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
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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 <s aged 5L', and Mrs. Crory are
neighbors, and have lived on the same
street nearly all their lives.—The
Cireoncastle Nature Club has had a
most interesting exhibit of butter
flies, birds' nests, birds' eggs, mounted
bird*. etc., tills week in the Winger
building in South Carlisle street. The |
exhibit was free and was for the pur- |
pose of ;trrangiiig a campaign to feed |
the birds this coming winter.—Mrs. |
James Graham and son, James, have i
icturned to Lancaster, after an ex
tended visit with Mrs. Graham's
mother.—-Mr. and Mrs. David King,
Chicago, left Tuesday for Atlantic
City, after a three weeks' sojourn in
Greencastle. Miss Bertha Warner ac
companied them as far as Philadel
phia.—Miss Jean Glass has returned
from a ten days' sojourn in Atlantic
City and Philadelphia.—Miss Laura
King and Miss Edith Barnet have re
turned to Kaston after a visit with
Mrs. W. J. Patton. —Miss Ada Angle,
of Philadelphia, is spending two
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Amanda
Angle.—Mrs. Elmer Hessler, of Phila
delphia, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. O. McLanahan.—The Rev.
L>. 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, <ii
Sunday. ■ — Bates Alexander, of Phil
adelphia, spent part of the week with
his sister, Mrs. Maggie Hartman.
Mrs. C. A. Landis and Mrs. Mary
Galoney spent Sunday at Silver
Springs visiting the former's sister,
Airs. Albert Herman. Fred Auman,
of Steelton, was a recent guest of
Mr. and Mrs. William Phfoils.
Harry Walmer and family, Mrs. Ella
J. Rapp, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Curry,
Mr. and Mrs, Claud Curry, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Curry, Frank Qrumbein
and Miss Mary Walmer, David Long
and MJRB Alice Silks spent Sunday at
Gratz Stage Will Make
But Two Trips Per Day
Klizabctlivillc, Pa., Sept. 1. —Be-
ginning to-day the stage from Gratz
to Elizabethville will only make two
trips per day, the last trip being
taken bff. —Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Ste
venson spent a week at a cottage
near Liverpool.—The Rev. H. E. Mil
let and family, of Lebanon, spent
ihe week with her sister, Mrs. A. M.
Romberger.— Harold L. Swab, of
South Bethlehem, spent several days
with his parents here.—Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Leiter, of Lebanon, spent a
week with his mother here.—Prof.
M. E. Stine left for Laurel, Del.,
where he has charge of the public
schools.—Earl K. Romberger repre
sented Camp No. IXO, P. O. S. of A.,
at the State convention at Wilkes
barre this week.—William Smeltzer,
of Allentoijii, spent several days with
Ills parents here.—Miss Beula Shutt
left on Friday for Johnsonburg,
where she will teach music in the
public schools.—Mrs. Thomas Hoff
man, who had been in the Harris
burg Hospital, is home again and
recovering slowly.—Justus Whitcom
was called to Harrisburg this week
on account of his son, Clinton, hav
ing typhoid fever.—Ralph S. Spacht,
of Philadelphia, is the guest of his
parents here. —The Misses Eisenach,
of Pottsville, spent a week at the
Hotel Snjder here. —Dr. C. F. Keiter.
of Philadelphia, spent several days
here. Mrs. Pauline Snyder and
daughter aro visiting Mrs. Williams
at Easton.—Misses Irene and Dor
othy Lentz took a trip up the Hud
son river to West Point on Satur
day.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Rush
of Newberry, were recent guests at
Nathaniel Shutt's home. Ralph
Romberger and family, of Norris
town, are the guests of Mrs. Clara
Harner.
Sunburr. John H. Ketner, of
Washington, D. C., a former news
paperman, is spending several days
with friends here. Mrs. Peter Burt
and daughter, Miss Lillian Burt, of
St. Mary's, are visiting their parents.
Captain and Mrs. William H. Thurston.
—Mrs. W. H. Schaffer, Mrs. Yencil
Bailets, Mrs. Andrew Yeager, Mrs.
Samuel Conrad. Mrs. J. D. Slear and
Mrs. John W. Tread well spent a day
at Hershey. Mrs. J. R. Mann and
son, George Mann, of Lock Haven, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. C. I). King and daughter.
