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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
CAMP FIRE GIRLS'
"WEENIE" ROAST
House Parties nnd Entertain
ments Make Life Pleasant
at Stoverdale
Stovrdale Pa,. July 9. —The Gen
nlsheyo'* Camp Fir® Girls gave a
"Weenie'* roast and a bacon bat on
the Blufl\ A great flr was built on
one of the projecting rocks around
whleh the camp fire girls and their
guests gathered and partook of the
hot feast-.
Mrs-. LUlle Stover, of Hummels
town-, chaperoned a house party over
the week-end at Y. R. U. Missing
cottage-. The guests were. Misses
MelbA'Garman, Stella Hess, Violet
Garnnfii Esther Foss, Paulina
Stoned and Mrs. LUlie Stoner.
Messre-. John Bordner, Howard
Holsbergs Frank Keller and lrvin
Baer-.
Misses Lvi Lehman, Sadie Crist,
Alice Btraub and Carrie Crist, of
Harrisburg-, spent the waek-end at
the 01eandei\
Mrs-.. C-. B* Williamson, of Harris
burgs is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
E. R-. Carmany at Sunny Side.
J. B-. Fortenbaugh entertained his
Sunday school class of the Otterbein
United Brethren Church of Harris
burg at his cottage, the Cozy Nook,
on Satujxiayv Those present were:,
Messrs-. Carl Swope, Luther Mc-!
Laughlln* Alfred Lilly, Elmer Murry,
George Murry, Roy Murry, Harold <
Egolf> John Horner, Robert Wardi
and Earl King. Messrs. Lilly, Mc-
Laughlin and Horner will leave with
the Eighth Regiment soldiers on the
fifteenth.
Mrs. David Demmy, of Harris
burg, chaperoned the following per
sons at a house party held at the
Idylwyld over the week-end: Elea
nor Weaver, Esther Demmy, Mary
Loudenslager, Evelyn Eckenberger,
Josephine Zug. Esther Yeager, Hess
Kline, E. F. Weaver, B. C. Hummel,
Ralph Gingerich.
Mr. and Mrs. Crist Groff and Mr.
and Mrs. S. l'ountz, of Harrisburg,
are occupyingrtheir cottage, the Out
look.
Mrs. Earl Sheaffer and son. Earl,
Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller and
sons Oscar and Galen and Miss Alma
Miller, of Harrisburg, were Sunday
gue&t3 at Hickory Lodge.
Mrs., W. O. Foster, Miss Elizabeth
Foster and John C. Rodes, of Har
risburg. spent Sunday with Mrs. M.
A. Elder at the Ruhelm.
Miss Erma Henry. Arthur Henry,
Edward Lodholz and Ernest Barber,
of Harrisburg. spent the week-end
at Wohelo cottage.
Miss Emma Bender, of Millers
burg. was a Sunday guest of the
Camp Fire Girls at the Clyfrest.
Misse.T Mary Shaffner, Annie
Beatty and Lile Fisher were guests
of Mrs. Emory Fisher, Sr., at Emory
VlHa.
Miss Nina Ruth, of Highsplre,
spent the week-end at the Susse I
Rnhe.
Mrs. J. B. Fortenbaugh and
daughters, Joe and Phoebe, Miss,
their nieM
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result is that mellow, aged-in-the
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MONDAY EVENING,
| Sara Gaberlch, Mary Stambaugh and
Ethel Geneva Chubb, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday at the Cozy Nook cot
tage.
| The Camp Fire Girls gave a wa
termelon feast at their cottage on
Saturday.
The members of a house party at
Hickory Lodge gave a porch party
on Saturday night.
J. W. Cole spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Cole at the Wald
heim.
Members of the Camp Fire Girls
gave a birthday party in honor of
Miss Olive Hoffman. A birthday
dinner was served with the usual
birthday cake. Miss Hoffman re
ceived many beautiful gifts. ,
Mrs. Mary Ellenberger, of the
Oak Glen cottage, was at her Har
risburg home for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sherlock,'
of Mlddletown, spent Saturday in
the grove.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Marlon Sourbeer,
S|, Master Robert Sourbeer and
Mi's. L. E. Gratlins are spending
some time at their cottage, the Chel
sea.
