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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
BOY KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
• Big Touring Car Upsets in
Road at Top of Chickics
Hill
Marietta, Pa.. Sept. 24. —An auto
mobile accident occurred on Satur
day evening on the Marietta and Co
lumbia turnpike where the road
makes a sharp turn at the top of
Chickies Hill, when a large touring
car owned and driven by Charles
Sauber, of Lancaster, who was ac
companied by Mrs. Sauber, their son
Xorman, Benjamin Harnish. of Lan
caster, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Rush, of Philadelphia, who wore vis
iting them, upset while ascending the
steep hill on the way home. The car
was running slowly at the time and
the driver turned too short and up
set. The occupants were caught be
neath the car and all managed to
crawl out except Norman, who was
crushed to death. Dr. Gardner Tay
lor of Columbia, hapened along about
five minutes after the accident and
helped the unfortunate party jack up
the car to extricate the boy. Mrs.
Sauber had her collarbone broken
and Mr. Sauber was badly lacerated,
as was Mr. Harnish. The other mem
bers of the part yescaped with a few
cuts and bruises. The machine was
badly wrecked. The body of the boy
was taken to Lancaster. .
AUTOMOBILE FPSETS
Drumore, Pa., Sept. 24. —Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Myers were injured when
their automobile turned over last
night on the Mechanics Grove road,
but their two children escaped with
out a scratch. Mr. Myers has a
broken collarbone and Mrs. Myers
may be hurt Internally.
ROY'S LEG BROKEN BY AUTO
Hummelstown, Pa., Sept. 24.
Gaorge, 6-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Breckenmaker, while play
ing with his tricycle was struck with
an automobile driven by a Harris
burg man Saturday evening about 5
o'clock and had his leg broken and
was cut and bruised considerably
i>bout the body.
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MILITARY ROADS
Resolution Adopted by Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, in Conven
tion at Atlantic City, September 21,1917:
WHEREAS, It is essential that all the transporta
tion facilities of the nation should be brought to the
highest state of efficiency in order that foodstuffs may
be moved most economically from the farm to the mar
ket, that manufactured products be moved at the low
est cost from the factory to the consumer, and
WHEREAS, The Public Highways offer a good,
prompt and economical means to supplement trans
portation by rail and water, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That the prompt improve
ment of our Public Highways is important and should
be forwarded in every proper way.
Realizing the transportation congestion crisis, this
was one of the most important resolutions passed by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
Motor trucks are ready at hand; the roads of the na
tion must be immediately developed and improved.
A Federal Highway Board is urgently needed.
This resolution deserves wide publicity and to
" help we are publishing it throughout the country in
place of our scheduled advertisements.
THE AUTOCAR COMPANY
Ardmore, Penna.
MONDAY EVENING, " HA.KBISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 24, 1917.
Diphtheria Spreads Among
People Attending Funeral
i Lewistown, Pa., Sept. 24. —Bryan
j Bressler, of Aline, is dead from diph
theria. Mrs. L. Dressier, his grand
mother, is ill with the disease, and
about forty people in that vicinity
are threatened with It as the result
of attending the funeral of Paul
Dressier, who died from this disease.
When Dr. H. E. Wagenseller,
county medical inspector, went to the
infected district to close the church
and schools he \<-as handed a letter
telling of a suspected case of small
pox nearby. Paul Kerstetter, the
suspect, was examined and found to
have the malady."
Aged Greencastle Woman
Knits Busily For Soldiers
Greencastle, Pa., Sfcpt. 24.—While
all the towns of the Valley can boast
of hundreds of women knitting for
the Red-Cross and the soldier lads,
there Is not any but Greencastle that
can boast of a woman it 2 years of
age that is "doing her bit" in "this
manner. Mrs. Margaret Bert, of
South Carlisle street, who on June
1 celebrated her ninety-second birth
day, is busily engaged every day ply
ing her needles in the making of
wristlets, sweaters, helmets, etc., and
her work is done so neatly and per
fectly that the younger women's
knlttlngp will not compare with it.
PARTY FOR MISS MESSING ER
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 24.—A birth
day surprise' party was given in
honor of Miss Mary Messinger at
her home in Lincoln street last week.