Miss Margaret King, are visiting at
Morristown, N. J„ and New York City.
—Austin Wllvert is Visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John Shipe, at Elmira, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kocher and Sirs.
F. G. Heintzeman are visiting rela
tives at Harrisburg. Mrs. W. H.
Mantz and Mrs. Jacob Hause and sons,
Lloyd and Bruce Hause, are visiting
relatives at Harrisburg. Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. McMunn, of Albany, N. Y„
are visiting at the home of Henry
Snyder. Mrs. \V. H. McDonald is
spending several days in Philadelphia.
Tower City. Joseph Kehler and
family re visiting his parents at Sha
mokin. Miss Mabel Schrope, of
Tower City, and Mr. Baush, ot Wil
liamstown, were quietly married at the
home of the former's sister, at Riner
ton. James Morgan, assistant prin
cipal of Tower City high school, was
summoned to Pottsville for physical
examination by the draft board.—Rob
ert Reedy and family, of Llewellyn,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Kathryn Martz lias returned
from her vacation at Llewellyn. Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Travitz will enjoy the
sea breeze at Atlantic City for several
days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ludwig
ol South Bethlehem, are visiting here
Mrs. Ludwig will remain some time
to take care of an invalid sister while
her other sister teaches school.
Charles Klinger is seriously ill with
little hope for recovery. Mrs. James
Erhardt Is ill at her home with
typhoid fever. Miss Florence Lud
wig, of Reading, will spend Labor
Day with her parents here. David
Miller and family will spend the week
end in Mahantonga Valley. Mrs.
Charles Baier is entertaining her sis
ter-in-law from Lebanon.
Wllliiimstovrn. Mr. and Mrs.
Emanuel Row have returned from
Carlisle, where they spent several
weeks. Barney Gross made a trip
to Philadelphia this week. Miss
Maud Miller, a nurse at the Harris
burg Hospital, spent several days
with friends here. Arthur "Xlinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Klinger and
Miss Anna Row autoed to Palmerton
and spent Monday with the former's
sister. Ralph and Lottie Jones have
returned from Philadelphia, where
they spent several months. Mr. and
Mrs. Faust, of St. Clair, are guests of
her sister, Mrs. Edgar Rank. The
Hev. Albert Sweigert, of Mount Joy
is visiting at the home of Jacob Wil
llard. Mrs. Florence Row Is spend
ing some time with her sister. Mrs
Charles .Burns, at Sellnsgrove. Mrs.
Amelia Evans, of Harrisburg, spent
several days with Ijer daughter, Mrs.
Henry Noll. Miss Rosle Kline, of
Shenandoah, as the guest of town
friends.—Miss Arlene Williams is vis
iting her aunt, at Ellzabethvllle.
Miss Ruth Weldell has returned to
Chester Springs, where she la em
ployed as teacher In the public school.
Hersliey.—Miss Abigail Gordon, of
New York City, Is spending several
weeks with her paronts here.—Miss
Leona Sttne, of Harrisburg, spent
f-everal days ns the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W, Stlne. —The Rev. O, G.
Romlg, of New Holland, spent sev
eral days wltfi his family here.—Miss
Florence Romlg spent several days
a: Jonestown.
HARJUSBURG TELEGRAPH!
SOLDIERS SEND
CAR INTO STREAM
Release Load of Old Ties and
Let It Run Down
Incline
PART OF TROLLEY ROAD
Patriotic Societies of Gettys
burg Will Parade in Honor
of Draft Men
Gettysburg. Pa., Sept. 1. —A dozen
01 more soldiers had a lot ol fun on
the battlefield during the darkness of
night when they released a heavy car
loaded with ties and other material
from the trolley line, which track is
being torn up and removed from the
government land, and let it drift
down the line from the curve at the
Loop to the. place where the old
Plum Run bridge was and the car
plunged foremost into the stream,
scattering the load in all directions.
—Abbottstown is without a principal
for its schools. Professor O. Vernon
Wink, of Hustontown, Fulton county,
who had been elected to the place,
having notified the board that he had
been accepted in the draft.—The
patriotic orders of the town, assisted
by all the lodges of the county and
any citizens who will join them, will
hold a parade ana demonstration
this evening in honor of the young
men of the county who have been
selected in the draft and will go into
camp in Maryland. Thomas H.
