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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
WOOD STOVES
AGAIN IN USE
People Living Near Buena
Vista Springs Unable to
Get Coal Supply
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—Bear
rtown, near Buena Vista Springs, is
oth in the grip of a snowstorm and
•coal famine. There is not a pound
of ooal on the heights of the moun
' tain settlement, except what re
mains In the cellars of the church
and schoolhouse, which were sup
plied early in the season. Private
homes have to go it on wood —most-
ly stumps and pine knots gathered
ovei the mountain, of which there
is always an abundance due to the
devastation of the timber by the for
est flrej. that sweep over the moun
tain every fall and winter. People
have taken down their coal stoves
and put up their old "ten plates"
with the "Never Give Up the Ship"
picture on the sides—the kind of
stoves they used to make at Mont
Alto hefore the war, and when the
'lron mines in that section were own
ed by the Messrs. Hughes, of Ha
jcerstown. The citizens ilnd no trou
ble In heating the house with a plant
lof this kind. They leave the stair
door open and it will heat the whole
blouse. Many of the people are do
ling their cooking on the old "ten
H>late" Just as grandmother used to
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, yn.IT>BY WEDDING AT COLUMBIA
Marietta. Pa., Dec. 14. Lieuten
ant August E. Lilly, stationed at Fort
Ogitliorpe, Georgia, arrived home on
a furlough and to-day was married to
Miss Charlotte Senft, of Columbia, by
the Rev. Wilmer E. Gray, pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
The couple was attended by Miss
Mary Senft, a sister of the bride, and
Lieutenant J. F. Pyfer, of Lancaster.
LEVI K. MYERS DIES
Thompsontown, Pa., Dec. 14. Levi
K. Myers died Wednesday night at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. George
Branthoffer. He was about 73 years
old. For many years he owned and
drove the 'bus to the station here. He
is survived by his wife and eight
children, all married.
RUTHERFORD SCHOOL RECORD
Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. 14. —
Rutherford schools during the third
month which ended Tuesday. Decem
ber 11, had 192 pupils enrolled and
an average attendance during the
month of 156. The percentage of
attendance was 90, caused by a num
ber of cases of sickness; fifteen pu
pils were tardy and twenty visits
were recorded. Professor Ray E.
Gruber is principal of the schools.
They will hold an entertainment in
tiie afternoon and evening of Decem
ber IS.
XM AS CHECKS FOR $3,100
Elizabethville, Pa., Dec. 14.—The
First N'ational Bank of Elizabeth
villo paid out nearly $3,100 when
they suit to 123 persons their Christ
mas savings fund checks for the
year just ended. This institution has
the gnod will of a large territory and
much of the paid out monefy will
come back as savings for 1918, while
the bulk of the balance will be spent
in their home town.
REITZEL FAMILY REUNION
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 14.—A family
reunion was held on Thursday at the
1> "if*of Professor and Mrs. S. C.
r- i ;m>l in Third street when all their
< :.!>• •i !i and grandchildren came
litum- to spend the day. Those pres
ent were: .Air. and Mrs. W. G. Rice
••mil lisiugliters, Mary and Ann'abelle
mil John Beltzcl and son Elmer, of
i vriisle, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
iteir/.el and children, of Philadel
phia.
I !-! I) . 10,000 BUSHELS OF APPLES
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—The
<: Evaporator Company
f'nued down Its plant after a success
i .1 season's run, during which 16,000
1 '"Miels of apples wore handled and
t'.wr carloads of dried fruit of ex
ceptional quality were produced. The
( evaporator company paid record
prices for fruit and good wages to
employes.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—Ar
i ..t; jements have been completed for
the Franklin County Farmers' Insti
tute. which will be in session Friday
J;II<! Saturday, January 11 and 12,
3 SIS, In the Washington township
liivh school building at Wayne
Heights. Many prominent men. fa
miliar with farm work, will address
the meetings.
