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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
MUCH DAMAGE BY
MONDAY S STORM
Hail Cuts Tobacco and Light
ning Strikes Buildings in
Lancaster County
Marietta, Pa., Aug. 6. The storm
which visited Marietta and vicinity
on Monday done more damage than
was at first suspected upon investi
gation this morning. The hail has
f cut tobacco, it seems, generally In a
' straight line north of Marietta as
far as the Mumma farm, near Done
gal Springs. John Mumma reports
that the tobacco is badly riddled on
his place and adjoining farms. The
fields are washed badly. The light
ning, accompanied by tt high wind,
did much damage on the Rich farm,
tenanted by Eli Shelley, just north
of Marietta. Lightning struck the
brick house and, with the wind, tore
the shingle roof completely off the
kitchen and carried it some distance
away. The large frame straw shed
was blown down, and with such force
that it turned a large wagon com
pletely upside down In the shed. Here
the tobacco is cut a little, but be
lieved not to be greatly damaged.
On the old Miller homestead, just
above Marietta, the barn of Reuben
Myers was burned during the storm,
but it is not known whether lightning
struck it or not. Mr. Myers got his
horses, automobile and wagons out,
but the rest was consumed, consist
ing of hav, straw, potatoes, harness,
etc., and ills loss will be heavy. His
potato crop was a good one and he
had only taken them out of his field
last week.
At the home of Elmer Greenawalt,
lightning played pranks in their
kitchen, ran up the wall to the roof,
tore out the rafters and knocked
down considerable plastering.
The tobacco fields of Harry Druck.
Ell Shelley. H. D. Kauffman and
others have been completely riddled
with hail.
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RFT> moss WORK \T RL ATN
Blain. Pa.. Aug. B.—The Red Cross
auxiliary met tc-dav at headquarters
in the vacant house belonging to L.
M. Wentzell on North 'Main street.
Two members of the Harrisburg
chapter were present to instruct the
members in sewintr, etc. The head
quarters room will be open for the
members to work every Wednesday
afternoon. Solicitors are being se
lected as fast as possible to make a
canvass for membership. Mrs. New
ton Kersettcr is president of the
auxiliary.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
IN THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY
Series of Accidents to
Swimmers at Good's Dam
Waynesboro. Pa., Aug. B.—A num
ber of persons who have been swim
ming in Good's Dam, near town, have
been injured in one way or another.
Albert Shindledecker dived from a
tree, about twenty feet from the wa
ter, and had his head and body cut
when he struck the bottom of the
creek. Charles Stltely dived from the
the same tree and struck a stone and
had his neck temporarily dislocated.
Clarence Bare, while diving from the
same tree', struck C. N. Corbett, who
was swimming under the water be
low him, knocking the latter uncon
scious and sending Bare to the bot
tom. He received a. cut on his hand
two and one-half inches in length.
Bert Shockey slipped while getting
out of the water and broke the big
toe on his left foot.
MOI'NT OLIVET CAMPMEETING
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Aug. B.—Ar
! rangements are made for the annual
j Mount Olivet campmeeting to be held
! on the grounds along the Dillsburg
and Mechanicsburg railroad a short
distance south of Williams Grove,
j beginning Friday. August 10, and
continuing until August 19. A pro
gram full of interest has been pre
| pared with able speakers and music
j under the direction of Professor E.
jL. Bender, of York . The ladies'
j octet, of Dillsburg. and ' the male
! chorus of Arnold's United Brethren
l Church will assist.
1 MISS LIZZIE I.KHMER DIES
Dillsburg, Pa., Aug. B.—Miss Liz
• zie Lehmer, aged 66 years, died at
j her home in Carroll township on
i Monday evening from paralysis. She
had been suffering for several
; months past when she received the
j first attack. She is the last member
of the Philip Lehmer family, the
j father, the mother, Lydia Fickes
I Lehmer and all the brothers and
! sisters preceding her In death. Mrs.
j Jacob Lehmer, a brother's wife, and
; John Chroniste, a sister's son, with
i whom she lived, survive her. The
funeral will be held to-morrow
j morning at 9.30. Services will be
j held in the Barren's Church and
I burial made in the church cemetery.
