Macaleb of Enola. and Miss Cora Agle
! of Shippensburg, were married at Mt.
Joy on December 27. by the Rev. I. A.
; McDonald. They will live here.
99-J MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 5. Nine hun-
I dred and ninety-two licenses to wed
, were issued in Northumberland coun
ty. for the year which closed on the
third of this month, as against 1.081
for the previous year. The falling off
is blamed on the high cost of living
by the clerks in the otfice.
WILL INITIATE CLASS
New Cumberland. Pa.. Jan. 5.
, This evening the Odd Fellows Lodge,
, No. 1147 will initiate nine candidates
at a meeting.
j WHY HAIR FALLS OUT]
Dandruff causes a feverish irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink,
1 loosen and then the hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair at once and
rid the scalp of every particle of dan
druff. get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine
at any drug store pour a little in your
hand and ruh well into the scalp. After
I a few applications all dandruff dis-
I appears and the hair stops coming out.
Social and Personal News of
Towns Along West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman, of |
New Cumberland, attended the fu
neral of Albert Dugan at York on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Rudy of Middletown, visited |
Mrs. Frank Pencil at New Cumber- j
land yesterday.
, Sirs. John Fisher and four children
of Enola, spent yesterday with Mrs.
Catherine Shaffer at New Cumberland, j
The Rev. S. C. Heiges, pastor of the
Church of God, New Cumberland,
preached in Baughman Memorial
Methodist Church last night.
William B. Dugan of Butler, Pa., is
visiting friends at New Cumberland.
Samuel Peters of New Cumberland,
went to Allentown and Pottstown on
business recently.
David Benner, son Penrose, of Ricta
lield, David Weaver and bride of
Bareville, Lancaster county. George j
Zimmerman, of Shepherdstown, and
Samuel Ramer of Alberta, Canada,
were recent guests at the home of Mr. :
and Mrs. Jacob JUauver at Shlremans-'
town.
Mrs. Smith of York, Mrs. Michael
Hoffman, of Lemoyne, and Miss Carrie
Walls of Harrisburg, visited Mrs. Cal- i
vin Krone and Mrs. Jacob Walls, who
have been ill at their homes at Shire- i
manstown. |
Thomas V. Angel, of Key Mar, Md.,
spent several days with relatives at :
Shiremanstown.
Miss Charlotte Snyder has returned
to her home at Harrisburg, after!
spending several days with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder at j
Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Ggorge Harman and
two children, of Harrisburg. spent
several days with the former's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. David Harman, Sr.,!
at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frayer, son,
Marion, daughters, Bessie and Bernice
Frayer, of Siddonsburg, motored to j
Shiremanstown yesterday and were j
guests of Mrs. Frayer's aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Essick of Han- i
over, Mrs. Charles Blauser, daughter,'
Miss Helen Blauser, of Dillsburg, and
Miss Ruth Blauser of Harrisburg,!
were entertained at dinner recently
by Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bistline at their
residence at Shiremanstown.
Miss Theresa Bentz has returned
to her home in York after being the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nester
at Shiremanstown.
To Ciirf a Cold In One DST
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. Druggits refund money if it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each box. 25c.
HINTING KIDNAPED BOY
Lewlstown, Pa., Jan. 5. Sheriff
Van Zandt has been appealed to by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glass, of Lienau
place, Jersey City, N. J„ in an effort
to recover their 4-year-old son, kid
l naped more than a year ago by un
-1 known parties. The boy's name is
James Dougless Glass. The boy dis
appeared while the family was in
I Pike county-
Indian Students and Band
Will Go to Inauguration
Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 5. The Carlisle
! Indian Band, student battalion and
girls will go to Washington for the
inauguration according to present
| plans. Superintendent Lipps is in
Washington arranging details. It is
planned to hold a pageant during the
inauguration, the cast of which will
include students of the local school,
former graduates and others from the
West.
TEACHER FOIITY YEARS
Halifax, Pa.. Jan. 5. Mrs. A. E.
Myers, a well-known resident of Mar
ket street, hosta record of which she
can well be proud. At the present time
she is finishing her fortieth year as
a teacher in the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school. Mrs. Myers was re
membered over the holidays with
. gifts from her many friends, and a
New Year's dinner, consisting of tur
' key, etc., was sent to her by Sunbury
friends.
WANTED TO MARRY CHILI)
Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 5. Marie Tam-
I barro, aged 12, and John Christina,
I aged 23. were refused a marriage ll
j cense by Register Carr, in the Or
| phans' court here, on the grounds of
j the extreme youth of the girl. The
'couple live at Mt. Carmel.
BODY IDENTIFIED
i Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 5. The body
I of a man found cut to pieces on the
Reading railroad, has been identified
i as P. J. Coyle, of St. Clair.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
in Use For Over 30 Years
tlvays bears
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
GirardvUlo. Lewis Biltz, 72, for
mer postmaster of this place, died fol
lowing a brief illness. He was a vet- j
■ eran of the Civil War and was widely I
! known.
