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TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
Enjoyable Program at
Dillsburg Lutheran Church
Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 27. —It "was
estimated that more than four hun
dred persons were present at the Lu
theran Church on Christmas even
ing to witness the exercises. The en
tire program, with few exceptions,
was rendered by the children, the
primary department taking a promi
nent part. The teachers of the sev
eral classes had charge of the train
ing. M. C. Thumma, superintendent
of the Sunday school, had charge
of the program and Miss Resta Fire-1
stone presided at the piano. The or
chestra of the Lmtheran Sunday
school assisted with the music.
The program consisted of recita-i
tions, songs, exercises and dialogue.*,
as follows: Music, orchestra; song, i
"All Hail Royal King," school: Scrip
ture reading and prayer, by the pas
tor; duet, Edna Spath and Hazel
Bushman; recitation, George Har
lacher; recitation, Robert Fishel;
recitation, Bertha Boose; dialogue,
four juniors; song, Mollie Romberg-]
er and Thelma MoCreary; recitation,
Theodore Chronlster; recitation,
Maxine Karns; dialogue, "The Wo
man In the Shoe"; song. "The Birth
place of the King," school; recita
tion, Sarah Eveler; solo, Miriam
i-'hultz; recitation, Pauline Lelimer:
exercise, Mary Bushman, Miriam!
Shultz and Elizabeth Bents:; dialo-i
Rue, "A Lesson In Loyalty," four
juniors; song, primary department;'
recitation. Sylvan Chronister and;
William Harlan; exercise, Miriam|,
Seibert, Pauline Lehmer and Thelmai
McCreary; recitation, Edna Bush
man; dialogue, Florence Wolf and;
four juniors; song, "Heavenly Halle-j
lujahs," school: recitation, Molllye
Romberger; dialogue,' four juniors;!
recitation, Anna Boose; recitation,
Robert Eveler; dialogue, "Christmas
Aid Society." seven juniors; song,
{"All Hail Royal Son," school; reci
tation, Dora Zinn; vocal solo. Edna
Spath; address, the Rev. George H.
Eveler; recitation, Lawrence Leh
her; song by the congregation.
Wealthy Lebanon Man Giyes
Handkerchiefs to Indians
Carlisle, Pa., Dec 27. —With stories
of German spies placing lockjaw
germs in courtplaster and cut glass'
in Red Cross bandages, Carlisle In- j
dian pupils for a time looked ask- j
unco at gifts of six handkerchiefs,
the present of a "mysterious Strang- j
er" to every boy and girl at the lo- \
cal Institution.
They were reassured, however,
when Superintendent Francis stated;
that the articles were the gift of a|
wealthy Lebanon man who had be- j
come interested in the pupils on a
recent Visit here and who would
come to Carlisle within a short time
and ijiake known his identity.
JACOB SIMMONS DIES
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 27.—-The 1
death of Jacob Simmons occurred on j
Tuesday night at his home near,
Churchtown after a lengthy illness.!
He was aged 62 years and followed;
farming. He was a member of
Trindle Spring Lutheran Church. [
His wife, two sons and one daugli-1
ter survive. One son is in service
in France. The funeral will be held
on Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock i
at the Trindle Spring Church, the
pastor, the Rev. S. S. Games, offlclat- |
ing. Burial will be made in thei
cemetery adjoining.
ADVANCE IN WAGES PROMISED
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27.—Thej
employes ofn the Chambersburg, |
Greencastle and Waynesboro Street i
Railway branch of the Hagerstown
and Frederick Railway Company'
will receive an advance in wages '
January 1. Henry Holzapfel, Jr.,]
vice-president of the company, has!
made announcement that the train
men on the Maryland end of the;
line will receive an advance of ten,
per cent, at that time.
ARMYDOCTORSAYS:
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
Better Than ALL OTHER
PAIN REMEDIES
A LETTER from Dr. Simp- j
i, p son of the Anderson^Zouaves
N. Y. (62d Regt.), says:
p"During the time our regi- j
Jj- ," ' ment was stationed on Riker't !
Wland we were out of medi- j,
||M< I 1 _f| ca j stores. I obtained some !
THIS IS JU of RADWAY'S READY
RELIEF and used it with;
111 d/Wll greater success in the treat- j
I of 5 ment of Bowel Complaint, j
PinWAVW < " olc ' 8 ' Rheumatism, Chills
jlvU'n/VIiS Pains, Aches and Sorenesf j
OFAfIV l of the limbs tha a ll other
KUiUi j remedial agents."