Nixon has returned to the United
States Military Academy at West
Point after spending a furlough of
two months at his home here. Dur
irtg this time he rendered valuable
assistance at the army camp in drill
ing the recruits and in giving instruc
tion in bayonet work to the noncom
missioned officers.—Arthur Taughin
htuigh is the latest of Gettysburg's
young men to enlist in the country's
service. He has been assigned to the
quartermaster's corps and sent to
Tort Upton, Long Island. The ,new
recruit was principal or the schools
;>.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<w
on Sunday.
Millerstown People Have
Many Guests During Week
Millerstown, Pa., Sept. 1. —Mrs
John Brinton, of Camp Hill, la vislt-
Ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Kipp.—Mrs. Mary Allen left on Sat-
urday for Lancaster where she will
Visit her daughters, Mrs. Harry Arm
strong and Mrs. William Crawford.
—Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, of
Altoona, were guests at the home of
William Walker.—Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Page were visltbrs at Lebanon and
Harrisburg.— George Taylor is visit
ing his son. Dr. Banks Taylor, at
Reading.—Mrs. Reuben Eby, of Lan
disburg, visited relatives here over
Sunday.— Eugene Gardner visited
his father, Thomas Gardner, at A'-
toona.-r-Miss Clara Fay, of Altoona,
was a week-end guest of Miss Jessio
Kipp.—Mr. and Mrs. William Sny
der and daughter Helen, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday with W. D. Bol
linger and tamily. They were ac
companied home by Mrs. David Sny
der, who will visit her son for sev
eral weeks.—Miss Edith Stone, Avho
spent several weeks with Mrs. J. C.
Hall, returned to her home in Bal
timore on Monday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Holman, newlyweds, o£
Blain, were recent guests of Mrs. A.
L. Holman. —Robert Shenk, of Har
risburg, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shank. —
Mrs. Robert Lukens is visiting her
mother at Locust Run, Juniata
county.—J. Banks Lahr is visiting
relatives at Newport.—Miss Lottie
Menges, of Harrisburg, spent Mon
day evening with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Menges.—Mr. and
Mrs. Dyson Karstetter and little
granddaughter, Mary, spent Sunday
at Newport.—George Rebok and
family spent the week-end with rela
tives at Chainbersburg. Dr. and
Mrs. L. P. Cochran and sons, George
and James, who had spent a couple
of weeks with D. M. Richabaugh and
family returned to their home at
Pittsburgh on Thursday by automo
bile. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. Cochran's sister, Miss Katb
ryn Rickabaugh. J. Otis Charles
left Thursday for Macungia, Pa.,
where he lias been ejected principal
of the schools. Mr. and Mrs. John
Light, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lauver and
Miss Elva Spicker were to Hershey
on Thursday. Prof, and Mrs. Kline
of Atlantic City, were guests of Lewis
Dimm on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Allen and children, of Mid
dleburg, were guests of Mrs. Grace
Ditzler on Sunday. Charles Lolir,
of Newport, was the guest of his
brother, D. H. Lohr on Wednesday.
Missionary Falkenstein
Home From Long Trip
Klizabctlitown, Pa., Sept. I.—The
Rev. G. N. Falkenstein has returned
from a missionary tour of one year
through the West. His next trip will
be through the State of Montana in
the interest of the Church of the
Brethren.—Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bren
neman, of litica, N. Y., spent sev
eral days with relatives here.—J. C.
Upp and family are at Mount Gretna.
—Miss Verna Seiders has returned
from Atlantic City.—A. S. Hoffman
and family have returned from
Mount Gretna. —Mrs. J. H. Epler and
four children, spent .several days
with relatives at Mountville. —Mr.
and Mrs. J Martin Doutrich visited rel
atives at Middletown.—Miss Blanche
Bowman was the guest of relatives at
Middletown.—Mrs. Amanda Gish en
tertained In honor of her son, Lieu
tenant Earl H. Gish, on Thursday
evening.—Miss Elsie Landis has re
turned from Mount Gretna.—J. E.
Weldman and wife paid a visit to
the Topton Orphans' Home. Mr.
and Mrs. Miles Robuck, of Harris
burg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs
11. U. Coble.—Mrs. E. G. Reese and
Mrs. F. T. have returned from
Wildwood, N. J.—Misses Elizabeth
Engle, Anna Gish, Mary Rutt, Ruth
Hershey, Ada Fridy, Anna Ebersole
and Anna Frldy have returned home
from, Ocean Grove, N. J.—Robert M.
