4 ALL THE NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS FIREMEN BUY AUTO APPARATUS Motor Truck Costing $2,850 Will Soon Be Placed in Ser vice in Borough LOWEB IXSUBANCE BATE New $50,000 Theater Will Be Opened Next Week; Female Hep Employed Mount Vnion, Pa., Jan. 20.—The Mount Union Fire Company has pur chased a new motor truck, costing $2,850. It will be the first in the town and one of the finest in the county.— About SI,BOO is already subscribed toward the machine.—Professor W. P. Ilarley, superintendent of schools; C. C. Smith, principal of the high school; J. D. Appleby, cashier ol' the First National Bank, and Dr. Wood have been appointed a committee to devise a plan for raising additional funds.— The new auto truck will probably lower the insurance rate. —The Sha piro Theater, costing $50,000, will be opened Monday evening next. First class plays will be staged. Female help will be employed at the p\ano, ticket oflico and as ushers.—John Ev erett fell on the ice on Monday and had his left arm broken. —Union re vival services came to a close last •week. The Methodists will continue cervices in their church for some time. —Lawrence Crum spent several days at Niagara Falls, where his sister is Buffering with pneumonia.—The Rays town Power Company has donated a sixty-foot pole to be placed in front of the new high school building as a flagpole.—Mrs. Ambrose Parsons was taken ill with diphtheria and died fifter three days' illness.— Miss Fred erica Hackman, a teacher in the sixth grade, was taken ill Wednesday morn ing and forced to leave her school work.—The Raystown Power Company has installed a high-power line of 2,200 volts through town. The power was turned on Wednesday. Second Wedding Anniversary of the Rev. and Mrs. Wilson Lewisberry, Pa. Jan. 20.—Although the weather was inclement on Satur day evening, about forty persons at tended the celebration by the Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Wilson of their sec ond wedding anniversary, held at the parsonage. They received many do nations owing to the recent tire dam aging the parsonaKC. —The pastor will begin his special meetings in the Methodist church next week. On Sun day evening Prof. Mark H. Schlichter will load the league service. The pas tor will preach at Lisburn Sunday evening.—Mrs. John Laucks of York was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Amanda Bonner.—Andrew Hutton, who has been confined to his home by sickness for several months, is report ed to be improving.—School teachers of Fairview township held their fourth and last institute at Eichen- Ker's schoolhouse.—Miss Anna Fuehr er, who spent a week at the Methodist parsonage as the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. Wilson, has returned to her home at Hazleton. —Mr. and Mrs. Ja cob Miller of Lisburn were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Downs.—Mrs. Alice Stonesifcr and granddaughter, Madeline Bell, are visiting in Phila delphia. the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Barnhill.—J. W. Armstrong and Mrs. H. C. Hetrick were at Goldsboro on Tuesday, during the fire which burned six houses. Mrs. Hetrick's sister, Mrs. P. C. Belt, lived in one of the houses burned. Prof. P. C. 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Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 20.—Decision has been given by the committee ap pointed as judges by the Carlisle camp of the Sons of Veterans in the essay contest conducted by that organization among the children of the seventh and eighth grades of the town. Two received the first and second awards and three others honorary mention, the entire live to be submitted in the state-wide contest conducted by the state encampment. All of the essays had as their topic "Our Flag." Evelyn Mentzer, of the eighth grade, got the first award and Irene Smith the second. Those who secured honorary mention were Mary Van Camp, Mary Baxter and Jane Bradley. 01d-Fashioned Quilting Party at Coller Home Blain, Pa., Jan. 20.