Carlisle. A movement has been I
I launched in Newville for the celebra- i
I tlon of the 100 th anniversary of the
founding of the town. A special week !
: will be set aside late in Mav or earlv !
; in June.
Mahanoy City. Alfred Cathers i
and Norvin Coonibe. of St. Nichols,
: crashed into an automobile while
i coasting: at Suffolk yesterday and were
severely hurt.
Quarryville. W. H. Finney will
start a cannery soon, and emplov
: many hands.
Reading. Mrs. Sallie S. Seiders, !
.2 years old. was buried in a dress:
which she made for her funeral.
l.auca.stor.—Falling on an icy pave
ment. William D. Ruth, G5, a retired
farmer of Terre Hill, fractured his
| spine and is in a critical condition.
Spring City. Burgess William G.
Kline has been elected president of the
Liberty Fire company, succeeding Wil
liam B. Smith.
Hazleton. Mr. and Mrs. William
Adams, Sr., of Beaver Brook, celebrat
ed their golden wedding. He is the
I lather of ex-Representative William
Adams.
In Appreciation
The prompt and neighborly assist- '
j ance rendered by the citizens of Pen
i brook in helping to save the United I
I States mail and the equipment of the i
I post office during the lire at the Wolf
apartments was most earnestly appre
j ciated, and I take this means of ex
i tending thanks to all who rendered
; service in time of need.
R. M. HOOVER, Postmaster,
Adv. Penbrook, Penna.
! SEWERAGE* SYSTEM STARTED
Hagerstown, Md„ Jan. 5. Work
on the new sewerage system for this
city, for which a bond issue of $750,-
000 has been authorized, was started
yesterday in the presence of members
of the sewerage commission, city offi
cials and about tifty prominent citi-
G. B. McC. Wolf, a member
of the commission, handled a pick and
*.ol. AN. p. Bane a shovel in turning
! out the first earth and addresses were
delivered by several of the city's offi
! cials.
J. X. DI'FPIELD DIES
; _ Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 5. J.
Newton Duffield, who was born at
Welsh Run, Pa., a prominent mer
chant of this city, died at his home
, here on Wednesday, aged 51 vears.
He was superintendent of the Presby
terian Sunday school for some years.
He leaves relatives in Pennsylvania.
MARRIED AT HAGERSTOWN
' Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 5. Miss
I Evelyn L. Estep of Harrisburg and
; George Edgar Wolf, of Huntingdon,
Pa., were married on Wednesday at
the parsonage of Grace United Breth
ren Church here by the Rev. Gordon
I. Rider.
Miss Florence I. Mclnterf of Sher
mansdale. Pa., and William F. Young
of Harrisburg, were married here on
January 1 by the Rev. W. B. Bynn,
pastor 6f Washington Square Meth-
I odist Church.
! Miss Estella R. Keister and Adam
1 W. Harper, both of Palmyra, Pa., were
married at the parsonage of Grace
United Brethren Church here on
. January 2 by the Rev. Gordon I.
I Rider.
MARRIED AT BALTIMORE
Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 5. C. F.
I Weidman. of Waynesboro, and Miss
Mabel Benehoff, daughter of Mrs. T
T. BenchofT. of Blue Ridge Summit,
were married yesterday afternoon at
Baltimore. The bride is one of the
most popular young ladies in the
■ mountain section, while her husband
is at the head of the cost department
j of the Emerson-Brantingham Co.
GORDON-BECK WEDDING
Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 5. —Chester
jC. Gordon of Waynesboro, and Miss
| Mary J. Beck, daughter of Mr. and
! Mrs. George Beck of Gettysburg, were
, married in the parsonage of the Buth
i eran church at Hagerstown yesterday
j by the Rev. Dr. J. S. Simon.
POUND S2OO PEARL
Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 5. While
I eating dinner at his home in Yarrows
burg, Washington county, Maryland,
yesterday, Albertus Clipp was agree
i ably surprised to bite into a large and
j beautiful pearl that was in an oyster.
A value of S2OO has been placed on
the pearl.
IjOST WALLET RETURNED
Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. 5. D.
Mack Miller, a grocer of Chambers
burg, found a wallet lying on the door
step of his store yesterday morning
that had been missing since August,
1912. On the later date Mr. Miller
lost the pocketbook containing four
checks and $25 in cash. The checks
were returned but the money is still
missing.
28-30 and 32 N. Third St.
Offer These Unusual Values For
Saturday
Women's and Misses' Women's and Misses'
Coats Coats
150 coats of velour cloths and
wool plushes, in all the wanted col- coats of- velour cloths, lineu
ors, including black, self and fur- throughout, massively fur-trimmed,
trimmed. Saturday only, all wanted colors, including black;
Special, 15.00 values U P to S9 5a
Special, .32.50
Women's and Misses"
Suits Afternoon Gowns
50 suits of broadcloths and velour One of a kind, of Georgettes,
cloths, fur and self-trimmed; broken satins and crepe de chines; values
sires; regardless of former prices, U p to 59.50.
