4 IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MORE WHEAT IN ADAMS COUNTY farmers Have Planted 1,000 More Acres of Grain This Year Than Last NEW NORMAL TRUSTEES State Board of Education Names Two For Shippens burg Normal Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 8.- —Adams t ounty farmers are turning their at tenUon to wheat for the coming year nd have planted about one thous and acres more than last year in this grain.—Because of an accident Xo the rector the Episcopal Church ot' the Prince of Peace has been .closed for several weeks. The Rev. William B. Hooper was struck by an automobile in Philadelphia some time ago and after Dcins. . - hos pital for some time, has gone to the' Jiome of his daughter in Charlottes- ! ville, Virginia, to further recuperate, | 'and there will be no services until "his return. —Two Adams county j men. County Superintendent H. Mil-: ton Roth, of Gettysburg, and C. Ar thur Griest, of Guernsey, have been | named by the State Board of Educa- i lion as trustees ot the Sliippensburg -Normal School, recently taken overi by the Commonwealth.—After being missing from the home of his daugh- ] ter in Philadelphia, since October, 27th, where he had gone to spend' the winter, the body of John Bair, j of Littlestown, was found floating on the Delaware river. His cane had, been found on the river bank the 1 day following his disappearanee, and it is thought he lost his balance while taking a walk after dark, and j fell into the water. He was 71 years I old.—Going into a stall to give water j to a pony, Jacob Schrlver, of New 1 Oxford, was kicked by the animal, I the first kick striking him jjquarely! on the jaw, fracturing the bone, and the second blow inflicting an ugly bruise oil Uie leg.—After a very prosperous season Gettysburg's curb market has closed simply because the truckers no longer had the pro duce to bring in for the buyers.— The Order of Independent Americans! held their annual banquet Friday night of this week and over five hun- j tired persons were fed.—After being I closed several months to undergo iin- i provements the College Lutheran j t'hurch had reepenlng services in the beautified building last Sunday.' Almost ?5,000 was spent in the im- i provements. Dorff Lahr Gives Turkey Dinner at Millerstown MiUcrstown, Pa., Dec. B.—Dorff , Lahr entertained the following at a turkey dinner at his home in Main street on Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. t'harles Lahr and son Max; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Noll, of Newport; Mr. ,T. Banks Lahr, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Diffenderfer and chil dren and Miss Mame Kepner, of Mil- Jerstown.—Mrs. Nelson Williams, of Newport, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Martin Rowe on Sun clay.—Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Page were at Harrisburg Saturday.—Miss Lil lian Nankivell, of Steelton, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and! Mrs. Thomas Nankivell. —Miss Clara Wingert, who had spent several months at Clarendon, Va., with her i sisters, has returned home.—Mrs. O. O. Wagner and son, Orande, arel visiting relatives at Wooster, Ohio. j -—Miss Coffrode, of Dauphin, l who had been visiting at the home of Mrs. H. S. Branyan, returned home on Wednesday.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morrow and son Lee, spent Sunday at Duncannon with Mr. and Mrs. Chester Steele.—Miss Mary Armstrong, of Lancaster, spent the ■weekend with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Allen. —Mrs. Edward Rumple and son Harold, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rounsley, have returned to her home at Cardiff, Md.—Georga Alexander was a visitor at Harris burg on Monday.—Misses Margaret Bollinger and Helen Martin have re turned to Millersville State Normal school, after spending their vaca tion with their parents here.—Miss Mame Kepner, niece Carolyn Rels inger and D. A. Lahr were Harris burg visitors on Wednesday.—Mrs. Brinton, of Camp Hill, spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kipp.—Mrs. James 'V'alker, of Altoona, visited William "Walker and family over Sunday.— Mrs. Annie Eckler was at Harris liurg recently.—Miss Wilson, of Al toona spent the weekend with Miss .Tejtsie Kipp.—Mrs. Samuel Zeiders and son Joseph, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Joseph Martin.—Mrr.. Grace Ditzler and children are vis iting relatives at Lancaster.—Charles Allen and family, of Middleburg, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Mary Allen. $270 FOR RKD CROSS MNlliiitown, Pa., Dec. B.—The Red Cross bazar which was held in the corridor of the Courthouse on Sat lirrtav was ■ amounted to s27o.—Chester McCor mick and bride returned home on Sunday after a honeymoon trip to Eastern cities.—Mrs. Spotts, of Thompsontown, spent a day with her niece, Mrs. J. Frank Patterson.— Airs. D. E. Vandyke and little son, David, have returned to their home at Philadelphia after a month's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Hackenberger.—Miss Josephine "Wilson has returned to her home her® after a several months' visit with her sister, Mrs. Brady Robison, at Oil City.—Miss Katherine Mathers returned home Monday after a month's visit at Philadelphia and Trfincaster.—Mrs. Elmer Beale has been confined to the house with ill ness.