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NEV/S OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
RED CROSS WANTS
1,000 MEMBERS
Mcchanicsburg Chapter Grow
ing Fast and Doing Good
Work For Cause
Meehanicsburg, Pa., April 9.—Won
derful strides have been made by the
Red Cross Chapter in this place since
its organization six weeks ago. The
officers and members are untiring in
their efforts and a great amount of
work is being accomplished. Already
the sum of $4 00 has been subscribed
in membership fees dating from the
town meeting which was held about
ten days ago. Several boxes are about
ready to bo sent and donations ars
daily being sent in. Mrs. R. H.
Thomas, Sr., has offered another
room in addition to the present head
quarters if needed for the accommo
dation of the workers-and the indica
tions are that another will be neces
sary.
The real campaign for members
has just started, with the Rev. H. Hall
Sharp as chairman, in the effort to
secure one thousand members. J. 11.
Geiger, manager of the Paramount
Theater, has offered a benefit evening,
with a strong war picture, for the
cause, giving the house outright.
Tho following finance committee
has been appointed: Charles Eberly,
S. F. Hauck, A. E. Sieber and Dr. J.
Xolson Clark. F. K. Ployer isV-hair
man of the committee of co-operation.
The successful work of the chapter
was the means of bringing a letter
from the Central Committee of the
American Red Cross at Washington,
D. C., congratulating them on the
excellent work accomplished.
New District Superintendent
Preaches at Meehanicsburg
Meehanicsburg, Pa., April 9.
Yesterday morning the newly-ap
pointed superintendent of the Harris
burg District, the Rev. Dr. Morris E.
Swartz, delivered the sermon at the
Methodist Episcopal Church. In the
evening the Rev. Joseph H. Price,
pastor of the Allison Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church, in Carlisle,
tilled the milpit. Under the direction
of Mrs. H. A. Surface the Easter
music was a feature of the services.
The Rev. X. L. Euwcr, acting presi
dent of Irving Colege, gave an able
address at the Easter service in the
Sunday school. There were songs by
several classes and Miss Ida Weber
sang a beautiful solo. An enjoyable
part of tho program was the march
by the children of the primary de
partment when eatfh one was present
ed with a pot o£ flowers and basket
of Easter eggs.
SERIES OF ACCIDENTS
Lewistown, Pa„ April 9. Jacob
Houser had a foot badly injured by a
heavy shell falling on it at the Stand
ard Steel Works.
Walter Riden suffered severe injury
to one foot at the Standard Steel
works, caused by a tire falling on it.
Fred Hornsby, a mechanical expert
employed at the Keystone garage lie re
is suffering with a badly tnashed foot
by being run over by an auto.
G. I. Weydcr of Lewistown; was the
victim of an auto accident on the
roadway near Altoona on Saturday
when the machine skidded and ran
into a big rock. Weyder was thrown
against the windshield suffering pain
ful cuts about the face and an in
jured thigh.
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MONDAY EVENING,
SUBURBAN PERSONALS
DUNCANNON
Mrs. George P. Thayer, of Altoona,
was a week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sieg.
' Dr. B. F. Beale made a visit to Har
risburg.
Miss Kathryn Kochenderfer, of Al
toona. is spending several days here
as the guest of Miss Stella Hench.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunkel and
little son, of Altoona, are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Dpnkel.
Mrs. Margaret Dressier has returned
to Altoona, after a several weeks' vis
it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ja
cob Johnston.
Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith announce
the birth of a son Thursday, March 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Max 1". Lightner an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Sat
urday, March 31.
DAI'I'IIIX
John Bricker has returned home
from Decatur, 111., where he spent the
winter with his daughter, Mrs. David
Lewis.
Mrs. Charles Shaffer and Miss Anne
Shaffer left on Friday for a trip to
Washington and Philadelphia.
James Lewis Gross, a student at Le
high University, is spending thd Faster
vacation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Bell Gross.
Miss Mary Garman, of Halifax, was
the week-end guest of Miss Alice Min
sker. %
Miss Emma Kecney, of Harrisburg,
spent several days with Miss Ethel R.
Forney.
HALIFAX
Prof. W. Leroy Brooke, of State
College, is spending several days as
the guest of Miss Carrie Shoop.
Frank Meader and son, of Altoona,
spent Friday visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mattie Meader.
Prof. William Cooper, of Royers
ford, is spending the Easter vacation
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
Cooker.
Paul Bowman, of Harrisburg, is
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Bowman, for the Easter
vacation.