RELIEF This letter was also ap-
M ill M P rove<i Co '- Hiker, Lieut,
ill IVI 11 and Gen. Oscar
V. Dayton of the same regi
ment.
Cut out this adr't *nd eend with nam* and ad i
t]r<?3a for this SAMPLE BOTTLE to
RADWA Y& CO.,2oßCentre St., N.Y,
For bale at all druggists. 25c. 60c, 91.00 '
Bth Year
Christmas Savings Club
Now Enrolling
. $1,586,850.59
Saved by Members in Last 7 Years
8 Different Classes
UNION TRUST COMPANY
OF PENNA. •
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THURSDAY EVENING HARRISBURG sSßfc TELEGRAPH ' DECEMBER 27. T9T7
Carlisle Men Promoted
in U. S. Army and Navy
Carlisle, Pa:, Dec. 27.—Two Car
lisle men in service received promo
tions as Christmas gifts, according
to word received here to-day. Ar
thur Hepburn was promoted from
lirst lieutenant to captain in the
Navy and John Bruce Stuart to the
command of Company A of the Thir
tieth United States Engineers. The
former is a son of the late Sam
uel Hepburn, Jr., a promfient county
lawyer and son of Judge Hepburn.
He was one of the youngest men to
enter Annapolis and at the time of
his latest promotion was 40 years
old. Captain Stuart is a son of Wal
ter Stuart, of Carlisle, and was for
merly with the New Jersey Public
Service Commission.
Waynesboro Man Vice
Consul at Matanzas, Cuba
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27. Paul
■ l-.ee Clugston, son of Mr. and Mrs.
[•"rank Clungston, left yesterday for
Mantanzas, Cuba, to which port he
bas been commissioned as Fnlteil
States vice-consul in charge of the:
consul ofllce at that place. His su- <
perlor is the Consul General at Ha
vana. Mr. Clugston'B commission is
dated December i 7, and Is signed by
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State.
Since that date he has been in Wash
ington receiving instructions as to
the duties Ills appointment involves.
-He will arrive in Havana on Fri
i day.
P. O. S. OF A. OFFICERS
| Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 27.' —At a meet-
I Ing on Monday evening Camp No.
I 777. P. O. S. of A., held their semi-!
annual election and the following l
officers were chosen: President, H.
E. Speelman; vice-president, C. S.
Williams; master oif forms, William
Grove; conductor, J. W. Elicker;
I secretary, .T. J. Klugh; financial sec
retary, John A. Goudy; treasurer,
John A. Grove; sentinel, W. M. El
icker: guard, Paul Zinn; trustee, C.
P. Spath. M. Clarence Thumifia,
; who had been recording secretary for
: a number of years, asked to be re
lieved, because of other duties occu
pying so much of his time, and by
his request a new secretary was
. elected.
200 NEW MEMBERS
Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 27.—For sev
eral days the members of the Red
; Cross Auxiliary were busy pushing
I the drive for members. On Saturday
1 they had booths and representatives
,in both banks and also in Dick's
' store and Kapp & Seibert's store.
: The windows of the homes and
1 business places are showing Red
-jo Jieio jo Jinsej am 'ssuy
forts. About 200 members were se
cured in the campaign.
ARMY CHAPLAIN WEDS
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27. A
pretty wedding was solemnized on
Christmas evening when Chaplain J.
I Donald Hoekman, of the Fifty-fifth j
: United States Infantry, formerly of
Waynesboro, was marrted to Miss j
Edith Stevens, daughter of the Rev.;
Dr. and Mrs. Emory Stevens, at the
home of the bride's parents at Hunt
ingdon, Pa.
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI DANCE
Dauphin, Pa., Dec. 27.—Last eve
ning the annual banquet and dance
of the Dauphin High School Alumni
Association was held in t|ie P. O. S.
of A. hall. The hall was artistically
decorated with the national and
school colors. Those present were
Miss liftie Zweizig, Em
inert, Miss Ellen Feaser, Miss Ethel
Forney, Miss Susan Jackson, Miss
Christina Dong, Miss Mildred Kline,
Miss Rebecca Lyter, Miss Ruth Dei
bler, Miss Annie Hinkle, Miss May
Yoder, Miss Alice Minsker, Miss Ma
rion ' Minsker, Miss Esther Shaffer;
Frank H. Curlin, Charles S. Gerberich,
William Shannesy, Mr. Chubb, George
Howard, Joseph Kennedy, George
Feaser, Max Long, Mr. Derrickson,
Lester Strohm and Elmott Rudy.
