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IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
RED CROSS NURSE
WILL GO ABROAD
Miss Katherine Rhodes With
Miss Clara Barton During
Spanish-American War
"SHOWER" FOR PASTOR
Mr. and Mrs. David Zentmyer
Give Reception in Honor
of Newlyweds
Greencastlc, Pa., Dec. 1. Miss
Kutherine Rhodes, a Red Cross
Nurse of Philadelphia, a sister of
Mrs. Charles B. Carl, has been call
ed for examination to go abroad.
Miss Rhodes was one of the sixteen
Red Cross nurses who went with
Clara Barton to Cuba during the
Spanish-American War. Members
of the First United Brethren Church |
tendered their pastor, the Rev. W.I
M. Beattie, a pantry shower on Mon
day evening. They brought with
them all kinds of jarred fruits,!
> egetables, and groceries and com-|
pletely filled their pastor's larder.—-|
I)r. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson, of j
Franklin, W. Va., are the guests ofj
Mrs. C. P. Omwake. Mr. and Mrs.
David Zentmyer gave a reception on
Saturday evening in honor of Mr. |
and Mrs. Byron Sease, whose mar
riage took place recently. Mrs.
Sease before her marriage was Miss
Kdith Zentmyer. Charles L.
Browbaker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Browbaker, east of Green-1
castle, a sergeant in the United:
States Medical Corps, has been made|
chief clerk in the sergeant-major's j
office at post headquarters, and has'
been transferred from Fort Benja-1
in in Harrison to Fort Porter, at;
Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. H. S. Minnlchj
is recovering after an operation int
the Hahnemann Hospital, Philadel
phia. Dr. Geisinger, of Elmira, I
N. Y., was a recent visitor with Dr. I
John P. Stever. The National Ser
vice Association of the Presbyterian!
<'hurch has sent magazines and|
homemade scrap books to all the.
young men who have gone out from!
"the church. Every boy is written toi
once a month, and the association isj
JIOW busy on a knitted blanket.
Mrs. A. W. Johnson, of Norfolk, Va.,i
5s visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. |
A. J. Kreitzer. Owen Osborn, of!
Now York, and B. F. Jones of Phila-j
delphia, were visitors at the home of I
D>. Z. Shook. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad I
of Pittsburgh, were week-end visitors
•with Charles Conrad. Mrs. C. H.
<'lippingcr and daughter, have re
turned from a visit with relatives at
Steelton. Thomas Hagerman, of
('amp Meade, spent Thanksgiving
Day with his parents. Mr. and
M rs. Watson Ebbert of East Balti
more street, announce the birth of a
•laughter on Tuesday. Miss Ruth
Fenwick is seriously ill at her home
In North Allison street. She has un
dergone four operations within the
last few years. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Gibson of Baltimore, were
jruests at the home of Dr. J. C. Gil
land. Miss Jessie Yates has gone
to Butler where she will spend the
■winter. -r- Mrs. E. W. Angle and
< hildren have returned to their home
in Jacksonville, Fla., after spending
3'our months with Mrs. Angle's par
cuts.
Swab Wagon Company Has
Big Government Contract
IClizabeiliviUe, Pa., Dec. 1. On
(iccount of accepting a government
tract to i>-;.i o ,'.rwy wagons, the
Swab Wagon. Company expects to
rdd a large l'orce. Mrs. M. E.
Ktroup spent Wednesday at Harris
burg. Corporal Lawrence Zerling,
of Philadelphia, spent Thanksgiving
Day with his parents here. —Mr. and
Mrs. Galen Ulsh, Harrisburg, spent
several days with Mrs. Ulsh's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Weaver.
Mrs. Isaac W. Mattis, of this place,
i.nd Mrk. John Miller, of Harrisburg,
spent, several days with their parents
iit Berrysburg. Airs. Isaiah Swab
has returned from a visit to Phila
delphia. Mrs. c. s. Martyn left for
Lehighton on Monday after spend
ing a month liere with Mrs. Clar
ence Snyder. Lieutenant Floyd T.
Romberger, of Camp Hancock, At
lanta, Qa., is spending a 10-day fur
lough with his family here. Mrs.
Jennie Romberger and son, of Mill
crsburg, spent several days with rela
tives here. Kobert Schreiber, who
has returned from Camp Meade,
i-pent several days in town. Pri
vate Charles H. Snyder, euphonium
soloist of the 316 th Infantry Band
at Camp Meade, spent a Thanksgiv
ing furlough with his sister here.
I >r. W. L. Stevenson spent several
days with his parents at McVey
town. J. Reynolds Naylor, of
New York City spent several days
■with his father, prior to leaving for
Cincinnati, Ohio.—Mrs. C. 11. Gordi
nier of Millersville, spent part of the
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J). M. Stine. Miss Ruth McLan
achan spent some time at Hershey.
Miss Mildred Smith, a school
■teacher of Middleburgh spent sev
eral days with her aunt, Mrs. H. H.
Hasslnger. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Xelgler, of Harrisburg, spent several
days at the home of Francis W.
Riegle. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hoover
announce the birth of a daughter.
Harold Swab, of South Bethlehem,
*pent several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Swab.
BLAIX CONTRIBUTES $578
Blain, Pa., Dec. 1. Solicitors at
Blafn raised ?578.55 for the Y. M. C.