Miss Margaret Snyder, English
teacher in the High school, is spend
ing several days with her parents at
Mechanicsbu rg.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Still and chil-
Stone From Blast Hits
Man Quarter Mile Away
Marietta, Pa.. April !). —Henry Dav
eler, employed at the rebuilding oC the
Vesta furnace made a narrow escape
from being killed on Saturday. While
putting off a blast a large piece of ore
fell on his head, he being a quarter
of a mile away. A large gash was cut
in his head and it was at first thought
ho was dead. He was revived with
difficulty, and will be unable to work
for some time.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Dillsburg, Pa., April 9.—George
Stokes, a well-known resident of Car
roll township, was stricken with paral
ysis on Friday at his home. Mr. Stokes
had made arrangements to take a
Western trip this spring and visit his
sons, but became ill before the time
set to start. His condition is serious.
COLONEL BAIN'S LECTURE
Dillsburg, PH., April 9. —Colonel
George W. Bain. of Lexington, Ky.,
gave his lecture, "Searchlights of the
Twentieth Century," in the Dillsburg
Opera House Thursday night. This
was the last of a series of entertain
ments. Colonel Bain is 76 years old
and this was probably his last trip to
Dillsburg,
dren, of Hummelstown, were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jury.
Myles Albright and Irwin Hoffman
are home from Franklin and Marshall
College, Lancaster, for the holidays.
Charles Landis and family, of Har
risburg, are week-end guests of his
mother, Mrs. Lydia Landis.
Prof. Harry Stanley is spending the
Easter vacation at his parental home
near Shippensburg.
LEWISBERRY
< Mr. and Mrs. George W. Coover and
sons, Vance, Glen and Mark, of Le
moyne, took an auto trip and were the
guests of Mrs. Coover's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Cline, and Mr. and
Mrs. Chester t'assel. On their return
home they wero accompanied by Mrs.
Coover's sister, Miss Edith Cline, who
is their guest.
Mrs. S. W. Purvis, son, Robert, and
daughter, Ruth, of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mrs. Purvis' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis Hammond.
Mrs. Homer C. Hetrick and son,
Bruce, were Harrisburg visitors.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Roy W. Miller. Mrs. Miller's
mother and sister, Mrs. Urich, and
Miss Carrie Urich, of Goldsboro, are
guests at the Miller home.
Paul Schubauer, student at a busi
ness college in Philadelphia, is spend
ing the Easter vacation with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Schu
bauer.
Dean R. Hudson, of Philadelphia,
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Rudisill, at Meadowbrook farm.
Miss Lorena Kilmore, of Meehanics
burg, a student at Dickinson College,
is a guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
Annie Laird.
DILIJSIUJHG
The T. O. O. F. Minstrel company,
of York, entertained Dillsburg folks
in the opera house on Saturday even
ing with a first class minstrel show.
James Trostle, a student at Prince
ton, spent Easter with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Trostle, in Sec
ond street.
C. W. Gross and family, of Camp
Hill, spent Easter with friends here.
Ethel Lerew, Austin Lerew. and J.
O. Zeigler, of Lebanon Valley Col
lege, and J. E. Arnold and family of
Carlisle, spent Easter with Mrs. Mag
gie Lerew in North Baltimore street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grove, of
York, visited friends here yesterday.
George Stoke, Civil War
Veteran, Dies From Stroke
Dillsburg, Pa., April 9. —George
Stoke died at his home on Saturday
after an illness of only two days. Mr.
Stoke enjoyed his usual health during
the winter and spring and had been
making arrangements to make a trip
through the West, visiting his four
sons, all of whom live in the western
states. On Thursday morning about
3 o'clock he was stricken with pa
ralysis, and Dr. Crawford was sum
moned. Mr. Stoke was well known
in this section of the county, having
been a farmer in Franklin township
for a number of years. A week ago
he celebrated his eighty-third birth
day. He was a veteran of the Civil
War, and was an active member of
the Evangelical church at Beaver
town. He is survived by four sons,
George A., of Fairmont, Minnesota;
Samuel J., of Iron Mountain, Michi
gan; William and Albert, of Paw
Paw, Illinois. The funeral will be
held to-morrow at 12.30. Services
will be held in Gardner's church,
near Latimore, and burial made- in
the cemetery adjoining. Rev. Cra
bill, of Dillsburg will have charge.
GOOD SCHOOD RECORDS
Hummelstown, Pa., April 9.—On
Thursday the public schools ended the
sixth month. In the High School the
average per cent, of attendance during
the month for the boys was 96 and
97 for the girls. Thirty-one pupils
were present every day of the month,
nine during term to date; sixteen were
reported sick and ten visits were paid.