—Mrs. Robert Lloyd, of New York City, is a guest at the Lloyd home in the Bast End.—Mrs. Elmer McCauley and daughter, Miss Mary, are guests at the home of F. M. M. Fennel!. —Lyman Guess and bride re turned home on Tuesday after a honeymoon trip to Eastern cities.— Miss Ruth Glenn has returned to her home at Johnstown after a sev eral days' visit at the home of F. M. M. Pennell. Man's Gift From a Man's Store Wm. Strouse 'jM SATURDAY EVENING, FOUNDING OF U. B. CHURCH The Rev. "Ira D. Lowery Deliv ers Appropriate Address on 150 th Anniversary MEETING IN LONG'S BARN Addition Being Built to Pren zel Shoe Factory at Halifax Halifax, Pa., Dec. B.—At the morn ing service in the United Brethren Church last Sunday- the Rev. Ira D. fcowery in an appropriate address commemorated the 150 th anniver sary of the meeting oT Otterbein and Boehm In Isaac Long's barn, in Lan caster county, which meeting led to the founding of the United Brethren Church.—Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bow man on Tuesday took their little daughter, Rosalie, to a Philadelphia hospital to have a spinal affection, froi which t'>e child Has I>> en sut fering, remedied.—A. H. Prenzel is having a good-sized addition built to his shoe factory in Third street. — The United Brethren choir has been reorganized with these officers: President, Ross C. Zimmerman; sec retary. Miss Beulah Miller, and treas urer. James E. Neitz.—Miss Carrie Fetterhoff on Wednesday entertained at dinner at her home in Fourth •street in honor of her sister, Mrs. Eliza Smith, of Harrisburg. Covers were spread for these guests: Mrs. Lydia Landis, Mrs. H. B. Slidel and mother, Mrs. Luther Loudermilk; Miss Rose Loudermilk, Mrs. J. S. Gemberling and Mrs. G. W. Shultz. —Mrs. Henry Shadlc, of Harrisburg, spent Monday with friends here.— Mrs. G. W. Keiter has gone to the Lykens Valley, where she will spend sometime with friends. —Charles and Lindy Keefer, S. J. Bowman and Clarence Stoneroad spent several days on a gunning trip to Perry county.—Edward Lentz spent sever al days with friends at Lykens and Williamstown. —William Daugherty spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder at Enders. —The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Lyter, of Harrisburg, spent Monday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lyter.—Fulton Knouff, of Mat amoras, spent Tuesday at the home of his son, Charles Knouff.—The evangelistic services in progress at the Stone United Brethren Church, near town, the past several weeks are being continued this week by the pastor, the Rev. H. H. Fertig.—Miss Bethel Wllbert and George W. My ers, of Harrisburg, were week-end guests at the home of her mother, Mrs. C. B. Wilbert, in Third street.— Daniel I. Lebo; first lieutenant in the United States Army, now stationed at Camp Alfred Vail, Little Silver, N. J., paid a visit to his mother, Mrs. W. H. Lebo. —Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Straw and son, Lloyd Straw, and Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Zimmerman returned home on Monday from a week-end trip with friends at York. —Philip Fraher, assistant general manager of the United Shoe Machine Company's general plant at Boston, Massachus etts, spent Sunday as the guest of A. H. Prenzel and family. CENTRAL PENNA. PERSONALS Florin. —J. E. Loucks, of York, was here this week.—Jean Garber has gone to Perry county on a deer hunting trip.—Mrs. Louis Neitnan, of Masillon, Ohio, spent several weeks at this place, the guest of lier sister, Mrs. Harry Eichler.—Mrs. Martha Longenecker, of Ohio, spent some time here visiting friends and rela tives.—Roy Tony, of Lancaster; Ilaefner T. Myers, of York, and Wal ter Root, of Millersville, visited friends at this place.—Grover Eich ler, of this place, has accepted a po sition as fireman in the yards at Harrisburg.—D. S. Grim, of Millers ville, and Miss McConley, of Han over, were the guests of William Henry and family.—A number of Florin people attended the district Sunday school convention at Mount Joy on Thursday. The Rev. O. G. Romig, pastor of the United Breth ren Church, conducted the quiet hour service.—Willis McKinley is spending a week with friends and relatives in Philadelphia.—Mrs. Ja- cob Koser and children, of Milton Grove, were the guests of her son, Paul Koser, at this place on Sun day.—Roy Breneisen and family, of Rohrerstown .and E. F. Menges, of Harrisburg, visited friends in town. —Mrs. Kersey and Mrs. Hoffman, of Elizabethtown, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs..Harry Young on Wed nesday.—The Rev. O. G. Romig vis- ited parishioners near Milton Grove on Wednesday. Malta —The Rev. J. H. Ritter. field worker of the Good Shepherd Home at Allentown, filled the pulpit in the Lutheran Church here on Sunday morning, and at Dalmatia in the afternoon. —James M. Snyder was at Dauphin recently.—John G. Wertz was in Center county hunting for a deer. —Ralph A. Wertz and family and M. T. Wertz made a trip to Herndon on Saturday.—Charles E Wert and family, of Countyline, called on James M. Snyder on Sun day.—Mrs. W. O. Witmer and Mrs. Laura Spratts and child, of Pillow, were at the home of George F. Sny der on Tuesday..— Grant Bower, who was employed at the home or C. E. Witmer during last summer, has re turned to his home at Mandata.