A.-Y. W. C. A. war fund. Miss
Mabel Reber was best speller at a
spelling: school at Adams Grove and
Frank Sumaker won the same honor
at M&nassa. Mrs. Nevin F. Gut-
Khali and baby, Mary Jane, of Lewis
town, and Mrs. Marcellus Zeigler,
and two children, Helen and Harold,
of York, came on Tuesday to visit
Iheir sister, Mrs. Creigh Patterson.—
F. Mitchell Morrow, W. T. Smith and
.T. D. Dennison, of Pittsburgh, are
here on a hunting trip with head
quarters at the home of the former's
mother, Mrs. Matilda Morrow. They
came from Pittsburgh by automo
bile. David S. Shanabrook, photo
grapher, who was 111, is able to be
out again. A. D. Garber, of Florin
has returned from a gunning trip
here. He was accompanied home by
his daughters, Esther and Anna.
James Mort and F. <5. Couch and Or
ville Baltozer, each shot a wild tur
lcey.
A Man's Gift From a Man's Store dy
p| Wm. Strouse
SATURDAY EVENING,
NURSE AND BOOKKEEPER WED AT COLUMBIA
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MR. AND MRS. DANIEL C. RETTEW
Columbia, Pa., Dec. I.—Daniel C. Rcttew, bookkeeper for the Co
lumbia Trust Company, and Miss Mary E. lirenning, daughter of James
Drenning, merchant at Wrightsville, and for the past two years a nurse
in the Columbia Hospital, were married on Thanksgiving afternoon, at
New Holland, Lancaster county. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. C. E. Rettew, brother of the g room, and pastor of the New Hol
land United Brethren Church. Mr. and Airs. Rettew will live in Colum
bia where they are well known among the younger people.
CENTRAL PENNA. PERSONALS
Mount* Joy.—Miss Bess Boyd, of
New York City, was the guest of her
cousin, J. R. Missemer, on Wednes
day.—Miss Goldie Shuttle, after
spending some time at Laurel, Md.,
arrived home on Wednesday.—Mrs.
Harriet Blessing lias returned from
a two weeks' trip to Harrisburg and
the Cumberland Valley.—The Rev.
Ell M. Engle and David H. Engle
were at Harrisburg on Monday, at
tending the Moody Bible Conference
of Dr. Gray in the first Baptist
Church. John Wilson was there on
Tuesday and Mrs. Wilson and daugh
ter, Miss Elizabeth, on Wednesday.—
The Rev. Mr. Barr, a former pastor
of the United Evangelical Church
here, was in town on Tuesday, the
guest of his son, H. A. Barr.—Wil
liam Kuhn, of St. Louis, is the guest
of his sisters, Miss Mary Kuhn and
Mrs. Anna Swenker.—Judson Houck,
of Brooklyn, N. Y., was the guest of
J. R. Missemer on Tuesday.—A
daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Preston.—James Newphers, sta
tioned at Fort Oglethorpe training
camp in Georgia, who has been
made a first lieutenant, is visiting his
lather, Dr. J. J. Newplier.—Monroe
Frank and son, Claude, were at
Camp Meado on Sunday.—Nissley
Gingrich, teller of the Union Nation
al Bank, was married to Melba Gar
man, of Elizabethtown.
Wleonlsco.—Mrs. William H. Kis
singer transacted business at Harris
burg on Saturday.—lra F. Keiter, ,of
Philadelphia, is the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. I. A. Keiter.—Miss Martha
Miller, of Harrisburg, visited at the
home of Ira Bordner on Sunday.—
Guy R. Smeltz, of Lancaster Busi
ness College, is spending several
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Smeltz.—Samuel Stine, of Har
risburg, spent Sunday at the home
of Mayers Forman.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wiest announce the birth of
a son, November 24.—Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson, of Steelton, visited at the
home of Nelson Zerting, Sr., this
week.—Mildred Koppenhaver enter
tained friends at her home Saturday
evening.—Mrs. Charles Higgins is
visiting her husband at the Lewis
town Hospital.—William E. Seip, of
Harrisburg, is spending several days
with his parents here. —-Mr. and Mrs.
William Gerhart, of Harrisburg, vis
ited George S. J. Keen and family
over Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Kniley are visiting relatives at Bal
timore, Md. —Margaret Wlest is
home from a visit to Millersburg.—
The Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Warfel are
spending several days at Lancaster.
—Morris Furinan transacted busi
ness at Harrisburg on Monday.—
Edward Seip motored to Elizabeth
ville on Friday.—Mrs. Lucy Kraut
hotf spent Sunday.at Philadelphia.—
Mrs. John Buckley is visiting rela
tives at Harrisburg.—Mrs. J. Ben
ton Hettinger, of Lykens, spent
Thursday in town.
Xhonipsontowii. Miss Edna
Packer, of Mill Hall and Frank Shu
man, of Dickinson College, Carlisle,
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd R. Shuman at Green
Dale Farm. The Rev. Charles
Himes, of Millerstown, spent Wed
nesday here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Gross of Harrisburg, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Gross. Mrs.
Ross C. Davis and son, Lester and
Banks Heller, of Altoona, spent sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Heller. Miss Pearl Haldeman was
at Harrisburg on Wednesday. J.