Kenneth Steele, of Middletown,
spent the week-end at the Utopia.
JONATHAN* BARNHILL BURIED
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 9.—Fu
neral services for Jonathan Barnhill
weer held this afternoon at his late
home. Chestnut and Simpson streets,
conducted by the Rev. H. Hall Sharp.
Mr. Barnhill, who was a resident
of Mechanicsburg for many years,
died on Friday evening after a short
illness while he and his wife wero
visiting in Lewistown. He was aged
78 years, and was a member of Trin
ity Lutheran Church. Ho was a vet
eran of the Civil War, being a mem
ber of the One Hundred and Fifty
second Pennsylvania heavy artillery,
serving under General Benjamin
Butler at the fall of Richmond, and
was one of the guards for Jeff Davis
when he was brought a prisoner to
Fortress Monroe, en route to Wash
ington, D. C. Mr. Barnhill was a
member of Col. H. I. Zlnn Post, No.
415, Grand Army of the Republic,
and was one of the firing squad ever
since Its organization. He Is survived
by his wife and one son.
SOLDIER WINS BRIDE
.Enola, Pa., July 9.—Miss Grace
Gouse, of Enola. and Calvin Engle,
of Lemoyne, a member of the machine
gun company of the Eighth Regiment,
N. G. P., were mavried by Justice of
the Peace George H. Horning on Fri
day evening.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR MARIETTA
Marietta, Pa., July 9. Marietta is
again In the line for a new Industry,
and the National Casting Company
has begun repairs in the old manu
facturing building. A siding has been
starter] by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The new company will manufacture
castings and employ many men. This
building is one of the oldest in town,
and with plenty of ground to branch
out as facilities are needed.
FESTIVAL ON CHURCH LATIN
Enola, Pa., July 9—The Ladles' Mite
Society of St. Matthew's Reformed
Church will hold an Ice cream festival
on the church lawn Thursday evening,
July 12. The society will be enter
tained on Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. Charles H. Cupplea.
WEST SHORE NEWS
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
The Rev. S .L. Flickinger, former
pastor of the Marysville Trinity Re
formed Church, has returned to his
home at Shepherdstown, W. Va.,
after spending several days with
Marysville friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Deik and
daughter, Cynthia, have returned to
their home at Marysville after be
ing guests of her sister, Mrs. B. C.
Heck, at Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Scott, daughter,
Edith, and son, Harold, have return
ed to their homes at Pitcairn, after
visiting Mrs. Scott's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel M. Eppley, at
Marysville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, of Ickos
burg; Mr. and Mrs. Joch Brickley, of
Americus, Kan., and Miss Mary Wil
son, of New York City, have return
ed to Ickesburg, after visiting sev
eral days with' Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Hench, at Marysville.
George and Anna Kling have re
turned to their Marysville homo aft
er visiting with relatives at New
Bloomfield.
Mrs. Harry Nace and son, Leon
ard, have returned to their Baltimore
homes, after visiting with relatives
at Marysville.
Verne T. Dissinger has returned
to Philadelphia, where he is employ
ed, after visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer E. Dissinger, at
Marysville.
Mrs. George Geesey, of Millers
burg, Is the guest of Mrs. Addle Et
tein and family, at Marysville.
Mrs. P. J. Heisley and Miss Ella
Hoiss, of Baltimore, were at Marys
ville, on Friday.
NEW BANK AT ICKESBURG
Marysville, Pa., July 3. —Incorpo-
rators of the Ickesburg State bank
were scheduled to make application
to-day for a charter for their con
cern with capital stock of $25,000,
all of which has been subscribed In
SSO shares. The bank, a building for
which is now being erected, will open
about September 1. The incorpora
tors are Dr. E. Kenneth Wolff, Frank
S. Davis, E. E. Schaffer, Harry Mc-
Coy, Harry Boden and Dr. Theodore
Kharas.
TO REPORT OX ANNEXATION
New Cumberland, Pa., July f>. —A
meeting of the West Shore Firemen's
Union will be held in the flrehouse
here this evening at 7.45 o'clock. - A
report on the progress made on the
proposition of annexating the West
Shore to Harrisburg will be made at
this meeting. Other than that, noth
ing of importance will be discussed.