Lindemuth has accepted a position
at the Kreicler shoe factory.—Paul
Abele is visiting relatives at Read
ing.—Second Lieutenant Earl H.
Gish left for Camp Meade, Annap
olis, Md„ after a visit to his mother,
Mrs. Amanda Gish.—Mrs. M. C.
Crozier was the guest of relatives at
Christiana.—Andrew Kuhn and Paul
Klein were guests of friends at
Mount Gretna.—Mrs. Sarah Espen
shade and son, of Florin, were
guests of Henry Flowers.—Preston
Ney and Amos Haldeman were the
Kuests of friends at Harrisburg.—
Charles H. Wormley has returned
from a visit at Reading, Harrisburg,
Altoona and Philadelphia.—Mr. and
Mrs. Walter R. Ashenfelter were
the guests of friends at Ephrata for
ueveral days.— Elvin Killian, of Har
risburg, was the guest of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Killian.
—Misses Anna and Daisy Klein were
guests of frionds at Mount Gretna.
—E. R. Ebersole and sister. Miss
Anna, spent several days with rela
tives at Washington, D. C.—Henry
Kaylor was a visitor at Harrisburg.
Harley Family Reunion Near
East Salem on Monday
Tliompsontown, Pa., Sept. 1.
The Harley family reunino was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Brauthoffer. near East Salem,
on Monday. Twenty-eight guests
sat down to the table. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. John Harley
and two children, of East Salem;
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brauthoffer, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Harley and son, of
Miftlintown; and Mrs. Smith and
son, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Harley, of Freeburg; Miss Mary H&r
ley, of Lewistown; Mr. and Mrs. B.
H. Brauthoffer and two children,
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Nelson and three
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz
Leyder, of town, and Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Musser, of Oak Land Mills.—
Mrs. Byron Knight, of Enola, 13
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi
K. Myers.—Miss Anna Bastress, of
Mifflin, was in town Wednesday.—
Thad Bashore, of Altoona, spent
Tuesday with Mrs. W. R. Long.
Miss Maude Hoopes was at Harris
burg on Tuesday.—Mrs. Emma
Misenheltzer, of Altoona, is visiting
Miss Salie McNaight.—Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Shreffler, of Pittsburgh, are
visiting their parents inn Delaware
township.—The Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Himes and little son, of
Millerstown, are spending their vaca
tion with Mr. and Mrs. John Himes
and Mr. and Mrs. John Myers.
Mrs. Effle Bailey visited her mother
at Chambersburg. Miss Margaret
Branthoger is spending two weeks
at Philadelphia.—David Keiser, of l
WilliamsporJ, and George Keiser, of i
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with their!
father, Jonathan Keiser.—Miss Myra i
Graham, of Harrisburg, was a guest I
of Mrs. Almyra Logan.—Katharine j
Smee is spending two weeks at i
Bellefonte. Clareoce Keiser, of
Mifflintown, and Miss Florence'
Wood, of Gramplon, were guests ofj
Miss Hose Keiser.—Clyde Hlbbs and'
Miss Riggs, of W T est Chester, are!
visiting his mother.—The Lutheran
congregation has granted their pas
tor, the Rev. D. B. Trelbly, a two
weeks' vacation, v
SIOO FROM RED
CROSS CONCERT
Millersburg Auxiliary Has a
Successful Entertainment
on Monday Evening
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BAND AND VOCAL MUSIC
Freshet Washes Away Five
Coal Flats in Wiconisco
Creek After Storm
Mlllcrsburar, Pa., Sept. I,—On
Monday evening the Millersburg Red
Cross Auxiliary gave an open air con
cert and entertainment on the lawn
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Nimmons, in East Union street. The
Citizens band furnished music. In
strumental and vocal solos, duets
and quartets held the large audience
for more than an hour. The pro
ceeds amounted to over SIOO. ln
the freshet caused by the recent
heavy rains, live of the electric light
company's coal flats were washed
down Wiconisco creek, but were re
covered. The. company has a night
and day force at work now, getting
out thousands of tons of creek coal
and storing it for future use. Two
cows, the property of Levi Ulsh were
struck by a fast Pennsylvania rail
road train early in the week at the
D. W. Lenker farm, three miles
south of Millersburg. One of them
was killed outright, but it is said the
other one will recover.—The Rev.