A. Lantz is hunting deer in the
South Mountain near Pine Grove
Furnace, having joined a hunting
club from Harrisburg. Mr. and
Mrs. George Smee, of Lewistown,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Simon
Cameron Thursday. Miss Maude
Hoopes is visiting friends at Duncan
non. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roland,
were recent visitors at Harrisburg.—
Earl Ward, a private at Camp Meade
spent Thanksgiving Day with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Haldeman and
two children, of Harrisburg, are
spending the weekend with Mrs. J.
G. Haldeman. Harry Bashore, and
John Miller, of Altoona, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Long on Sun
day.*— Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Keiser,
of Mifflintown, spent Sunday with
Jonathan Keiser.
Pillow. Miss Edna Gotshall, of
Sherrill, N. Y„ is spending her
Thanksgiving vacation at home.
Mr. and Mrs. David Rietz and son,
of Mount Carmel spent Monday
here. E. K. Gessner and son.
Harry, spent a day at Harrisburg.
Lawrence Kratzer of Sunbury, spent
several days visiting relatives here.
—The Rev. J. H. Raker, of Allen
town, preached a sermon in Zion'a
Lutheran Church on Sunday. The
Rev. R. Ira Gass spent several daya
at Lancaster. William Gotshall,
employed at Harrisburg, spent the
weekend with his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Laudenslager and
granddaughter, Beatrice Koppen
haver, sfient Thanksgiving at Har
risburg.
MifTliiitown. Mrs. Robert Evans
and little daughter, of Pittsburgh,
are the guests of Mr. Evans' brother,
F. M, M. Pennell. Miss Florence
Vincent is visiting relatives at Phila
delphia. Mrs. Wilson Lloyd left
on Tuesday for an indefinite-stay in
New York City and New Jersey.
Mrs. Howard Taylor, of- New Jersey
is visiting Miss Gladys McCauley.
Mrs. Dock of McAllisterville spent
Sunday with Mrs. Wilson Lloyd.
—Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Crawford and
daughter, Helen, and Mrs. J. K. Rob
ison left on Tuesday to spend
Thanksgiving at Philadelphia, the
guests of their brother, Dr. E. Dewitt
Crawford and family. —m Miss Ruth
Guttshall .and Chester McCormick
were married on Wednesday evening
at the home of the bride by the Rev.
J. C. McCondle. James McNeal,
of Block Island? Mass.; Roswell Doty
of Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lieuten
ant Thomas Jenkins and Frank Pot
ter of Camp Meade, all Juniata
county boys were home for Thanks
giving. Mrs. A. R. Meloy, of
Mifflin left Wednesaa, .o spend
Thanksgiving with her son, Frank E.
Meloy and family in Altoona.
D. Gilbert Rickabaugh Knits
Sweater For Red Cross
Millerstown, Pa., Dec. 1. The
first sweater knit in Millerstown
for the Harrisburg Red Cross by a
man was done in a week's time by
D. Gilbert Rickabaugh.—Mrs. Peter
Shenk and daughter, Mildred, were
guests of friends at Palmyra Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. James Rouns
iey and granddaughter. Miss Mar
garet Rounsley are visiting Leland
Rounsley and family in Altoona.
Mrs. Horace Beard and Mrs. Van
Newkirk of Newport, called on D.
M. Rickabaugh Monday. Miss
Frances Snyder of Liverpool, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. O. D. Wingert. Mr. and Mrs.
Banks Taylor who have been here
on a several day's' hunting trip re
turned to their home at Reading.—
A birthday surprise was tendered
Miss Mame Kepner by a few of her
friends Saturday evening. Mrs.
Edward Rumple and son, Harold, of
Cardiff, Md., are visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rounsley.
Mrs. Chester Wright and baby, of
Newport, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Stahl on Sunday. Mrs.
Roland Harrison and children, cf
Washington, D. C., are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Wingert.
Mrs. Arthur Kipp of Harrisburg.
spent the weekend with her mother,
Mrs. Martha Pretz. Mrs. David
Howe of Altoona, spent the week
end with the Misses Kipp. Mrs.
John Spangler who had spent a)
month at Cleveland, Ohio, has re-!
turned home. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.I
Kipp visited their son, Harry Kipp!
and family at McAllistersvllle this
week. Thomas Gardener, of Al
toona, spent a few days with his
children at the home of his aunt,
Miss Jane Sheaffer. Kenneth Ulsh
of Fafayette College, and James
Ulsh, of Madeiria, spent the Thanks
giving vacation with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Ulsh. Miss
Ella Tyson fell in High street on
Saturday evening, breaking her arm
at the wrist. —Mrs. C. O. Spangler
and daughter, Edna, left Tuesday
for Philadelphia, where they will
spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Kipp spent Thanksgiving Day
at Harrisburg with their children at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Pat
ton. Mrs. Martha Pretz and
daughter, Helen, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Kipp at Harrisburg.
Ralph Thompson and D. Gilbert
Rickabaugh motored to State Col
lege on Wednesday to accompany
Miss Kathaleen Thompson home for
her Thanksgiving vacation. Banks
Lahr of Philadelphia, is spending
several days with his brother, D. H.
Lahr. Mrs. Irvin Crane was <1
visitor ih Harrisburg Monday.