* RESURFACING ROAD
Lemoyne. Pa., July 9.—Forces of
state workmen are resurfacing the
road between the Lemoyne bridge and
Camp Hill. The road will be made
like the Carlisle pike, and this will
fill up the only bad stretch of road
between Harrisburg and Carlisle.
HAKRIPBURO TELEGRAPH
LEMOYNE TEACHERS ELECTED I
Lemoyne, Pa., July 9.—At a recent
meeting: of the Lemoyne school board,
Miss Olga Meloy, 909 North Fifteenth
street, Harrlsburg, was elected a
tiiicher in the high school, which po
sition was made necessary through
the extension of the course from three
years to four. Miss Meloy was as
sistant principal of the Enola High
Schpol last year. Mrs. Una C. Wood,
1604 North street, Horrisburg. has
been elected teacher of muulc, draw
ing and peniuanship.
PICXIC ALOXG CHEEK
Camp Hill, Pa.. July 9. On Satur
day tlie first ann.;.'4l .vicnlc cf the
Presbyterian Sunday School will i>
11 e I<l on the Allemaii Farm, along the
Conodogu n*t creek. This picnis com
?r.lttee is Composed of W. C. Knterline,
chairman; Mrs. J hn .Shuu.?r, Mrs.
Harry Rouse, Robert L. Myers Jr.,
Mrs. Nailor and the Rev. Raymond
Ketchledge, pastor. The sports com
mittee is: Miss Mary Strode, Miss
Pauline Wiltse, Richard Rouse and
Richard Beecher.
CARNIVAL AT MARYSVTIJJE
Marysvllle, Pa.,-July 9.—Prelim
inary preparations are now being
made by officials of the Marysvllle
Athletic Association and the Marys
vile Cornet band for a big carnival
to be held for the benefit of the two
organizations. The event will be held
every evening during the week of
July 16-21 in the Seidel Park
grounds. In South Main street.
MAIIE TEACHER WANTED
Marysville, Pa., July 9. J. Paul
Charles, of Duncannon, elected to
teach the eighth grade in the Marys
ville public schools and more recent
ly elected principal of the Liverpool
schools, has notified the Marysville
Board of Education that he has ac
cepted the Liverpool proposition. The
local school officials are now in the
field for a male teacher to fill this
position at $65 per month for an
eight month term.
Suburban Notes
DILLSBURG
C. K. Bushey and family, of Cam
den, N. J., are visiting friends in
Dillsburg and vicinity. Mr. Bushey
was clerk in Dr. Britcher's drug
store for a number of years, until a
little more than a year ago, when
he moved to Camden and took
charge of a drugstore at that place.
On account of the difficulty In
securing transportation the Union
Sabbath School picnic has been in
definitely postponed.
| M. H. Myers and family, of Ann
vine, spent several days with friends
in this place and Carroll township.
An open meeting of South Moun
tain Lodge, No. 1200, L O. O. F., will
be held Wednesday evening in the
lodge room. This is the second an
niversary of the institution of the
lodge, July 10, 1915. A program
is being prepared. Grand Master
Montgomery will deliver an address.
Several other speakers are expected
to be present and a large attendance
of both members and their friends Is
desired.
Miss Laura. Ellcker has been re
elected teacher of the Grammar
school at Matamoras.
HUMMELSTOWN
Miss Minnie Haehnlen left on Sat
urday for a ten days' trip to Port
land, Me., and Hanover, N. H., where
her brother, Edgar, is attending
Dartmouth College.
Mrs. Kate Urlch, of Steelton, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Alice
Ebersole.
Miss Gertrude Cassel is spending
a month with her aunt, Mrs. D. F.
Seibert, at Hoernerstown.
Misses E. Myrtle Garrett* Annie B.
Nye, Betty Muth, Anna and Joseph
ine Burkholder and Ethel Lehman
are camping at Mount Gretna for
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cole opened
their cottage at Stoverdale for the
summer.
Mrs. M. H. Spare, of Allentown, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Wolf.
Mr. and Mrs. George Grove, of
Sandyville, West Virginia, are guests
of Mrs. Mary Gro%'e.
Miss Elmira Ruff, of New Oxford,
is a guest of her brother. Dr. J. I.
Ruff.
Francis Hampton Is spending sev
eral weeks at Valley Forge and about
Philadelphia.