W. C. Skeath and family have re
turned front their vacation and serv
ices will be resumed in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church to-morrow.
Cablegram Tells of Safe
Arrival of Soldier in France
Mifllintown, Pa., Sept. I.—A cable
gram has been received here con
taining news of the sale arrival of
Charles Bashore in France. He en
listed in the Ambulance Corps and
after three months' training in Ai
lentown was sent to France. —Mrs.
Mary Thomas and daughter. Miss
Mary, of Harrisburg, spent several
days last week the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Bashore.—Thomas
Jenkins spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and, Mrs. John R. Jenkins.
He is employed in the Schwab Steel
Works at Bethlehem and has receiv
ed a commission as a lieutenant in
the Engineering Corps.—Captain and
Mrs. David M. Crawford and son,
of West Point Military Academy,
where Captain Crawford is an in
structor, are guests of his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Crawford.—Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Garner and Levi
Garner, of Doylestown, spent Sun
day with their sister and niece, Mrs.
Henry Shull. —Mrs. Albert Hacken
berger accompanied her grandson.
William Roberts, to his home at
Philadelphia after a visit with his
grandparents here. —Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Leffard spent Sunday with Mrs.
Lefford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Pettitt, at Port Royal.—Misses Mar
garet, Julia and Nelle Reynolds ani
Shirley Watts, of Harrisburg, motor
ed here on Saturday evening, and
spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs.
Mollie Horning. They returned
home Sunday evening, accompanied
by Miss Marian Horning, who wili
visit relatives for some time at Har
risburg.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P.
Fry and Mr. and Mrs. Allan M.
Hower, of Allentown, spent several
days as guests of George L. Hower
and family.—Graybill Crawford and
John J. Patterson, Jr., of Annapolis
Naval Academy, are at their homes
on a month's furlough. —Mr. and
Mrs. Carl F. Espenshade, son and
daughter returned on Tuesday t.o
their home at Pittsburgh after a
two weeks' visit with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Schull and Fred
erick Espenshade.—Robert T. Kulp
has returned to Newport, R. 1.,
where he is attached to the Mos
quito Fleet, after a two weeks' fur
lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. I. Kulp.—Mrs. William Ellis
spent Sunday afternoon with her sis
ter, Mrs. Groninger, at Port Royal.
—Elizabeth Schweyer returned home
Monday after a visit at Philadelphia.
Perry County Soldier Has
Arrived Safely in France
New II loom field. Pa., Sept. I.—Word
| has been received here of William
Shumaker's safe arrival in France.
He is a member of the field artillery.
—Failing to secure Perry county's
quota of 138 for the United States
Army In the first call, the local ex
amine board has issued a call of reg
istrants and is sending out notices to
249 for examination.—Mr. and Mrs.
Aubrey Patterson, of Brooklyn, N. Y„
are spending their vacation with the
latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. E.
Moore. —The Misses Helen Fox and
Olive Meek are visiting at Harrisburg.
—Miss C. Elizabeth Peale, of Lancas
ter, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. E.
Shiebley.—Miss Grace Painter, of
Sunbury, spent a week with her cous-
Miss Meek.—Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Eber
ly, of Greensburg. are visiting his
mother, Mrs. Kate Heston. —Mrs. Har
vey Long and daughter May, of Wll
liamsport, are the guests of Mrs. W.
| M. Wallace.—Miss Corrlne B. Ramsay,
who had been visiting friends at
Brooklyn, has returned to resume her
duties as teacher of languages at the
New Bloomfleld Academy.—Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Wright and daughter,
Margaret, of Bellefonte, spent the
v qek with Mrs. Wright's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Shull.—Mr. and Mrs.
James M. Barnett and daughter, Rosa
lie, spent several days at Atlantic
City. They made the trip by automo
bile, being accompanied by Mrs. Bar
nitt's sister, Mrs. William Harper and
sister, Mrs. Desallles Wheeler. —Mis*
Catharine Johnson, who graduated
from Wilson College last spring, has
accepted a position in the high school
at Ellsworth. Westmoreland county,
as teacher of science and mathematics.
