2 NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS $250,000 BRICK MAKING PLANT Johnstown Finn Closes Deal For Ganister Properties • Worth *B(KMHH> Lewistown, Pa.. March 5.—A deal involving the payment of SBOO,OOO was closed when the Ganister prop erties in the Lewistown Narrows, and the big brick-making plant of A. J. Haws & Company, at Johnstown. Pa were purchased by the Haws Refrac tories Company, a Johnstown firm. Seven hundred bonds, bearing the date of March 1. 1917. will \>c issued to cover mortgages. The balance of the purchase price was cash. The bonds will bear live per cent, interest. Work will now be rushed upon the big brick-making plant to be erected in the Lewistown Narrows, which will cost at least $250,000. It. will turn out from 90,000 to 100,000 nine-inch bricks each working day. The capacity of the Johnstown plant now owned by the company is the same. On the prop erty" owned by this concern in the Narrows there is said to be enough Ganister rock to keep a plant busy for over half a century. FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE bury. Pa.. March 5. —With a /daily balance of more than SIOO,OOO, the finances of NorthumberlaAd coun ty are in better shape than in many a year. Most of this money is on hand as a result of special assessment made last year by the commissioners to meet an anticipated expense of build ing a bridge across the Susquehanna between this place and White Deer, which will be done next summer. IN BED TWENTY-FOVR YEARS Waynesboro, Pa., March s.—Mrs. Alice Erwin. of Concord, celehrated her sixty-fifth birthday on February 20, and twenty-four years of this time has been spent in bed with spinal trouble. She received many gifts from friends. NEW BOROUGH ENGINEER Waynesboro, Pa., March s.—At a recent meeting of tho town council, John C. Hiteshew, of Carlisle, was ap pointed borough engineer to succeed George C. Brehm, resigned. BROTHERHOOD PROGRAM Duncannon, Pa., March 5.. —The Reminder Brotherhood of the 'Meth odist Church has prepared an Inter esting program for the regular meet ing of the society in the auditorium of the church to-morrow evening. The question for debate. "Resolved, That the Borough of Duncannon Should Not Sell Its Electric Light Plant." Affirmative, Harry J. Harding and Alfred Rosborough: negative. Robert' Lehman und Charles r'enstermaker. The Rev. W. W. Swoll. William A. Page and Charles W. Sieg will be judges. MI.MMA-HOWARI) WEDDING Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 5. Miss Miriam Howard, daughter of Mr. L. G. Howard. 2 4 West Simpson street, and David Samuel Mumma, of near Mechanicsburg. were married on Thursday evening at the home of the bride, the Rev. E. C. B. Castle, pastor of the Firsl United Brethren Church, officiating. Mf. Mumma. who was a former resident of this place, is em ployed as an electrician at the Bethle hem Steel Works, at Steelton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Mum ma. MRS. I*OTTER ENTERTAINS CLUB Middleburg, Pa., March 5. —Mrs. M. I. Potter entertained the Jolly Club of Selinsgrove at her home in West Market street. Twenty members of the club were present and a good pro gram was rendered. Refreshments were served. Yonr eyes are worthy of the best ■Mention you can give them. Bel •ingcr glasses can be had as low J.SmSJfcGER 205 LOCUST ST. Optometrists Opp. Orphcum Theater Eyes Examined No Drops ■ GEORSE H. SGURBIER j FUNERAL DIRECTOR 1310 North Third Street I nrII rbUBC. Auto Service. I But that is only part of the | McCaskey Service. If you want me to prove (JJr \ § that it costs less to have Mc- YI | d Caskey Service in your busi- \J | ness than it does to do without jf/ p it, drop a card or phone to— M C CASKEY | SERVICE 1 | The McCaskey Register Co. . | C. L. Sawtelle, Sales Agent Harrisburg Office, 211 Locust St. MONDAY EVENING, Party of Soldier's Return Home Dauphin, Pa.. March s.—Mr. and Mrs. I'. H. Meyers entertained at their home at Edgewood on Thursday evening in honor of their son, George j Meyers, who returned from the Mexl i can border on Sunday. The evening j was spent with music and games. ! Miss Beatrice Lebo and Miss Sue Meyers played piano solos and H. C. Frants rendered selections on the vio lin, accompanied by Norman M. Frantz on the piano. Refreshments were served to: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McGonnell and son, Martin, of Heck ton; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bricker. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Peck, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. "William Stultz, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Vcatch and son. Robert, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Buf- Mington and son. George, Mrs. Sarah 1 Sponsler, Miss Lucy Krauthauf, of ' Williamstown: Miss Ruth Ward, of j Speeceville: Miss Lucy Buffingion. Misses Marian. Clara and Margaret Peck, Miss Tillie Bricker, Miss Sue Meyers, Miss Mary Crlsweil, Miss Nil lie Lebo, Miss Helen Thompson. Miss Beatrice Lebo, Miss Elizabeth Lyter, Miss Mary Megonnell. J|fss Vesta Bechtell, Miss Mary Warner, John Brioker, Daniel Still, William Kivler. Harry Bricker, George Megonnell Charles Bricker, William Peck, Wil j Hani Meyers, James Dell, Jr., Harry Peck, George Meyers, , Herrman Eisenhower, Raymond Peck, Oliver i Criswell, John Meyers, George j Warner, Christian Dell, Andrew Cris j well, Samuel Meyers, Norman Frantz, I Kenneth Meyers and Robert Meyers. Jacob Ruth's Novel Way of. Celebrating Birthday Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 5. ! Jacob Ruth hit on a- novel way to I celebrate his birthday anniversary on | Friday, when he hung out a large \ American Hag from his place of busi ness, a saddlery shop in South Market ; street. A customer going into the | shop, asked the meaning of the deco rations, when Mr. Ruth told him that he was celebrating his sixty-flfth birthday. He enjoyed the plan im rfiensely and had lots of fun explain .ing to people the gala appearance of the place. Of course, in addition to ; this celebration was the birthday din ; ner. Mr. Ruth served it number of years as director of the County Home. OfE CONSIDERATE PARMER Waynesboro, Pa., March 5. J. W. GrofT, a farmer, living a short dis tance from Waynesboro, is willing to lower the price of potatoes so that those who wish them for planting purposes, can secure them at a rea ' sonable price. Mr. Groff inserted an advertisement in a Waynesboro paper j offering potatoes—medium sized ones !—at SI.OO per I . YOI'XG CURLS WILL WED Sunbury, Pa., March s.—Two girls of sixteen years have been granted licenses to wed by John I. Carr, clerk iof the marriage license bureau for Northumberland county. They are Mary Stembach, of Pottsgrove, who will become the bride of Harry Whit ! myer, of the same place, and Laura Ross, of Fisher's Ferry, who will' wed | Merrill E. Ross, of Shamokin. RIFLE C'Ll'B ADMITTED Waynesboro, Pa., March s.—The Waynesboro Rifle Club is now affiliat ed with the National Rifle Association of America. The local organization forwarded its application several i weeks ago and word was received yes terday that the club had been en- I rolled. The club will now receive guns i and ammunition from the W r ar De i partment. BEQUEST FOR GRAVEYARD Marietta, Pa.. March s.—ln the will ! of the late Mary S. Carter, of Fulton I township, she bequeaths S3OO to the I Little Britain Preparative Meeting of 1 Friends at Penn Hill, the income to j keep the graveyard in good order. There were a number of other be , quests. FINE DOE NEAR PEN-MAR Waynesboro. Pa., March s.—Wil ! liam Hahn, lumberman, residing near the ruins of the Blue Mountain House, saw a fine doe deer in the mountains j near Pen-Mar park. It was cleaning I up a berry bush and was not specially disconcerted by the approach of Mr. [Hahn, who got within a short distance , of the animal. i | Get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any drug store, pour a little into your i hand and rub well into the scalp • with the finger tips. By morning most. I if not all, of this awful scurf will have '.disappeared. Two or three applica tions will destroy every bit of dan | druff; stop scalp itching and falling i hair. —Advertisement. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH | WEST SHORE NEWS WEST SHORE FIREMEN'S UNION * WILL ENTERTAIN GUARDSMEN Issue Invitations to All Soldiers WJio Have Returned From Mexican Border to Attend Reception at Wormleysburg Lemoyne, Pa., March s.