' The Rev. George H. Eveler, of the
i Lutheran Church, of Dillsburg, will
] be in charge.
SMALL MOUNTAIN' FIRE
Dillsburg. Pa., Aug. B.—A fire of
unknown origin started on the east
| side of the South Mountain on Mon
i day afternoon. Several men from
' Dillsburg made an effort to over
• come the flames but were unable to
cope with the situation. A shower
of rain shortly after 5 o'clock ex
tinguished the Are.
ENTERTAINS IN
HONOR OF GUEST
Miss Jessie Smith Gives En
joyable Party at Mount
Gretna For Visitor
Mount Gretna. Pa., Aug. B.—Miss !
Jessie Smith entertained on Mon- j
day evening in honor of Miss Laura
Cox, of Lynn, Mass., who is the guest,
of Miss Katherine Smith. The guests
were: Misses Margaret Dunn, Jean
Whitman, Helen Whitman. Dorothy
Devot, Margaret Bell, Katheryn
Cleckner, Mary Russell, Mary Shu
niier, Elizabeth Fackler. Agnes
Fackler, Lida Lopez, Esther Bach
man. Mildred Burke, Florence
Rinkenbach, Elizabeth Howard,
Katherine Smith, Laura and Jessie
Smith. __ , .
Mr. and Mrs. John Hummel, of
the compmeeting grounds, are
spending several days at Philadel
' h Miss Clara Eaton and Miss F. Ger
trude Eaton, of 1735 Market street,
Harrisburg, arc spending two weeks
with friends here.
The opening services of the unit
ed Brethren Bible conference were
held last evening. The Rev. George
K Guille, of Chicago, gave an ex
cellent address. The program for to
dav included a lecture, "Hebrews,"
by the Rev. Dr. Harris H. Gregg, of
Chicago, and a lecture by Mrs. Mas
garet T. Russell, of Mobile, Ala.
Children's hour was led by Miss
Marcaret Baltzell, of Reading, and
a song service will be given this
evening under direction of Charles
F Clippinger, of Harrisburg. At
7 40 there will be a lecture by the
Rev. George E. Guille. of Chicago.
The educational rally will be held
on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Dr G D Gossard, president of Leb
anon Valley College, Annvllle, will
conduct the service.
Miss Anna Boyer entertained the
following friends at her cottage last
evening: Misses Katherj n Cleckner,
Mildred Burke. Clara Eaton, Ger
trude Eaton, Ruth Burke. Nell My
ers Mabel Groce, Mae Groce, Edna
Boyer, Mrs. John W. German, Jr.,
Sarah E. Wood.
Miss Margaret Turner, of Harris
burg spent the week-end with
friends on the campmeeting grounds.
>!rs Walter Deitrick and son,
Walter, Jr.. are spending some time
at Mount Gretna.
Miss Laura Cox, of Lynn, Mass..
is the guest of Miss Katherine Smith.
Miss Cox is a student at Bradford
Academy, Mass.
The Reformed Church Missionary
conference held in the Chautauqua
grounds at Mount Gretna has en
rolled a large number of young peo
ple for the mission study classes
Dr. C. E. Schaeffer, secretary of
the Board of Home Missions, Phila
delphia, gave an excellent address
last evening in the auditorium in
the Chautauqua grounds. Dr. Schaef
fer will have charge of the Wednes
day morning conference of the
Home and Foreign Missions.
On Wednesday evenng Dr. Chris
topher Noss, missionary evangelist
of Wakamatsu, Japan, will speak.
Dr. Noss will address the Thursday
morning conference session.
Dr. W. I. Chamberlain, secretary
of the Board of Foreign Missions of
the Reformed Church, New York,
will give a lecture on the subject,
"The Moslem World."
The young people who are attend,
ing the missionary conference are
planning a missionary entertainment
fo Friday evening.
• NO ACTION ON ANNEXATION
Lemoyne, Pa., Aug. B.—The
monthly session of borough council
was held last night. No action was
taken on the West Shore annexation
question and owing to the fact that
the committee has received no reply
from the Valley Railways Company
on the proposed matter of paving
Rossmoyne street, that matter had
to be held over.