BLAIX
I Students home from the holiday
; vacation are: Miss Elizabeth L.
Hall, of Pierce College, Philadelphia;
Miss Mary Reighard, of State Col
lege; Miss Mae Wentzel and Miss
j Leslie Wentzel, of the New England
! Conservatory of Music, Bbston,
Mass.; Miss Edith Bistline, of Ship
i pensburg State Normal School; Les
j lie Shumaker, of Mlllersville State
[ Normal School; J. F. Harkins, Miss
Lee Smith and James Neldlgh, of
Susquehanna University,Selinsgrove;
1 Miss Margaret S. Potts and Carle
-1 ton Spotts, of Dickinson College,
; Carlisle.
Mrs. Emmett Slireffler and son,
Emmett, of Chicago, 111., are visiting
the former's father, David Stam
baugh and other friends.
Mrs. Ervln P. Miller and daugh
| ter, Chloe, of Plalnfield, came on
Wednesday to spend a week with
the former's father, Reuben H. Kell.
'He is also being visited during
Christmas by his son, Professor C.
J. Kell and Mrs. Kell, of Mill City.
Pa.
Ellwood Gates, of New York, is
j visiting Miss Mae Wentzel.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Irvin are here
| on a visit from lowa.
I John Stum, of Lancaster county,
spent Christmas with friends here.
Hummelstown Boy Sergeant
j in Camp Meade Regiment
BERGT. PROWBLL S. MACK
Hummelstown, Pa., Dec.27. —Ser-
geant Prowell S. Mack, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Darius Mack, of Hum
melstown, is a noncommissioned offi
cer in CO. C, Three Hundred Six
teenth Regiment, National Army,
stationed at Camp Meade, Admiral,
Md.'
Suburban Notes
WIM.IAMSTOWN,
Jacob Weidell and family, of Al
toona; "Wesley Weidell, of Buffalo;
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Weidell, of Scran
ton; Misses Eleanor and Pearl Wei
dell, of Camden, N. J„ and Miss
liuth Weidell, of Chester Springs, at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Sara Wei
dell on Monday.
Misses Emma Klinger, Helen Wof
fenden, Mildred Crook and Elizabeth
Watkeys, students of Shippensburg
State Normal School, are spending
the holiday vacation with their par
ents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Walker, of
Youncstown, Ohio, are guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Lynch.
Miss Edna Kessler. of Harrisburg,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hannah
Kessler.
Ross Syders, of New York city,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Griffith.
Naee Hopple, of Philadelphia, is
spending the holidays at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nace.
Alva Barnes and Charles Straub,
of Camp Upton, N. Y., are guests of
their parents.
Miss Marie Golden, of Philadel
phia, is visiting her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fetterhoff
and daughter Pauline, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Martha Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewis,
daughters Mae and Elsie and son Al
fred, of South Bethlehem, are spend
ing the holidays here.
Mrs. John Williams has returned
from Philadelphia, where she spent
several months.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ebersole, of
Harrisburg, are spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Samuel De
walt. •
John O'Brine, of Philadelphia, and
John Batdorf, of South Bethlehem,
are spending a brief vacation with
their parents here.
Robert Shuttlesworth, Joe Stinner,
Russel Haller, James Gaffney, Byrant
Ralph and Thomas Bond, Jr., were
among the soldiers home for the
Christmas season.
George Gillingham, of Reading, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Gillingham.
Miss Mae Batdorf, of Philadelphia,
is the guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Batdorf.
Miss Estella Moffett spent Sunday
at Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cooper and
children of Philadelphia, attended
the funeral of his mother, Mrs.
Aaron Cooper, Sunday.
FIORTN
The secondary school, taught by
Miss Mac Donald gave a Christmas
cantata on Friday afternoon.
The Rev. O. G. Romig, pastor of
the United Brethren Church, trans
acted business at Lancaster.
Miss Dora Wagner and Mr. Cov
er, both of Palmyra, were guest 9 of
Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Hertzler over
Christmas.
The Rev. Harvey Geyer, a stu
dent at Lebanon Valley College, and
pastor of Lebanon Circuit, spent the
holiday season here, the guest of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Geyer.
On Sunday evening he preached In
the United Brethren Church.
Miss Florence Romig, of Hershey,
and David J. Walters, of Camp'
Meade, Md., spent Monday at the
United Brethren parsonage, the
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. O. G.
Romig.
* An early service was held on
Christmas morning in the Unit"?!