The evening was spent by playing
games, after which refreshments
were served to Anna Hammaker,
Marie Harold. Edna Sellers, Anna
Mare, Mary Kocker, Estella Whit
myer, Anna Whttmyer, Mary Mess
inger, Mrs. Jacob Lehman, Nellio
Dick, from Baltimore; Francis Fort
enbaugli. Rev. L. A. Fuhrman, Gor
don Skivington, Rodger Eppley,
Percy White, William Keller, Her
man Hippie and James Ibaugh.
NEW PASTOR CIIOSEX
Duncannon, Pa., Sept. 22. The
Methodist Episcopal church conge
lation has elected the Rev. H. J.
Schuchart. of the Weatherly Metho
dist Episcopal church as pastor, to
succeed the Rev. W. W. Sholl, who
has accepted a call to the Duke
Street Methodist church at York. The
Rev. Mr. Sholl will leave for his new
station October 1 and the Rev. Mr.
Schuchart will deliver his first ser
mon here on Sunday, October 7.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
JAIL DELIVERY
PLOT FAILED
Archie Miller, Under Sentence
of Death at Carlisle, Re
veals Plan to Officials
Carlisle. Pa.. Sept. 24. J -While coun
ty officials afe retlcent y on the matter,
it has Just been learned that efforts
for a general jail delivery here were
thwarted when Archie Miller, a negro
under sentence of death for killing
J. L. Beisser at Lemoyne. gave away
the plan to the officials.
The escape was to have
Miller, James Anthony, another negro
sentenced to death, and Kddio Morris,
taken to Philadelphia on Thursday to
begin sentences aggregating twenty
seven years for burglary and other
crimes. Morris escaped from the jail
here six years ago and, according to
Miller's story, it was planned for the
three to get out by the same way.by
means of a passage dug in a wall.
Oyster Supper and Dancing
For Party of Young Folks
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 24.
Mrs. Harvey Con rod entertained a
party of young folks froita Mechanics
burg and Harrlsburg. Games, music
and dancing were features of the
evening and an oyster supper was
served to the following:
Margaret Matthews, Viola Bitting
er. Hazel Zeigler, Margaret Shenk,
Anna Reitzel, Anna Adams, Jettn
Klinepeter, Edna Cane, Catherine
Shaum, Ruth Webster, Beatrice
Zeigler, Etha Walbert, May Conrod,
Clara May Webster, Martha Under
wood, Agnes Hall, Mrs. Aughen
baugh and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Gerling and daughters, Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Martin and children,
Mrs. Ella Srhaum, Mrs. Ruth Yoe,
Jlrs. Susan Kopp, Helen Harolacker,
Mary Pearl, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Conrod and two small daughters,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hall, Charles
Collins, Jacob Eckert, David Peters,
Corporal Fickinger, Raymond Hall,
Sergearft Ellinger, Sergeant Sauders
son. Lloyd Smith, Alfred Shoemaker,
Franklin Reninger, Clifford B'orman,
Clive Kopp, George White, Fred
Hoover Don Heagy, Roy Aughen
baugh, 'Adam Gerling, ,Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Bender, daughter and son,
Chester Conrod.
MTRRARV SOCIETV ORG VM/.RS
Dillsburg, Pa., Sept. 24.—The
burg High School Literary Society i
has reorganized for the coming year
and Albert Cook has been elected
president The first regular meeting
will be held next Friday evening. The
question for debate is "Resolved, That
the Study of History Is of Greater
Importance Than the Study of Litera
ture." The affirmative speakers are
William Hershey, Albert Cook, Par
ker Cook: negative, Chester Wagner,
Clyde Smith and William Grove.
SUPPLIES FOR SCBMARIXE
Waynesboro, Pa., Sept. 24.—The
Red Cross knitting class, organized
by Miss Victoria Beaver, held Its
first meeting in the Arcade building
and it was well attended. Miss Beaver
received a request from a Waynes
boro young man, Lieutenant Joseph
Arnold, commander of the United
States Submarine Lls for 26 hel
mets, 26 sleeveless sweaters and 26
pairs of stockings. The class will
begin work on this at once.
MRS. CORXMAX BREAKS WRIST
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 24.