— David Wlllower of Mandata, was here last week. Blain. —Mrs. Catherine Stine will spend the winter with her daugh ter, Mrs. Alice Harman, at North umberland. —Mrs. Elizabeth Stine, of Bixler, visited friends here and was at work at the Red Cross rooms on Wednesday.—W. W. Shumaker has returned to Washington, D. C., where ho has a position as clerk in the United States Treasury.—F. M. Mor row, W. T. Smith and J. D. Dennl son, who were here on a hunting trip, returned to Pittsburgh, having bagged a nice bunch of small game. SCHOOL PUPILS SELLING SEALS Mount Wolf Children Work Hard For Red Cross Tuberculosis Fund ONE GIRL SELLS 12 PACKS Boy Scouts of Mount Wolf Take Membership in National Organization Mount Wolf, Pa., Dec. 8. —Pupils of the Mount Wolf schools have been successful In selling Christmas seals for the benefit of the Yorlt County Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Each pupil is given a pack of ten at a time. They usually work during the dinner hour and after school. One little girl of the primary department. Miss Alverta Buser, sold twelve packs the first day she started out. The teachers will take charge of the funds and turn them over to the society. The little ones will receive badges as a token of the services rendered. —Lo- cal Boy Scouts have been admitted to membership in the national body, through their scoutmaster, W r ilbert Eisenhower. The organizatic/n since it has become affiliated has sixteen members who have signed the appli cation blanks. They are: Preston Prowell. Walter Shank. Charles Krebs, Harry Hoffman, Lloyd War ner, Earl Hoffman, Warner Living ston, Philip Bahn, Stewart Kann, Bayard Kunkle, John Fitzkee, James Rhorbaugh, George Lehman, Stewart Holler, James Fitzkee and Arthur Deitz. —The Rev. H. W. Zuse, pastor of the United Brethren Church, ar rived home yesterday after spending the week at Greenmount, Md., where he assisted the Rev. George Dough erty to conduct a revival meeting. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Evans and daugh ter, Margaret, of Philadelphia, were guests at the home of Postmaster and Mrs. Charles M. Hummer. —A daughter was born on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baker. —Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kohr announce the birth of a daughter, Wednesday, at their home in Second street.—Mrs. Charles Wolf has been appointed chairman of the local committee to canvass the borough in the interest of the registration of women lor the Women's League for National De fense. The work of the committee is meeting with considerable suc cess and a number of women have signed the cards. —The School Board was reorganized Tuesday evening. The now member elected at the last election. D. Y. Herbst. was seated. Henry Wolf was re-elected president of the Board, with I. Park Wogan, vice-president. The remaining mem bers are E. A. Greiman, secretary, and A. H. Ness, treasurer. —Rehears- als will soon commence for the can tata, "The Shepherd Story," to be given at St. John's Lutheran Church, under the auspices of the Sunday school class taught by Mrs. Charles Ebaugh, on New Year's eve. There will be about thirty voices in the cast, and the rehearsals will be con ducted under the direction of Mrs. G A. Livingston. —Warner Living ston, son of the Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Livingston, took part in a recital held on Tuesday evening at Yor *- There were twelve in the cast, all made up of the advanced violin pu pils of Purcel Frey. Allen. —Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mark ley, of Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday with Mrs. Markley's sister, Mrs. El mer Enck.—Robert Shumberger, of Good Hope, spent several days of his school vacation with his cousins, Lee and La Verne Shumberger, here. —Chester Enck, who enlisted in Company G, Eighth Regiment, at Carlisle and is now stationed at Camp Hancock, Georgia, came home to attend the funeral of his cousin. —Mrs. Boyd Cocklin, of Hagerstown, Md., spent several days with her mother, Mrs. Adam Nell. —Ralph Rinehart is ill with typhoid fever.— Lloyd Baker, of Mechanicsburg, spent Wednesday with friends here. Pillow. —Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sny der and Mrs. Thomas Snyder and son attended a funeral at Pitman on Tuesday.—Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, of Philadelphia, are spending several weeks with her parents here.—Mr. and Mrs. Omega Bowman and chil dren, of Millersburg, spent several days here.—The Rev. Mr. Grossman, of Quakake, will preach in tho Lu theran Church here this evening.— Miss Verna Lahr, of County Line, spent several days with friends here. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herb, Mrs. Mary Wlest and Rebecca Wolfe at tended the funeral of Mrs. Adams at Mandata on Tuesday.—Thomas Snyder was at Lykens on Wednes day. Yeagcrtown.—Miss Crawford spent Sunday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Peters, at HeedsviUe. —Grant Smith, of Harrisbure, spent several days with home folks here. —Miss Lillian Armstrong, of Big Valley, was a Sunday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank MclU i vain.—MrS. Grace Mcßridc snout Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. | ueurge 'iata in rerguson Valley.