Washington Will Not
Permit Any Meetings
Washington, Aug. 21.—N0 street
meetings under the auspices of the
Peopled Council of America for De
mocracy and Peace will be permitted
in the national capital. The police de
partment made this announcement
tc -day. The authorities at the capl
tol probably wIH permit no assembly
In the plaza there. Officials to-day
when asked for an opinion, referred
to the dispersal of Coxey.'s army when
It attempted to enter the capital sev
eral years ago. This, they said, was
a good enough precedent to govern
the case. ,
SEPTEMBER 1, 1917.
Marietta Boy in France
With U. S. Regulars
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FRANK KIEHL
Marietta, Pa., Sept. I.—Frank
Kiehl, of Marietta, who several years
ago went west to work ol\ a ranch,
is now enroute 'to France. The
young man is a son of Mrs. Conrad
Smith and in his last letter home he
cent this photograph and said his
regiment was going abroad. He is in
the United States Regular Army.
All-Day Meeting at
Newville Brethren Church
Newville, Pa., Sept I.—An all
flay meeting will be held at the
Church of the Brethren on Saturday,
September 8. The morning service
at 10.30 will be a harvest meeting
ai. 1 at 2 p. m. a temperance meet
ing will bo held. Elder H. K. Über,
of Elizabethtown College, will assist
at these services.—The Rev. F. T.
Wheeler, pastor of the Big Spring
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev.
Dan Ketterman, pastor of St. Paul
Lutheran Church, have returned
from their vacations and services will
be held to-morrow at the usual hours
in the above named churches.—Dr.
E. C. Neely motored to Honey Grove,
Juniata county, on Thursday to visit
his mother.—Miss Mabel Stoey, a
trained nurse of Philadelphia, was
called home on account of the illness
of her sisterr Miss Kathryn Stoey.—
St. Elmo Getter spent several days
at Wilkes-Barre. —Miss Edith Bentz,
of Waynesboro, was the guest of Miss
Helen Heberlig over Sunday. Miss
Heberlig accompanied her home on
Monday and spent the week with
lier.—Mrs. Mary E. Landis spent sev
eral days at Harrisburg visiting her
son George, who will be engaged in
Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Hancock,
Georgia. —• Miss Gertrude Reed, of
Pittsburgh, is visiting her parents,
(he Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Reed. —
Mrs. Hello Swope and sister, Miss
Jennie M. Hays, visited their sister.
Miss Lucy Hays, at Harrisburg, for
several days.—Mifes Virginia Landis,
of Newport, spent a week at the
heme of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
E. Landis.—Mrs. Alice Dunkleberger,
T.iisses Ruth Reed, Mabel McCul
lough, Edna Martin and Margaret
Rower were conveyed by Francis
Perick by auto to Mount Gretna on
Sunday to visit the Newville boys
who are camping there.—Ray Dun
can, a member of Section 29, Penn
sylvania State Ambulance Corps, at
Allentown, made a short visit with
his mother, Mrs. L. Belle Duncan.—
Miss Helen Scouller has returned
liome from a visit to her brother
Charles at Port Chester, Conn.
Shirley Township High
School Is Discontinued
Mount Union, Pa., Sept. I.—The
local school will not open until Sep
tember 10.—The Shirley towijship
high school has been discontinued
and it ia expected that there will be
about twenty students from the
township attend the Mount Union
schools.- —Misses Vella Witherall,
Ethel Miller and Olive Lukens are
spending their vacation at Baltimore
and points near Washington.—Miss
Anna dinger, a graduate of West
Chester Normal school, and of the
local high school in 1914, has ac
cepted a position as teacher in the
schools of WoOdlawn, Pa. She left
lor her work on Monday.—Herman
Landis, for many years a foreman
at the Harbison-Walker brick plant,
has accepted a position as superin
tendent of the new brick plant now
under construction by the same com
pany at Fort Matilda, Pa.—John
lstnbery, a dentist, now a lieuten
ant in the United States Army, visit
ed friends here during the week. —
John Appleby, of York, is spending
some time here.—Miss Frederlca
Hackman, a teacher In the sixth
grade school for .the past two years,
has resigned here position. She will
attend Sweet Brier College, Virginia.
—Frederick Fuller, teacher of agri
culture at the Jarrettsville, Md., High
school and a graduate of the local
High school, 1909, visited friends
here on Wednesday.—C. V. Hack
man and family motored to Clear
litld and while there Miss Mary Julia
had an operation performed on her
throat. It was successful.—Robert
McClain is preparing to attend Con
way Hall during the winter.
