WEST SHORE NEWS 325 Pupils to Take Part in Christmas Program Lemoyne, Pa., Dec. 20.—Morej than 325 pupils of the borough I schools will take part'in a Christmas program To be presented to-morrow' afternoon, marking the close of school prior to the Christmas vaca tion. Students in all grades will take The program follows: 'arol, "Oh Come All Ye Faithful," school: carol, "Jolly, Jolly Santa Claus," first grade pupils; carol, cradle hymn, first and second grade pupilsj; "carol, "Christmas Comes second and third grade #upils; recitation, Ruth Hawn, third grade; carol, "Under the Stars," school; impersonation, "Little Jack Horner," Eugene Novingar, second grade: carol. "Toyland," third grade; song in action, "Good King Men eclar," fourth, fifth and sixth grades; recitation, "Santa's Helpers," Hoyt Mickey, fifth grade; carol, "We Three Kings," fourth, fifth, sixth grades; carol, "Silent Night," school; read ing, Elmire Bricker; carol, "Hail Thou Everblessed Morn," sixth f,rade; motion song, sixth grade; car ol. "It Comes Upon the Midnight Clear," seventh and eighth grides; drill, "English Christmas Drill," seventh grade; carol, "The First Xowell," sixth, seventh and eighth High; carol, "O Little Town of Betli lem," sixth, seventh and eighth grades; carol, "Bienhenseure Nuit," High school; narative, "A Christmas Story/' Miss E. R. Mum mi, assist ant principal; carol, "Christmas Evening," High school; playlet, "Me chanical Toys," sixth grade; carol, "Good Night," and "Christmas Pray er." VICTROI.A CLUB SUPPER Enola, Pa., Dec. 20.—At a meet ing of the Victrola club of the Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. held in the as sociation rooms last night, prelimi nary arrangements for holding a sup per in January were made. Another meeting of the club will be held next Thursday when further plans will .lie made. We are showing this sea f son a large and varied as sortment of these popular "" instruments at prices ranging from $5.00 to $25.00 Cases, instructors and strings also carried in stock. P M Ovler Music Store" J. . IVI. wyier, 14 South Fourth St. Special 3-Day Sale There is going to be some scramble at this store ————— Men Save the next three days before Xmas as we are going Save One-third One-third on to & ive you an opportunity for large saving on on Your R , . your purchases. And help you to get the extra our uit or presents which you had in mind but did not Suits or Overcoat think you could get owing to high price of Overcoats —————everything on your original list. ' Here Is The Proof. ft Men's Suits; values to Boys' Suits, one lot to close sl—so. Special, out; sizes 15 to 17 only; values <t7 aa to $5.00. Special. Men's Suits; values to ™ i $15.00. Special, Boys Dress Suits; values to Special, $9.90 $3,95 Men's Suits; values to • Boys' Corduroy Suits, latest SIB.OO. Special, models, light or dark; values to $7..i0. Special, $12.90 $495 Mch's Overcoats; values to Boys' Balmaroon Overcoats, SIO.OO. Special, value $7.50. Special . . $4.95 f* AO Boys' Trench Overcoats, a SIO.OO value. Special, Men's Trench Coats; values I $7.45 (£0 Q H Coats, values ' to tit Men's Trench Model Coats, Q C qr plain ; values to SIB.OO. Spe- %J jj $12.90 I Coats, $5.50 MEN'S PANTS REDUCED o At illtt ONE-THIRD. Kh-itfjVk Men's Heavy Work Shoes— Boys' Fleeced Union Suits Boys' Corduroy Pants—For t As 250 value. $ 1,95 ....... 79c only. $1.19 jg '1 Special Boys' Fleeced Union Suits ' V Men's Fleeced Union Suits Special 6 'T:........ 85c I Reductions on all Holiday II —Spe- $1.19 i . Men's Sweaters — ne. Goods—Come and Save cial , <1.50 value. Special 2JOC One-Third bS3= Outlet Clothing Co. I Famous For Low Prices A Sl 75 va,uo 52.48 . $1 2*5 Across From Y. W. C. A. THURSDAY EVENING, Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore Mrs. F. D. Lusc, of West Fairview, j spent Tuesday at Harrisburg. Mrs. C. Baker, of .West Fairvlow, j is confined to her home with illness, j E. R. Lower, of Camp Hancock, | Augusta, Ga., who was formerly j principal of the West Fairview Hl|h l school was home on a furlough and! visited the schools. He was honored! with a reception by the senior class of the High school and was presented with a sweater. Mrs. Daniel Stiles, of West fair view, visited at Harri.^burg. Mrs. C. Leurnd and son, of West; Fairview, visited her mother at York, j Mrs. Cora Brinton, of. West Fair-i view, has completed her new bun- j galow at West Fairview and has: named it "Panama Heights." FRATERNAL UNION OFFICERS | West Fairview, Pa., Dec. 20.