The Rev. J. Paul Hummel has en
listed In the United States Ambu
lance Corps and left for Allentown.
Samuel Wolfe gave a check for
$14.25 to the Red Cross, it being
two per cent of the proceeds of his
special sale.
On Saturday morning when the
family of Joseph Mumma were leav
ing in an automobile to attend 'the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Addison
Shearer, at Hlghspire, their machine
was struck by the Hershey trolley.
No one was injured.
Mrs. Frank L. Hummel left for a
ten days* trip to the training camp
at Fort Niagara.
The Hummelstown Shooting As
sociation held a shoot for the bene
fit of the Red Cross Auxiliary and
over S2O was turned into the treas
ury.
WIIJ.IAMSTOWS
Miss Myrtle Hoover, of town, daugh
ter of Mrs. Annie Hoover, and Harry
Machamer, of Tower City, were mar
ried at Hagerstown recently.
Miss Carrie Blanning, of Harrls
burg, spent several days with her
mother, Mrs. Belle Blanning.
Walter Saussaman and George
Adams, of Reading, visited their pa
rents the past few days.
Mrs. Joseph Kramer returned from
a hospital at Philadelphia, where she
was a patient for several months.
James Straub, of Shamokin, spent
several days with his father, Daniel
Straub.
Miss Ruth Williams, of Derry, Is
visiting her uncle, Benjamin Williams.
Miss Blanch Hoover, of Shamokin, is
the guest of Misses Eva Rftlph and
Alice Flynn.
Miss May Lewis Is spending her
vacation at South Bethlehem.
Miss Esther Bond, of Philadelphia,
Is the guest of her cousin. Miss Ella
Bond. -
Miss Anna Doyle and friend, of Her
shey, are guests at the home of her
father, Martin Doyle,
Mrs. John Schoffdall and grand
daughter, Fern, of Harrisburg, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Daniel
Schoffdall.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Salada and Wil
liam Leininger returned from a visit
at Lancaster.
Mrs. Amelia Donley, daughter Dolly,
and sons. William, Ray and Samuel,
of Philadelphia, were guests of her
brother, Thomas Dando,
Mrs. Harry Reubendall and Mrs.
Hattie Bates, of Reading, are guests
at the home of William Row,
George Budd and William and Jo
seph Punch, of South Bethlehem, spent
several days with relatives here.
Thomas Lewis and son, Alfred, are
visiting at Northumberland.
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CAMP HILL CHURCH NOTES
Camp Hill, Pa., July 9.—Dr. M. P.
Hocker, superintendent of Emaus Or
phans Home at Mlddletown, preached
both morning and evening sermons In
Trinity Lutheran Church. Thrf serv
ices last night were aljng patriotic
lines and the Rev. Dr. Kooker t.ilttel
on the "Significance of the Flag."
The Rev. Dr. E. D. VVeigl*!, pastor
of the church, fiext Sunday w'll
preach the first of a series of patri
otic sermons.
A meeting of the Mite Society of
.Trinity Church will be Ji-jld V, cuneu
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Annie H. Thomas, Hamilton Place.
A meeting of the church council
will be hela Wednesday evening fol
lowing the regular weekly prayer
service.
MANY AMATEUR FARMERS
Camp Hill. Pa., July 9.—That many
residents of Harrisburg and West
Shore towns are trying to dosthelr
bit with the hoe is obvious In a stroll
over the large tract of land leading
from.Church street. Acres are farmed
in potatoes and all kinds of vegeta
bles by men mostly living In Harris
burg. Several railroaders who live at
Philadelphia anil have Harrisburg as
their layoff are farming a number of
lots.
BURGESS LEADS CONTEST
Marysville, Pa., July 9.—Chief
Burgess Amos M. Fisher still main
tains a safe lead in the popular rail
roader contest being conducted un
der the auspices of the Marysville
Athletic Association. He has a total
of 1,700 votes to his credit. George
W. Zellers, his nearest competitor,
has 547. The three following candi
dates are Jesse Sommers, with 130;
J. A. Cams with 129, and J. W. Ash
enfelter, with 70.
SUNDAY BAND CONCERT
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 9.—Yes
terday afternoon an enjoyable con
cert was given by the Singer band
on the High school lawn, which was
attended by a large number of peo
ple. Sacred and patriotic airs were
played, but the concert was shorten
ed on account of showers.