Miss Buehler Entertains
Friends at 500 Party
Manchester,
Susie Buchar entertained a number
of friends at her home on Saturday
evening. Those present were: Miss
Theda Jacobs, Mary Gladfelter,
Sarah Deitz, Geo. Deitz, Ervin Bren
ner, Paul Jacobs, all of this place.
Miss Mildred Henry and Herman
Waltman, of York Haven. The
evening was spent playing progres
sive five hundred. Mrs. Warren
Gibbs and son Herbert, of York,
speht Saturday and Sunday with
friends in this place. Mrs. Dr.
Wagan and Mrs. Guy Wagan, of
Carlisle, ar% spending a week with
Mrs. Dr. Wagan's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dr. H. V. Gress. —Mrs. C. H.
Mathlas, High street, is confined to
her bed by lHness—Master Frederick
Rhoades has roturned to his home
at Utlca, N. Y., after spending a few
months with Mr. and Mrs. John
Sowers.—Mrs. Edward Rouse, of
Bunker Hill has returned home after
spending a couple of months with
her sister, Mrs. R. J. Snyder.—Nor
man Gross Is spending a week*at
Philadelphia with his sister, Mrs.
James Brown.—Members of the
Union Fair Company will attend the
Firemen's Convention which will be
held in Hanover, Labor Day.— Mrs.
Evans, of Philadelphia, is spending
a week with her daughter, Mrs. E.
D. Jacobs.—Dr. J. C. May, who had
been confined to his home by illness
Is able to be about again. Miss
Mary Gross, of Manchester, and Miss
Stroman, of Emlgsvllle, Is spending
some time at Philadelphia and At*
la.nt.lo City. ,
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FAMOUS PICTURES
POSED IN COSTUME
Members of St. Luke's MissionM
Will Present Novel Enter
tainment at Mechanicsburg
BOY SCOUTS CAMP OUT'
Standard Bearers of Metlio
dist Church Entertained by
Mrs. George W. Hershman
MochnnlcNbiirg. Pa.. Sept. I.—Oa 1
Thursday evening:, September 6. aa
entertainment will be given in Frank*
lir. Hall by members of St. Luke's
Mission. Famous pictures -will bo
posed in correct costumes by men,
women and children.—Mechanicsburg
troop of Boy Scouts spent the week
camping at Williams Grove, ?n charga
of the scoutmaster, the Rev. B. L C.
Baer. The boys enjoyed Ashing and
swimming.—The Standard Bearers, a
young people's missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, wera
delightfully entertained at the home
of Mrs. George W. Hershman, "West
Coover street, on Thursday evening.
The time was spent socially aftes the
business session and refreshments
were served.—On Saturday, September
15, the Ladies' Sewing Society of the
First United Brethren Church will
hold a chickencorn soup supper.—The
Rev. E. C. B. Castle, pastor of the
First United Brethren Church, attend
ed the farewell reception tendered
Bishop William H. Washinger at
Chambersburg on Monday.—Mrs. D.
Forest Harrison, of Wilmington, Del.,
spent several days with Miss Viola
Moore during the week. Mrs. Harrison
was formerly Miss Victoria Moyer, a
student at Irving College.-with a host
of friends in tliis vicinity.—Members
of St. Mark's Lutheran Bible Class
No. 1 held the regular quarterly social
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Roudymaker, West Simpson street.—•
Mrs. Hoke Gutshall and daughter.
Miss Dorothy, of Pittsburgh, were
guests of Mrs. Charles E. Umberger.
—After spending his vacation at the
heme of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
AA illiam J. Meily, Silver Spring town
ship, the Rev. Thomas R. Meily left
for his home in lowa, on Wednesday,
—W. H. Hopple, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekj*id with his sister.
Miss Hattle Hopflle.—The Rev. J. Ross
Stonesifer and daughter. Miss Doro
thy, of Wilmington, Del., spent some
time during the week at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Spangler.—Dr. and
Mrs. M. M. Dougherty and Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Brown motored to 'Eagles
ir.tre and spent several days.—Miss
Clara Putt, of Philadelphia, was the
guest of Miss Helen Harrold.
