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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
LATE NEWS FROM THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY
HONOR ROLL OF {
CHURCH OF GOD
Rally Day Services at Mechan-i
iesburg Will Include Trib- j
ute to Soldier Members
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Oct. 19. —Pa-i
trtotism will be the keynote of the!
Rally Bay services in the Church of
Caught! They catch 'em all
—because they are handsome >
—they have the QUALITY
and hundreds of 'em to pick !
from—our
Silk Four-in-Hands
at 65c
Dollar value—real dollar value
Other Tics at 50c to $3.
FORRY
42 N. 3rd. Open Evenings.
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FRIDAY EVENING.
| God Sunday school on Sunday morn
lng. The program Includes: Patri-l
otic stains by the orchestra; loyal
1 songs ny the school; "Under Sealed
it Orders" (Gen. 12: 1-3), "Equipped
1 ! For Action" (Eph. 6: 10-17), Miss
llose Bowman; "Signaling to Great
i Commander," J. G. Bentz, assistant
j superintendent; unfurling the colors,
j James L. Young, superintendent; sa
! luting the colors, primary depart-
I ment; "Recruitsr For Future Call,"
| Mrs. M. E. Anderson, superintendent
cradle roll; "Supports in Reserve,"
i Mrs. A. E. Sieber, superintendent of
| home department; marshal song.
, choir; "Rallying to the Colors"
! (day's lesson), the Rev. B. L. C.
i Baer; "Gathering the War Funds,"
i offering; patriotic strains,, orchestra;
our own boys with the flag, a reoog
! nition service: roll of honor called;
j singing, "America"; a veteran's pray
er, Jacob Gantz; marching song,
choir; address, "Up! For This Is the
day," J. B. Martin; volunteer's song,
school.
On the roll of honor, soldier divi
sion of the school, are the follow
ing:
Br. Richard R. Spahr, captain,
I Medical Reserve Corps, Ambulance
j No. 2, Eighty-second Division, Camp
J Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Murray H. Spahr, second lieuten
! ant. Twenty-third Battery Artillery,
France.
i Benson R. Spangler, Field Hospi
] tal No. 7, Fort Clark, Texas.
Robert R. Ben'z, Field Hospital
: No. 7, Fort Clark, Texas.
Robert-W. Fish, first sergeant, Ma
j chine Gun Batti<y, One Hundred and
! Eighth Regiment, Fifty-fifth Bri
gade. Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
| Wiiloughby F. Nicholls, corpora!,
| Machine Gun Battalion, One Hun
: dred and Eighth Regiment, Fifty
i fifth Brigade, Camp Hancock, Au
| gusta, Ga.
Clarence W. Herman, Company D,
j Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania In-
I fantry, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
I Elwood I. Beistline, Company G,
Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania In
■ fantry. Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
John Felker, Ammunition Train,
; Truck Co. No. 9, Camp Hancock, Au
gusta, Ga.
I Jacob Trego. Company B, Sixth
' Field Artillery, United States Regu
lars.
NEW FACTORY
FOR BIGLERVILLE
*
Company With Capital Stock
of S4O,(XX) Will Make Spe
cialty of Chairs
Biglerville, Pa., Oct. 19.—Bigler
ville is to have a furniture factory
and is organizing a company with
more than $40,000 worth of the cap
ital stock having already been sub
scribed. The new company will man
ufacture nothing but chairs and will
operate with the Gettysburg fac
tories. The local factories, the Get
tysburg and the lieaser, •make china
china closets, buffets and serving
tables. Extension tables are supplied
through a branch factory at Ship
pensburg. Only chairs were required
to fill out the complete dining room
set and for many months the fac
tories here have felt this need. It is
expected that about fifty men will be
employed in the new concern. The
large Lawver planing mills at Big
lerville, will be taken over by the
company and will be the foundation
of the mechanical end of the works.
Mr. Lawver will be the general su
perintendent.
REAL. "POI ND" APPLE
Blain, Pa., Oct. 19.—Luella Mc-
Laughlin, of Toboyne Township, has
placed on exhibition at Bistline &
Smith's store here, a large red apple
of the pound variety which weighs
exactly sixteen ounces.
A freak cabbage stalk is also there
which was raised by Lee Odonell, of
Toboyne Township, which has two
heads grown from one root. The
combined weight of the two heads is
about nine pounds.
