IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MRS. M'CRORY 90 YEARS OLD Celebrates Birthday on Tues day and Receives Many Remembrances NEIGHBOR IS AGED 92 % Greencastle Nature Club Has Interesting Exhibit of Mounted Specimens OreencaNtle* Pa.. Sept. I.—Mrs. Belle McCrory ceebrated lier ninetieth birthday on Tuesday. She was the recipient of many remembrances and tfooa wish#*. Mrs. Margaret Bert, who . M. Conrow, pastor of the Presby terian Church, is taking his vacation during September, and will spend it with his mother at Long Branch. N. J. —Misses Estelle Metcalfe and Kath ryn Bixler have returned front a two w%tks' sojourn at Pen Mar. —Mrs. Ntvil Haller and daughter. •Parkers burg, W. Va„ are visiting Mrs. Alice Hollar. —Mrs. C. B. Carl and son Kd ward and. Mrs. Florence Ruthrauff have returned from a week's sojourn at South Fork. —Miss Mary Barnhart i home from Philadelphia. Dr. Franklin B. Royer, chief medical in spector of the State Department of Health, is spending a vacation at his home nenr (greencastle. —Miss Emma Goetz has returned from a visit at Harrtsburg.—Arthur and J. W. Bert, of Yonkers. N. Y., are visiting thoir mother. —Mrs. Annie Maxell and daughter. Miss Anna York, were guests of the Misses White. Visitors Spend Pleasant Days at Dauphin Homes Dnupliin. Pa., Sept. I.—Miss Ethel Romaine Forney returned home on Tuesday from Railway, N. J., where vhe spent severffl weeks with Miss Margaret Talley.—Harold Eckert. of Harrisburg, was the week-end guest of Charles E. Booser. Albert Hcnkles, or Philadelphia, and Wil liam Reed, of West Collingswood, N*. J., spent several days with Wil liam Bell Clark.—Mr. and Mrs. A. C McKee and daughter, Miss Mary McKee, of Harrisburg, are spending several weeks in town. —Miss Ruth Shaffer and Miss Ethel Shaffer re. turned home on Sunday from a trip io Baltimore and Washington.—Mrs. Thomas Poffenberger and Miss Mary Poffenberger, of Harrisburg, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman C. Gerberich.—-Miss Kath lyn Eveler. of Harrisburg. is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Frantz.— Mrs. Thomas Kramer and children. Kline and Dorothy, returned to their home in New York City on Thurs day after spending the summer with Mrs. Kramer's parents. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Kline.—Miss Kathryn Breckenridge, of and Miss Emma Keeney, of Rockville, were recent guests of Miss Ethel R. Forney.—Miss Eleanor Leonard, of Harrisburg spent several days with Miss Sabra Clark. —Thomas Butler, of Towson, Md., snent the week with the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Fulton Stirling.—Miss Amy Walker and Max Williams, of Harrisburg, were the week-end guests of Mrs! J. E. Williams. —Mrs. Hal Beard and daughter, Marjorie, of New Decatur, Alabama, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Greeenawalt. —Edgar Wilmot Forney, who enlist- Ed in the Quartermaster Corps sev eral months ago, is stationed at Mount Gretna preparatory to leaving for Georgia.—Mrs. Maurice Heck and children, formerly of Florida, who have been the guests of Dr. Heck's parents Mr. and Mrs. George Heck, at their home near Red Hill tor several weeks, left yesterday for Panama, where they will join Dr. TTeck and make their home.—Mrs. Duvld S. Fry and children. Donald and Mary Louise: Mrs. I. Ellen Kell, of Newport; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kell and daughter. Sarah Jean, of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. G. M. l ong and sons, Earl and Horace, of, motored to Dauphin on Thursday and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. Lane Long. Lawn Party at Home of Miss Esther Crogan Dunoaiiiion, Pa., Sept. 1. Miss Esther Crogan entertained a num ber of her young friends at a lawn party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ce Crogan in High street, on Saturday evening.— The frontage of the new brick gar ngti that John Kennedy and Robert K. Owen are having erected in South Market street is nearlng com pletion.—Miss Bessie Green, assist ant at the post office, has returned from a ten days' visit at Philadel phia and Atlantic City. Peter Sherman has completed the erec tion of a handsome concrete gar age for J. W. Barker at Cove. —Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Pennell, of New port. and Robert Pennell. of Lykens, spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Pennell. The three Mr. Pennells are brothers. BIG CIIOWII AT PICXIC Enderx. Pa., Sept. 1. The Enter line picnic last Saturday drew the 'isual big crowd. E. E. Beldleman and Charles Pass. of ad dressed the assemblage. The Eliza bethvllle orchestra, furnished music.— Irs p. Snyder, who Is employed at Harrlaburg, spent Sunday at home.