Teachers' Training Class
Formed at Lewisberry
liowlsberry Pa., Dec. I.—Miss
Mary Frankeberger, teacher, has or
ganized a teachers' training class
with the following members: Misses
Esther Schubauer, Ida Krone. Ethel
Krone, Anna Sutton, Louise Spang
ler and Elsie Neblnger, Albert Krone
and F. P. Straley.—Miss Julia S-tton
is visiting relatives at New Cumber
land.—Miss Marjorle Ensminger has
returned home, after spending the
past two months with her grandpar
ents. Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ensminger,
at Dillsburg.-—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Downs spent Sunday at Yocumtown,
the guests*of their son and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Downs. —Mrs.
Landis Parks and son, Sylvan, of
Shiremanstown, were Sunday guests
of the former's mother-in-law, Mrs.
Matilda Parks.—Mr. and Mrs. Wil
bur H. Laird and son Wilbur Her
man, Jr., of Steelton, were recent
guests of the former's mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth V. Laird. —Mr. and Mrs.
W. S. Northenheim and daughter
Caroline, of Philadelphia, spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Northen
heim's father. W. S. Hommand.—
Miss Beulah Nesblt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Styles Nesbit, of York, is
spending the week with her aunt,
Mrs. H. M. Sutton.—Frank D. Brat
ten, of Harrisburg, spent several days
with his sisters. Miss Clarissa Brat
ten and Mrs. John H. Shettel. —El-
verna and Bobbie Bell, of Goldsboro,
are guests this week of their grand
mother Mrs. Alice Stonesifer and
great grandmother Mrs. Harriet
firlftflt
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HARRISBURG tfsjft? TELEGRAPH
HELP WIN WAR
BY RAISING FRUIT
Timely Lecture by Professor
H. A. Surface to Cumber
land Fruit Growers
COMMUNION SERVICE
Methodist Episcopal Church
at Mechanicsburg Will Take
in New Members
Mofhanicsburjr, Pa., Dec. I.
Professor and Mrs. H. A. Surface,
near Mechanlcsburg, were in Car
lisle on Tuesday attending: the an
nual session of the Cumberland
County Fruit Growers' Association.
The former, who is president, gave
an address on "The Fruit Grower
Helping to Win the War."—Forrest
Mercer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Mercer, West Main ocreet, who is
stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Geor
-1 gia, has been commissioned First
Lieutenant. He will now be sta
tioned at Camp Jackson, Columbia,
S. C. —Holy Communion service will
be held )n the Methodist Episcopal
church tomorrow and members ad
mitted. Last evening Love Feast,
preparatory to the Communion, was
held.—On Wednesday evening the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mis
sionary Society of Trinity Lutheran
church held an interesting meeting
in the lecture room of the church.
The annual Thanksgiving offering
was taken.—Mrs. H. Albert Smith
left op Monday night for Portland,
Ore., on account of the serious Ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Hall, in
that city.—Mrs. J. Wilmer Happer
spent several days this week among
friends In Hagerstown, Md.—Arthur
Young, who is stationed at Camp
Meade, was home on a short visit.
—The Rev. J. A'. Hollenbaugh, pre
siding elder of the Carlisle District
preached the serniun on Tuesday
evening at the evangelistic services
of Grace United Evangelical church.
—Miss Sara Parker, South Market
street, with her cousin, Miss Helen
Slonaker, who has been visiting rel
atives In this locality for several
months past, left for the latter's
home In Douglas, Wyoming, on
Tuesday morning. Miss Anna
Lloyd, who teaches school at Her
shey, spent the weekend at her
home in West Main street. —Mrs. A.
R. Steck and Mrs. S. M. Goodyear,
of Carlisle, attended the Irving Col
lege play, "A Twig of Thorns," on
Thursday evening in Columbian
Hall—The Misses Mary and Margery
Lilly, East Main street, left on Wed
nesday for Easton to spend the win
ter with their sister, Mrs. Charles
Trowbridge.—John Clendenin, of
Lynn, Mass., is visiting at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Clendenin.—Miss Edith Fegley left
on Wednesday evening to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of her
brotlrer, the Rev. Charles Fegley. at
Reading.—John L. Eppley, assistant
postmaster and family moved this
week from West Locust street to
their newly-built home in West
Main street. David Mumma will
move into the house vacated bv the
Eppleys, which he has purchased.—
John Brandt, proprietOi' of a local
job printing establishment, took a
vacation on Wednesday and went
gunning.
Mt. Wolf Wire Fabrics Co.
Working Day and Night
Mount Woir, Pa.. Dee. I.—Begin
ning Monday the plant of the Amer
ican Wire Fabrics Company will
start night work, adding another
shift to the force. This is the largest
industrial plant in the borough and
employes several hundred men and
women. Throughout the year it has
en.lo.ved unprecedented prosperity.
The only drawback experienced has
been the inability to get raw ma
terial on account of the congested
condition of the railroads.—The five
hundred dollars that had been al
lotted 16 the borough for the Y. M.
C. A. war fund has been made up
during the week. This committee
was headed by the.Rev. H. W. Zuse,
president; C. W. Whisier, secretary!
and Henry Wolf, treasurer.—Earl
Wolf, a Camp Meade selective, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of hi
pi.rents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wolf,
lie left for cam® yesterday.—A
community Thanksgiving service
was held Wednesday evening in the
United Brethren Church, the ser
mon for the occasion being delivered
by the Rev. G. W. Livingston, pas
tor of St. John's Lutheran Church.