Mrs. Mary Cornman fell Saturday
and broke her right wrist and sus
"tained a badly s'prained right knee.
BELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
Attractions Are Ready
For 111 th Carlisle Fair
Carlisle Pa„ Sept. 24.—Attractions
came in over the week-end and were
to-day placed for the Carlisle Fair,
the oldest continuous exhibition of its
'kind in the country, which will open
for the one hundred eleventh year to
morrow.
The war will have little effect on
the event, officials say. There are
about one hundred horses entered for
the $4,500 in purses of the harness
e\ents, and some thirty runners. All
ccunty granges will have displays,
there arc special prizes for war gar
dens, animal and grain raising by
boys >and girls, judging contests for
bc-ys and girls conducted by the local
farm bureau, and a number of other
new feaftires.
The Carlisle Indian School will
place'an exhibit and trfe ctudent bat
talion will present drllh evolutions.
The school band of sixty pieces will
Play.
Presbytery of Carlisle
to Meet at Chambersburg
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 24.—To
morrow and Wednesday the Presby
tery of Carlisle will hold the fall ,
meeting in the Falling Spring Church '
at Chambersburg. Candidates for (
the gospel ministry are to be exam- (
ined for licensure or ordination, jsas- |
toral relations of ministers and (
churches dissolved, ministers receiv- (
ed trom other Presbyteries and min- j
isters dismissed; reports from stand- 1
ing committees on the boards of the
church are to be heard, five ministers
end live elders are to be elected as
commissioners to synod which meets '
at Johnstown, October 23. On Wed
nesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock a (
memorial service to be ,held at the
historic Rocky Spring church, a short (
distance from Chambersburg, cele- .
brating the one hundred and eigh
tieth anniversary of the founding of I
the church. The sermon will be de
livered by the Itev. Dr. T. J. Fergu
son, of Silver Spring, the retiring
moderator of the Presbytery. The |
Rev. George Fulton, as pastor, and
John A. Davis, as elder, are the dele
gates who will attend from the lo
cal Presbyterian church.
MRS. IfICKERXELL BURIED
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Sept. 24.—Fu
neral services for Mrs. Jennie Hick
ernell, widow of Dovan Hickernell,
were held this afternoon at her late
residence by the Rev. George Ful
ton, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Burial was made in Trindle
Spring Cemetery. Mrs. Hickernell
died in Stcelton on Friday at tho
home of her friend. Miss Isabel John
son, where she had gone for a visit
the day before she sustained a stroko
of apoplexy and never regained con
sciousness. Borh in Mechanicsburg,
Mrs. Hickernell was the daughter of
the late David Sponsler. She wis
aged 75 and was a member of the
Presbyterian Church. Two children
survive as follows: Mrs. Blanche
Robinson and David S. Hickernell,
both of Mechanicsburg. Also one
sister, Mrs. Anna Owens, of Narbeth,
and one brother, David Sponsler, of
Pueblo, Col.
LIST OF EXTERTAINMKJfTS
Dillsburg. Pa., Sept. 24.—The list
of entertainments for the coming
year has been prepared and the dates
given as follows; Wednesday evening,
October 10. "The Dietrichs"; Thurs
day evening, November 15, "The
Strollers Male Quartet"; Friday eve
ning, January 18, "Louis Williams";
Thursday evening, February 7, "Sun
shine Dietrich"; Thursday, evening,
April 4. "Mendelssohn Eextet."
NF.W \THI.ETIC ASSOCIATION
Marysville, Pa„ Sept. 24.—A meet
ing called by Prof. Hain for the pur
pose of organizing a High School
Athletic Association was held Friday
evening. Mr. Hain acted as presi
dent until the election of officers
which resulted as follows: President,
Percy White; vice-president, Watson
Hippie;' secretary, John Shearer;
treasurer, James Benfer. After the j
election the officers took charge of
the meeting. A fee of ten cents a
month is to be paid by each member.
The association will hold regular
meetings on the second Friday of
each month. The president appoint
ed Homer Bidlck, Alfred Cunning
ham and Manager Braton as a com
mittee on grounds.