— i Mrs. Willis Swanger wns a recent ; visitor at the home of Mrs. Ward | Walk at Heedsville. —Miss Helen Gottschach returned home from a I visit with relatives at Philadelphia. I —Mrs. T. S. Spangler left for Wash ington, D. C. t where she will attend ' sessions of the National W. C. T. U. convention. —Mr. and Mrs. Ira Keller spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. i Keller ut Beavcrtovfti. —Visitors the ! past week at tlio home of H. 11. Herbster, of Lower Mann avenue, were Mrs. Alfred McCartney and lit tle daughter, Mary Ruth, of Burn ham; Thomas Herbster, of McClure; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cleck, of Lew lstown; Mrs. George Selhelmer, of Chester, and James Lauver, of South Dakota. —Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Otto, of Kast McKeesport, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Buf ilngton. —Mr. and Mrs. John Payne; of York county, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Hershner, in Mann avenue. —Norman Fleisner ar rived home from Harrlsburp to say good-by to his home folks prior to enlisting in the Army.—Miss i' ranees Haggerty, of Altoona, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Roy Buckman. New Bloomflcld. Mrs. B. F. Cleanes and son, Robert Darlington, of Altoona, and Mrs. Cleanes' moth er, Mrs. Harry L. Darlington, of Ijewistown, wero guests of Mrs. B. F. Hallenbaugh.—Joseph Miller, of Chatsmouth, 111., spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. IJ. Miller, in this pla^e.—Nevin S. Neil -1 son, of Denver, is visiting his par TI AHrastimm tSBk "TEXEGKXFH Hummelstown Chemist Is on Duty at Camp Upton EDGAR HAEHNLEN Hummelatovrn, Pa., Dec. B.—Edgar Haehnlen, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Haehnlen, of Hummelstown, Is a chemist's assistant at Camp Upton, Loffg Island. The young man was a Sophomore at Dartmouth College when he enlisted in the Army. Camp Upton will be used as a convales cents' hospital for Injured soldiers re turned from France. Miss Alice Haehnlen, a sister of the young man, ha 3 volunteered as a trained nurse at the same camp. Miss Haehnlen Iras been In New York City for a number of years, being assistant to Dr. Fisch er in his private hospital for children, and also assisting in his preparation of school and college textbooks on hygiene and medicine. Miss Haehn- . len resigned her position to take up hospital work at Camp Upton. Address by Former Teacher at Linglestown Chapel Linglcstown, Pa., Dec. B.—Tomor- ] row will be the monthly rally day: at the Union Chapel Sunday school.! In addition to the Pilgrim's class' program, included in tlte general ex ercise, an address will be given byj J. B. Strock, of Harrisburg, a for-1 mer teacher of the Sunday school. The aim of the Rally Day is to have i every member of the Sunday school! present.—Mrs. Rebecca Baker spent several days with her daughter, Mrs. John Geyer, at Harrisburg.—Mr. and Mrs. L. Feeser, of Penbrook, and. Mrs. Mclntyre, of Harrisburg, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. i Zimmerman. —Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd' Holland, of Paxtang on Sunday were; guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hicks, j —Miss Vesta Koons was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ditlow, at Harrisburg.—Mrs. Sarah Albert, of Harrisburg, was a recent; guest of her mother, Mrs. Matilda Shuey.—Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Blanch and children, Mrs. David Blanch and daughter Esther, of Pal myra, on Sunday were the guests of : Mrs. Sevilla Lohgenecker.—Miss Hil- I da Meixel spent Sunday at Camp Meade, with her brother. Fleck Meixel. —Harvey Shuey and son, of Enola, spent a few days with Mrs. Matilda Shuey.—Mrs. Clyde Lynch l and children, of Harrisburg, spent Wednesday as the guests of Miss Jes sie Lenker. —Mrs. William Mader and Mrs. Edgar Longenecker, of Penbrook, spent Thursday with the former's father, Simon Harper.— Norman Fesser, of Midland, is spend ing several days with his mother, ( Mrs. Mary Feeser.—Mrs. J. F. Hicks spent a day with her daughter, Mrs. Cloyd Holland, at Paxtang.—Mrs. W. G. Zimmerman entertained thir ty-five ladies of the W. C. T. U., of Penbrook on Monday evening.—Miss Esther Mcllhenny, Mrs. Backenstosa, of Harrisburg and Miss Mabel Back enstoss, of Washington, D. C., were recent guests of Miss Marian Smith. —Mrs. Harry Deickert and Mrs. Henry Spangler, of Harrisburg, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hetrick. —Mrs. Shields, of Penbrook, spent Wednesday with her daugh ter, Mrs. William Lenker.—Ross Care, of Steelton, was the guest of Miss Vera Care. —Mrs. Webber and! Miss Helen Jeffries spent a day with: friends at Dauphin.—Mrs. Edward; Mumma spent Friday at Paxtang. j Four Hogs Aggregate 1671 Pounds in Weight Thompsontown, Pa., Dec. B.—Mrs. J. H. Keagle and Mary Meiser were at Harrisburg.—H. Z. Sowers pur chased four prize hogs Tuesday. The combined weight being 1671> pounds. The heaviest, 454, 424, 396, 387 pounds, respectively, making 13 cans of lard. —Mrs. Gutshall of Lewis town, spent Tuesday with Mrs. H. B. Sowers. — Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Books and Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Groninger. near Mexico, spent Sun day with Jonathnn Kelser.—Mr. and Mrs. Rcbert Colyer were (DHH of MifHintown friends.—Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nyehart, of Northumberland, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Sow ers.