—An "old-fash- j ioned quilting party" was given at | the home of Mrs. Charles Coller. | Those were: Mrs. David Boyd, Mrs. i Harry E. Stroup, Mrs. G. F. Stine. Mrs. R. H. Kell. Mrs. Ralph Kell, Mrs. J. A. Snyder, Mrs. Marietta Campbell, Mrs. D. G. Keele, Mrs. Israel Lupfer, Mrs. Annie Woods, Mrs. C. O. Gray, Mrs. A. D. Neidigli, Mrs. Lewis Shu-! man, Mrs. Harry Shearer, Mrs. George: Anderson and daughter Bertha, Mr.! and Mrs. Sylvester Shields and daugh ter Luella, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Col-1 ler, John Stern, Mildred Swartz, Ar-! thur Coller, Paul and Claude Stum.— '■ Lewis Britcher and Calvin Hess each lost a cow from hydrophobia.—Oliver Jones, who was in Utah, is visiting his; family here. —C. C. Kern of Harris burg visited his brother, Fred Kern, j —Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Hench and baby ! of Waynesburg came here on a visit | to their old homes.—M. S. Spotts is; ill. —W. L. SlirefTler of Lewistown is f visiting his father, G. W. Slireffler, 1 who is ill. —Mrs. J. C. Reigliard il ill. I —Frank Wentz, 13 years old, who j was successfully operated on for ap-' pendicitis at the Harrisburg hospital, has returned home. —Miss Goldie I Wentz and Bryan Wentz have re- i turned to Harrisburg.—Miss Ruth 1 Book, aged 18 years, was operated on i for appendicitis at the Harrisburg hospital on Tuesday and is getting; along nicely.—Harper Kell of Plain- j field visited his grandfather, R. 11. Kell. CLASS OYSTER SUPPER Thompsontown, Pa., Jan. 20. I Cla'ss No. 3 of the Lutheran Sunday! school held an oystef supper Friday! evening in E. S. Thomson's vacant 1 house.—Mr. and Mrs. George Keiser i of Harrisburg were recent guests of i Jonathan Keiser.—Mrs. Oscar Keagle i was in Harrisburg Thursday.—Levi K. Myers has gone to Enola to spend some time with his daughters. Mrs. j Byron Knight, and Mrs. Myers.—; Postmaster O. Keagle made a trip to j Mifflin on Wednesday.—Mrs. J. Frank 1 Patterson was a recent guest at the Tennis home.—Mrs. Mary Stengel and her friend, Miss Jefferd of OaH I vane, returned home Saturday after spend ing ten days with Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Shippen Thompson.—Miss Mar guerite Vanomer and little brother Billy of Buffalo are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brubaker. —Miss Maggie Hibbs is ill at the home of her broth er, George S. Hibbs, with a broken arm. HAHRISBURG TELEGRAM Odd Fellows on Fraternal Visit to Sister Lodge New Bloomllcld, Pa., Jan. 20. These members of Mt. Dempsey lodge No. 112 paid a fraternal visit to Mackinaw lodge No. 380, I. O. O. F.: D. R. Kane. Elmer Briner, Ed ward Briner. Frank Hubler, j. C. Gray, R. C. Cooper, Clarence Cooper, John 11.' AVaggoner, M. H. Sheibley, Charles T. Stewart, Amos L. Dunn, A. W. Rice and J. T. Reisinger.—The following persons took the civil serv ice examinations in charge of P. S. Dunbar and Harry 1,. Sunle: G. M. Young. Chester Maguire, Lloyd Dun dorf, George Burd, Earnest Stam baugh, Albert N.- Billmun, S. A. Wil son, Jay R. Bixler, Prank Meredith, George H. Ritter, H. J. Carl, H. R. Campbell.—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jef ford. who have been visiting Mrs. Jef ford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Nickel, returned to their home at Philadelphia on Tuesday.—William Harper, who has been in Europe and Asia the past year, returned to his home here on Saturday.—Mrs. Hate is visiting relatives at Baltimore. —E. B. Lechy and R. N. Hench of Marys ville were here on Monday.—U. S. Marshal James S. Magee of Scranton spent the week-end with his family here.—George E. Harris spent pa r t of the week'at Boston.—Miss Jean Flick lnger, who has been visiting Miss Frances Moore, returned to New York on Wednesday. Henry E. Shearer, who had been home on ac count. of the death of his father, Henry C. Shearer, left Monday for Jackson ville, Fla. BANI) IN WELCOME PARADE Berrysburg, Pa., Jan. 20.—The Ber rysburg band went to Wilmington on Tuesday evening to help welcome the boys from the border. There is one among them from Berrysburg.—Mrs. Richmond of New Kingston is spend ing some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bender.—Helen Dan iel is spending several days at Middle town.—Charles Miller of New Brit ain is spending some time here. —The band had an oyster supper at the St. Lawrence hotel on Saturday evening. —H. C. Deibler and Walter Kocher attended the auto show in Philadel phia.