—The Fraternal Aid Union has elected the following officers: Past president, Adam Boyer; worthy president. Syl van Neidig; worthy vice-president, Samuel Stuckey; chaplain, H. W. Neidig; worthy guide. H. W. Mor gan: worthy treasurer,- W. L. Lantz; worthy secretary, J. H. Lantz; worthy assistant Secretary, ,F. D. Luse; inside guide, E. L. Malsh; out side guide, H. B. Shoop; trustee, H. B. Shoop; captain. Sylvan Neidig. MRS. BERTHA IIF.TRICK DIES West Fairview Pa., Dec. 20. —Mrs. Bertha Enlevs Hetrick died Monday evening at the home of her parents, aged 27 years. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Thel nia; also her parents, a brother and sister. Funeral services were held in the Grace United Brethren Church this afternoon by the Rev. J. A. Shet tel, of York, Pa. Burial was made in Enola Cemetery. NEW ROOKS FOR LIBRARY Lemoyne, Pa., Dec. 20. —An order for thirty new books for the Le moyne High school library was placed this week. The books will be of the modern tried fiction. Two new pictures will be placed in the High schoolroom next week. Retired Railroader Now Burgess of West Fairview BENJAMIN HOON West Fairview, Pa., Dec. 20.—Ben | jamin Hoon, a retired railroader, lias | recently been installed as burgess of ! the borough. He was elected at the ! November election and succeeds O. |H. Disney. Burgess Hoon, in tak ing office said that ordinances pass : ed by council would be enforced and i that he intended to work with coun i cil in moves that will greatly better I the town. Burgess Hoon was re ' tired by the Pennsylvania Railroad | a year ago. after nearly tlfty years i service. More than half that time | he was a foreman of the section ' between Wormieysburg and 'Vest i Fairview. BIXLER SHIPS SUPPLIES Marysville, Pa., Dec. 20.—Bixler Red Cross Society this week made its first shipment of Red Cross sup plies, consisting of 776 pieces as fol lows: Four sweaters, one helmet, two scarfs, three pair wristlets, twelve convalescent gowns, 27 ab dominal bandages, twelve pair of socks, twenty sling bandages, seven ty-nine, 4x4 compresses and seventy two, 9x9 compresses. YARDMAN'S LEG lIROKKN Enola, Pa., Dec. 20. T. W. Crom leigh, of Progress, employed in the local yards of the Pennsylvania rail road, suffered a fracture of the left leg yesterday when he slipped from the icy steps of a locomotive. He was taken to the Harrisburg Hos pital for treatment. COUNCIL TO REORGANIZE Lemoyne, Pa., Dec. 20.—Council at a special session to-night will re organize for the coming year. The budget for the new year will be drawn up. WEOOIVt AT WRIGHTSVII.LE Marietta, Pa., Dee. 20.—A wedding was solemnized here to-day at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Blank, when their daughter, Miss Irene Blank, was married to Paul Sultzbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sultzbach, of Marietta. The ceremony was per formed by the pastor of the Lutheran Church of Wrightville. The best man was Charles Sultzbach, a brother of the groom: the matron of honor, Mrs. Charles Hollenbaugh, Reading; the bridesmaids, Miss Florence Blank, a sister of the bride, and Miss Augusta .Sultzbach, a sister of the groom. The bride is a graduate of the Columbia Hospital. The groom is a graduate of the Williamson Trade School and is at present employed at Claymont, 1 Del. H ARRISBU RG TELEGRAPH News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania llellefonte. The funeral of Mrs. William P. Wilson, who died here last Saturday, took place yesterday. She was the widow of one of the organ izers of the Bald Ejigle Valley 1 tail road. Several years ago she gave a $4,000 swimming pool to the Belle fonte Y. M. C. A., and later equipped the woman's medical ward in the Betlefonte Hospital. Shamokln. G. Gilbert Kulp, head of the Kulp Lumber Company, return ed from a hunting trip at Larry's Creek with a black bear as his share of the bag. The members of the Sha moking Lodge of Elks were the lum ber king's guests at a bear dinner. llolllduyxliiirK. John L Wine land, 75, of Martinsburg. was run down by a draft of cars at his coal depot yesterday morning and instant ly killed. l/iinciiNter. Raymond Simpson, 16, son of D. F. Simpson, accidentally shot himself through the heart while cleaning a 38-caliber revolver. Mount Greliiu.