—Miss Helen Ward spent the weekend with her parents at Penn sylvania Furnace.—Mr. and Mrs. William Kinzer spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. William Benner at Co calamus.. Mrs. George Colyer, of I.ewlstown, Is visiting friends here.— John Tennis, of New York, spent the weekend at the Tennis home.—C. A. Meiser was at MifHintown on | Monday.—Miss Mary McCaulay, of Harrisburg, is visiting Mrs. Irvtn Barstow. —Mr. and Mrs. William Col yer are Visiting their sons at Phil adelphia and Harrisburg.—Miss Mary Meiser's Sunday school class made a donation of $5 to th? Red Cross. ents.—Mr. and Mrs. William Humph rey, of Washington, D. C., spent a day with Mrs. C. H. Smiley.—Mrs. W. H. Cook, of Chicago, is here on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs. Kate Wright, who makes her home here with another daughter, Mrs. George Harris. —Miss Nellie Kil mer, of Carlisle, is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Sheriff and Mrs. Da vid L. K'stler.—M'ss Petira Robinson. Is attending the Perry county institute. Miss Charlotte Fergu son, of Harrisburg, spent a day with her aunt, Ullie Tressler, here. —Miss Delia W. Hench, of Hench Elm Farm, visited friends at Bloom field on Thursday.—William Clouser and William Dunkel, of Harrisburg, attended the funeral of Robert Flem ing.—Mrs. G. W. Garber spent a day with her daughter, Olive, at Ship-, pensburg State Normal School.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hess, of Duncan non, spent Thanksgiving with their niece, Mrs. James W. Shull.—Russell Johnson, of Selin"rrove. visiting his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Johnson, in this place. Former Lewisberry Pastor to Fill Pulpit Tomorrow Lewisberry, Pa., Dec. 8. To morrow the Rev. L. E. Wilson, until recently pastor of the Lewisberry and Lisburn charge of the Method ist Episcopal Church, and now pas tor at Mercersburg, will occupy the pulpits in the former charge as fol lows: Morning worship and sermon at Lisburn, at 10:30 a. m.; Address 1 I to men at Lewisberry, 2:30 p. m., and j public worship and sermon at Lew-1 isberry at 7 p. m.—No preaching j services were held in the Methodist i Episcopal Church on Sunday as the l church is without a pastor. Tomor- | I row afternoon the Sunday school I I board will meet at the church to elect officers for the ensuing year.— ' | Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Nortenheim and daughter Caroline, have returned to their home at Philadelphia, after spending the weekend with Mrs. Nortenheim's father, W. S. Ham mond. —Mrs. Elizabeth U. Laird and Mr. and Mrs. Dean R. Hudson took an auto trip to Steelton on Sunday afternoon, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur H. Latrd.— Oscar D. Byers, son William and daughter Romayne, of Steelton, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harlacher.—Prof. Mark, H. : Schlichter, of Shippenburg, princi pal of the Lewisberry High school, will lead the Senior League service in the Methodist Church on Sundav evening. The topic is "Epwortli Herald Night."—Paul Scliubauer, of I Steelton, spent Sunday with his par-1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Schu bauer.—Miss Julia Sutton is living! at Harrisburg.—James F. Cline, of Steelton, has returned home from a | visit with his brother and sister, Harrison and Miss Carrie Cline. —The Rev. Dr. Milton Kirk, of Williams port, spent several days at the Fos ter home, where he attended the funeral services of his sister, Mrs. Florence Jane Beistline, who was; buried at Harrisburg on Monday.! Another sister, Mrs. Hannah Ens-j minger, of Harrisburg, is now a guest at the Foster home.—Thel Methodist Episcopal Sunday school | is now rehearsing for a Christmas Cantata, entitled "Blessed Is He That Cometh," to be given in the church j in the near future.—Elverna and "Bobby" Bell returned to their home lat Goldsboro, after spending the | | week with Mrs. Alice Stonesifer and i j Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Hetrick.—Allan | Frankeberger returned 3unday to | his ht>me in Philadelphia, after aj visit with his brother and sisters.' Jacob Frankeberger, Miss Mary' Frankeberger and Mrs. Ella M. Sut i ton.—Bruce G. Nebinger left on Sunday for the State Normal School j at Millersville, where he is a stu dent, after spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John 1 B. Nebinger. Mechanicsburg Boy Scouts Secure Permanent Home MeclianicsbuPft, Pa„ Dec. B. | Mechanicsburg Troop of Boy scouts lias secured a permanent home, hav- j i ing rented a large room on the third : floor of the Trimmer building in I j West Main street. With the assist- | | ance of the Scoutmaster, the Rev. B.' j L. C. Bair, the place will be furn- j ished and made inviting for the boys. j ! —The campaign for the sale of j j Christmas Red Cross seals has start ed here under the direction of Miss' ; Mary Clark, who has charge of the work.—The large dwellinghouse, lo- j | cated at the corner of Eaut Main and ! i South Chestnut streets, belonging to ! A. E. Sieber, was sold this week to } W. H. -Lutz, of Monroe township, through the agency of Hopple and Swartz. —Mrs. Alice S. Hauck and son Walter, are at Washington, D. C. —On Thursday evening a meeting I of St. Mark's Aid society was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy | G. Shettel, South Market street.