Brethren Church. It was conducted
by the pastor, the Rev. O. G. Ro
mig and twenty-five persons wore
present. A fine Christmas program
was rendered in the evening. The
decorations In the church were very
appropriate and artistic.
MILLKBSTOWX
Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Cochran and
two sons, of Pittsburgh, are spend
ing the holidays with Mrs. Cochran's
father, D. M. Rick^baugh.
Mrs. B. H. Branyan has returned
home from a visit at Dunoannon.
Miss Margaret Bollinger and Miss
Helen Martin, of the Mlllersville Nor
mal School, are home for the holi
days.
Prof, and Mrs. J. O. Charles and
daughter Carol, of Macungle. are vis
iting Mrs. Charles' mother, Mrfc. Han
nah Rounsley.
Carl Laurer, of Camp Meade, Md.,
spent a day at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Crane have gone
to Krle to spend the holidays with
their daughter. Mrs. George I.ent.
Miss Lillie Xanklvelle is attending
a convention of teachers at Johns
town.
An interesting Christmas program
was rendered in the Methodist Church
on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. William Rounsley
celebrated their fortieth wedding an
niversary on Christmas by a family
reunion.
Mrs. R. S. Caldwell and two daugh
ters, of Connecticut, are visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ulsh.
W. D. Bollinger and family spent
Christmas with W. S. Snyder and
family at Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor are vis
iting their son, William Taylor, and
family at Greensburg.
James Pletz is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Arthur Kipp, at Harrisburg.
Holman Cathcart, of Hartford,
Conn., is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Cath
cart. /
ITALIAN BURNS
S2OO IN STOVE
Holds Off Friends With Re
volver While He Destroys
His Savings
Lewistown, Pa., Dec. 27.—John Car
los, an Italian workman at Haw
stone, in the Lewistown —arrows, got
rid of S2OO In short order. In ten
minutes the bills had disappeared.
He used the money to start a Are in
his room in one of the shanties at
the brick plant. Several companions
who were with the man at the time
that he burned the money, earned by
hard labor, tried to keep him from
destroying it. but they were kept at
1 bay with a big revolver that Carlos
pulled from his pocket and fired a
shot into the ceiling byway of warn
ing that he would not be trifled with
while he destroyed his savings. Car
los was locked up in a small shanty
and word was sent to Lewistown
for <n officer to come after the man.
He pryed open a window aftd escaped
deeper Into the wilds, where it is
feared that he will perish from ex
posure before he can be found. There
Is reasdn to believe that Carlos is
insane, as he also burned his best
clothes. He was a quiet chap, and
was well liked at Haw^one.
Suburban Notes
•
HALIFAX
Curtis Nace, of Steelton was a
guest at the home of his father, John
E. Nace.
John C. Freeburn, of Harrisburg,
paid a visit to town friends over
Sunday.
Mrs. H. Stewart Potter son, Lee
and daughter, Rae, are spending the
holiday season at the home of her
sister, Mrs. W. D. Keiter, at Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Tanden, of
Millersburg, were guests on Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Emma Hess.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hatter and
children, of Sunbury, Miss Bethel
Walbert. of Harrisburg, and Mr. and
Mrs. WHliam Dunn and little
of Lancaster, are guests over Christ
mas at the home of Mrs. Cornelius
Wilbert.
William Cooper, of Royersford,
is spending the holiday season vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
J. Cooper.
Miss Anna Biever, of Palmyra, -
was a guest over Christmas at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Biever..
Mr. and Mrs. George Schriver and
children are Christmas guests at the
home of his parents in Elizabeth
ville.
Mrs. W. B. Nace and Mrs. C. F.
Kuoreff spent Christmas with rela
tives at Millersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Boyer and
daughter, of Middletown, are guests
of Mrs. Boyer's parents, Mr .and
Mrs. John H. Lentz.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nietz are
spending the holidays at Akron,
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Zimmerman
have returned from a several days'
visit to relatives at Orwigsburg.
"Glad Tidings" was the title of
the cantata rendered by the Meth
odist Sunday school before a large
audience In the church on Christ
mas evening.
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Sweigar
don Saturday evening celebrated the
silver anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Second street, by
giving a supper to a large number
of their relatives and immediate
friends.
HTTMMELSTOWN
The Rev. A. S. Lehman spent Wed
nesday at Harrisburg.
Sergeant Prowell S. Mack, of
Camp Meade, and Mr. and Mrs. Ho
mer Mack, of Buffalo, N. Y., are
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Darius Mack.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Homer Hend
ricks have returned to New York af
ter spending Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Karmany.