MAJOR CASE VISITS OLD HOME
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 24.—Major
David R. Case, Mrs. Case and daugh
ter, of Philadelphia, are sojourning
in Marietta and vicinity. Major
Case was a number of years ago
Marietta's leading lawyer and has
been in the United States Regular
Army since the Spanish war.
52.200 FOR RED CROSS
Duncannon, Pa., Sept. 24.
Twenty-two hundred dollars of the
$2,500 secured In the Red Cross
drive during July has already been
paid.. R. Jones Rife, the treasurer,
is making an effort to have the re
mainder of the money paid in not
later than October 1.
I,AST YEAR'S APPI.ES
Halifax, Pa., Sept. 24. W. D.
Straw has in the cellar of his home
in Fifth street, several apples of the
Orange Variety kept over from the
1916 crop. They are in an excellent
state of preservation.
Suburban Notes
NEW BUFFALO
Mrs. Mary Steele and daughter
Jean, have teturned to their homes
here, after spending a week at York.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ober and
daughter Mao, have gone to Sellns
grove where they will spend several
weeks.
Miss Georgiana Rider, of Harris
burg, is spending several days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Rider.
The Rev. J. C. Erb, pastor of the
United Brethren church, was in at
tendance at the annual conference
of the United Brethren church at
Johnstown last week.
Miss Margaret Slocum has return
ed home after spending two weeks
at Mt. Pleasant.
L. H. Shelley has sunflower stalk
with 31 large flowers, the largest
measuring 1 5 inches.
Charles Dorman, of Watts town
ship, raised one-tialf bushel grown j
from the eyes alone of a single
potato.
IKESBURG
Mrs, Margaret Bousum has return
ed to Marysville where she will spend
the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Willis
R. Hench and family.
Miss Minnlch has returned to her
home at New Kingston, after visit
ing her sister, Mrs.* Harry Kochen
derfer. .
Miss Catherine Frantz has return- j
ed to her home here after spendlns
thj-ee weeks with Mrs. Mahala Kerr
at Landlsburg. ,
Ralph Adnms and Mrs. Mary
of Harrlsburg, are guests of their
father, Nathaniel Adams.
Marysville Mite Society
Entertained at Glenvale
Marysville, Pa., Sept. 24. Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. White and family en
tertained the Mite Society of the
Trinity Reformed church at their
home near Glenvale. The trip from
Marysville and return was made in
uutoinoblles. A chicken corn soup
dinner was served. Among those
present were:
The^Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E.
Hartman, Mrs. Jennie Wox, Mrs.
Mary Morley, Mrs. W. D. Corl, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Shearer, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rupley, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. White, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Geib, Mr.
and Mrs. Scott S. Leiby, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Roberts, Mrs. J. P. Lllley, Mrs. John
Selde), Mrs. Harry Ganster, Mrs.
Harry Gettys, Mrs. Addle Ettein,
Miss Mao Morley, Miss Louise Corl,
Miss Mary Smith, Miss Gretclien
Geib, Miss Emma Roberts, Miss
Katherine Roberts, Miss Shirley
Roberts, Miss Sara Eppley, Miss
Elizabeth Sadler, Miss Mary White,
Kenneth Lilley, James Roberts, Ed
gar Roberts, Walter Roberts, Charles
White. Walter White. Earl White and
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. White.
Lancaster County Growers
Putting Away Tobacco
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 24.—Farmers
are fast putting away fheir tobacco,
as they fear another frost, and in
order to hasten the work, the women
folks on the farm are assisting. It
is a strange thing for people touring
the country in automobiles to see
the women at work In the fields, as
has been remarked many times
within the past few days. In some
sections the crop is the largest in
many years, many having to build
additions in order to properly house
the crop. The prices of the tobacco
ranges from twenty cents up for the
best and as high as eight cents for
the ground leaves. Many sold while
their crops were standing in the
fields.
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Soldier on Way to France
Reaches Its Destination
Halifax, Pa., Sept. 2 4. —Herman
Ritchie, of Halifax, who is a member
of the State College Unit. Ambulance
Corps, Is In France. While on his
way over , several weeks ago, he
dropped Into the ocean from the ship
a bottle containing a letter addressed
to Miss Grace Pike, of Millersburg,
with instructions to the finder to
forward It. The bottle was picked
up near Halifax, Nova Scotia, by
Arthur Leadley and he sent it to
Miss Pike at Millersburg.