—John E.. Myers, chairman of the banquet com mittee of the West Shore Firemen's Union, has issued invitations to guardsmen from the West Shore, who recently returned homo from the Mexican border, to attend a reception in their honor at Wormleysburg. on Monday evening, March 12. Mr. My ers stated to-day that it was difficult to secure the names of the guardsmen and it is possible some may be missed. If there is any one whose name does not appear In the following list Chair man Myers would like to hear from him: Company D—Corporal John B. Em erick. Corporal Frank Heckman and' Robert Lambert, Lemoyne. Cbmpany I —Sergeant Robert - Sea- j man. New Cumberland; Corporal Rob-! ert Cook. New Cumberland: Corporal i Carlton Drawbaugh, Eberly Mills; ! Cook Harry Hammersla. Lemoyne: George Border, Camp Hill; Charles, Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore Mr. and Mrs. John Lantz, of New Cumberland, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snow, of Harrisburg, at dinner Friday evening. The Mixed Card Club, of New Cumberland, was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Park Minter, in Third street. Covers were laid for seventeen guests. The Rev. and Mrs. James Grlbble, returned missionaries from, Africa, who are guests of Mr. Gribble's par ents at New Cumberland, are.conduct ing evangelistic meetings at Llnwood, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Carrol and grandson, of Lancaster, are guests of Mi", and Mrs. John Lantz, at New Cumber land. Mrs. W. P. Gohn. of Johnstown, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman, at New- Cumberland, returned home on Satur day. .\lr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman, of Geary avenue, New Cumberland, went to Washington, D. C., to witness the inauguration. Miss Florentine Wilt and the Misses Eqima and Susie Lytle, of New Cum berland, attended a party at Golds boro on Saturday evening. Mrs. Eby and son, James, of Harris burg, spent vesterday with Mrs. R. R. ReifC in Bridge street, New Cumber land. , Mrs. Luther Grove, daughter, Lil lian, and Miss Dorothy Lenhart, of New Cumberland, spent the week-end at Goldsboro. \ SENIOR CLASS PLAY Camp Hill, Pa., March 5. —Plans are underway for a Senior class play to be given some time in Jiue. The play will be given the 'night before commencement, instead of class day exercises. A meeting will be held next week to further plans. NEW DRUM FOR SCHOOL Camp Hill, Pa., March. s.—By each student in the borough schools giving a "penny" it was possible to purchase a new drum, which is used for march ing when school is dismissed. BIRD HOUSES FOR SALE Camp Hill, Pa., March 5. —Many bird houses, being constructed by a class of thirty boys from the borough school, have been completed and put on exhibition. The boxes will be sold and the proceeds devoted to the school fund. The Civic Club is giving weekly instruction in the work. PREPAREDNESS IJAG I F MEET Enola, Pa., March s.—The local branch of the Women's Preparedness League of the Pennsylvania railroad, will meet at the home of Mrs. Edward E. Bachman, 133 Columbia Road, to morrow afternoon. Plans for having a booth at the Feebleminded Ejfhibit to be held in Harrisburg, March 8 to 20, will be discussed by the members. CEMENT BI.OCKS FOR HOME Shiremanstown, Pa., March 5. J. \ B. Frey and son. Harry D. Prey, be gan manufacturing cement blocks for the construction of the latter's new | home which \<"ill be built in the near future or 'Vest Main street. ! LARGE AUDIENCES AT REVIVAL Pa., March o. Evan gelist Davis yesterday preached to i three large audiences. The afternoon men's mass meeting was largely at tended. The Evangelist preached on "Tollgates on the Road to llell," in the 1 afternoon, and the "Unpardonable Sin" in the evening. There will be no | services to-night :tn<l to-morrow night, the subject will be "Blood Suckers." X EGRO LABORERS' COJXJNY Summerdale, Pa., March 5. The | Pennsylvania Railroad Company has established a colony for the negro la borers used in the section gangs of the Enola yards at this place. Several large buildings have been erected and j at present sixteen men and their fami lies are living there. FEVER EPIDEMIC CHECKED Enola, Pa., March 5. Dr. E. Carl Weirick announced to-day that the typhoid fever epidemic which broke | out here over a month ago has