The following pupils attended the en
tire month; Betty Muth, Catharine
Rlioads, Caroline Schaffner, Ethel
Stauffer, Sylvia Cassell, Alice Suggett,
Miriam Cassel, Mary Grill, Ethel Leli
man. Sara Shenk, Reba Keller, Mar
garet Cassel, Sara Cassel, Edith Eber
sole, Rachel Sutcliffe, Leta Hltz, Anna
Webner, George Horner, Frank Shope,
Ralph Etter, Robert Keifer, Frank
Muth, Russell Seaman, Russell Zei
ters, George llartwell, Edward Bals
baugh, Aldus Yingst, Robert Spie,
William Grill, Claud Metzger, Paul
Eandis.
BIBLE CLASS TESTIMONIALS
West Fairview, Pa., April 9. J. Groff
Sheaffer, superintendent of the St.
Mark's Lutheran Sunday school, and
the Rev. A. G. Wolf, pastor of the
church, were presented with envelopes
containing money by the Willing
Workers Bible Class at the morning
session of the Sunday school yester
day. Mrs. A. G. Wolf, teacher of the
class, made the presentation speech
to the superintendent, while Mrs. Wil
liam Bell presented the pastor with his
testimonial.
CHILD HAS HEIGHT'S DISEASE
Waynesboro, Pa., April 9.—Cath
erine King, 7-year-old daughter Of
Ernest King, is ill with acute Bright's
disease at her home in Shady Grove.
Mr. King's family experienced much
sickness recently. Last fall Mr. King
himself was threatened with typhoid
fever and his wife and only son were
in the Chambersburg Hospital at the
time with typhoid fever.
PASTOR RECEIVED
Waynesboro, April 9.—The Rev. Dr.
W. P. Shriner, the new pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, sucoeed
ing the Rev. Dr. George F Boggs, has
arrived in Waynesboro, accompanied
by Mrs. Sliriner. They were tendered
a rousing reception by the several
hundred members of the church, and
a supper was served them in the par
sonage by the Ladies' Aid Society.
MISS HOFFMAN HOSTESS
Dauphin, Pa., April 9. —The Aid So
ciety of the Lutheran Church was en
tertained by Miss Anna Hoffman at
her home in East street. After the reg
ular business meeting refreshments
and a social time were enjoyed by Mrs.
Harry B. Greenawalt, Mrs. A. C. Coble,
Mrs. William F. Reed. Mrs. Harrv Mil
ler. Mrs. H. I. Gerberic.il, Mrs. Daniel
Seiler, Mrs. Ilimmelreich, Mrs. David
Hoffman and Miss Hoffman.
MERCERSBCRG 131 YEARS OLD
Waynesboro, Pa., Apr! 9. —Just 131
years ago last week the town of Mer
cersburg was laid out by William
Smith, who was a son of William
(Squire) Smith, an early settler. Pre
vious to this the settlement was
known as Black's town and later as
Squire Smith's town.
PARENT-TEACHERS' MEETING
Dauphin, Pa.. April 9.—The Parent-
Tcachers' meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening, April 11, at the
Stony Creek schoolhouse. The meet
ing was not held on Wednesday even
ing. April 4, on account of the In
clement weathf
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Postmaster at Rheems,
Lancaster County, Dies
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PHARES W. ICRAYBILL
Marietta, Pa., April 9.—Phares W.
KraybHl, one of the best known men
in Lancaster county, who served sev
eral terms as postmaster at Rheems,
died Saturday night from a complica
tion of diseases. He was a Republican
and among the few who were reap
pointed postmaster under a Demo
cratic administration. He tyas a mer
chant and conducted a large store. He
leaves his wife, parents and two sis
ters. lie was a member of the Odd
Fellows and Golden Eagles.
EGGS FOR HOSPITAL
Hummelstown, Pa., April 9.—Hum
melstown school children contributed
thirty-five dozen of eggs on Thurs
day for the Harrisburg Hospital. This
was three dozen of an increase over
their last year's contribution.
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FIREMEN'S UNION
West Shore Organization Will
Consider Various Subjects at
West Fairview Tonight
West Fairview, Pa., April 9.—The
cause of a raise of seventy-five per
cent, in the water rates of the River
ton Consolidated Water Company to
consumers along the West Shore; dis
cussion of the deplorable state of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge
entering Lemoyne, and passing reso
lutions commending the work of the
Wormleysburg and West Fairview
councils in their recent efforts to give
these towns adequate tire protection, is
scheduled for action of the West Shore
Firemen's Union in monthly session in
the Good Will Fire Company hall to
night.