Russell Stoner, of Camp Meade,
spent several days in town.
Miss Helen Zerfoss, of Cape May,
N. J., is spending the week with her
brother. S. B. Zerfoss.
Harrison Shoop, of Camp Meade,
spent several days with his parent's,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shoop. Mr.
Shoop left town six years ago and
this is his first visit home.
Ressler, Esther and Mary Baum
gardner spent several days at Eliza
bethtown, visiting their grandpar
ents.
Miss Mabel Landis, of Philadel
phia, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Philip Delmler.
Misa Katie Deimler spent several
days with her sister, Mrs. Abner
Demmy. at Oberlin.
Lawrence Wolf, of Bethlehem, is
spending the week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolf.
DILLSBURG
Clark Mayberry, of Camp Lee, Pe
tersburg, Va,, spent several days
home with his parents here.
Benjamin'Knaub was home from
camp to spend the Christmas Day.
John Lenew, one of the United
States Navy employes at Boston,
spent several days at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Maggie Lerew.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Enrich
spent Sunday and Monday with
friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Enrich
were married about two months ago
in New York city, where he is en
gaged in business.
Professor C. S. Smith, of Lansford,
is spending several days with friends
here.
Ray Klugh, of Hershey, spent
Christmas at the home of his par
ents here.
The W. C. T. U. remembered the
sick and aged folks of Dlllsburg on
Monday evening with booklets con
taining appropriate Christmas senti
ments.
FOR LUMBAGO
Try Musterole. See How
Quickly It Relieves
You just rub Musterole in briskly, and
usually the pain is gone—a delicious,
soothing comfort comesto take itsplace.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with oir of mustard. Use it instead
of mustard plaster. Will not blister.
Many doctors and nurses use Muster
oleand recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief
it gives from sore throat, bronchitis,
croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia,
congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum
bago, pains and aches of the back or '
s P ra ' ns > sore muscles, bruises, !
chilblains, frosted (eet, colds of the j
chest. Always dependable.
30 and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50.
State Elk Herd Raids
Blair County Farms
Hollidaysburg, Dec. 27. —A drove
of eleven elk, recently given a ren
dezvous in the Allegheny mountains
by Pennsylvania State Game Com
missioner Joseph Kalbfus, Invaded
Allegheny township farms last week,
destroying large stores of grain.
The elk, belonging to the state,
were led In their raid by a tame elk,
owned by John Kazmaier, of Altoona
Colonel Robert C. Irvine, of Holli
daysburg, lo3t SSOO worth of corn
that was stored in his fields.
Some farmers are contemplating
legal action against Mr. Kazmaier,
and others are requesting the county
legislators to introduce a special
law into the next legislature so they
can sue the state to recover their
losses.
WEDDING AT NEWVILLE
Newville. Pa., Dec. 27.—A pretty
wedding was solemnized Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. S. A.
Davidson, when her daughter, Miss
Mabel Elder, became the bride of
W. C. Koons. The bride was at
tired in her traveling suit of blue
Bolivia cloth and was unattended.
The wedding music was played by
Miss Mary McCachran. Only the
immediate families were present.
The bride and groom left for a
wedding trip to eastern cities, after
which they will be at home at
Blain, Pa., where the groom is a
teacher of agriculture in the -High
school.
Your Our Policy: Do It Better Built
•S. WM. STROUSE <2=
Refunded Values
THE MAN'S STORE OF HARRISBURG
has the full , —u__. ■ lly>
THE NEW STORE
i®# 1 WM. STROUSE Ij j |j|
confidence W
f 1 I I • CiiilCaaxv,
or the public 1 J
€]J We don't want to boast about it. We'll let our customers do
THAT *
C]| We're satisfied to give the values, now, instead of in January, so f[\
you'll get longer use of the clothes in season. ljr \ \
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CJ The same old standby guarantee of our store goes with these J}/Ji
Suits and Overcoats at cut prices, that went with them at full
prices. /
€]J These Suits and Overcoats are just as good as when they were ,/ I y 1
selling at full prices, so why wouldn't we back 'em up the same I \\
way. j \l
q But you save more money now, and it's your time to buy. You (fJ
can see exactly what you're saving. We haven't a thing to hide.
Old tickets on the garments, old prices on the tickets. This sale
is conducted on the square-deal basis. You know what you're
saving and you save what we say.