— I Mrs. George W. Hershman was hos [ tess for the Sunday school class I taught by Miss Olive Taylor in the Methodist Episcopal Church, at her | home in West Coover street, on , Monday evening. The guests en ! joyed a social time, and refresh ; ments were served.—At the forty j first annual meeting of the stock holders of the Mechanicsburg Ceme i tery Association on Monday evening | these directors were chosen for the j coming year: Samuel Hertzler, Charles H. Smith, Jacob S. Mumma, A. B. Rupp, William O'Neal, Walter O'Neal and W. W. King. The board organized with these officers: Presi dent, Samuel M. Hertzler; secretary and treasure!, Guy H. Lucas; care taker of the cemetery, William J. Berrler.—A meeting of the Bible and i Tiact society of Mechanicsburg was j held on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. C. E. Brindall, in West Main street.—The following officers | were elected for the ensuing year ! at a meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of Trinitv Lutheran church, on Monday evening: President, Miss Margaret Blackburn; vice-president, Mrs. John T. Lamb; secretary, Miss Catharine Hummel; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. Hall Sharp; treasurer, Miss Emma Rich.—Miss Martha Wil liams, of Carlisle, is the guest of Miss Eleanor Parker, South Market street.—Lieutenant Forest Mercer is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mercer, West Main street.—Mrs. S. Carroll Miller entertained the fol lowing guests from Harrisburg at her j home in West Main street on Mon day evening: Mrs. Charles Troup. ! Mrs. Robert Troup, Mrs. Clair Miller, i Mrs. Howard Haines and Airs. Hor ace Mayer. Entertainment of Union Deposit Sunday School Union Deposit, Pa., Dec. B.—Mem bers of the United Brethren Sunday school are practicing for a Christ mas entertainment on Monday even ing, December 24th. —Mr. and Mrs. George Fausnacht, of Harrisburg, I visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Fausnacht on Sunday.— F. P. Schaeffer, of Lebanon, was a | recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer • Rambler.—Preaching services will be held in the United Brethren church tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. J. R. Mc- Donald. —Mrs. Viola Davidson, of Steelton, and Mrs. Emma Larch, of Oberlin, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shoop.—Charles Alle man spent Monday at Harrisburg.- Ross W. Long, of Hummelstown, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Long on Sunday.—Preaching ser vices will be held in the Lutheran church to-morrow morning at 10.30 by the Rev. Luther Stauffer.—Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brunner, of Schae fferstown, and Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Steinmetz, of Richland, were enter tained on Sunday by the former's son, James Brunner and family.— Henry P. Peiffer spent Tuesday at Harrisburg.—Thomas Patrick, of near Hanoverdale, visited his son, David Patrick and family on Tues day.—Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Landis en tertained as guests on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stauffer, of Harris burg; Mr. and Mrs. Neal Miller, of Palmyra, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sto ver and children, of Stoverdale and Mrs. Levi Hershey and children, of Elizabethtown. —Frank Zimmerman and family, of Philadelphia, were en tertained on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Peiffer. Blain Minister Has Two Sons in U. S. Army PAUL AND STANLEY KNOX Blain, Pa., Dec. 8. The Rev. and Mrs. George H. Knox, of Blain, -have two sons in the United States Army and they are now in training at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia. Standing is Paul S. Knox, and seated, Stanley L. Knox. They enlisted as volunteers in the National Guard at Harrisburg, on May 1, 1917, and on September 1 went to Augusta. Both are members of the Supply Company or the One Hundred Twelfth United fetates Infantry Regiment. The fath er of the boys, the Rev. George H. ft"?."' j!" 18 been Pastor of the Blain Methodist Episcopal charge for the pust two years. E. Leroy Keen Receives Commission in U. S. Army L Wlconisoo, Pa., Dec. B.—E. Le Roy iKeen, of the Officers' Training Camp j at 1' ort Oglethorpe, Ga., has received I a commission as Second Lieutenant [in the United States Army. Ho is spending two weeks with his par ents, after which he will leave fbr Camp Green, Charlotte, North Car olina.—Mrs. S. J. Shambach and daughter Mary, of Bemick, are vis iting Prof, and Mrs. John 13. Sliam bacli.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fos ter returned home, after visiting their son, Albert, in Fort Leaven worth, Kansas, and also relatives in Indiana. —Robert Minnich, of Dick inson College, spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Minnich.—Hiram Boden, of Perth Amboy, N. J., is visiting Matthew Thompson.—Estella Watkeys visited relatives at Steelton.—lna Seimons j spent Thursday at the home of I James Seimons, at Harrisburg.— i Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jones, of Potts i ville, visited the latter's mother, ' Mrs. James Orr, on Sunday.—lra F. : Keiter has returned to Philadelphia, after spending several days with Dr. land Mrs. I. A. Keiter.—Flora Lewis spent the weekend with her sister I Margaret, at Shippensburg Normal i School.