Mrs. Mary E. Morrow, of Jackson
Township, who lives a mile north
of Blain, has raised a cabbage head
in her garden that weighs nine and
one-hp.lf pounds.
TLA-RFISBURG TELEGRAPH
GHOSTS TO WALK
FOR RED CROSS
Mcchanicsburg Women Plan
Hallowe'en Stunts to Raise
Money For Cause
Mcchanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 19—Ghost!)
\\ ill walk, witches brew, and all the
elves, fairies and gnomes hold high
revel on Halloween when a carnival
will be held to increase the exchequer
of the Red Cross here.
Elaborate plans are being made by
a group of women for an evening so
full of mystery, fun and all sorts of
thrilling etunts that everybody is
with Interest and even before
the tickets are printed numbers have
been subscribed for.
Among the features of the evening
will be fortune-telling, by reading
the palm and by cards. Two pretty
Mechanicsburg girls will act as liv
ing models of the celebrated French
rhyming dolls, who will also impart
the future to those who cross the
palm with silver, Loaves of new war
breads, with the recipes of each, will
I be sold, and all the regulation Hal
loween refreshments, consisting of
| pumpkin pieS, gingerbread, cider, ap
i pies, popcorn and candy.
I Following is the committee, with
j Mrs. J. Wilmer Happer as general
] chairman In planning the affair and
Mrs. R. B. Schroeder, assistant chair
man. Mrs. George E. Lloyd, Mrs.
John Robertson, Mrs. Murray L Dick.
Miss Rae Zug, Miss Manilva Zug. Mrs.
H. Albert Smith, Miss Catherine Ree
fer, Mrs. N. W. Hershner, Mrs. M.
Schafhirt, Mrs. M. M. Dougherty, Mrs.
R. Ryron Schroeder, Mrs. Russel N.
Blddle, Mrs. H. C. Brown and Mrs.
Mervin Lamb. ...
Subcommittees have been appointed
and Mrs. J. W. Happer will have
charge of the fortune-telling; Mrs.
R. N. Biddle, decorations; Mrs. H. C.
Brown, war breads; Mrs. George E.
Lloyd, amusements, and Miss Cath'
_rine Keefer, country booth. The
■arnlval will conclude with dancing.
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Carlisle—William Tawzer, ageil 71,
of Carlisle, was seriously Injured last
evening when his wagon was struck
i>y an automobile. He was thrown
out on the road and rendered un
conscious, his head being severely
1 cashed, one ear torn off and a shoul
der blade broken.
York —York county has produced
2,000,000 bushels of whfeat this year.
York —Russell Elicker, of Frank
lintown, has resigned as principal of
the Hallam High school After serv
ing four days' and the school will be
closed until Prof. Mackley, of Osce
ola Mills, Clearfield county, takes
charge next week.
York—A campaign is on to secure
300 recruits for the Regular Army
here so that York may escape the
next draft.
Shippensburc—James A. Brewer,
secretary of the Shippensliurg Y. M.
C. since 1911, has resigned, and
after November 1 will go to Lans
ingburg, N. Y., as general secretary.
Mill#)' —Three hogs were sold at
Rrown Brothers' sale yesterday for
slOl.
I/Hiionster— A committee headed
by Mayor Trout visited Camp Meade
yesterday, and took with them 300
comfort kits for the Lancaster coun
ty draft men. One automobile was
filled with kits and other things.
Hnzleton—Death has claimed Wil
liam Schramm, a West Hazleton
hotelkeeper, who years ago achieved
local fame as a pitcher of the Hazle
ton Athletics.
Methodist District Sabbath
School Annual Convention
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Oct. 19.—Sun
day school workers of this locality
met yesterday in the third annual
convention of the Mechanicsburg
District Sabbath School Association
in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and held a successful and beneficial
meeting. Among ihe speakers were
the Rev. George Fulton, W. J. Meily,
the Rev. E. C. B. Castle. George B.
Hoover, Mrs. C. E. Brindle, Mis. Guy
H. Lucas, the Rev. Dr. T. J. Fergu
son. the Rev. B. L. C. Baer, the Rev.