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CAUSES TROUBLE
Members Take Money at
Dillsburg and Are Fined and
Ordered Out of Town
Dillsburg, Pa., July 9.—A band of
gypsies, traveling by automobile, en
cariiped In Wagner s woods, on the
Gettysburg road, near town on Fri
day. They visited the stove store of
J. A. Smith, made a small pur
chase and while Mr. Smith was
making change one of the band
deftly slipped $5 from the drawer.
The money was shortly missed and
Constable Weaver put on the trail
of the supposed offender. He suc
ceeded in getting the money back
and the offender was fined $2.50 on
Saturday morning. One of the band
visited the Philadelphia and Read
ing station at the D. and M. junc
tion and while the agent was tem
porarily absent stole $lO. Mr. Wea
ver was again notified and again
succeeded in securing the return of
the money and the offender was
fined and the band notified-to move
on. Maxine Karns, the TELEGRAPH
carrier, was attacked on Friday
evening by one of the gypsy band
and the sleeve of her dress was
torn. It Is thought that the gypsy
was after the proceeds of the even
ing sales.
LEMOYNE COUNCIL TO MEET
Lemoyne, Pa., July 7.—Lemoyne
council will meet to-morrcAv night.
A committee from the Welfare League
will ask council to devise a plan
whereby water, ice cream and milk
can be tested at intervals so as to
take every precautionary measure to
avert outbrens of epidemics. A re
port will be made on the progress In
the paving proposition.
JULY 9, 1917.
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Altoonn.—A giant oak tree In
Lloyd Park, one of ttie city's recre
ation centers, seems to be a constant
target for lightning. It has been
struck repeatedly In reecnt storms.
Branches have been splintered and
bark torn off.
York. —The York County Chapter
of the American Red Cross Society
has taken steps to put a stop to the
indiscriminate use of the Red Cross
emblem.
Renovo.—The 3-year-old son of
Howard Drake, of North Bend, died
yesterday from Injuries received in
an automobile accident near Wool
rich In which four other persons
were injured.
Danville. Captain Robert Y.
Gearhart has received word from the
War Department to enroll the local
cavalry company to 105 men and has
obtained half the number required.
Carlisle.—Caught and held under
a (ailing boulder weighing nearly
I,ooo_ pounds, John Johns, former
police officer here, Is In the Carlisle
Hospital in a critical condition.
York.—More than half of the ci
gars manufactured In the ninth in
ternal revenue district during the
last month are the product of fac
tories in York county.
Maiicli Chunk.—Mrs. John Me-
Gowan, returning from a visit to her
sister at New York, came back home
with a 1-year-old child which was
handed to her at Jersey City by its
supposed mother to hold it until she
would come back. She failed to
come.
Yorg.—Prfeston, the 8-year-old
grandson df William Bruah, of Cly,
this county, Is suffering from lock
jaw as the result of stepping on a
rusty nail.
HOY SCOUTS' CAMP
Lemoyne, Pa., July 7.—Plans are
being made for the annual camp of
Lemoyne Boy Scouts the last week ot
August. A location for the camp has
not yet been selected, but It is likely
It will be held at Deitz's Fording,
along the Conodogulnet creek.
BOY SCOUTS HIKE
TOGETTYSBURG
Mechanicsburg Troop Spends
Enjoyable Week on Roads
and Battlefield
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 9.—0 l
Saturday noon the Mechanicsburg
troop of Boy Scouts returned from
a delightful hike and camping tour
on which they started on Monday,
With Gettysburg as the objective
the Scouts first stop was made li
Dillsburg, then York Springs and
Heldlersberg. Arriving In Gettysburj
on Tuesday afternoon they made a
trip over the battlefield on Wednes
day morning, July 4, and In the aft
ernoon were guests of the Fourtt
United States infantry regiment. The
Scouts left Gettysburg on Thursdaj
morning, spent the night at Mounl
Holly Springs, coming home by waj
of Boiling Springs.
The Rev. B. L. C. Baer, scoutmas
er, and Robert H. Thomas, third as
sistant scoutmaster, accompanied
the boys. The trip was made with
out accident and the boys are loud
in praise of the outing.
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