—Ralph Hart man won the toy auto in the contest of Merchant Wil liam Motter. Hartman had 536,000 votes and Freddie Rombcrger 456,000. —M. S. Daniel has started on hi.* mer cantile appraiser trip, but will l.e at his home every Saturday.—Miss Paul ine Derr, teacher of the grammar school, gave a belated New Year party to her pupils. HUNTERS EAT TAME CHICKEN Monterey Rifle and Hunt Club Entertained at Home of Charles D. Englar BIRTHDAY SURPRIS E Party Marks Double Anniver sary For Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Harp at Waynesboro Waynesboro, Pa., Jan. IS.—Mem bers of the Monterey Rifle and Hunt club were entertained at the home ot' Charles D. Englar, one of the mem bers of the club, on Thursday evening at a roaat chicken dinner. Those present were: W. E. llarbaugh, 11. J. Mentzer, Albert llappel, Jesse Thomp son, Charles Warner, Blue Ridge Summit; Dr. Yeager, Maryland Sana torium; David Sanders, John Sanders, Elmer Sanders, Houzerville; J. C. Lesher, Samuel Nichols, Daniel Rine hart, S. E. Beeler, Joseph Enniss, A. R. Warner, Karl Westerblad, Victor McKelvey, Sharon Mentzer, John Bowers, Clayton Reecher. —A birth day surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Harp, in honor of Mrs. Tharp. The occasion was also Mr. and Mrs. Harp's wed ding anniversary. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McPhern, Mr. j and Mrs. William Sease, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kline, Mrs. Nettie Speilman, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Mrs. Charles Elliott, J. A. Johnson, Misses Lily Huff, Ada Huff, Gladys Sease, Lillian Shatzer, Ruth Shatzer, Katherine Kline; Earl Spielman, Rob ert Sease, Howard Poe, Ray Kline, Galen Kline, Frank Collins, Paul Kline, Hubert Harp.—Mr. and Airs. J. W. Warehime and daughter, Miss Madeline Warehime, are spending three weeks at Mt. Clemens, Mich.— Misses Irene Schindel and Katherine Besore, Hagerstown, are guests of Miss Helen Sheuman.—Mr. and Mrs. William Teeter of Harrisburg are visiting Mrs. Tetter's mother, Mrs. Mary Shull. Miss Florence McMi clmel has returned from a four weeks' visit to her home at Rowlesburg.— Mrs. E. H. Schriver has returned home from a visit to Pittsburgh.—Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Frick of Shady Grove and niece, Miss Blanche Small, are on an extended trip to Jacksonville, Fla., and Cuba. Miss Mary Allen of Chambersburg is spending the week with Miss Lyde Lehman.—Miss Mary Hayes Rice of Hastings, Pa., is the I guest of Mrs. C. N. Kirkpatrick and | Miss Marguerite Boggs.—Miss Caro line Shriver has returned from a visit ;to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.— i Mrs. Harriet S. Toot, Gettysburg, and ' Mrs. J. H. Musselman, Millersburg, i arc spending the week with the Rev. i and Mrs. J. M. Francis. —Mr. and Mrs. Millison Graham are on an extended j trip to the south. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shriner Entertain Sleighing Party Linglcstown, Pa., Jan. 20.—Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shriner entertained a sleighing party on Tuesday evening, consisting of Mrs. John B. Lingle, Miss Irene Lingle, Miss Edith Lingle, Mrs. John Hetrick, Miss Carrie Hetrick, j Miss Blanche Mumrna, Miss Nora | Hetrick, Sherman Care, Miss Verna Hetrick, John Eshleman, Herman ! Hetrick, Roy Lingle and Norman Het -1 rick, all of Manada Hill. —Robert j Smeltzer .of Harrisburg and William Stneltzer of Fort Wayne, Ind., were I visitors here Sunday.—Mrs. Harry ' Hallman of Harrisburg spent several j days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j George Wade.—Robert Whitaker of ; Matamoras is spending some time with his relatives, the Rev. and Mrs. H. Whitaker. —The Rev. J. D. Dohner | of Shlppensburg was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Good on Tuesday.— 'Mrs. Charles Koons and son Charles are spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bierbower at Carlisle. —The Rev. Mr. Wiggins of Marysvllle preached in the Church of God Tues day evening.—Mrs. David Felty spent Wednesday with Mrs. Henry Wilbert at Raysorville Heights.—Mrs. Libby Bolton and daughter, Miss Mabel, spent Wednesday at Penbrook.