—The Rev. H. W. Zuse, pastor of
the United Brethren church, left
yesterday for Greenmount, Md.,
where he will assist the pastor of
the United Brethren church, the
Rev. George Daugherty, to conduct
revival services over Sunday.—Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Waltermyer and
daughter Dorothy, spent" Thanksgiv
ing at Freeland, Md., they
were the guests of Mrs. Waltermyer's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Routsan.—Clarence Waltermyer was
a guest at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Waltermy
er, at Stewartstown, Thanksgiving.
—John Hoffman, of Mt. Union, Is a
guest at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman.—
The local Boy Scouts are engaged in
erecting a lodge In the Furnace
hills, which is to be their rustic
headquarters when completed. They
are taking turns In doing the
themselves. W. O. Knauh Is spend
ing several days at Philadelphia, the
guest of friends. —Mrs. R. L. Ruhl
and sons Henry anfl Joseph, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs.
Ruhl's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Kabe, near Dallastown.
Manchester Subscribes
$107.24 to Y.M.C.A.Fund
Manchester, Pa., Dec. 1. —The to
tal amount subscribed by the peo
ple of this town for the Y. M. O. A.
War Fund was 1107.24, given by the
following; organizations: Lutheran
Sunday school, $56.14; United Breth
ren Sunday school, $2 5; Evangelical
Sunday school, $10; Camp No. 12,
P. O. S. of A., $10; High School pu
pils, $6.10 —Camp No. 42_, P. O. S. of
A., will pay a fraternal 'visit to the
Strinestown Camp on Tuesday even
ing, December 4. At this meeting
the traveling Bible and flag will be
presented to the Strinestown camp—
Mrs. E. D. Jacobs, wite of the Post
master, who has been confined to
her bed by illness the past week, Is
slowly Improving.—Mrs. F. G. Hoops,
of York, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Jacobs.—Miss
Sarah Dletz spent several days at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dietz
at York.—Miss Louise Schriver has
returned home after spending sev
eral days at Baltimore. —Members
of the Lutheran Sunday school will
hold their Christmas entertainment
Saturday evening, December 22.
SERVICE FLAG FOR YOUNG MEN
GOING OUT FROM GETTYSBURG
Families Have Been Asked For Names of Soldiers So
That Stars May Be Placed on Emblem in Front
of Post Office
Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. I.—An ef-|
fort is being made to secure a serv
ice flag in honor of the boys who
have gone to the front from Gettys
burg. The families of the town have
been asked to send in the names of
any members of their households
who have enlisted, as it is believed
that in this way only can a correct
number of stars be placed on the
flag. If the effort is successful the
flag will fly from a pole in front of
the post office. Five hundred
Christmas boxes for soldiers have
been sent out during the week by the
local chapter of the Red Cross.
These have not been boxes intended
for the Adams county soldiers at
the front and in the various
camps, but for general distribution
wherever the American Red Cross
thinks they are most needed.—Ed
win A. Roberts, of Ardentsville, who
was stationed at the aviation school
at Kelly Field, Fort Sam Houston,
San Antonio, Texas, had his first
flight in an aeroplane, and in a let
ter to friends at home describes his
experiences while in the different
maneuvers 2,300 feet in the air. He
was up seventeen minutes and most
of the time traveled at ninety miles
an hour. He has since been trans
ferred to the School of Military
Aeronautics at Berkeley, California,
and if he passes the tests there will,
be commissioned a first lieutenant. —
Dinner Parties and Family
Reunions at Dauphin
Dauphin, Pa., Dec. I.—Many fam
ily dinner parties were given on
Thanksgiving: Day.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Mullet - , of Youngstown,
Ohio, are spending several days with
Miss Margaret Brooks.—Mrs. Harvey
Long, who was visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Carrie Garman, has re
turned to her home at 19rie.—Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Greenawalt and
daughter, Dorothy, of Elizabeth, N.
J.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greena
walt, of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs.
Napoleon Greenawalt, Harrisburg;
Mr. and Mrs. John Greenawalt, Har
risburg. and Dixon Greenawalt, of
Elizabeth, N. J. ( were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry B. Greenawalt.—
Miss Myrtle Bell, of Harrisburg,
spent several days with her uncles
and aunts in Stony Creek. —Miss
Bessie Oyster, of Harrisburg. was a
week-end guest of Miss Elizabeth
Pofl'enberger.—Freeman C. Gerber
ich, who spent a month in El Paso,
Texas, visiting his sister, Mrs. Har
vey Simmons, has returned home. —
Miss Marguerite Williams, of Macon,
Ga„ and Miss Sabra Clark both stu
dents of Goucher College, are spend
ing Thanksgiving vacation with Dr.
and Mrs. W. P. Clark.—Lewis Con
rad is ill at liis home near town.—
Mrs. Myrtle Facer and daughter,
Margaret, who were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Facer, have re
turned to Van Dyke.—Ralph Shoop,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shoop,
of Stony Creek, who has enlisted in
the Army, was called to Watertown,
Masi., where he will be trained. —
Mrs. Sarah Sponsler is spending
some time with her niece, Mrs. Sny
der, at York. —W. C. Greenawalt, of
Youngstown, Ohio, was the guest of
Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark.—Mrs.