been successfully checked, without any fatal results. Every one of the twelve cases, all handled by Dr. Weirick, have prac tically recovered and not a new case has been reported during the last two weeks. . , CAMP'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY Marysville, Pa., March 5. The third anniversary of Washington Cainp No. 132, of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, was celebrated Sat urday night in Whlte Hall. A musi cal program was enjoyed by the mem- ~- COAL BUSINESS SOLD Marysville. Pa., March 6. H. E. Keel & Co., for a number of years en gaged in the coai and hardware busi ness here, sold their interests to G. W. Rhoads, who took charge to-day. ELECTRIC COMPANY SELLS OUT Marysville, Pa., March 5.' — Officials of the Marysville Electric Light, Heat and Power Company announced re cently that the local company had Bold its franchise to the Perry Electric Light Company, with offices and power plant at Millersburg, which will sup ply the current used here from that plant. . / • I Bicklcy. New Cumberland; Charles R. Ingram. New Cumberland; Earl Biekley, New Cumberland; Roy Cable. New Market; Earl W'eltnier, New Cumberland. Headquarters Company—Frank R. McCord, New Cumberland; Roy Twig, Wormleysburg. Supply Company—First Sergeant Norman Schuckman; Privates Jacobs and Leßoy Albright, all of Lemoyne. Machine Gun Company—Captain : Ralph C. Crow, First Sergeant Russell A. Kinter, Supply Sergeant George A. Dale, of Lemoyne; Mess Sergeant Con rad E. Zimmerman, White Hill: Rob ert S. Greenawalt, Tlarry A. Shearer, j CJiarles C. Cutnmings, all of Lemoyne, ' and John T. Brant. West Fairview. j Troop C, First Pennsylvania Cav ! airy, the Governor's Troop, Ilarris l burg—Paul W. Sharp, Henry N. i Baker, Charles F. Hershey, Charles W. McClune, of Lemoyne. and Charles , M. Peters, Wormleysburg. PLANS TO BEAUTIFY LEMOYNE Lemoyne. Pa., March 5. —A com mittee from the Lemoyne Welfare League will ask council, at its month ly session to-morrow night, to assist in several plans of beautifying the town, and effecting a clean-up of the alleys. The committee is composed of John E. Myers, Dr. Edgar S. Ever hart, Dr. Walter Deitz athl Paul D. Fettrow. m The greatest artists • H llj The greatest music jjj Music achieves its highest beauty, gives its deepest and llilll most lasting joy, when the^ instrument is the finest and the |^_ | rath and others. And these mas- 1 —f . a 1 Tr ' VictroU XVII, .Ivctric, J3OO " Q- - ters of instrument! —hlman, Kreis ler, Paderewski, Powell, Zimbalist and many more. And the most celebrated bands and orchestras, including Sousa's Band, Pryor's Band, Conway's Band, Vessella's Band and Victor Herbert's Orchestra. These world-renowned artists and musical organizations, matchless in their several fields of music, make records for the Victor exclusively. Can there be any doubt that your instrument § should be a Victrola! v v There are Victor dealers everywhere, and they will gladly play your favorite music for you and demonstrate the various styles of the Victor and Victrola —$10 to S4OO. Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. Important Notice. All Victor Talking Machines-are patented and are only licmnicd, and with right of use with Victor rg —3E jr-= —• —Records only. All Victor Recorda are patented and are only licmnmmd , and with right of use on Victor Talking Machines only* Victor Records and Victor Machines are scientifically coordinated and synchronized by our special processes of I — manufacture; and their use, except with each other, is not only unauthorised, but damaging and unsatisfactory. • ->v : New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 28th of aach month --LyY z I Victrola I =3!el= & "VictroU" U the Registered Trade-mark of the Victor Talking Machine Company designating the products of this Company only. p Warning: The uae of the word Victrol. upon or in tile promotion or aule of 3 =2s]pj|j j p any other Talking Machine or Phonograph product* ie inUleading and illegal. )• V/j 1 ! ili ill ill II i 1 11 { . Camp Hill's Assistant Principal Assumes Duties N L* \ PROF. GEORGE WILLIAMS Camp Hill, Pa., March 5. Prof. George Williams has recently assumed his duties as assistant pifneipal of the Camp Hill High school. He resides in York