$
Men's and Young Men's Suits and Overcoats
Regular and Wm. Strouse*s Regular and Wm. Stroase's
Former Price Cut Price Sale Former Price Cut Price Sale
15.00 12.50 25.00 ..... 21.50
18.00 ..... 14.50 28.00 23.50
20.00 ...... 16.50 30.00 24.50
22.00 18.50 35.00 ...... 28.50
All Boys' Suits, Overcoats and Mackinaws
In The Cut Price Sale. Big - Assortments
The New Store of Wm. Strouse—Ever New— 3lo Market Street
Red Cross Auxiliary
Organized at Liverpool
Liverpool, Pa., Doc. 27. —Members
of the Red Cross are being enrolled
with. encouraging results by the
committee which has charge of the
Christmas drive In Liverpool. The
goal here was set for 150, but Indi
cations are that this has been sur
passed. A public meeting was held
in the G. A. R. hall on Saturday aft
ernoon. Addresses were made by J.
D. Snyder, chairman, and Mrs. W. D.
J-loover, a national Red Cross nurse.
A woman's auxiliary to Harrisburg
Chapter was organized, with Mrs.
W. D. Hoover as chairman; Miss
Puera B. Roblson, secretary, and
Mrs. J. D. Snyder, treasurer. The
first meeting is scheduled for Jan
uary 3, at the home of Mrs. W. D.
Hoover.
SOLDIER DIES IN TF.XAS
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27.—Word
was received here yesterday an
nouncing the death of Corporal John
K. Long, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Isaiah Long, of Rouzerville, former
ly residents o'f Waynesboro. Mr.
Long was an enlisted soldier and was
stationed at Fort Sam Houston,
Texas. He enlisted May 24, and he
was sent immediately to Texas,
where he was placed in Company H,
Fifty-seventh Infantry. The tele
gram did not state the cause of the
young man's death. He was 22 years
of age.
46 Pupils in Newport
Schools Have Good Records
Newport, Pa., Dec, 27. —Forty-six
pupils of the Newport Jllgh School
had perfect attendance and punctu
ality records during the third month,
according to records just issued by
Prof. George W. Barnitz, the princi
pal. The other teachers of the
school are George J. Moyer and Miss
Elizabeth Dorwart. The forty-six
students were: Mary Swab, Ada
Dean, Emma Wright, Mary Horting,
Harry Zeiders, Leslie Troup, Eleanor
Flelsher, Annie Wright, Margaret
Arndt, Martha Wertz, Edwin Mc-
Kee, Mabel Way, Helen Way, Hus
ton Leiby, Alma Leiby, Alma Blake,
Jeanette Hain, Josephine Sharon,
Marian Flckes, Floy Swab, Loy
Whttekettle, Blanche Evinger, Clyde
Ramp, Mary Leedy, Clare Neeloy,
Orpha Ligett, Louise Watson, Walter
Hoke, Hazel Tucker, John Meiser,
Rebecca Long, Gladys Soule, Eliza
beth Lightner, Weibley Dean, Isa
bel Deckard, Frank Sliarar. Mary
Brimmer, John Kough, Herman
Kough, Ruth Grubb, Louise Leiter,
Carrie Rowe, Carrie Nowlin, Annie
McKeehan, Fern Ludwig, Viola Sau
cerman and Anna Bassett.
1,786 NEW MEMBERS
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 27. —The
Red Cross membership campaign in
Waynesboro and vicinity thus far
totals 1.786 members, and It is hop
ed to increase the membership to
2,000 before January 1.
SI,OOO CHECKS
HANG ON TREE
Middleburg Woman Adopts
Novel Method of Giving
Money to Daugl ters
Middleburg, Pa., Dee. 27. —Mrs.
Eve Renninger gave a Christmas
dinner to her five daughters at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Steln
inger. On the Christmas tree in the
center of the table hung five en
velopes with the name of each child,
and in each envelope was a check
for SI,OOO as a Christmas gift. Her
children are: Mrs. George Stein
inger, Mrs. John Moyer. Mrs. L. C.
Bachman. all of Middleburg; Mrs.
Enterline, of Danville, and Mrs.
Wehr, of Mlffllnburg.
WIIX TNSTAIiIi NEB PASTOR
Humnielstown, Pa., Dec. 27. The
Rev. Arthur R. King, formerly of
Orwigsburg, will be installed as "pas
tor ot the Reformed charge this eve
ning. The committee appointed by
Lancaster classis in charge of the in
stallation will be the Rev. Ellis N.
Kremer, of Reformed Salem Church!
the Rev. Homer S. May, of Fourth
Reformed Church, Harrisburg, and
the Rev. M. W. Schweitzer, of Eph
rata.