Odd Specimens of Nature
Growth Seen at Duncannon
Duncannon, Pa,, Sept. 22. —Three
odd specimens of nature are attract
ing considerable attention here. One
house top In the borough' has a
maple growing on it. The tree now
two years old, is two and one-half
feet in height. In the fork of a
shade tree, a sweet gum, a small
grape vine and a bush of catnip are
holding forth. A small oak tree is
growing forth from a rotten knob
hole in a cherry tree within the
town's borders. An had been
placed in the knobhole by a squirrel
and the tree is now about eight
inches In height.
DBLIGHTFVI.LY REFRESHING
Horaford's Acid I"ho*ihte
In hot weather, a teaspoonful In a
glass of water sweetened to taste, is
most refreshing. Cools the blood.—
Advertisement.
KNITS FOR SOLDIERS
Blain, Pa., Sept. t S4.—Miss Clara
V. Mclntlre, of Nw Bloomlleld, 76
years old, who is now the guest of
Mrs. William H. Sheaffer, of Blain,
despite her advanced age, is busily
engaged in knitting for the soldiers.
She lias already completed two pairs
of stockings nad one pair of mittens
land is now working at the second
sweater.
MILES OF TRACKS
IN NEW YARDS
Each Line in P. R. R. Classifi
cation Extension Will
Hold 200 Cars
Marietta, Pa., Sept. 24. —That the
new railroad Improvement Is no
small matter to the people of Mari
etta and vicinity was experienced
when it was rumored that a number
of houses arc going up in Marietta
and in the township, in order to pro
vide room for the railroad men that
will be given employment as soon as
the work in the new fia.nlfic ,,Mv '
yards is completed, and that they
will not have far to go to work, it
the houses are not available in Mari
etta they will have tollve In Colum
bia or some Qther nearby place, and
this will handicap many In their
work.
The new yard will contain seven
pairs of tracks, or fourteen single
tracks of more than a mile in length,
and between the tracks a space of
not less than seventy feet will be left
on which to store the freight and
products handled by the company.
The freight will consist of pig iron,
structural iron, steel, ties, etc. Each
track will have a capacity of not
less than 200 cars, and at the Mari
etta and Wild Cat ends will be a
ladder track so that incoming and
outgoing trains can enter and be
handled. This will be dotie at the
RQ tower at Marietta. A large elec
tric crane or other apparatus will be
I used to handle the freight.
! The object of the company In ar
i ranging for this big yard is to have
| a place for the freight until ships
| can be secured for foreign ports. A
1 large concrete water tank, with a
I capacity of 35,000 gallons, Is being
erected, and the water will be sup
plied by the Marietta Gravity Water
Company. The time consumed for
an engine to draw water will be
about two minutes to fill. The barn
on the Miller Grove farm is being
equipped for the stabling of horses
to be used by Qall.& Company, the
contractors, and a carload of horses
arrived on Friday.
IIKI) MEN'S CONVENTION
Marietta, Sept. 24.—Lancaster
county Red Men's convention will be
held at Marietta on Saturday, Oc
tober 27. The program being ar
ranged is a big onfe and a feature
of the convention will be the large
parade, with costumed degree teams.
This is one of the largest organ
izations in Lancaster county.
Most Old People
Are Constipated
The wear of years Impairs
the action of the bowrfls. As
people grow older they restrict
their activity, neglect t& take
sufficient exercise, and Indulge
a natural disposition to take
things easy. The digestive or
gans become more sensitive to
the demands made upon them
i and rebel more quickly.
It is of special importance
to the health of elderly people
that the bowels be kept nor
mally active. A mild, yet ef
fective, remedy for constipa
tion, and one that is especially
suited to the needs of old folks,
I women and > children, is the
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin sold in drug
stores under the name of Dr.
CAldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It
costs only fifty cents a bottle,
and should be In every family
medicine chest. A trial bottle,
free of charge, can be obtained
by writing to Dr. W. B. Cald
well, 406 Washington street,
i Montlcello, Illinois.