and is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College at Annville in 1913, and prior to coming here was for two years assistant teacher in zoology at Ames College, lowa. S. S. CONVENTION AT LEMOYNE Lemoyne, Pa., March 5. The for ty-fifth annual convention of the Cum berland County Sabbath School Asso ciation, will be held in the Church of Christ Thursday morning, af ternoon and evening. Near ly 250 delegates, represent ing every Sunday school in the coun ty are expected to attend. Arrange ments are being made by the enter tainment committee for the luncheon to delegates in the church basement at the noon hour. MARCH 5, 1917. Real Estate Transactions At Marysville Recently Marysville, Pa., March 5. —Realty- transfers have taken place here re cently as follows: C. L. Davis sold his properly on Cameron street to A. E. tsenfer, consideration $ 1,000; A. E. Benfer sold two lots "on Front street to Samuel White, consideration $470. Mr. White will erect a house on his property in tho spring. David Keller traded his house on Cameron street to George liarrold with a private con sideration for Harrold's farm near this place. A. E. Benfer will move into his new property in tho near future. C. L. Davis will movo to Lincoln street. David Keller will move to the liar rold farm shortly. George liarrold will movo to the farm of his son-in law, E. S. Toner, of near Duncannon. MARYSVILLE LODGE NOTES Marysville. Pa., March 5. Perry Lodge No. 458, F. and A. M„ will hold its regular meeting in the Masonic hall to-morrow evening. Marysville I-iodge, No. 590, Improved Order of Odd Fellows, will meet this evening in White's Hall. Haley Ctrurt, No. 4752, Independent Order of Foresters, will hold its semi monthly meeting this evening in the Pythian Castle Hall. CONCERT FOR ATHLETIC CLUB Marysville, Pa., March 5. A spe cial meeting of the Marysville Athletic Association will bo held this evening at the home of the president, R. G. Cunningham. Further plans for hold ing a concert by tho P. R. R. Glee plub of Harrisburg, some time next month will be discussed, in addition to other important business. WANT P. O. S. OF A. ORPHANAGE Enola, Pa., March 5. Washing ton C nm p No. 680, Patriotic Order Sons of America, will hold its regu lar meeting to-morrow evening in Bitner's Hall. Plans will be made for. waging an active campaign to have the State orphanage of the P. O. S. of . A. locate in Enola. Party Given iq Honor of Frank Harrold's Birthday Enola, Pa., March 5. Mr. anil Mrs. Frank Harrold entertained a number of friends at their home Sat urday night irv honor of Mr. Harrold's thirty-ninth birthday. After a very pleasant evening refreshments were served to the following: Mary Folli cle, Sarah Dick, Irene I Slack, Walter Bitting, Mrs. John Myers, Sarah My ers, Mrs. Mary Daisey, Margaret My ers, Ora Harrold, America llarrold, Eva Myers. Charles Bitting, Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Sleep, Emma llarrold, Ele nor Harrold, George W. llarrold. Helen Sleep, Elva Daisey, Mearl My ers, John Harrold. Elizabeth Harrold, Marie Harrold, Mrs. Jacob Rada- Rartabaugh, Charles Bit ting, Mr. and Mrs. Orover Bitting, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrold and Harry Harrold. EXOIiA rtIURCH NOTES Enola, Pa., March 5. The Ladies' Mite Society of St. Mattliew'a Reform ed Church will meet at the homo of Mrs. Ambrose Backenstoe, Thursday afternoon. The liev. B. T<. Moore, pastor of the United Evangelical Church, has been appointed on the ways and means committee by the Central Pennsylva nia conference in session at East Pros pect, York county. Mrs. F. M. Bitner and Miss Margaret Famous has been appointed delegates to represent St. Matthew's Reformed Sunday school at the annual county Sunday school convention at Lcmoyno on Thursday. The Sunday school class of the Zion Lutheran Church. tftUght by Mrs. M. Garland, will hold a musicale in the church Thursday night. SERMON BY THE REV. HARTMAX Marysville, Pa., March 5. The Jtev. Ralph E. Hartman, pastor of the Trinity Reformed Church, will preach the third of a series of sermons on the "Beatitudes" in the church Wed nesday night. His subject will be "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
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