Special, 15.00 Special, 27.50
Muffs Millinery
One lot of muffs, barrel shapes, of .
raccoon, squirrel and seal. Saturday ne ' ot °* trimmed and sport
only, hats; values 6.00 to 8.00.
t Special, 19.75 Special, 3.95
Women's Evening Wraps
In the new ripple effects, beautifully made of chiffon velvets and
broadcloths; lined throughout with peau de cygne and interlined in all
pastel shades and black; values 45.00 to 70.00.
Special, 29.75 and $4-5.00
Blouses Shetland Sweaters
With deep sailor collars, wide all-
One lot of crepe de chine and around belt, deep pockets and turn-
Georgette blouses, in flesh and ed-back cuffs, in gold, Copen, old
, . cn - rose, white, green and purple; value
white; values up to 5.93. sa ' * r v ,
Special, 2.95 Special, 4.50
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania
Marietta. benjamin Weidner, of
Blainsport, aged 86, the oldest rsident
of that section, died Wednesday. He
voted for seventeen Democratic Presi
dents—Franklin Pierce down to
Woodrow Wilson. He was a member
of the Lutheran church. Several chil
dren survive.
Rawlinsville. Washington Win
ters, aged 90, died Wednesday. He
was the oldest man in this section, and
a trustee and one of the first mem
bers of the Reformed church. Three
children and a number of brothers
and sisters survive.
Marietta. Jacob Curley, aged 58,
a prominent resident of Morgantown,
died Wednesday night. He was a sad
dler by profession. His wife survives.
Sunbury. Mrs. W. K. Snyder,
aged 87, one of the best known resi
dents of Shamokin, died at her home
there of a complication of diseases.
Henrv F. Hesser, aged 61, died sud
denly at his home at Hickory Swamp,
of heart disease. He had never been
sick before.
Daniel Berkheiser, aged 56, died of
heart failure at his home at Trevorton,
after a short illness.
Squire N. F. Furman, for many
years a justice of the peace, at Mon
tandon, died at his home there of
pneumonia, aged 70 years. He was a
successful farmer and businessman
and took a keen interest in Republi
can politics.
David W. Watson, aged 50, died at
his home at Watsontown, of typhoid
fever.
David W. Cooper, aged 72, a retired
farmer, died at his home at Sunbury,
of heart failure. He several times
represented Pennsylvania at National
| farm congresses.
COUNT FIFTY! NO
NEURALGIA PAIN
Don't suffer! Instant relief
follows a rubbing with
"St. Jacobs Oil."
Conquers pain never fails.
Rub soothing, penetrating "St.
Jacobs Oil" right on the ache or pain,
and out comes the neuralgia misery.
Here's a joyful experiment! Try
it! Get a small trial bottle from your
druggist; pour a little in your hand
and rub It gently on the sore, aching
nerves, and before you realize it in
just a moment all pain and neural
gia disappear. It's almost magical,
but the Joy is, that the misery doesn't
come back. No! The nerves are
soothed and congestion la relieved and
your neuralgia is overcome.
Stop suffering! It's needless
neuralgia and pain of all kinds,
either In the face, head, limbs or any
part of the body, is Instantly banish
ed. "St. Jacobs Oil" is perfectly
harmless and doesn't burn or discolor
the skin. In use for half a century.
JANUARY 5, 1917.
CHAUTAUQUA AT CARLISLE
Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 5.—A meeting
was held here and plans made for the
holding of a tent Chautauqua here
late in June. Dr. G. C. I.ee, head of
the Chamber of Commerce, was elect
ed president..
flketect Uou
Get the Round Package Ask For and GET s
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fffaMlhTfc* THE ORIGINAL
JMgSjM MALTED MILK
Upf Made from clean, rich milk with the ex-
N&\ traet of select malted grain, malted in our
own Malt Houses under sanitary conditions.
Infanta and children thrive on it. Agrees with
( weakest stomach of the invalid or the aged.
"'Sjlll*** Ji Needs no cooking nor addition of milk.
VAGEPAHDIRAVFIinS/f Nourishes and sustains more than tea, coffee, etc.
Should be kept at home or when traveling. Anu-
tritious food-drink may be prepared in a moment.
A glassful hot before retiring induces refreshing
H P<Z X{Q sleep. Also in lunch tablet form for business men.
ALTE Substitutes Cost YOU Sam* Price
"**** i.. Take a Package Honw
If you could realize the infinite care
with which the good name of
KING OSCAR
5c Cigar
is guarded, your smoke troubles
would be over. You would then
know that here is an all-day,
every-day smoke which is always
of a uniform high quality. They
couldn't be better because they are
made of the finest tobaccos that
grow.
JOHN C. HERMAN & CO.,
Makers
CAUGHT IN DOUGH MIXER
Denver, Pa., Jan. 5. Henry S
Schlott, employed at Royer's bakery,
was badly injured yesterday when his
left hand was caught in the dougli
mixer, and terribly mangled. Severa 1
fingers were crushed to a pulp.