Jewelry Found in Ruins
of Burned Pen Mar Cottage
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. S.—While
the Insurance inspectors were viewing
the ruins of the Pen-Rock Cottage at
Pen Mar. owned by Randolph Deb
rick of Baltimore, and which was de
stroyed by tire last Friday, a consid
erable amount of Jtfivelry settings was
found. The gold and silver had been
melted and was out of shape, so that
nothing could be recognized. No trace
of the diamonds and other precious
stones that were set in the Jewelry
has been found. Several thousand
dollars' worth of Jewelry was in the
cottage at the time of the fire, which
constituted the major portion of the
loss. Mr. and Mrs. Debrick lost every,
thing they had In the cottage but the
clothes they wore at the tim.
TEACHERS' SALARIES RAISED
Carlisle. Pa., Aug. B.—Seven Car
lisle schoolteachers benefit under
the new minimum salary bill recent
ly approved by the Governor. The
board has directed that new con
tracts be made out for these In
structors. Jill of whom were elected
before the new law went into ef
fect.
TEXCIIIXG SOLDIERS FRENCH
Carlisle. Pa., Aug. 8.— Leading lo
cal society women are co-operating
in a movement to teach the men of
Company G the rudiments of the
French language prior to their leav
ing for Georgia. Daily classes will
bfc organized and some idea gnen
of the common words and conversa
tional phrases as well as reading of
simple sentences.
SURVEY OF POTATO CROP
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 8. —
direction of the Cumberland .County
Defense Committee, a survey of the
potato crop will be shortly undei -
taken to determine the yield and ar
rangements will also be ma<le foi
adequate storing, in order the
price mav not fall below the amount
that will yield the growers adequate
returns for their labor.
DARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Waynesboro, Pa.. Aug. B.—A large
bank barn on the farm owned by
Herman Myers and tenanted by
Frank Murltz, along the Old Forge
road near Leitersburg, Md., was
struck by lightning during the storm
and the barn, with contents, was
burned. About 700 bushels of wheat,
farming implements, hay and other
goods were destroyed, totaling a loss
of 14,000,
Week-End Parties at Cove
Cottages and Bungalows
Cove, Pa., Aug. B.—Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Beidler and John Schreck
spent Sunday at Summer Home cot
tage.
Sunday guests at Utopia cottage
were: Louis J. Jones, of Baltimore;
ASalliam Jones, Harrisburg; Philip
Arnold and Mr. and _ Mrs. Morris
Urich, of Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman,
of New Cumberland, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hippensteel and daughters,
of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Charles
Shaver and daughters, of Middle
| town, spent Sunday at Helena cot
tage.
Miss Mary Frances Ebel is visiting
at Williams Grove.
Miss Bertha Beck and John Blair,
of Harrisburg, spent Sunday at
Tranquil cottage the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. C. G. Beck, of 1503 Swa
tara stjeet, Harrisburg, who are
spending several weeks here.
John and AlSpeel, of Washing
ton, D. C., spent Saturday evening
at Cherry Croft cottage.
Frank Gipple, whd is in camp at
Island Park, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gipple,
at Donna Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wingard, of
GOB Woodbine street, Harrisburg,
spent the week-end at Manhattan
cottage.
Mrs. George Burd and daughter,
Dorothy have returned here after a
pleasant visit to relatives at Tyrone.
| Miss Margaret Rathfon, of 646
Peffer street, Harrisburg, spent the
latter part of the week with Miss
Ruth Shaver, here.
Entertained at Laurel cottage on
Sunday were: Ellis Cremer, Mr. and
•Mrs. A. H. Shrenk, Mrs. Bankus and
! Miss Hoffman, of Harrisburg: M. H.
Shrenk and George Weekusat, of
i Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kochenour
i and daughter, Margaret, of Harris
| burg, spent Sunday at Nabob cot
j tage.
George Miller spent the week-end
jat the Homestead.
Misses Grace Cassel and Cathe
rine Potts, of Harrisburg, and Ruth
[ Graybill, of Duncannon, spent Sun-
I day at Wildwood cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Uhler and
\ Miss Mary Uhler, of Johnstown, and
; Mr. and Sirs. Howard Ross and sons,
of Harrisburg, were guests at
Cherrycroft.