—Miss Orpha Shriner of Spring Meadow farm was the guest of Miss Ruth Felty on Tuesday.—Miss Minnie Ba ker spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. John Geyer at Middletown.— Miss Mollie Lingle and Miss Ora Wil liams of Harrisburg and Miss Ida Bender of Lancaster spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Shriner. —Communion services will be held in the United Brethren church to-morrow morning by the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Lynch; in Wenrich's church in the morning by the Luth eran pastor, the Rev. O. R. Bittner, and communion services will be held in the Church of God Sunday, in the evening, by the pastor, the Rev. H. Whitaker. Box Social For Falmouth U. B. Christian Endeavor Falmouth, Pa., Jan. 20. —Mrs. Mil lard Coyle will entertain the members of the Falmouth United Brethren Christian Endeavor at a box social at her home this evening. The Christian Endeavor society elected officers recently as follows: President, Miss Ella M. Couch; vice president, John E. Smith; secretary, Harry Cobaugh; assistant secretaries, Misses Elizabeth Orendorf and' Bertha | Patterson; treasurer. Mrs. Shumaker; | organists. Miss Maude Coyle and Miss Grace Fink.—Miss Marion Hemperly ! is employed at Elizabethtown.—Jacob i Fishel and son George were guests of ] Thomas Couch Sunday.—The Rev. George Landis, pastor of the Method ist Episcopal church, on Sunday aft ernoon closed revival services "after three weeks' duration.—Edgar Horst and his bride, of Akron, Ohio, after spending their Christmas honeymoon with his mother here, went back to Ohio Saturday, where they will begin housekeeping. Miss Sara Fishel spent Sunday with her brother Elmer of Middletown.—Mrs. Bierbower, who has spent several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Millard Metzgar, has j returned home.—Miss Ella M. Couch : spent Saturday in Harrisburg. Prevent Diphtheria. A sore throat is a good breeding place | >cr Diphtheria germs. Protect your chil* ; ilren by never neglecting a Sore Throat, i foil can wisely depend unon TONSILINE. liive Tonsiline upon the first appearance of j i-Jore Throat don't give Diphtheria a hance in that throat in its weakened con dition. When TONSILINE is swallowed it :. onies directly in contact with the diseased . urface and induces a healthy condi- rfr ion of the membranes—then j system can better defend the throat ji •t attacked by Diphtheria germs. /' j Keep TONSILINE in tho house !' ! where you can get it quick when C I Heeded. 25c., 50c. and lI.QQ. i I THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS OF WHEAT SOLD Someone Tampering Willi New Motor Fire Apparatus, Ren- demg It Unfit Oor Service; 29 Want to Be Guides Gettysburg;, Pa., .Tan. 20.—High prices in the wheat market during the past week caused, the farmers to dis pose of their grain and thousands of bushels were hauled to the local ware houses, at one timo there being thirty three large wagons standing at one of the warehouses to be unloaded. Some one is tampering with the motor fire engine, going into the building when no one is around and turning on the switch and changing the position of the levers, with the result that the machine could not be used if a fire call was sent in. Thirty-nine per sons will taike the examination on the twenty-second of this month to be come battlefield guides. The report of the Queen's Daughters of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church show that twenty-two poor families were helped during the past year and that $127.32 was spent in this charitable Personal News Items * From Nearby Towns in Central Pennsylvania MlllerKburg. Colonel .1. W. Uni berger and son, Scott Uinberger, at tended the funeral of W. C. Brock, at Lancaster, on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hatter, Union street, an nounce the birth of a daughter, Janu ary 14. W. 15. Bobnier has moved his family to Milton, where he is em ployed by the Adams Express Co, - Aliriatn Stoneroad, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ntoneroad, is ill with diphtheria. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Bowman, of Philipsbuig, were visitors here this week. l.civlnf own. Kliner Fleck has mov ed his family from Perry county to Lewiatown. llarvey Rager has taken up residence at Akron, Ohio. \V. N. Hoffman, the oldest Odd Fellow In Mifflin county, is confined to Ids home by Illness. Mike Mateer lias returned from the border, his term of enlist ment in the Highth Regiment having expired. Sherman Kittenberg. a for mer Lewistown boy, is engaged in manufacturing business at San Fran cisco, Cal. William Hill, of McVey town, has taken a clerical position at Harrisburg. Clyde Fleck is conval escing from an attack of pneumonia.— John Copelin, who spent several years in the United States navy in Chinese and Japanese waters, has brought hom many relics from the Orient. Ollie Bannon lias returned from a trip to Pittsburgh and Ohio. Jay Butler has returned home from Philadelphia. MifTlintowii.—William Hawk, who has been visiting his daughter. Mrs. Roy Rung, at Altoona, for several months, has returned home.-—Mrs. Ross L>unn and children of Lewis town are guests of William Dunn and family.—Miss Helen Seiber has ac cepted a position with the Daily Sen tinel in Lewistown and Merla Cris well is working in the post, oflice in her place.—Misses Margaretta Irwin and Panielia Pomeroy are attending the Midshipmen's ball at Annapolis. —Mr. and Mrs. John S. Graybill are spending several months with friends in Lancaster city.—Jacob Dubb has moved his household goods to Harris burg and he and family will take up their residence there this week. — Mrs. R. Li. Bousum returned on Mon day from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell, at Winber. — Mrs. Susan Arbogast of Mexico is visiting her son, Joseph Arbogast, and family.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rlokenbnugh of (IranviHe spent Sat urday with their daughter, Mrs. John Criswell.—Mrs. James Sterrett re turned home Saturday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Clarence Wilson, at Altoona. Millers town. —Mrs. J. C. Kipp and j daughter, Mrs. Lewis Dimn, are vis-! iting at. Harrisburg.—Mrs. Mary Al- j len, who had been visiting her chil-l dren in Lancaster and Harrisburg for several weeks, returned home Sunday, j —Mrs. Robert Thompson of Hunting don visited her mother, Mrs. Maria i Cochran, on Tuesday.—James Rouns- | ley was a Newport visitor Monday.— | Mr. and Mrs. J. Otis Charles were i visitors at Harrisburg and Rose Glen i Saturday and Sunday.—Mrs. Melvin Beimer of Altoona spent Monday i with her nieces, Misses Maria and! Helen Pretty.—Casper Swartz of Le moyne spent Sunday with his parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peifer.—Miss] Sarah Crane spent the week-end with , her cousins, Misses Anna and Lottie! Manges.—Miss Margaret Hines of Thompsontown was a Sunday guest! at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. I —Mrs. C. C. Page, accompanied by; Mrs. Hulda Knight of Duncannon, j visited their sister, Mrs. Harry Beach-! man. who is a patient at the Jefferson hospital. Philadelphia.—Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Rowe went to Harrisburg on j Wednesday.— Miss Minnie Beaver is i the guest of Mrs. Lenus Carl at New- j port.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker and mother, Mrs. William Walker,; were at Newport Wednesday.-—Har- j mon Kipp, who was operated on at] the Harrisburg hospital several weeks j ago, returned to his home at Pfouts j Valley on Wednesday.—William F. j Rounsley of Penbrook spent Sunday; with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wil liam Rounsley.—Mrs. A. H. Ulsh and ! daughter, Mrs. J. E. Rounsley, were visitors at Harrisburg.—Joseph Meth erell was at Harrisburg Wednesday.— Samuel Hutchinson, sister, Miss Nel lie Hutchinson, and mother, of Reeds Gap, visited William Walker and family. Elizabcthvillc. Mrs. Charles F.' Eby and sons were Lykens visitors on Saturday.—Clair T. Romberger' spent several days at the Philadelphia auto show.—The Citizens band played; at WllUamutown on Tuesday evening when their soldiers qatne home.—Mrs. Ella J. Kllnger and Mrs. Crockard spent the week at Bloomsburg and Wilkes-Barre. —Solomon C. Shutt of; South Bethlehem spejit Sunday with i his father here.—Squire W. A. Feidt spent several days at Harrisburg.