The committee investigating the
conditions along the West Shore by
the increased water rates -frill report
at this meeting. The union has had a
plan of bettering conditions for months
but was awaiting action on the part
of the water company.
The condition of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad bridge at Lemoyne
will be put before the Union by the
Executive committee. -This bridge, ac
cording to the report to be made, is
less than one half as wide as it should
be and is Inadequate. It has been
standing for many years and should
be replaced by a new one.
Resolutions commending the work of
Wormleysburg and West ' Fairview
councils, it is probable, will be passed.
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES
Dillsburg, Pa., April 9.—A number
of persons in along Beavertown R. D.
1 arc afflicted with measles, BO that
the attendance at Arnold's School has
been affected. Mrs. William Gimble,
of Dillsburg, is also ill with the dis
ease.
APRIL 9, 1917.
Four Easter Weddings of
Young Millersburg Couples
Millersburg, Pa., April 9. Herbert
L. Hoffman, of Millersburg, and Miss
Kathryn Rothermal, of Urban, were
married on Friday at Grace Lutheran
Church, Sunbury, by the Rev. Mr.
Hartman. The young couple left on
a trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
They will live in West Pino street.
R. Lambert Franke and Miss Kath
arine Potteiger were married on Fri
day night at the Lutheran parsonage
by the Rev. Mr. Musselman.
On Saturday night John H. Snyder
and Miss Florence Miller were mar
ried by the Rev. Mr. Musselman also
at the parsonage. Both young couples*
are enjoying their honeymoon at At
lantic City.
On Saturday night the Rev. Mr.
Haesler, of the United Brethren
Church, united in marriage Russell H.
Dressier and Mrs. Sadie Reed. They
will live in Pine street.
Young Men of Millersburg
Enlist in U. S. Service
Millersburg, Pa., April 9.—Claude
Polk, Berkley Frank, James Hartman,
and Frank Lawley passed the prelimi
nary examination for entrance to the
United States army at the Harrisburg
recruiting station on Saturday. They
are all fine young men of Millersburg
and left for Fort Slocum, N. Y., to
day. Polk and Frank will join the
aviation corps and Hartman and
Lawley the signal corps of the army.
It is said that possibly 15 more young
men of Millersburg will leave this
week to enlist.
SUCCESSFUL EASTER SALE
Dauphin, Pa., April 9. A success
ful Easter sale was held on Saturday
afternoon by tho sewing class taught
by Miss Margaret Brooks, at lier home
in Erie street. Tho proceeds went to
wards the Easter offering of the Pres
byterian Church as did-the proceeds of
the social, held by the Bible class,
taught by Charles Shaffer at the home
of Mrs. Blanch Robinson, South Erie
street, on Saturday evening. The en
tiro Easter offering of the church
amounted to almost two hundred dol
lars, a record amount.
OLD GLORY WAVES
1,000 FEET HIGH
Patriotic Citizen of Dauphin
Places Flag on Tip of Kilta
tinny Mountain
Dauphin, Pa., April G. Filled
with patriotic spirit and enthusiasm,
one of Dauphin's prominent citizens,
William Bell Gross, climbed to the
top of Kittatinny Mountain yesterday
afternoon, in spite of the cold weather,
and in the midst of the flurries of
snowflakes, unrolled the American
flag and placed it on the very top or
the mountain. All last night during
the storm the stars and stripes waved
in triumph, and now the emblem re
mains there where all can see a lil
ting display of the patriotic loyalty of
Dauphin, the town over which it
stands guard. Now "Old Glory"
waves on the heights of Kittatinny,
1,000 feet above the sea.
EASTER DANCE AT DAUPHIN
Dauphin, Pa., April 9. A delight
ful Easter dance was held on Satur
day evening. In the dance hall, which
was artistically decorated for the oc
casion with bluebirds, a color scheme
of blue and yellow prevailing. In at
tendance were the Misses Ora Bickel,
Susan Jackson, Ethel Forney, Chris
tine Long, Helen Miller, Helen DeVille,
of Dayton, Ohio; Eleanor Leonard,
Helen Louise Wallts, and Martha
Louise Cresswell, of Harrisburg; Car
rie Elizabeth Gerberich, Ruth Shaffer,
Esther Shaffer, and Sabra Clark; Wil
liam Shannesy, Max Long, Charles S.
Gerberich, Tom Klnter, Bion C.
Welker, James Lewis Gross, Richard
C. Alden, of Steelton; Ira C. Kindler,
Harry Leonard, Fred Kamerer, Paul
Porter and Raymond Long, of Har
risburg.