Elizabeth Mertz spent Monday in
Linglestown visiting Mrs. Daniel
Smith. —Mrs. J. D. M. Reed left
Wednesday for an extended visit
with her brother, Frank Shope, at
Berwick. —Mrs. David Barnhill, of
Tremont, was the guest of Mrs. Sar
ah Sponsler.—Frank Miller and
family, of Harrisburg, occupied
their bungalow over Thanksgiving
holidays.—Mr. and Mrs. Maylon
Fishpaugh and daughter, Grace, of
York, are visiting Mrs. Fishpaugh's
parents, Mr. and Mi's. William Ege.
—Miss Carrie Hoffman, of Middle
town, spent several days with Miss
Ruth Shaffer.
Real Thanksgiving Day
Observed at Mt Union
Mount Union, Pa., Dec. 1. —Thanks-
giving Day hero was a real holiday,
and consisted of four main attractions.
At 9:30 union services were held at
which the Rev. W. S. Shannon made
the address; at 12 o'clock the ladies
of the Baptist Church served a turkey
dinner to several hundred people; at
3 o'clock Mount Union High School
met Hollidaysburg in a football gamo.
and at 8 o'clock the Royal Hawaiian
Singers played before about 1,000 peo
ple in the Shapiro Theater. J. O.
Armstrong, of Oil City, and last year
in the commercial department at Roa
noke, Va., has been elected head of the
commercial department of the high
school. He began his duties this Week.
The sophomore class of the high
school gave a party Wednesday night
in honor of the freshmen. ■ — Profes
sor W. P. Harley spent the weekend
at Roversford. —• H. W. Slothowfft
visited" his parents, at Demoyne, over
Thanksgiving. —.Fred Cox and Nor
man Wagner, students at Dickinson
Seminary, spent Thanksgiving with
their parents, here. Dr. C. E. Culver
and family spent Thanksgiving Day
at Philadelphia, visiting their son,
Harold, who is attending the Pennsyl
vania Dental School.
SISTERS HAVE TYPHOID FEVER
Allen, Pa., Dec. I.—The two
daughters of Mr. add Mrs. Harvey
Enck, arc 111 with typhoid fever. —
The Supervisors of Monroe township
held their regular monthly meeting
In the room of M. J. Bowanwell this
afternoon. The Church of God
started revival services last evening.
The meeting will be conducted by
their pastor. Rev. Gable.—Mrs. John
Nunamaker and soi„ of Wormeys
burg, visited her mother. Mrs. Mich
ael Staub on Wednesday.—P.oj Rich
wine, manager of the EUlott-Fisher
Typewriter Branch olf.ee In Chicago,
111., is home, bringing with him the
body of his wife's mother, Mrs.
Rinehart, who died at his home in
Chicago. The body was taken to
the home of her daughfer. Mrs. Si
mon Backastow. at Hershey, for
burial.—Mr. and Mrs. John Randa
maker and daughter Martha, of
Harrisburg, spent Thanksgiving Day
with her mother. Mrs. Levi Enck.—
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Markley. of
Mechanicsburg, spent Thanksgiving
Day at the home of J, H. Nickey.
Y. M. C. A. FUND $122
Berrysburg, Pa., Dec. I.—Roscoe
Daniel has returned to his post at
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.—The Y.
M. C. A. funds raised in this town
amounted to $122. The apportion
ment for town was sloo.—Miss Har
riet Weaver has gone to Philadel
phia, where she will spend the re
mainder of the winter. —The Rev.
and Mrs. Paul Huyett and daughter
Jean, who Bpent their vacation with
friends in and about Lancaster, have
returned home. Messrs. George
Warner and Charles Lebo left on
Thursday for Center County to spend
two weeks hunting deer and other
game.—Kennsrd McFarland, of Har
rlsburg, Is visiting in town.
Captain C. W. Elliott, commanding
the Trench Mortar Battery here,
which expects to go "over there" be
fore long, is planning to make the
ocean trip as pleasant for the boys
as possible and asked the town's peo
ple to donate books of flcUon to the
boys or to the battery to be read
while out on the briny deep.—Two
more young men of the county have
been commissioned first lieutenants
in the Army after taking the in
struction and passing the tests at the
training camp of Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. The two young men are J. By
ron Horner, of Knoxlyn, and Chester
Bell, of Hunterstown.—C. G. Heagy
and Frank Cromer secured over sixty
pounds of honey from the side of the
house of Charles Howard, near town,
where it had been deposited by bees
that came there during the summer.
—Following a talk by Mrs. Elsie
Singmaster Lewars, the teachers as
sembled in the Adams county Insti
tute gave ssl in a collection taken
toward the county's share in the
Y. M. C. A. work.—Workmen are
now engaged in preparing the roofs
of all the buildings at the camp here
so that they will withstand the win
ter weather. They are being given
a coating of a preparation of tar
over which sand will be thrown.
This will keep the buildings in good
shape for use next spring, wheh it is
expected that more soldiers will be"
sent than were here this summer.
j Women's Missionary Day at
Halifax U. B. Church
Hulifax Pa., Dec. 1. —Sunday was
observed as Woman's Missionary Day
in the United Brethren Church and
at the evening service an appropri
ate program was rendered. Mrs.
Dewitt Fry, of Harrisburg, delivered
an address. —Misses Olive and Mary
Nelson, of Palmyra, spent Sunday
in town, visiting at the home of Mrs.