D. L. Kepner; T. L Gray, of Car
lisle; Miss Ida C. Shumaker, returned
missionary from Bulsar. India; J. I*
Young; the Rev. J. Ellis Bell, of Me
chanicsburg, and Ross D. Murphy,
of Shippensburg.
At the business session in the aft
ernoon, these officers were chosen for
the ensuing year; President, W. J.
Melly, of Silver Spring; vice-presi
dent, the Rev. H. C. Kottler, of
Shiremanstown; secretary. Miss Mar
garet Blackburn; treasurer, George
W. Hershman; organized adult Bible
class, J. Will Biandt; secondary di
vision, George C. Dletz; teacher train
ing, Mrs. Guy H. Lucas; elementary.
Miss Maude K. Williamson, all of
Mechanicsburg; temperance, Lloyd AV.
Dobbs, of Bowmansdale; missions,
Mrs. Sara Firestine; home, Mrs.
Charles E. Brindel; rural, H. A.
Guttshall, of Mechanicsburg. Twenty
six Sunday schools are represented in
this district.
LANCASTER COUNTY DEATHS
Marietta, Pa., Oct. 19.—Mrs. Frank
M. Gembe, aged 54, a native of Lan
caster, died Wednesday. She was a
member of St. John's Episcopal
Church, Her husband,
three children, two sisters and a
brother survive.
Benjamin Markley, aged 77, died
Wednesday night. He was a mem
ber of the Reformed church. Two
sisters and a brother survive.
MARRIED FORTY-EIGHT YEARS
Marietta, Pa., Oct. 19.—Mr. and
Mrs. Edward McElroy were married
forty-eight years ago to-day. Both
are enjoying good health. Mr. Mc-
Elroy Is a veteran of the Civil War,
and is attending the reunion at
Vlrksburg. His wife is visiting their
children at Harrisburg. They were
the parents of thirteen children, but
only three are living.
WIFE HELPS BLACKSMITH
Marietta, Pa., Oct. 19. —The vil
lage blacksmith near Eiizabethtown,
Robert Trimble, has found a valuable
•mbstitute for his man who joined
the colors, in the services of his
wife, who is assisting him. She
swings a twelve-pound hammer with
ease, and, works as long as hsr hus
band at the anvil.
FOUICGENERATIONS OF WEAVER FAMILY
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Adam H. Weaver, of Bowmansdale, celebrated his 74th b,rthday on
Wednesday, and a birthday party was held yesterday in his honor at
the home of his son, J. J. Weaver, of Enola. Four generations of the
Weaver family were present at the dinner. In the cut above is pictured
the four generations. They are: Adam H. Weaver, aged 14, sitting;
Dorothy Wolfe, of New Cumberland,-aged 18 months, his great-grand
daughter. Top row. Mrs. Ruth Wolfe. New Cumberland, his granddaugh
ter, and his son, William Weaver, of Bowmansdale.
Suburban Notes
HI'MMELSTOWN
Mr. and Mrs. John Gay, of Phila
delphia, spent several days with Mrs.
Gay's sisters, Misses Elizabeth and
Mary Fox.
David Fetterman was a recent visi-|
tor at Philadelphia.
Miss Sarah Henderson visited her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Grass, at Steel
ton.
Clayton Keller, Richard Brehns
and Harry McCord, of Camp Meade,
spent a twenty-four hour furlough
with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shenk enter
tained their son Harry and wife of
Hershey for a day.
Mrs. Fred Prone was the guest of j
her mother, Mrs. Emma Thomas. j
Mrs. Jameq Clark and childreni
have gone to Clarksville, where Mr.!
Clark has been employed for some
time. They will make their future j
home there.
Mrs. Anna Hamilton Wood and j
Mrs. David Ebersole, of Harrisburg,'
■•jfient Wednesday afternoon visit- j
ing the schools and Mrs. Wood spent
the time telling stories to the chil
dren in the various grades, much to
the delight of the little folks. i
The stork in his rounds left new.
arrivals at the homes of Wayne Cope I
in the West End and Harry Snyder, j
formerly of this place, but now of!
Steelton, during the week.
Miss Beatrice Fox, of Philadelphia, j
was the guest of her aunts, the i
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Fox, for!
a short time.
Mrs. Thaddens Kautz and Mr. and'
Mrs. Erie Kautz were recent visitors!
in Philadelphia.
Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph House, of Sterling,
111, of the arrival of a son last week.