—Mrs. John E. Jones, of Phll | adelphia, is visiting at the homo of Mrs. Evan Jones.—Mrs. Olive Car penter and Mrs. Esther* Ulrich, of Reading, spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Willam H. Williams. —Miss Elizabeth McWllliams visited her parents in Elysburg.-—Mrs. Ambrose Esterline and daughter, of Harris burg, were in town over Sunday, vis iting at the home of I. A. Macham re.—Mrs. John C. Davis and Mrs. Samuel Fear are home from a visit with relatives at Philadelphia.— Mrs. John Buckley spent several days with Homer Pontius and fam ily at West Fairvlew.—Eli Schwartz and Misses Eve" Jones and Margaret Potlcher, of Lebanon, spent a day with Mrs. James Orr. —Albert Croth mel, of Siilverdale, was the guest of Miss Esther Botdorf.—Marshal Bo den and William Esterline motored to the Fountain Springs Hospital Sunday. Lewis Strippy and Mrs. William Esterline returned with them. —John Pontius, Jr., o,f West Fairview, is visiting town relatives. —Mr. and Mrs. John C. Kniley have returned from a visit to Baltimore, Md. —Walter Schoffstall, of Phila delphia and Mary Schoffstall, of Harrisburg, were entertained at the home of William Schoffstall on Sun day,—Alice Studholm has resumed her studies at West Chester, after spending several days with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Studholm.— Charles Fenstermacher, of Steelton, spent the weekend with his wife and family here.—Anna Bohan, of Plymouth, visited her sister, Mrs. James Higgins recently.—Miss E. R. Bretz has returned to her home at Easton, after visiting town friends. —Mary Thomas spent, several days with relatives at Reading.—Mrs. "William Morris, of Cressona, is vis iting at the home of Edward Jury. Yound Women Are Told How to Find JBR. A Relief from Pain. Nashua, N. H.— "I am nineteen years old and [ohDmßh^ l '- every month for two years I had such pains that I would often faint and have to leave school. I had such pain I did not know what to do with myself IS&Bgm 7 mi J/ and tried so many remedies that were of no use. JmcflV A /f ]/J(t J/ p wyk I read about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable JfwN/m / '// /■§§/ J f J/J fA Compoimd in the newspapers and decided to JtwhSF / // -J / / try it, and that is how I found rehef from j j / / / / ' pain and feel so much better than I used to. bj £ /?-/ / I When I hear of any girl suffering j j //fl ) as I did I tell them how Lydia E. \tt iralSl I il J / Pinkham's Vegetable Compound \%x) Ift I // kM/ /, helped me." Delina Martin, Pi' A It l(W 29 Bowers Street, Nashua, N. 11. C} lll|\l V /' Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, jj/ilJst^ made from native roots and herbs, contains no =s^: s>w^ narcotic or harmful drugs, and is, therefore, . THE PERFECTLY SAFE REMEDY / LYDIA E. PINKHAMs VEGETABLE COMPOUND LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. LYNN.MASS. I wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmam DECEMBER 8, 1917. DEER HUNTERS HAVE SUCCESS Parties Going Out Fjom Mil lersburg Kill Bucks and Big Bear ONE GUN MISSED FIBE Millersburg Civic Club Nets SIOO For Bed Cross From Play Millersburg, Pa., Dec. B.—News from the camp of hunters in dicates that Millersburg nlmrods are doing quite well. J. W. Strawser is said to have brought down a fine buck and Guy Heckert and party shot a.large black bear. H. H. Wal born, who is down in the South | Mountain, had a fifie opportunity early in the week to shoot a buck, but when he pulled the trigger the, gun failed to respond, the safety apparatus being in place. Carl Ba shoar, it is said, was within fifteen feet of a large buck, but missed.— Over SIOO was realized by the Civic Club through their efforts in pro ducing the drama, "My Old New Hampshire Home," in the High School auditorium. The play will be given again by the same local talent in the Lyric Theater Decemtfer 14, the proceeds of which are for the local auxiliary of the Red Cross. — The Baby Bond sale is on at the local post office and many people are avail ing themselves of the opportunity of purchasing $5 bills for $4.12. —Rus- sell Downy, one of the selected men who loft here September 19 for Camp Meade, is home from Camp Gordon, Gg... having been discharged from the Army on account of bad teeth.— Frank Neubaum is home from the Harrisburg Hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound, having a linger shot off in a gunning acci dent.—Miss Grace Pike, who was se riously 111 with diphtheria in a Phila delphia hospital, is said to be im proving.—I. H. Ransom and- daugh ter, Miss Lulu, attended the funeral of a relative in Philadelphia on Thursday. Mt. Union Council Buys Site For Borough Park Mount Union, Pa., Dec. B.—Bor ough Council is making plans for a city park in the near future and vcted to purchase a site from J. F. Moore and Col. J. S. Bare.—The I women of the Methodist churcn are ! planning to hold a big Christmas j bazar and oyster supper December 'l4 and 15. —The High school has 1 finally been granted a space for ath letic sports. The Auditorium of 'he new High school building will ine fitted ur for basketball.—Miss Ruth Hlnton, of Pottstown, has been elect ed teacher of physical training and arithmetic in the High school here. She started work on Monday.—L. N. Crun, chairman of the Red Cross drive" for members was at Philadel phia cn Wednesday in the interest of the local chapter.