Mary Bierer. —Miss Anna Bierer,
who spent a week at home, has re
turned to Palmyra.—Melvin Sponsler
spent the week with friends at Har
risburg.—Little Ruth Welker, who
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Putt, has returned to her home at
Harrisburg.—John Neidig has re
turned home ,at Harrisburg after
spending a week with the family of
his brother, A. H. Neidig.—G. W.
Westfall, who has been critically ill
for some time, seems to be slowly
improving.—Miss Helen Wert was
taken suddenly and seriously ill at
her home on Second street on Wed
nesday morning.—The Rev. J. F.
Stabley was at Oberlin the forepart
of the week attending a session of
the Harrisburg Conference of the
Eastrn Pennsylvania Synod of the
Lutheran church.—J. H. Faubue and
family, of Elizabethville, and Mar
garet Snyder, of Pillow, called at the
home of J. C. Bitlee and family.—
The Lutheran Sunday school of Fish
orville on Sunday gave ten dollars
for war purposes.—James E. Lentz,
of Elizabethville, was in town on
Sunday evening and accompanied
the Rev. J. F. Stabley to Fetter
hoffs church, near Fisherville In or
der to explain a way to raise money
for war purposes.—A. M. Hoffman,
C. C. Wise, C. H. Parmer, Jerry
Reigle and E. H. Shoop were on a
hunting trip to Perry county this
week.—C. C. Laudenslager, of Steel
ton, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Kinsirgue.—Mrs. H.
S. Bogar and son, Robert, of Steel
ton, spent several days at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hoff
man. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Still, of
Hummelstown, spent the weekend
at the home of her sister. Mrs. W.
J. Jurey.—Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Cumbler were guests Monday at din
ner at the home of Dr. Cumb
ler at Steelton. Mr. and Mrs.
Adam Steffer, of Herndon, spent
Sunday at the home of their son. N.
A. Steffer and family.—Samuel Mot
ter has returned to his home at
Steelton, after spending a week at
the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. George Motter.—Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Coisnitz and baby, of
Penbrook, spent the week-end with
his mother, Mrs. Mary Coisnitz.—
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keln, of Harris
burg, and Mr. and Mrs. John C.
Westfall and son, George, of Marys
ville, were home Sunday at the bed
side of their' father, G. A. Westfall.
—Miss Christine Neidig, of Royal
ton, was the week- end guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Neidig.
-—Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Boyer and
daughter, Grace, of Middletown,
were week-end guests of Mrs. Boy
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Lentz.
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SERVICE FLAG
IN TOWN SQUARE
Millersburg Will Hoist Testi
monial to Her Soldiers
in Country's Service
NO CHRISTMAS TREE
Beneville Dreibelbis Seriously
Injured When Horse Falls
on Him Few Days Ago
Millersburg, Pa., Dec. I.—This
year Millersburg will not have its
community Christmas tree, which
was a great attraction for people of
the upper end and where brief
Christmas services were held each
Christmas eve for a number of years.
A large service flag, with a star for
each Millersburg soldier, is spoken of
to span Market street at the Square
this holiday season.—Lieutenants
Brown Bradenbaugh, George Mi
chaels and William W. Boyer "were
up from the southern training camp
to eat Thanksgiving dinner at their
homes.—Beneville Dreibelbis was
badly cut about the face when he
was thrown from a horse which
scared at a locomotive whistle three
miles south of Millersburg early in
the week. After throwing Dreibel
bis off, the horse fell on him, crush
ing him on the frozen ground.—Lu
ther Lenker and Ray Kepner, of the
Signal Corps, stationed at New York
City, spent Sunday at their homes
here.—Mrs. Harvey W. Johnson and
sister. Miss Cora Snyder, were at
New York City this week, visiting
Mrs. Johnson's son, Merle, who is a
member of the Signal Corps.—Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Walborn, of North
street, announce the birth of a
daughter, November 25. —Allen Gil
bert, who is attending a business
college in Philadelphia, was home
over Thanksgiving.—Ed. Culp has
been appointed an inspector of ord
nance by the Government and left
on Wednesday for Milton, where he
will be stationed for the present.
Visitors Spend Pleasant
Days at Linglestown
Linglestown, Pa., Dec. I.—Miss
Jennie Grove, of Penbrook, on Sun
flay was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
.T. Wilson George.—The Rev. and
Mrs. Clyde Lynch and children, of
Harrisburg, on Sunday were guests
of Mrs. Carrie Feeser.—Mrs. Alfred
Yaple, Mrs. Elizabeth Keefer and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Yaple, of Harrisburg, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Care
on Sundav.*—Mr. and Mrs. Roper
Good, of Pleasant View, visited Mr.
and Mrs. John Crum.—Mr. and Mrs.
Bailey Kennedy, of Dauphin, on
Sunday were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. B. Care. —Mr. and Mrs. John
Geyer and daughter, Ruth, of Har
risburg, were guests of Mrs. Rebec
ca Baker.—Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Walmer and Mr. and Mrs. Leese, of
Steelstown, spent Thursday with
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Leese. —Samuel
Balthaser, a former resident, has en
listed in the Engineering Corps and
has gone to Fort Slocum prior to
leaving for France. —Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Koons, of Pleasant View,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid Felty.—Mrs. Alice Rabuck spent
Thursday at Harrisburg.—Mrs. Sar
ah Mehaney, of Harrisburg, spent
several days with Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Minnicli.—Robert Hoke, of
Camp Meade, spent Thanksgiving
Day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hoke.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Rich, of Harrisburg, on Sunday were
guests of Mrs. Amanda Trwin.—
Mrs. Katie Hoover, of Pleasant View,
and Mrs. Mary Lingert, of Hershey,
were recent guests of their father.