Mrs. House was formerly Miss Rose
Kautz, of this place.
I'ENBROOK
Mrs. A. Lincoln Shope entertained!
the W. C. T. I T . social at her home in i
Main street.
A report was given by the dele
gates of the State Convention at
Greensburg
Mrs. Gertrude Nlsley, Miss Emma
-Nisley, Miss Elsie Dingle were ac
cepted as new members of the union.
Joseph Ncith, of Harrisburg, Mrs.
Eichelbergcr, of Demoyne, and;
Mr. Desher, of Pittsburgh, were en- j
tertaincd by Mr. and Mrs. Davifl
Bender.
Mrs, Frank Zeiders spent several
days with her brother on the farm
helping horn husk his corn.
The Rev. Walter Hartzell, pastor
of the Reformed Church, will attend j
synod at Lancaster.
The Lutheran Church is being re- j
modeled. Services are being held in j
the Men's Bible class room.
Elizabeth Kerr, of Debanon, visit-!
Ed her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. j
Alex Mcßlhenny.
Dr. A. Lincoln Shope celebrated
his 49th birthday recently.
Many members of thp Christian J
Endeavor societies attended the rally !
In Harrisburg this week.
The Missionary Society of the Re-1
formed Church held its annjial busi- j
ness meeting on Wednesday evening.!
Miss Emma Snoddy is spending;
several days with her brother, S. G. |
Snoddy.
LIVERPOOL
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lutz have
returned to their homes after visit
ing Harrisburg relatives.
Richard MoLinn has returned to
his home at Harrisfturg, after visiting
C. W. Wilt and family.
Miss Alice L. Seltzer, of Philadel
phia, is being entertained by her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F. P.
Dilley.
Lieut. G. M. Bogar, of the United
States Medical Corps, stationed at
Westfield, Mass.. hafi returned to his
station after visiting his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. William ITlsh, of Sun
bury, visited relatives here. •
Mrs. Jacob Gehres, of Tower City,
visited Dr. and Mrs. William G.
Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and
son, and Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Bot,ar
and daughter, spent Sunday at Port
Treverton, with Dr. Bogar's parents.
NEWPORT
Mrs. George Yocum is being enter
tained by friends in Huntingdon
county.
Mrs. Charles Knox, of Gettysburg,
YOU BET
I'M HELPING
SAVE THE
WHEAT^
PostToasties
For me 3 times a day
is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Charles A. Sefton.
Mrs. D. A. Hollenbaugh is visiting
at Philadelphia and Harrisburg.
Thomas Hockenberry, of Pleasant
View, Juniata county, visited here on
Monday.
Mrs. James Seig, of Harrisburg, is
being entertained by her sister, Mrs.
John S. Leiby.
Mrs. William Bonnesen, of Marys
ville, was the guest of Mrs. George
R. Fry, here on Monday.
Eugene Groff, of the United States
Navy, stationed at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram M. Keen.
Miss Maude L. Snowden, Youngs
town, 0., and her niece, Mrs. Louis
Brush, of Salem, Ohio, are guests of
Miss Margaretta Bell.
Mrs. Weir Miley and daughter, of
Anderson, 111., are staying at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1
C. W. Smith. Her husband. Dr. Miley ]
has enlisted in the United States
Medical Corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bortel have
returned to their homes at Philadel
phia after visiting with Mr. and iMrs.
A. R. Bortel.
J. W. Bernheisel, of Loysvtlle, was
here on Monday.
COURT DISMISSES JURY
Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 19. —After the
case had occupied the attention of
the court for three days. Judge Gil
lan last evening dismissed the jury
in the damage action brought by S.
! B. Leach of Lower Allen against
I the Philadelphia," Harrisburg and
Uittsburgh railroad because the men
! were unable to reach a verdict after
nine hours deliberation. This is the
third time the case has been heard
here and it or.ee went to the Supreme
court. Leach claims that the tak
ing of an alley for a track by* the
corporation by the right of eminent
domain injured his property.
PETER GASPARE DIES
| Hummelstown, Pa., Oct. 19. —Peter
| Gaspare, an Italian, died Wednesday
evening at his home near Hershey,
of pneumonia. He is survived by five'
children. Funeral services were held
tn the St. Patrick's Cathedral, Harris
burg, this morning, at 9 o'clock.