The week's guests of Misses Mary
Malsh, Martha Graham. Mary Kep
ner, Verna Stone, Bertha Metzger,
of Harrisburg, and Agnes Moore, of
Allentown, were: Mrs. Jack Snave
ly, Mrs. Lerue Werner, Miss Mil
dred Graham and Charles Revee,
Howard Lebo and Edward Gladfel
ter, of Harrisburg, and Raymond
White, of Philadelphia.
CORXROAST FOR SOLDIERS
Lemoyne, Pa., Aug. 8. At the
monthly meeting of the Alumni As
sociation of the Lemoyne High
school on Monday night it was _de
; cided to hold a cornroast at Orr
Bridge next Monday night in honor
1 of Henry Baker, president of the
association, who is a member of
Troop C, First Pennsylvania Cav
alry. and who will soon leave for a
training camp.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
Enola, Ua., Aug. 8. —Mr. and Mrs.
. John M. Steinfelt, of Beal avenue,
announce the birth of a daughter,
Blanch Steinfelt, Monday, August 6.
IPOSTUM
I instead of coffee \
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
THREE MORDAN BROTHERS
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Sunbury, Pa.. Aug. B.—Company I, Thirteenth Regiment, N. G. P..
Captain Harry S. Barton, which is guarding bridges here, is one of the
few units In the State Guard that boasts hating three brothers enlisted.
They are George Mordan, aged 22, quartermaster sergeant; Samuel
Mordan, 30. sergrant, and Frank Mordan, 23, private. They are sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mordan, of Bloomsburg.
The two sergeants are veterans of the border, and Private Mordan
enlisted after their return. They are all husky young men and make
good soldiers, according to Captain Raity".
A. new creation!; A more beautiful
Packard is here announced. Now—a re
markable accomplishment in body
matches the achievement of the epoch'
making Twin-six motor. And thereby is
rounded out the smartest and
motor car we have' ever built Branches
and dealers today have ready for your in
spection, new models— 3-25 and. 3-35. Open
car prices are $3450 and $3850 at Detroit.
Packard Motor Car Co. of Philadelphia
TOAST ON BLUFF
AT STOVERDALE
Members of Boys' Brigade
Give Picturesque Enter
tainment For Cottagers
Stoverdale, Pa.. Aug. S. —A pictur
esque niarshmallow toast was given
on the "blufT" by members of the
United Boys' Brigade, who are camp
ing near the grove. The cottagers j
were invited to the bluff, where- a
huge bonliro was built on the over
hanging rocks, around which were
gathered many guests of the Brigade
from Harrishurg. After many pounds!
of marshn.allows were toasted, a Vic
trola concert was given and songs
were sung by the members of the
choir of the Fourth Street Church of
Christ.
Guests of the Keystone Bible Cluss
of the United Brethren Church of
Hummelstown, who are occupying the j
Clyfrest. were: Mrs. E. Bomgardner
and children, Ruth, Stella, Merlam
and Irvln; Mrs. Sowers. Mrs. S. D.
Hartz, Mrs. George Light, Mrs. I. J.
Huff, Helen Henry, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry, Susan Stover, Ella Albright,
Maude Albright. Mary Culp, Caroline
Balsbaugh, Emma Hocker, Amy
Brandt, Elizabeth Ruppert, Anna
Ruppert, Emma Bachman, Anna Foltz,
Mrs. Raymond Foltz. Mrs. S. R. Mc-
Farland, Vivian McFarland, Earnest
McFarland, Elizabeth Peters, Bertha
Meyers, Agnes Miller, Daisy Swisher,
Lillian Delmler, Mrs. Henry Holtzman,
Catherine Ulrich, Mrs. John Miller,
Lillian Miller and the two teachers
of the class, who are Miss Mabel Mas
ley ajid Miss Lizzie O'Neal.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Bleri, son
John Jr. and daughter Catherine, of
Hickory Lodge, spent the day at Her
shey Park.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carmany, of
Crescent Lodge, entertained the fol
lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Williamson and son Roger, of High-
A-UGUST 8, 1917.
spire; Miss Anna Feeser, of Lingles
town; Miss Mabel Feoaer, of Hershey;
Mrs. Alice Cassell and Irvln Keller,
of Hummelstown; Miss Jessie Wil
liamson and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Starry, of Harrishurg.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Gensler. of the
Ruheim are spending several days
at their Harrisburghome.