— John C. Fitting and famly mot-ored • o Reading, on Saturday. Mrs. Irvln Mlnnich. of Tower City, was the jfuest of her grandmother, Mrs. G. n. Enders, on Sunday, —• Straw's Sunday school Is holding Its picnic m Warfei's Grove, to-day. Wil liam C. Enders and family, of Lykens, were visitors in town on Sunday. Mrs. Clars. Kdmendson, of Penbrook is visiting relatives In town. SATURDAY EVENING, LEMOYNE COUPLE MARRIED 57 YEARS MR. AND MRS. GEORGE B. SLOTHOWEP. Lcntoyrio, Pa., Sept. 1. —Sir. and Mrs. George B. Slothower have been married fifty-seven years. They are nraonn: the oldest residents of the town. They are members of the Unl ted Evangelical Church and when younger took an active part in the affairs of the congregation. Mr. Sloth ower was for many years janitor of the church. Loysville Orphan Home Band in York County Glndfcltcr, Pa., Sept. X.—The Loysville Orphans' Home band, fur nished music for Zeigler's Lutheran Sunday school on Saturday and gave a concert at Zeigler's Church on Sun day morning and in the evening at teven Valleys Church. The boys v.ere entertained at the homes of I.utheran members of Zeigler's Church.—Miss Sadie Robinson, of Baltimore, i-s visiting at the home of her uncle, J. H. Beck.—Msr. Lester Kauffnian, of Mt. Wolf, is visiting at the homo of J. H. Beck, C., E. Brenneman and H. F. Beck.—H. F. Beck and family are arranging to make a trip to Lovsvllle Orphans' Home by automobile in the near fu ture.—Warren Martin, of Brilhart; Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Boyer, of York, were at the home of P. K. Boyer rfh Sunday. ADJUSTING FIRK LOSS llerrj Hlxirn. Pa.. Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sauser and daughter, Beulah, of Heading, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keboch. —Christian Shope, president of the Annvllle Fire Insurance Company, was here on Monday to adjust the loss Simon Daniel sustained by the fire on the farm of Harry Peible from lightning. The household efTects of Dr. and Mrs. John Totter arrived Monday, and they will locate in the residpnee vacated by Dr. L C. Haviee. —Mrs. Barry Hoffman, of Philadel phia. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles — Mrs. Hoffman is rapidly recuperating from a serious operation. Mrs. Janp of Hairisburg, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles Schoffstall. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Romberger and three daughters, of Norristown, are calling on friends in town' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deibler and Mrs. Katie Hart man are spending some time at At lantic City. William Weaver, em ployed at Philadelphia, )s home on a vacation. Miss Hannah Weaver and Miss Mae Holland, of Philadelphia, are guests of the former's mother, Mrs. Martin Weaver. CENTRAL PENNA. PERSONALS Mount Joy.—Mrs. C ; S. Good and son, Myron, spent some time with friends in Philadelphia and Parkes burg.—Miss Alice Jenkins, of Leb anon, is rpending some time with Ml. and .Mrs. Samuel Rinehart.— Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Brady, of Mc- Sherrystown, Adams county, spent Sunday with Charles K. Witmer.— Mrs. William Weldon, of Hcrshey, is spending some time with her pat ents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sheaffer. —Charles M. Cassell, of Linglestown, is visiting John E. Schroll. —Henry M. Stauffer spent a few days in Chi cago with his brother.—Miss Thelma Chandler, of Philadelphia, is the guest of her cousins, the Misses Chandler. —Mrs. John Evarts, of Jer sey City, N. J., is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Clara Brubaker. —Mrs. William B. Bender and sister, Mrs. Shenk, left for Schenectady, N. Y., where they will visit Mrs. Warren lloltman. —Mrs. Clara Brubaker and daughter, Mrs. John Evarts, left on Wednesday for Warren, where they will visit Mrs. Paul Brubaker. —Miss Cora N. Mover spent Sunday at Selinsgrove.—Miss Edith Gantz has returned from New York City where she spent the summer.—Mrs. Lillian Hauenstein spent a week at Mount Gretna. —Master Robert Gantz .left lor New York City, where he will spent some time with his father.— M. A. Roliman has been visiting at Philadelphia.—Miss Carrie Nye and Miss Naomi Resh spent several days at Reading.—Miss Eleanora Brown, of Chestnuc Level, is the guest of Mrs. Paul E. Smith.—W. D. Chan dler's brothei, of Chestnut Level, is at the General Hospital of Lancaster, sugering from poisoning., E. Pearl Chandler, his niece, is the nurse in charge.—Miss Verna C. Chandler, of Glen Mills, is the guest of her father, W. D. Chandler.—Miss Edith Frey, of Millersvilie, spent Sunday with Mrs. Frederic Stretch. —Miss Naomi Resh, of Baltimore. Md., is spending some time with her cousin. Miss Carrie Ney.