Burial was made in the Catholic
Cemetery at Harrisburg.
28, 30, 32 N. Third Street
Offer Special For Saturday
250 Fashionable Coats A Word
For Small Women and Misses On Values
<R99 Kf) It is sometimes thought by
Ctt ?pJ-V <p£l£jo\J <pOO people who have not as yet
purchased garments at
CI These coats were specially purchased schieisner's that high prices
1 • 1 l 1 • *1 prevail throughout the estab
while our buyer was selecting mid- nshment. such is not the
winter garments for regular stock. ~ *£3
, • modes which are naturally
IJ The Misses Coats are made by manu- higher in price than the
r , "I 1 . .i .• ordinary garments—we show
tacturers who devote their entire time a inoat comprehensive and in
to designing and making Misses' elusive line of garments at
11 very moderate prices.
models.
Schieisner's is more able to
CI The Women's Coats are strictly Kive bettor garments at mod
ynr J 1 £ i erate prices than tho store
Women S models rrom • Strictly which has the low price and
Women's houses. th * ood \~
not much of an assortment in
The modes are ultra fashion- any particulnr linc
able yet not freakish. The This Is because wo devote
styles are conservative with our entire time and thought
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the utmost in correct designing ments and no matt* whether
and the finest in tailoring uso-That 11^'JentYafthe
and suitable for later as well Schlelsner distinctiveness of
c ' tailoring and style.
as ror present wear.
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moderate price apparel.
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OCTOBER 19, 1917.
150-Pound Buck Killed by
Cumberland Valley Train
Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 19.—A large
three-pronged buck deer was killed
on Wednesday night near East Fay
etteville by a train on the Cumber
land Valley railroad, which was
bound for Cliambersburg. 3"he deer
was standing In the middle of the
track, neai* a curve, and seemed to|
be blinded by the headlight of thej
locomotive. After reaching Cham-1
bersburg the trainmen notified Game
Warden Shaffer of the killing of the
deer, and ho went after it and dis
posed of its carcass. The deer was
a fine specimen and weighed 150
pounds.
Old Tannery at Lewistown
Becomes Automobile Plant
Lewistown. Pa., Oct. 19.—For nbo it
twenty years the North American
Tannery has been idle. At the time
it closed down it was almost a new
brick structure. While in operation
it was purchased by Rice and Huteii
ins, tanners, of Boston; who pur
chased the whole plant for the large
Schleisner's Men's Shop
28-30-32 N. 3rd. St.
Finesse
in men's clothes is a very
much desired element but
can only be attained when V"'^.
the clothes are designed and
made by artistes in the tai-
Q Hardly a man but who longs
for that indescribable char
acter in clothes called style;
but 'tis a feature not to be mm
found in its true sense ex
cept in Schleisner clothes.
•J Then there's the tailoring— flzßfcll fe l
a most vital factor in the Df\
fashioning and finish and \
serviceability of the gar- I \
ments —for men want serv- I \ ,
ice e'en though they cherish 1 \
infinite precision in attire. I I
CI What then can a man do to
secure the finest in clothes? f '
€]] Simply choose his clothes at
a shop whose very individ
uality stands out pre-emi
nently in the first rank.
•I In overcoats as well as in suits belters are
popular—plain modes are correct, too.
•J And Schleisner materials are particularly ap
propriate for the garments for which they are
used.
•J Average build men know they are fitted per
fectly here. We want stout men to know
it, also.
Suits and Overcoats
V -
slß—to- —$40
assortment of fine leather in th
vats. It has never been operated
since. Now a firm has leased tho
building and will assemble automo
biles there Tho building la masslva
in size and cost a large sum.
INFANTILK PARALYSIS CASE
Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 19. The
third case of infantile paralysis luis
appeared in this city. The six months
old child, of Epliriam Young Is suf
fering f|om tho disease. It is para
lyzed in one log and both arms. A
strict quarantine has been estab
lished.
f \
Hy reason of thoroiili dlntrlbu
tlon with the ilruK trade in the
Unlteil State* anil lower Hilling
eoNtn, redueed prleea are nun pos
sible for
Eckman's
Alterative
FOU THROAT AND LUNGS
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forming Drug
$2 Size $1 Size
Now $1.50 Now 80 Cts.
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