Men's Bible Class Presents
Gold Watch to Lieut. Smith
Unglcstown, Pa., Sept. 1. —A beau
tiful gold watch, chain and knife
were presented to Lieutenant John
Mcllhennv Smith by the Men's Bible
class of the Union Sunday school of
which he was teacher before en
listing.—Mr. and Mrs. Miles Zimmer
man spent Tuesday at Gettysburg.—
Mrs. Haas and children spent a week
at WJlliamstown. —Mr. and Mrs.
Bierbower, daughters, Elsie and
ruth, and Harry Rutz, all of
Carlisle, on Sunday were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koons. —Miss
Anna J. Bernhardt and Miss Mellert,
of Harrisburg. were guests of Miss
Jane Care on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Look, daughter. Fay; Mrs.
Annie Smith. John Mcl. Smith and
Miss Marion Smith spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mcllhenny
at Mount Gretna. —Mrs. Annie Buck
spent several days with Mr. <ind Mrs.
John Buck, at Harrisburg.—Miss
Kathryn HaHeigh and Miss Anna Ha
neigh, of Harrisburg, spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Annie Buck.—Mrs.
John Geyer and daughter. Miss
Ruth, and Mrs. William Seltzer, of
Middletown, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. Rebecca Baker. —Miss Hulda
Longenecker spent the week with
friends at Mount Joy and Palmyra.
—Lieutenant John Mcl. Smith and
Lieutenant Frank L. Hoke left for
Camp Meade, Md., on Wednesday,
after spending some time here.
Miss Luella Davis, of Harrisburg.
spent Wednesday with Miss Marion
Smith. —Dr. and Mrs. Fritz, of Pal
myra were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac' Stuckey on Sunday.—Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Heller, sons Norman
and Roland, and Mrs. Heller, of Al
lentown, motored here and spenfc
the week as guests of Mr. and Mrs
W. G. Zimmerman. —Miss Emily
Lett and Miss Gertrude Lett, of Har
risburg, on Sunday were guests of
friends here. —Miss Wilhelmina
has returned home after spending
some time with friends at Wilkes-
Barre. —Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BucK
and children, of Harrisburg, on Sun
day were guests of Mrs. Annie Buck.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wirt, Joha ,
Cassell and Mrs. Yeager, of Harris,
burg, on Monday were guests of
Mrs. Annlo Smith. —Miss Christie
Aldinger and Miss Gertrude Aldinger,
of Harrisburg, on Thursday wera
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Relmert,
Mrs. Elmer Daniels and son, Clair.
after spending some time with
friends at Elizabethvllle, have re
turned home. —Dr. F. L. Shenk and
Miles Bolton on Wednesday wera
at Elizabethville. —Mr. and Mrs. C.
D. Lirtgle, of Harrisburg, on Sunday
visited friends here. —Austin Fores
ter of Valparaiso, Ind., is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. Jame<
McFaddan.
Miss Nelle F. Pryor Red
Cross Nurse in Franc*
IllaJn, Pa., Sept. I.—W. F. Hall.
Misses Elizabeth and Margaret Hall
and their mother, Mrs. H. M. Hall,
motored to State College and John
sonburg. Miss Nelle F. Pryor,
daughter of Mrs. Margaret Pryor, of
Blain, has sailed for France as a
Red Cross nur.... -George Zelders
has returned to Shelby, O.—Born t,o
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Snyder, a daugh
ter. Mrs. Snyder was formerly Miss
Ida Kline. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles A*
Fisher and two children, of Erie,
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller and
daughter, Ruth, of Sellnsgrove, were
here on an auto trip to visit Prof,
Newton Kerstetter.-~-Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Gutshall and son, of Harrls
fcurg, are visiting Mrs. Guttshall's
sister, Mrs. W. T. Stoke.—Mrs. Harry
Miller, of Germantown, Philadelphia,
<s the guest of Mrs. E. D. Boyer.—.
Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Stover, of Pitts
burgh, were here on an auto trip
Saturday accompanied by Mrs. Sto
ver's mother. Mrs. Clara Wentzel,
and daughter, Miss Bertha Wentzel,
of Bellwood. —Mrs. Emma Sellers
and daughter, Miss Edna Sellers, of
Marysvtlle, and Miss Margaret Hoov.
er and Hayes Hoover, of Lemoyn„
via)tad Prof. A- J. Shumaker.