— I Mrs. Charles Blanning has returned from a prolonged visit to her parents! at Philadelphia.—lsaac W. Matter of! West Fairview was a visitor here on Wednesday.—Miss Hilda Moyer is l home from a two weeks' trip to Sha-1 mokin. Marietta, Pottsville and Phila-1 delphia.—D. M. Stine transacted busi-1 ness at Wiiliamstown on Monday.— Grant Dubendorf of Mlllersburg, rural I route, spent Wednesday with his' brother, John Dubendorf, who is ill. j —Mrs. Emma Bressler spent a week with her daughter at .Harrisburg.— i Miss Ida E. Eckert of Elwyn is visit ing her mother, Mrs. Kuhn.—Mrs. Valentine Hoke is ill. —Mrs. Peter E.! Stlne spent several days at Harris- i burg.—Dewey Kocher of Palmyra vis- j ited hia parents here Sunday.—The | Misses Crockard of Pittsburgh are the guests o£ Mrs. Ella J. Kllnger. | Lykens.—J. B. McCoy and son Wil lis of Shamokin; George Beidenmlller of Philadelphia, and Charles Relden rniller of Wilkes-Barre attended the funeral of Innatz Dresel here.—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bitterman Of Harris burß spent Sunday with the former's father. Cyrue Bitterman, at West Ly kens.—W. H. Cooper spent Wednes day at Kllngerstown.—Roy Barrett JANUARY 20, 1917. work. Two young men responded to the call of their country when the naval recruiting t>arty passed through this place severul days ago. Four vol unteers presented themselves/but only two, Eugene Richards and Wililain Glass, were accepted. They will leave when notiiied to report. The choir of St. James Lutheran Church was given their annual banquet by the of ficers of the church, the guests includ ing the members of the church coun cil and their wives, choir members and others, numbering sixty. A pre liminary organization has been ef fected in the effort to organize a choral society. With a vocational school practically agreed upon to be located at Arendtsville for the benefit of the pupils in the northern end of the county, Littlestown, in the south ern end, is becoming agitated over the matter and is considering the idea of trying to beat the other folks to it. and family spent Sunday with friends at Tower City.—Miss Vera Cooper of Williamstown spent some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooper, this week. —Charles Zigner of Mt. Carmel spent some time with friends here. —Many Lykens people went to Williamstown on Tuesday evening to take part in the celebra tion tendered to the homecoming sol dier boys.—James Stroup, who was taken to the hospital at Harrisburg, is homo again but Is still seriously ill. —Charles Hoffman has returned from Harrisburg after spending some time there.—Mrs. Alice Young and daughter Katherine of New York City are spending some time at the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Gratz. —Mrs. John Machammer of Harrisburg returned home after spending some time with her son Charles.—Mrs. M. R. Loomls has been ill for several weeks with an attack of neuritis. Books For Scholars With Perfect Attendance Records lluuiniclHtown, Pa., Jan. 20.—Books have been purchased In the Lutheran Sunday school for all scholars who attended every Sunday of the past year.—Mrs. J. M. Brlghtbill spent a day in Harrisburg.—Mrs. J. J. Mum ma lias been ill the past week. —Byron Ehley and David Fetterman spent several days at Philadelphia.—Mary Ebersole has been ill for ten days.—- Mr. and Mrs. George A. Larsen spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frey of Steelton. —Miss Clara Cassell en tertained Miss Pearl Walzer of Har risburg.—Miss Margaret Maimer of Elizabethtown spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Newton Gordon.—Miss Esta Kilmer entertained Miss Hilda Eby of Eiizabethville over the week end.—Elmer Hummel l.as been sick with grip for two weeks. —Albert Hummel and S. S. Newcomer have been elected as the representatives of Zion Lutheran council on the general committee of Harrisburg churches and those in the vicinity, which will ar range a program for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in I>bruary. The meeting will be held in the Chest nut street auditorium.—The Older Sisters of the Busy Bee club held a meeting at the home of its president, Miss Clara Walmer, on T ues day eve ning.