John Tobias. Martin Gross, of
Camp Meade, spent Thanksgiving
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Cross.—Homer Heller, of Read
ing, is spending several days with
Mr. and' Mrs. \V. G. Zimmerman.—
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Buck and
children, of Harrisburg, spent
Thanksgiving Day. with the former's
mother, Mrs. Annie Buck.—Mrs.
Mary Fackler, of Harrisburg, spent
Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hoke. —Mrs. Mary
Rhein, Mrs. Lillie Pitman and chil
dren, Dr. C. >l. Smith and daughter,
Miss Grace, spent Thanksgiving Day
with Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Rhein at
Harrisburg.—Miss Kate Mcllhenny
and Miss Susan Mcllhenny, of Har
risburg, on Tuesday were the guests
of Mrs. Annie Smith.—Mr. and Mrs.
John Buck and daughter, Ruth, on
Thursday were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Daniels.
NINE PICTURES
GIVEN SCHOOL
Proceeds of Entertainments at
Newville Used to Buy
Historical Scenes
LECTURES FOR WOMEN
Red Cross Branch Ships
Articles to Headquarters,
Including 21 Sweaters
Newville, Pa., Dec. I.—Nine pic-
tures, purchased by the proceeds of
entertainments last year, were placed
in the Newville schoolbuildlng. The
subjects are mostly historical.—A
representative of State College will
give a series of lectures to the wo
men of Newville and vicinity, the
llr st to b e in the High school
auditorium on Tuesday, December
11. morning* and afternoon sessions.
—At two shipments made Novem
ber 14 and 21; the Ked Cross branch
sent to headquarters 151 articles,
including twenty-one sweaters.—
Starting with the annual Thanksgiv
ing service on Thursday morning, a
series of union services were contin
uef| Friday and Saturday mornings
and will conclude tomorrow evening,
when the meeting will be held in
/.ion Lutheran Church and the
speaker will be the Rev. P. T.
Wheeler, pastor of the Big Spring
Presbyterian church. The theme
will be, "Intercession."—Mrs. E. R.
Woodburn and three children spent
Thanksgiving day with her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ernst at Harrlsburg.
—•Mr. and Mrs. D. Ways Sharp are
ill at their home in Big Spring ave
nue.—Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Bower, bf
Harrisburg, were entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Frank
Bower on Thursday.—Miss Flora
Ritner, of New Yorx City, is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. S. E. Shenk.—Rural
Mail Carrier. R. M. Sollenberger is
visiting his brother, George, at New
Canton, Va.—Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Searight and child, of Harrisburg.
spent several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Oyler.—Miss Gertrude
Borst, who spent several mOTths at
Washington, D. C„ has returned
home.—Mr. and Mrs. E. M. David
son and daughter, Sara, of New
Cumberland, visited Mrs. Davidson's
mother. Mrs. Dumfer, over Thanks
giving.—Misses Rose and Florence
Bricker spent over Sunday with rel
atives at Harrisburg and Enola.—
Wedding Dinner in Honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Wagner
Union Deposit, Pa., Dec. 1. On
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Frank ,11.
Stauffer held a wedding dinner in
honor of their daughter. Miss Maude
Stautfer, who has just married Ar
thur Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wagner, Sr. Those present
were Mrs. Sarah Stauffer, Misses
Edith, Elva and Violet Stauffer,
Miss Esther Smith, Earl Stauffer,
Ray Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Stauffer and Miss Lizzie Landls, of
Harrisburg, and Mrs. Frank Long, of
town. They received as gifts a
set of silverware, linens and <W
glass. H. P. Peiffer and father,
John Z. Peiffer, spent Wednesday at
Harrisburg. Miss Catherine Spotts
of Lebanon, after spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spotts
has returned home. Communion
services will be held in the United
Brethren Church to-morrow morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock by the pastor,
the Rev. J. R. McDonald. Mrs.
Henry Miller and sons, Harry and
Paul and Mrs. Joseph Etter spent
Tuesday at Palmyra visiting Mrs.
Miller's brother, Edward Spangler
and famtly. Miss Violet Stauffer
of Harrisburg, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Peiffer on Sunday. Miss
Mary Shertzer and sister, Miss Lizzie
Shertzer spent Sunday near Han
overdale visiting Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Cassel. Levi Spotts of Lebanon,
visited his uncle, Frank Spotts on
Sunday. Preaching services will
be held to-morrow morning In the
Reformed Church at 10:30 o'clock
by the new pastor, the Rev. Arthur
R. King. Jacob Espenshade, Mrs.
Lizzie Rambler, Mrs. Lizzie Letter
man, Miss Mary Rambler, Miss Car
rie Letterman, Miss Lizzie Parthe
more, Miss Edna Whitmoyer, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Whitmoyer spent
Sunday at Millersburg visiting the
Rev. Mr. George Hallman and fam
ily. A liberal donation was held
on Wednesday eveplng for Miss Re
becca Staley, a life-long resident of
Union Deposit.