—Miss Mary B. Fike, a former teacher in the local High school and now at Myersdale, visited friends here during the week. —D. C. Goodman spent several days deer hunting recently in Diamond Valley.—The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has placed women on the various crossings here and have moved the men to more responsible positions in the yards at Harrisburg. —Tiie Red Cross Chapter here has I been granted permanent quarters on j the balcony of the High school audi j torium. CONTRIBUTION OP 1 JELLIES Tower City, Pa.. Dec. B.—The Woman's Christian Temperance Un ion of Tnwer Citv ent their annual contribution of jellies to the alms house at Schuylkill Haven. —The Women's Missionary Society of the United Evangelical Church will hold their thank offering service on New Year's Eve. —A Christmas cantata is being prepared by the Methodist Episcopal Church. —The stork visit ed the home of Howard Troutman and left a girl.—Miss Florence Lud wig spent an evening in Williams town.—Mrs. James Smith and son and Mrs. William English were Ly kens visitors during the week.—Mrs. Haas, of Williamstown, visited her parents here. —Fred Hunter, a sailor on one of the United States ships, spent several days with his brother. —Miss Bessie Miller has returned to her home at Reading after spending a week with friends here. HONOR ROLL OF GRACE CHURCH Greencastle Congregation Will Send Christmas Gifts to Members in Service SCHOOL TEACHER WEDS Miss Georgiana Snyder Be comes Bride of Jacob der at Hagerstown GrecncasUe, Pa., Dec. 8. An nouncement has been made of the marriage of Miss Georgiana Snyder, of East Baltimore street, to Jacob Shrader, of Antrim township. Tha wedding took place at Hagerstown Saturday evening and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr Span gler Kieffer, of the Reformed Church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Snyder and has been a member of the faculty of the"Greencastle public schools until her resignation several weeks ago. Mr. Shrader is engaged in farming, and he and his bride will occupy a farm in the spring.—A committee was appointed in Grace Reformed Sunday school Sunday morning to select Christmas gifts for all the young people of the church who have gone out to the various I contonments. Grace Church has the following honor roll: A. Neil Brum baugh, Dr. Charles Henneberger, John Henneberger, Miss Ruth Hen neberger, Clark Gilland, Thomas Ha gerlan and Otto Spielman.—Mr. and Mrs. Neil Andrews have returned from an extended visit at Martins burg. Miss Amy Shank, who is teaching school in Dickinson, Md., spent part of the week at her home in South Carlisle street.—Dr. F. A. Bushey, dreencastle's oldest physi cian, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Dr. Bushey was a surgeon in the Civil War. —J. G. Raliuaser has re • turned from Cajnp Meade, where he was exempted the past week. Misses Hope Schaff, Helen Lesher, Mary Garden and Kathryn Fuss at tended the Thanksgiving dance at Shippensburg Normal School. — Ed ward Grove, Ursinus College, spent the weekend at his home near Greencastle.—The Rev. W. Morgan Cross, pastor of the Lutheran Church, was taken critically ill while in his pulpit on Sunday. A physician was summoned and it was three hours before the Rev. Mr. Cross could be removed from the church. His condition has greatly improved.—Miss Abigail Hemming er, who is teaching in the seminary at Lititz, was home from the week end. —Carl Sheap removed his fam ily from Greencastle to Harrisburg on Tuesday.—Mrs. Steiger, of Phila delphia, spent part of the week with Mrs. Emma Kisecker, of South Washington street.—David Angle seriously ill at his homo in East Bal timore street. Duncannon Sends Cash to Harrisburg Hospita Duncannon, Pa., Dec. B.—At tin union service in the Reformer church, a collection of $13.18 was received and will be sent to tin treasurer of the Harrisburg Hospi tal for the tise of that institution. Mrs. Kate Jenkyn has gone to Phila delphia, where she will spend sflktt time with her daughter and law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Both I well. —Oscar Noss, of Washington, D C„ spent several dayii here the pas week with his parents, Air. and Mrs George B. Noss.—Roy Heckendori and John Y. Wills, of the Unitet States Ambulance Corps, statfonec at Allentown, spent the weekend a theeir parental homes here. —Clar ence Wahl, cook for Company C 314 th Regiment of Tnfantry, a Camp Meade, spent the wcekeni with his father, F. E. Hah I and othe relatives. —James E. Sa.vlor lias re turned from Illinois to Perry Count; with his family, and will take uj farming in Howe township.—Charlei Noss, of Penn township, killed tw< hogs, the weight of whicl was 824 pounds.—The monthly con signment of articles made by tin local unit of the Red Cross and sen to the Harrisburg Chapter on Mon day was as follows; 65 abdomina bandages, 35 many-tailed, 70 trian I gular, 35 head, 30 T, 110 rolls rolle< bandages. 100 6x3 folded gauz j strips, 160 gauze compressors, 31 [ gauze sponges, 5 surgical shirts, ; suits of pajamas, 5 sweaters, 1' scarfs, 7 pairs of wristlets, 2 pair of stockings. Two of the knitter of wristlets are more than eight; years old, but ybung in patriotic spir it, and a number of little girls wh are knitting squares are but eigh 1 years old.
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