The Rev. J. C. Bieri left to-day for
Ocean City, N. J., where he will at
tend a conference of the Methodist
Episcopal ChWch.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fisher, of Itar
risburg, spent th# week-end with Mrs.
Emory Fisher Sr., at Emory.
Miss Anna Gauber, of Highspire, is
spending a week as the guest of Miss
lona Leideg at the Gretna.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry and j
| daughters. Marian and Llla, loft for i
their Harrishurg home after spending ,
two weeks at the Wohclo.
Mr. and Mrs. George O. Dunkle en- I
tained the following guests at the [
j Pine Grove Inn: Mr. and Mrs. Jack j
Montgomery and son; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Dunkle, Cameron Summers,
Cyrus Garrett. Michael Dunkle. Mr.
and Mrs. William Bayer and daughter
Mr. Buchter, Mrs. Mary Horner, Mrs.
David Bomgardner and children, Mrs.
Miller. Mrs. Cruni and daughters, Mr.'
land Mrs. Fauber and Melvln Garrett, |
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mell, of Harris
burg, spent a few days in the grove.
The guests at Wood Haven cottage
were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stopfel Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Ebersole and daugh
ters Mildred and Dorothy, Peter Sles
ser, Harry Zeigler, and Mrs. Joe
Snavely, of Palmyra; Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Foreman and son Russel, of
j Hockersvllle, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin
' Seltzer, of Campbellstown. •
| Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ltickenbill and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Still, of High
spire, spent a day at the Lodge.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Carmlchael
and daughter, of Harrishurg, spent
several days in the grove.
INCREASED PAY FOR LAROR
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 8. Borough
1 council on Monday evening author
ized the street commissioner to pay
20 cents per hour for labor, instead
' of 15 cents as heretofore, and in
structed the light committee to have
additional lights placed on Arm
strong and Market streets.
Perry County Union Picnic
and Home-Coming Reunion
Blaln, Pa., Aug. B.—Saturday will
be a biff day In Sherman's Park, near
Blaln, 011 the occasion of the Blaln
annual union picnic and homecom
ing reunion of former Perry coun
tlans. The Elliottsburg band will
furnish music during the ilay. Speak
ing exercises will be held at 10 a. m.,
the Rev., George 11. Knox, chairman.
The exercises will be opened with
prayer by the Rev. Edward Vi Stras
i baugh; address of welcome for Blaln
! and vicinity will be made by the Rev.
IJ. i". Reighard. and the address of
] welcome for Perry county will bo
delivered by ex-Sheriff Charles 1.,.
I Johnston, of New Bloonifield; re-
I sponse by Joseph M. Lupfer, of Bell
wood. The principal speaker will
be E. B. Porsett, of Mansfield, Tioga
county, a State agricultural lecturer.
The exercises will be Interspersed
with music by a union choir. Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Wentzel, of Bell
wood. will sing.
A game of ball will be played at
I 2 o'clock between Millerstown and
j Blain clubs to decide th? amateur
championship of the county.
Suburban Notes
HUMMEIiSTOWX
Miss Bernice Jones returned home
from a month's visit among friends
at Mifllintown.
Miss Blanche Muth is the guest of
friends at Clifton.
Misses Grace Schaffner, Ruth Kil
mer, Esta Kilmer, Catherine Shull,
Elizabeth Ritts and Caroline Schaff
ner are attending a conference at the
Young Women's Missionary Society
of the Reformed Church at Mount
Gretna.
Miss Anna Wliisler, of Mifllintown,
is the guest of the family of Thomas
Jones.
Miss Carrie Schaffner is spending
the week at Mount Gretna.
Mrs. Thomas Jacks and sons, Wil
liam and Robert, spent Tuesday at
Harrisburg.