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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
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205 LOCUST ST.
Optometrists
Opp. Orphcum Theater
Eyes Examined No Drops
■ GEORSE H. SGURBIER j
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
1310 North Third Street
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But that is only part of the
| McCaskey Service.
If you want me to prove (JJr \
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| ness than it does to do without jf/
p it, drop a card or phone to— M C CASKEY
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| 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
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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Camp Hill's Assistant
Principal Assumes Duties
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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."