—Mrs. Richard Foiney is able to be around after a severe fall. —Miss Gladys House spent Sunday at Har risburg with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph House.—Miss Catharine Rhoads has been ill with grip the past week.—Erie Walter has been confined to his home for the past week. —Mrs. Robert W. Strunk will entertain the ladies of the aid society at her home in Ros sanna street. SAXON "SIX" ——————— A Big Touring Car For 5 People The power-flow developed by the Saxon "Six" motor is 98 per cent, smoother than that of the best known "four" in its price-class. That is why Saxon "Six" picks up faster, is more • flexible, and is capable of far greater pulling power. 0 Saxon "Six" Is $865 f. o. b. 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Hagerling \ PRAYER SERVICE FOR PROHIBITION Mechanicsburg Women's Chris tian Temperance Union Holds Special Services SHAKESPEARE CLUB MEETS St. Paul's Reformed Sunday School Class Compliments Its Oldest Members SlcolinnicsbHrg, Pa., Jan. 20. —On Thursday, the day set apart by the local Woman's Christian Temperance union as a day of prayer for national prohibition, sessions were lield in the Methodist Episcopal church in the morning and afternoon. —On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of tho Shake speare club was held at the home of Mrs. C. C. Clendenin, West Main street, and plans were formulated for the year and a program of interest ar ranged.—A pleasant surprise partv was given Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Nickel, at their home in Kast Keller street, on Monday evening by the members of J. J. Millerson's Sundav school class in St. Paul's Reformed church, and the pastor, the Rev. John S. Adaili. The affair was complimen tary to Mr. and Mrs. Nickel, who are the oldest, members of the Sunday school.—George A. Zacharias, who fell on the icy pavement and broke his arm, is getting along well.— George E. Lloyd was in Reading on Tuesday, attending a meeting of tho Lebanon Consolidated Water com pany.—Mrs. P. S. Brugh of Philadel phia is visiting her sister, Mrs. Laura Young, West Main street.^—The Rev. L. M. Dice was in,- Mt. Holly Springs on Wednesday, attending a meeting of the Ministerial Association of tho Evangelical Church.—Mr. and Mrs. Winfleld Cobean and Miss Anna Ste vens of Harrisburg were guests of Mrs. R. P. Long, South Market street. —Mrs. M. M. Dougherty was hostess for the bridge club on Tuesday after noon at her home in West Keller street. The prizewinners were Mrs. Georgo E. Lloyd and Miss Katharine Kougli.—Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Zufall an nounce the birth of a son, on Monday, January 15.—The Sewing Circle of St. Mark's Lutheran church met at the home of Mrs. George Coble on Tues day evening and a pleasant session of the Aid Society was held at the home of Mrs. J. H. Smith on Thursday eve ning.—Mrs. J. J. Resh returned home after spending several weeks in Al lentown and Philadelphia.— Mr. and Mrs. John Eppley quietly celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniver sary on Sunday, January 14. On Tuesday, January lt>, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. DUler celebrated their fif teenth wedding anniversary. Mr. Ep pley and Mr. Diller nre post office employes.—The Rev. Dr. L. C. president of Albright college. ?'yer* town, delivered the sermon i-t Grace Evangelical church on Wednesday evening.—Jacob Longsdorf, an aged resident, is confined to his home in East Main street by illness.—W. C. Templin has returned home after ■visit in Berks county. REVIVAIi SERVICES TO CLOSE Union Deposit, Pa., Jan. 20.—Re vival services being held at tlie United Brethren church by the. pastor, the Rev. George W. Hallman. will close to-morrow evening.—Mrs. Klias Kauf man and daughter, Mrs. Mary Ham maker, spent a day at Harrisburg.—- Mr. and Mrs. Enos Fackler and chil dren of Elizabethtown visited Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Kuhns on Sunday.—Sam uel Gingrich spent Tuesday at Pen brook, visiting his daughter, Mrs. Harry Plank.—Mrs. Myrtle Newcomer and Miss Edna ICaufman spent a day at Harrisburg.—Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schaeffer, a son.
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