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY
Farmer Meets With Variety
of Mishaps in Short Time
Gettysburg;, Pa., Dec. 14.—Roy J.
Bollinger, tenant on the J. O. Swartz
farm, betwen New Oxford and New
! Chester, met with a series of acci
dents that caused him considerable
suffering. While assisting at the
butchering at his home his right
hand came in contact with some
part of the machinery and the mid
dle finger was cut off at the second
joint. On the same day in attempt
ing to hang up a piece of meat a
sharp hook pierced the right arm
al the wrist, making a wound sev
eral inched in length. On "the fol
i lowing day, when he was assisting
iii placing the hay carriages on a
wagon the same hand came in con
tact with a rusty nail protruding
from a board and pierced the palm
of the hand to a depth of nearly
an inch. >
GEORGE W. KERR BIE9
New Bloomfleld, Pa.. Dec. 14. —
George W. Kerr died on Wednesday
morning after nearly a year's ill
ness, aged 65 years. He was married
Heptember 23, 1873. to Miss Mary
M. Outshall, who, with the following
children, survives: Mrs. Eftie Neilson,
Royd, llalph and Alma Kerr, all of
Philadelphia. Mr. Kerr was court
crier for a number of years and was
a member of the United Brethren
Church and New Bloomfleld Council,
Junior Ameri<%n Mechanics. Funeral
services will bo held Saturday after
noon, the Rev. Roy Zelgler officiat
ing.
DEER DISPUTE SETTLED
New Bloomfleld, Pa., Dec. 14. —The
controversy as to the ownership of
the line buck that was in the Perry
J county jail last week was settled and
l Luther H. Litigle. of Grantville, Dau
i phin county, got the animal. He
and a party of hunters came up again
this week, but got stopped by the
snowdrifts and had to take a train to
New Germantown.
DEPUTY UECOMES RECORDER
New Bloomfleld. Pa., Dec. 14.
William P. Swartz, deputy register
I and recorder, upon the death of
I Charles L. DePugh, who died Decem
| ber 6, becomes register and recorder
| of Perry county and will serve until
I January 1. 1920, when his successor
; will take office.
Mrs. Mary C. Barnett, who has been
I copyist during Mr. DePugh's illness,
! will now become deputy register and
j recorder.
SCHOOL'S SERVICE FLAG
Halifax. Pa., Dec. 14.—Floating at
I the Halifax public school building is
' a service flag containing seven stars,
; in honor of former school pupils,
; who are now serving their country.
I Herman Richter is the first former
! school pupils to be sent to France.
SENT HOME FROM CAMP
j Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 14. John
Bell, of Liverpool, one of the 104
j men sent from Perry county to
I Camp Meade, as part of the county's
quota for the new National Army,
! has been sent home because of tu
| berculosls trouble.
• >EW IJTOUSTRY AT LEWISTOWN
| Lewistown, Pa., Dec. 14.—The Bel
j mont Motors Corporation, of Harris
! burg, of which G. G. Gochnaur is
I president and J. H. Brenneman secre
! tary and treasurer, expects to give
I Lewistown a new manufacturing es
tablishment and the board of trade
and businessmen of the town will do
all they can to secure such a plant.
SCHOOLCHILDREN KNITTING
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 14. —Miss Mar
garet Mullen, a teacher of the third
and fourth grades in the Halifax
public school, has begun teaching her
pupils to knit during spare mo
ments. Boys and girls alike are
taking to the work.
CLUB GOT NO DEER
Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 14.—The Liv
erpool Rifle Club returned home to
day after a ten days' sojourn in tne
mountains of upper Perry county.
Many deer were seen by the hunt
era, but they were unsuccessful in
getting a good shot at a buck. A
large number of rabbits were killed
by the hunters during the week.
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effect, Laxative Bromo Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine."