—Mrs. Harry C. Zoamer and two children, of Pleas antville, Venango county, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David H. Engle. Union Deposit. Mr. and Mrs. Harrv Hartman and two daughters, of Steelton,' visited the former's mother, Mrs. Maggie Hartman, on Sunday. Mrs. John lvneldich and sen, Robert Kneidich, of Gr&ntvlUe, visited her daughter, Mrß. Irving Hughes, on Sunday. Miss Violet Yingst, of Reading, a trained nurse of the Homeopathic Hospital, visited her parertts, Mr. and Mi;s. Henry Yingst, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter and daughter, Sarah Etter, spent Sunday at Campbelltown, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Patrick. —Miss Lizzie Land in, of Harrisburg, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Landis, on Tuesday. Eugene Walmer. of Penbrook, after spending the week with Mr. and* Mrs. Clayton Wagner, has returned home. - Mr. and Mrs. William Collins and daugh ter, Mary Collins, of Harrisburg. were guests of Jacob Espenshade, .t Blandburg. The automobiles traveling the Lincoln Highway be tween Gettysburg and York were counted by the toligate keeper at Cross Keys, lust east of New Oxford, 011 Sunday and 1,800 were recorded, which netted the gatekeeper about SIOO. Robert Mishler, of Gettys burg, has received an honorable dis charge from the Royal Flying Squad dron at Toronto, Canada, and has re turned to his hoirje.—Charles Lott, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lott, who has served twelve years in the Ma rine Corps, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in that branch of the service. He is now locted at Mare Island, California. —C. A. Fox has been appointed night policeman to succeed Francis Beck, who re signed. Lewisberry Epworth League Cabinet Appoints Leaders liewisberr.v, Pa., Sept. 1. —Epworth League cabinet of the Methodist Episcopal Church met "Wednesday evening at the parsonage and ap pointed leaders for the next four months:—The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a social at the parsonage this evening.—Miss Mary C. Sterrett, cousin of Miss Edith Cline, who fin ished a course this summer at Co lumbia University. New York city, left to-day for Pittsburgh, Kansas, where she taught for the past two years in Russ Hall Manual Training Normal school. She will later go to Decatur, 111., her home city, where f he has been elected principal of the E. A. Garman public school.—Prof. John A. Sprenkle, of New Cumber land. will speak on the annuity fund in the Methodist Episcopal Church to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The Senior League will hold the evening services at. 7.30 o'clock. Bruce G. Nebinger will lead the serv ice.—Miss Mary L. Schadt, of Mid dletown. spent several days with her sister, Mrs. Harvey Erney.—Mrs. Peart Hoover and daughter, Edna, of New Cumberland, and D. D. By ers and son, William, of Steelton, were Sunday guests of J. C. Har iacher.—Miss Ethel Updegraff, of Harrisburg, i a guest of her aunt,' Mrs. Elizabetii U. Laird. —Mrs. Sam uel "W. Purvis, son. Robert, and daughter, Ruth, who spent the month with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ham mond. returned to their home at Philadelphia.—Mr. and Mrs. Blake Parks and daughter, Lois, of Phila delphia, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parks, of York, were guests of Mrs. Matilda Parks.—Mr. and Mrs. Prank D. Bratton and son, Frank, of Har risburg, rnent. a few days with Miss Clarissa Bratten. —Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Bell and children, Elverna, Bobble and Madaline, of Goldsboro, are spending the week with Mrs. Bell's mother, Mrs. Alice Stonesifer.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Randolph, who were recently married and who are staying at the Randolph home with Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Stonesifer, of Steelton, were given a serenading on Tuesday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hammond have returned to their home in Washington after a week's visit with W. S. Hammond.— Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmons, of Do. ver. and Mr. and Mrs. Park Trostle. of New Cumberland, spent several days w'*'- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walk, er and and Mrs. H. F. Urich. Family Reunion at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Shifter Killingcr, Pa., Sept. I.—The fol lowing persons participated in the family reunion of Mrs. Thomas Shif fer. here: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shiffer, of Grata; Mr. and Mrs. Claud E. Shiger, two sons and daughter, of Freedensburg: Air. and Mrs. "Wil liam Shifter, of Millersburg; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shiffer, Adatn Shiffer and Miss Ester Shiffer, of Ktllinger; Miss Maud Weaver, of Pleasant Hill; Mr. John Shiffer, of Gratz; Mr. and Mra. George Plfer and daughter May, Daniel Wolf. Miss Shiffer and Miss Cardie Shiffer, of Herndon; George Klinger, of Pillow; Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Noll and family, of Mil lersburg. Mr. Noll took a photo graph of the family group.—Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Miller and family were entertained at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Webster J. Weaver, near Curtln, over Sunday.— Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Boyer and John E. Witmer, attended the farmers' picnic at White Deer on Saturday and spent Sunday with friends at State College. —Mrs. Sarah Williamson spent a week at Harrisburg and Lawn.—Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Boyer were at Hersh