2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS JACOB JOHNSTON, EX-JUDGE, DIES Well-Known Perry County War Veteran and Resident of Duncannon Ouncannon, Pa.. Feb. 6. Judge Jacob Johnston died at his home here, j on Monday, after several weeks' ill ness of heart disease and complica tions, aged 74 years. He lived all hl3 life in Duncannon and vicinity, and was a former associate Judge of Perry county, a veteran of the Civil War and a member of Lieutenant William Alli son Post, No. 196, G. A. R,, and a member of the Knights of Pythias, Phoenix Lodge. No. 59, of Harrisburg. lie was an old boatman when the Pennsylvania Canal was in operation, and for many years piloted canal' boats across the Susquehanna river . above Green's dam. at Clark's Ferry, J and was the last of the live men who performed that duty. He was a mem- I er of the old Boatman's Association. Judne Johnston is survived by his wife, who is an invalid and lias been confined to her bed for several months; one Arty A. Johnston, of Atlantic City, N. J„ who is convalesc ing at his home from a serious illness, and whose wife is in a hospital at At lantic City, where she underwent a serious operation for a throat affee- ; tion; three daughters, Mrs. Charles 11. ! Miller, of Enola; Mrs. Margaret Dress- j ler. of Altoona. and Mrs. Charles W. | Sieg. of Duncannon; also tive grand- , children and rfne great-grandchilci; j one lister, Mrs. Emma McClain, of Baltimore, Md.; two half-brothers, John Johnston, of Losli's Run, and Harry Johnston, of Rockville, and a! half-sister, Mrs. Amanda Yingst, of i Kno'.a. Funeral services will be held i et the home on Saturday afternoon, at o'clock. The Rev. H. J. Shuchart, | pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will officiate. ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK? Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney- Trouble and Never Suspect It. Nature warns you when the track pi health is not clear. Kidney and > idder troubles cause many annoy . symptoms and great inconveh ii m e both day and night. Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumbago, rheumatism, catarrh of Hie bladder, pain or dull ache In the lack, joints or muscles, at times have headache or indigestion as time' I asses you may have a sallow com- | piexion, puffy or dark circles under the eyes, sometimes feel as though! you bad heart trouble, may have I Plenty of ambition but no strength, rt weak and lose flesh. If such conditions are permitted to continue, serious results may be I expected; Kidney Trouble in its very | worst form may steal upon you. I're valency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarming increase and remarkable I prevalency of kidney disease. While 1 i ! u majr olbain a sample size bottle of_Swamp-Root wii tii ? n ?2. Bto r)r - Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. This gives ... : i " nity L° p , rovc the remarkable merit of this medicine. They thousands Of erfltofi.i >( ? 0 ° f valuabu> information, containing many of the li tind Swinir, n J . letters received from men and women who say they .WT ii-nnhtrj i? 0 to , be Just tllc remedy needed in kidney, liver and blad tli-it our r a 'rw . Valu f ! alu i su< -" rpss of Swamp-Root are so well known j),' Kilmer a^ vlsed to send a samale size bottle. Address V. "e .. .-> you red 0K,.- War and Winter i j Old Boreas has surely Things we've ordered tied things up to suit him- six months to a year ago can't be expected for months to come. The grim old fellow is unrelenting. But From East to West rail- over the country. Other ' roads and trolley lines feel cities have their troubles, the effects of his frigid too. fists. • You want the cars in tip What with the world top condition, the conduc war drawing on the man tors and motormen want power of the land and sap- them that way and so do ping materials in all lines we. and freight held back weeks and months—it's a War robs Peter to pay mighty tough proposition Paul. The Army needs to face. men and materials. So do we. We've got cars laid up ■ for repairs—a trolley wheel But the Army comes off, a motor burned out, a first, radiator gone bad, and • what not all for want The Army is fighting for of supplies. all of us. HARRISBURG RAILWAYS COMPANY WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRIBBURG TELEGRXPHI * FEBRUARY 6. 1918. i Home Economic Lectures at Hummelstown This Week i Hummelstown, Pa., Feb. s.—This | week Home Economics Extension I Staff of Pennsylvania State College will hold demonstrations in the Ma ! sonic Hall in connection with the | meetings being held by the County Farm Bureau. The subjects to be discussed and demonstrated are I "Values and Uses of Grains and i Grain Products," "Meat Savers and Substitutes," "Selection of Clothing Materials," "Core and Repair of Garments," "Use of a Foundation Pattern in Cutting Simple Garments, Etc.,; The lectures are all free and will be held Friday afternoon at 2.30, Friday evening, at 2.30, Satur day afternoon at 2.30, and Saturday evening at 7.30. The County Farm Bureau will hold a farmers' meet ing in the auditorium of the High ; School on Wednesday afternoon. 