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Badly Wounded Young
Hunter Returns For Gun
Gettysburg, Pa., Dee. 14. —Merle
Patterson, a young man of 21 years,
of near East Berlin lost the first two
fingers of his right hand when his
gun was accidentally discharged
while he was hunting. He was en
gaged in dislodginr: some dirt from
the barrel of the ii.in" when his dog
came up suddenly und. striking the
gun, caused it to be discharged, with
the res-ult that the first two fingers
of his right hand were torn away.
Dazed from the shock he dropped
the gun and hurried toward his
home. Just as he was approaching
th 6 house he remembered that he
had dropped the gun and with blood
flowing from the mangled fingers he
his steps, recovered the
•gun and brought it home before hav
ing the wound dressed.
BATTLEFIELD GUARD DIES
Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 14.—William
Spangler, one of Gettysburg's most
popular battlefield guards, died at
his home in York street. He was
aged 79 years, lacking only twenty
days. For twenty-three years he had
been stationed as guard at Spangler's
Spring, one of the most traveled
parts on tiie battlefield. During his
jears at this place the squirrels
i which lived in the woods hecyime
very friendly with him and were not
i t all afraid. On the cold days in
wintei he would travel the mile or
more to take them things to eat and
taied for them until spring would
come.
CHINAMAN NEAR DEATH
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—Harry
Doo, Chinese laundryman, was al
most asphyxiated with gas fumes
ftoma bursted gas pipe in his shop
Wednesday morning. That he is still
living is due, without doubt, to the
timely arrival of Calvin Boone, a
young man who had gone to the
laundry at 9 o'clock. When iho
Chinaman did not answer to his
knock on the door, he peered
through the keyhole and saw Doo ly
ing prostrate upon the floor. The
dcor was opened and medical aid
summoned.
REI\ CROSS CAMPAIGN
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—Chair
man Jacob H. Stoner is engaged in
perfecting plans for the Red Cross
membership campaign that is lo be
gin next Monday. Mr. Stoner has
named the following persons as his
assistants: Silas O. Benedict, secre
tary; Mrs. A. Barr Snlvely, S:ott
Cunningham, Mrs. Samuel Dreyfuss,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. D. Gray, Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Heller, John B. Long,
Carl F. Meyer, Mrs. Verne M. Wolff
and Mrs. Watson C. Stoner.
COMRADES EACH KILL DEER
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—John
Gladhill and Martin Reachard, both
of Beartown, met with fine luck yes
terday while hunting deer in the
mountain near the old Waynesboro
reservoir. Both men were hunting
together about 6 o'clock when Glad
hill succeeded in bringing down an
eight-prong buck, which weighed
130 pounds. Fifteen minutes later
Reachard brought down a four
prong buck.
BIRDS KEPT FROM STARVING
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.—0n ac
count of the heavy snow that fell
in this section the past three days,
the birds have suffered greatly from
cold and hunger. Several persons
interested in their welfare in
Waynesboro went to the store of
Daniel Rinehart and purchased a
' large quantity of feed for the birds
j and have asked others to do the
' same. Every winter when the snow
I remains on the ground for any length
i of time, this method is resorted to,
i and thousands of birds have been
kept from starving.
GIFTS SENT TO SOLDIERS
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 14.-—A box
! containing about S3O worth of
! Christmas goodies was packed and
I sent to friends of the soldier boys
at Camp Hancock yesterday.
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Hummelstown High School
Literary Society Program
Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. 14.—The
Hummelstown High School Literary
Society will give the following pro
gram on Friday afternoon, Decem
ber 21, the last day the school# arc
open before tho holiday season: Mu
sic, orchestra; Christmas song,
school; essay, "The Christmas Spirit,"
Pauline Laucks; oration, "Christmas
With Our Boys," Edith
book review, "The Other Wise Man,"
Van Dyke, Ethel IlarW; essay, "An
Old-Tlme Christmas," Leta I-Iltz;
Christmas song, school; discussion,
"Has Commercialism Ruined the
Christmas Spirit?" Alice Suggett; es
say, "Have We Forgotten the Reli
gious Significance of Christmas?