—Announcement was made here yesterday that the United States Government has abandoned, for the time at least, its plan of establish ing a munitions depot in the Cone wago Valley to the south of this place. lioyrrtown. Newton B. Erb, bur gess-elect, who received twenty-eight tons of coal to be used at his cigar factory, divided them with Boyertown families, whose coal bins were empty, in order to relieve their sufferings. Not a ton of coal was received in this town of 3,800 inhabitants for the last ten days. liiizleton. Hazleton's plans for a Community Christmas tree were can celled yesterday by Superintendent Jacob Martin, of the department of parks and publi6 buildings, in con sideration for the light conservation propaganada of the Fuel Administra tion. llnxleton. William Howland, 21, a miner employed at the Beaver Meadow Colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, was instantly killed yesterday by a fall of coal. Mnhitnuy City. Edward Beddow, 54, prominent fraternally, was stricken with paralysis in a barber shop and died in a few minutes. Mahanoy City.—Twenty-live work men saved John Nuzel from death at Springdale washery yesterday, when they dug him from under tons of frozen culm. MORE HOGS SHIPPED There has been a large increase this fall in the number of hogs shipped to farms and ranches for breeding and feeding, instead of be ing sold for slaughter. This move ment of "stockers and feeders" from the large markets of the country was four times as heavy during October this year as during the same month last year, and for September and OctcbeK combined the movement was three times heavier this > ear than last. These hogs that have gone back to farms and ranches in stead of being slaughtered will, of course, 'increase the pig crop next year. The movement is considered a definite indication of some of.the re sults of the campaigns of the United Slates Department of Agriculture, State Colleges, and other agencies, waged in all the leading liog-produc ing states with the object of bringing about the saving, of breeding stock this winter. CAMP niCMKMHKKS SOI.niKHS Elizabetliville, Pa., Dec. 20.—Camp No. 7078. Modern Woodmen of Amer ica. elected the following officers at their regular meeting on Tuesday evening: Consul. H. L. Romberger; adviser, D. A. Andre; banker, O. K. Enders; clerk. C. E. Forney; escort. J. K. Butsfield; watchman, H. H. Hoftner: sentry, E. G. Raker; physi cian, Dr. J. W. Shaffer; manager, George H. Swab. This camp has three members in the Army and has remembered each with Christmas cheer. PICTURES OP "THE NATIVITY" Mechaniesburg, Pa., Dec. 20.—This evening at 8 o'clock the members of the committee in charge of the Red Cross membership campaign will have exhibited in front of the Church of God a series of' beautiful pictures on "The Nativity." Everything is being done by the workers to secure a big enrollment of new membeis and they are succeeding admirably. CHRISTMAS EXTE RTAI \M E VIS New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 20. Christmas entertainments will be held by all the schools of the bor ough. Miss Mary Buttorff, teacher of music, will give a program of Christ mas carols, with a chorus of High school and grammar students. "A SCRAP OP PAPER" Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 20. High school students will render a bene fit play, "A Sctap of Paper" imme diately following the Christmas va cation. Proceeds will go towards last payment on piano. FREE MILK FOR CHRISTMAS Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 20. —Instead of the usual Christmas gift in the shape of a calendar, Liverpool's popular dairy man, George Charles, will serve "free" milk to his regular customers on Christmas Day. APPENDICITIS OPERATION Middleburg, Pa., Dec. 20.—Mrs. James G. Thompson, who was oper ated upon for appendicitis at Wilkes- Barre two weeks ago, has returned home. She is rapidly recovering. Alcoholic Content of Beer . Now, and After January 1 When you drink a glass of beer in this year 1917 3 7-10 per cent, is al cohol. If you don't swear off Janu ary 1 and continue to drink you will get in the same quantity of beer only 2"N per cent, of alcohol. Per haps you will have to drink about onoithird more beer to obtain the same effect. President Wilson lias issued a proclamation under the food act, lixing the alcoholic content of beer after the new year at 2 % per cent. This picture shows the differ ence, # whlch though slight in appear ance will be very real to the drink- I ing man. I TO FIGHT FOR U.S. AGAINST OWN KIN Naturalized Austrian Eager to Capture His Father and Two Brothers Sayre, Pa.