Miriam Cassel; book review, "Dick
ens' Christmas Carol," Margaret Cas
sel; recitation, Paul Brinser; essay,
"Is the Use of "Ninas' in Good
Taste?" James Cassel; piano solo,
Mary Light; Christmas song, school;
essay, "Th® Capture of Jerusalem —
Christendom's Christmas Present
From the Allies," Miriam Mengle;
oration. "Christmas Around the
World," Barbara Bomberger; dis
cussion, "The Bibles Christmas
Stories," Kathryn recitation,
"The Night Before Christmas, Cath -
arine Epler; Christmas song, school;
Tattler, Christmas number, Elsie
Mumma.
HALIFAX
William Bitterman, of New i orK
City, is spending some time here with
h's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Boyer.
Floyd Marsh, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Marsh, in Halifax township.
At the regular monthly meeting of
Washington Camp No. 576, P. O. fa.
of A., on Tuesday evening, these can
didates were nominated for office to
serve for the ensuing term: Past
president, S. L. Brubaker; President
Charles Westfall; vice-president, lia
B. Zimmerman; master of
Ross Zimmerman; recording secre
tary, H. Stewart Potter: fl nal cia sec
retary, P. C. Fox; treasurer, William
D Straw; trustee, John C. Miller,
conductor. John H. Chubb; inspector,
Myles Matter; guard, F. G. Potteiger.
'Mrs. G. W. Westfall Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred ICelm, at Har
riS Ralph Harper has enlisted in the
United States Army and expects
shortly to be sent to a training camp
at Fort Slocum, N. Y.
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DUNCANNON
Prof, D. A. Kline, of New Bloom
fleld, County Superintendent of Pub
lic Schools, visited tho schools horo
Wednesday.
Mrs. David Miller, of Philadelphia,
is visiting relatives hore.
Hunters report having found a
number of rabbits dead In the snow.
It Is supposed they froze to death.
" Mr "- Harry Flickinger, of Altoona,
spent Wednesday here with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Johnßton.
Herman Lightner has enlisted in
the United States Army and has been
sent to Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Mich.
Skating on the west branch of the
Susquehanna river at Benvenne is
being enjoyed by many of the young
people. •
W hilo coasting in Rachel avenue,
on Wednesday evening, Wlnfred
Hamaker, the 12-year-old son of Ell
Ilainmaker, of North M3rket street,
lost control of his sled and it run
into a telephone pole and he was
severely hurt.
William Achenbach is convalescing
from illness^
A liorso and sleigh is now almost
as much of a novelty on the road as
an automobile was-several years ago.
Ex-Associate Judge Jacob John
ston, is confined to his home with a
severe cold. The condition of Mrs.
Johnston, who is seriously ill is un
changed. She has been confined to
med for nearly three months.
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PERSONALS
MIM.ERSTOWN
Dr. *nd Mrs. L. S. Howard and two
children, of Harrlsburg, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Catharine Wright. They
wore accompanied home by Mrs.
Wright.
Miss Myrtlo Gear-hart was a recant
visitor at Lewistown.
Mlhh Helen Rebok has returned
home from a visit at Chambersburg.
Mrs. J. I. Crane was at Harrlsburfs
on Wednesday.
Mrs. O. O. Wagner and son, Orande
Wagner, visited relatives at Wooster,
Ohio, the past week,
Mrs. James Rounsley and daughter,
Edith Rounsley, were visitors at Har
rlsburg on Wednesday.
Mrs. Howard Ward and Mrs. Roy
Coates were recent visitors at New
port.
HUMMELRTOWI*
Miss Gertrude Brubaker has resign
ed as principal of the Enhaut schoolß.
Miss Nellie R. Brasfleld was off duty
as teacher of room 4 on Tuesday on
account of Illness.
Mrs. A. S. Lehman and daughter,
Ethel, shopped at Harrlsburg on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Jacob Shenk has returned from
a visit to Reading.
Miss Verna Myers was ill during
the week.
Mrs. Harry Crist Is confined to her
bed by illness.
Miss Sara Shenk spent Wednesday
at Harrlsburg.
Miss Helen Gresh spent a day at
Harrlsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Fasnacht and son,
Charles, spent Tuesday at Philadel
phia. Charles has enlisted in tho
Aviation section of the Army and will
report at Columbus Barracks.
Miss Elizabeth Ritts spent a day at
Harrlsburg.
Mrs. Alfred M. Kell and sons,
Alfred, Jr., and Walter, of York, are
'visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Geesey. They will bo Joined by
Mr, Koll toynorrow,
Miss Marion Burns returned to her
home, In ModinA, Pa., on Saturday,
after spending six weeks with lier
aunt, Mrs. Harry E. Gresh.
Arthur Tlnney is out again after a
short illness.
Mrs. David Burns has returned from
a visit with relatives at Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rarlck have
returned from Philadelphia, whero
they spent several days.
George F. Greenawalt will- celebrate
80th birthday on Monday.
Mrs. Annie Roush and Miss Kate
Kautz. were Harrlsburg visitors on
Thursday.
LI V ERPOOI j
Frank P. Dilley made a business
trip to Philadelphia on Monday.
Mrs. Albert Snyder r of Harrlsburg,
visited relatives here this week.
Mrs. Lou A. Stulley has gone to
Philadelphia to spend the winter.
Airs. Joseph Ulsh, of Altoona, was
a recent visitor in town.
Henry Hoffman and two children,
of Harrisburg. spent Tuesday here
with Albert HofTroan and family.
Mr. and Mtb. Charles E. Deckard
are spending some timo with rela
tives at Harrihburg.
Mrs. Annie Morris has gone to
Akron, Ohio, whero she will spend
the winter with her son, Frank Mor
ris.
Miss Jennuie Shuler, of Harris
burg, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shuler.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Dilley, of
Germantowu, Philadelphia, spent
| several days this week with the for
| mer's parents here, Having motored
1 from Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Shaeffcr
have returned from a three weeks'
trip to Lewistown and Bunkertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frehn and
daughter of Harrisburg, and Mrs.
Matilda Coleman and son, of Bea
vertown, were recent visitbrs at Bur
gess H. E. Ritter's.
Jesse M. Ferguson, War
Veteran, Dies in Perry Co.
New Rloomfleld, Pa.. Dea lis-— Jeso
Miller Ferguson, of Center township,
died at the home of bis son, Fr*nk
Ferguson, from a paralytic Irtroka.
Thirteen children survive, as follw;
Mrs. Willjam Rmlth, of Huntingdon;
Kdgar P. Ferguson, of Omaha, Neb.;
Mrs. Catharine Bpomer, of Pitts
burgh; Albert Ferguson, in the west;
Prof. John P. Ferguson, of Hajrl#-
burg; Mrs. Annie Kelnor, of Ick
burg; Harry and Prank Ferguson and
Mrs. Charles HheafTer, of Center town"
ship; Mrs. Margaret Arnold, in the
west; Howard Ferguson, of Harrl*-
burg, and one sister, Mrs Bmlie M.
Smiley.
Mr. Ferguson was a veteran of (be
Cicil War, a member of Company <J,
Two Hundred Klffhth Regiment,
Pennsylvania Volunteers, under Cap
tain 13. F. Miller.
COMPANY GETS SAND MTICIB
Ijewlstown, Pa.. Dec. 14. — 1 The
Standard Steel Work has secured a
big piece of land in the Klondyke
section of containing a
fine grade of sand rock. Work ha
begun on the tract and the rock 1
being blasted and hauled In truck*
to Burnham, where it is pulverized
and useTl by the company.
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