—"l am glad I can go to war," said Lduis K. Hoagiand, an employe of the Lehigh shops here, who has enlisted in the United States navy aero corps. "It may be I shall meet my father and brothers fighting with the central powers. Should I, It would be one of the pleasures of my life, to take them captive "over there,' turn them over to my super ior officer and keep on fighting." Hoagiand has sought for some time to enlist, but not until row has his ambition been jjratitled. Born of a German mother and an Austro- Hu'ngarian father, he came to this codntry in 1907 to seek the oppor tunities it offered. The demand for sturdy men was not so great as now, nnci besides he was handicapped by inability to speak English. Ono day in New York he determined to see something of this great country. Ills little money was soon exhausted and then he beat his way as a tramp. A railroad policeman took him from a freight train in the adjoining \ il lage of Waverly, and he was ar raigned before Justice of the Peace Charles A. Hoagiand. The tres passer told his story in broken Eng lish, and Justice Hoagiand was keen enough to discover that he was deal ing with something different than the ordinary ease. The prisoner declared he wanted to renounce his allegiance to his native country nnd become a citizen of the United States. The justice asked the prisoner if he would iike to live In Waverly and vicinity, and the defendant he would like to live anywhere in this WM. STROUSE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS I in a hurry? 1 House Coat or Bath Robe $ 5 to s l2 agJ Shirts $1 to $lO • .|ggjf| Neckties 50c to $3 ®agij Boys' Suits,ss to sls Kid Gloves, $2 to $5 Boys' Overcoats, $5 to sls Men's Velour Hats, $5 to $7.50 Boys' Mackinaws, $5 to $lO Sweaters, $1.50 to $lO 'R MM 3 I * Boys' Caps, 50c to SI.OO. Underwear, $1.50 to SIO.OO JWIJ jL ( Mufflers, SI.OO to $7.50 Mo.nito Hose, 25c to SI.OO y£sljll NM izjjjM Handkerchiefs, 10c to SI.OO Felt Hats, $2 to $5 Pajamas, $1.50 to $5 Men's Caps, SI.OO to $2 i? Comfort Kits, 50c to $6 Men's Mackinaws, $lO to sl2 i The New Store 310 Market St. I country where he could have a show i |of earning a living;. Justice and Mrs. I I Hoagiand took the young man lnto| r | their own family, and from that | | day have been his foster parents. j IHe asked permission to take the Hoagiand name for his own. tOi | which there was no objection. Dur-j I Ing the nine years he has lived in i this vicinity, young Hoagiand has ' made an enviable name for nlmself, and his application for naturallza-| tion bore the recommendation ofi some of the best men in this sec tion. He has become in the Lehigh shops a gas engine expert, and the Sayre recruiting officer said that no j man has come before him with high er recommendations. 1 Hoaglnnd's father is an officer in , the Austrian army and he has two s brothers in the service of that coun- I try. Superstitions Plentiful on Sailing Vessels A well-known superstition is that will-o'-the-wisps, or devil's eyes, seen on the tips of the spars after a gale in the tropics, appear only when the ship is nearing her doom. A cr<Jss-eyed man for a messmate means plenty of good luck. Jack thinks, and it is the best of luck to sail under a red-haired skipper. If, however, he happens to have cross eyes also, the combination is fatal, &nd trouble will be experienced be fore the voyage is ended. Suhday is considered a fortunate day upon which to begin a voyage, while Friday is, of course, very un lucky. If the ship's bell is made to toll by the rolling of the vessel It Is a sign that there is going to be a loss of life. All luck Is disposed to desert a ship which carries a dead body. Sailors have been known to hang the end of a rope over the side of a ship when leaving port. The belief is that friends and relatives draw upon this rope, causing the vessel to come safely back. It is a common belief that for a DECEMBER 20, 1917. barber to lather the face of a pa tron with a single stroke of the brush inevitably brings bad luck. It is considered bad luck'to see a hunchback In the mirror standing or passing back of one. It is said to foretell a death in the family. The habit of sitting with legs crossed in a barber shop will. It Is M M it 1, 2, 3 and 5 lb. packages Gorgas Rexall Stores 16 N. Third St. and Penna. Station said. make the hair come out early' in life, and render a man prema turely bald. To bo shaved by a red-headed) barber is believed by many to he a* sure cure tor rheumatism. Good luck Is said to follow th*v man who has his shoes polished at i the. time he 1s being shaved. 11
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