1 UNION REVIVAL MEETINGS Midaleburg. Pa., Feb. 6. —Evan- gelistic services began in the Em manuel Lutheran Church on Sun day evening. Mrs. Marie Varney has charge. The meetings in the Lutheran church are union meet ings and the ministers of the other three churches of town have joined with the Lutheran minister the Rev. H. D. Hayes. Meetings will be held every night for the next three weeks. SNYDER COUNTY'S RECORD Middleburg, Pa., Feb. <>.—Snyder county has the proud cecord of hav ing 118 young men in the United States Army. Twenty-five of the young men are now serving in France. OHe hundred and fifteen of the one hundred and eighteen men listed, as only three men have thus far been taken by the selec tive draft. kidney disorders are among the most common diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patients, who usually content them selves with doctoring the effects, while the original disease may con stantly undermine the system. If you feel that your kidneys are the cause of your sickness or run down condition, try taking Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the famous kid ney, liver and bladder medicine, be cause as soon as your kidneys im prove. they will help the other or gans to health. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular medium and large size bottles at all drug stores. Don't make any mistake but remember the name, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blng hamton, N. Y., which you will find on every bottle. Boy Scouts Enjoy Sleighride and Moving Picture Show Millerstown, Pa., Feb. 6.—Mil lerstown Boy Scouts, accompanied by their scoutmaster, the Rev. C. F. Himes, took a sleighride to New port on Saturday evening whore they enjoyed the moving picture show. The members present were: James Pretz, John Ulsh, Max Walk er, Ellis Bailor, Harold Moore. Ed. ] Liddick, William Collins, William Meloy, Harold Wultman, Leroy Se crist. Blake Secrist, Haldeman Har ris, Leroy Bonsall, J6lin Snyder, John Weiland, Harry Heisey, Sam uel Kipp and Ernest Taylor. GIVES TREES FOR FUEL Halifax, Pa., Feb. 6.—The Meth odist Episcopal Church was up against it for fuel for Sunday's ser vices, not having been able to se cure any coal and for a time it was thought that all services would lia.ve to be dispensed with, when Mrs. Lydia Landis, one of the members, offered to donate to the church two large locust trees to be cut down and used for fuel. The offer was gladly accepted, and aided by i churchmen and John Clemsor's team, the wood was hauled to the church on Saturday. The United Brethren Church was compelled to dispense with all ser vices. excepting Sunday school, on account of the lack of fuel. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Halifax. Pa.. Feb. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bottomstone, formerly of town, but now living at Baltimore, Md., announce i the birth of a son on Thursday, January 31. Mrs. Bottomstone has been visiting- at ' the home of J. C. Marsh here for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ginter, of i near town, announce the birth of a son, Harrv Ginter, Jr., on January ; 30, 1918. " Mrs. Ginter before mar ) riage was Miss Esther Hoffman, of j near Millersburg. JOSEPH MI'LANE DIES Marietta, Pa., Feb. G.—Joseph | McLane, died Sunday night. He was j a member of the Loyal Order of 1 Moose of Columbia, and is survived by his wife and six children. One ' son, John, is in the United States ' Army. YORK COUNTY FIiORTST THUS Wrightsville, Pa., Feb. 6.—A. Nel- I ler, aged 60 years, a well-known | florist and nurseryman of near here, i died from pneumonia Sunday night. ' Ho was a member of the Lutheran | church. Ilis wife and a number of i brothers and sisters surrive. FRY-BRADRTGK WEDDING ' Marietta. Pa., Feb. 6.—Miss Sar !an v. Brudrick was married yester ' dav to Jacob Fry of Lancaster, by I the Rev. J. W. Taylor, at the Breth j ren Home, Neffsville. Tho couple | will live at Lancaster. BIRNED nv CINDER FMSH Duncannon. Pa.. Feb. B. E. L. i Dunkel, a roll hand at the puddle mill at the Duncannon Iron and Steel I Works, was severly burned by a flash iof hot cinder from a bar of iron in passing through the rolls, which has confint d him to his home for sev ! eral days. MAKIN'O SHIRTS FOR ARMY Millerstown, Pa„ Feb. 6.—The C. IC. Page Shirt Factory is probably the only industrial plant In the ! county that has not been compelled |to close on the fuelless Mondays. I This plant is engaged in the manu -1 facturo of shiris for the United States Army. MIFFLIN SOLDIERS • IN U. S. SERVICE Men Serving in the Various Branches Write Interesting Letters to Home Folks Lewistown, ""a., Feb. 6.—Mrs. Lydia Mills, of Milroy, this county, has received a letter from her son, Samuel E. Mills, who is attached to Battery K, Tenth Artillery Regiment in France. Mrs. Mills, has two boys in the United States Army, another son. Jesse, being a member of the artillery at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Morris Smith, oldest son of Har.- ris Snfiith a clothier of Lewistown, has enlisted in the United States service. Another son, Joseph, a graduate of the University of Penn sylvania, who was completing a law course at the University, gave up his studies and joined the Army with his brother. Charles Beaver is now a corporal ir Company D, One Hundred and Thirteenth Telegraph Batallion, in France. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Childs have two sons, Engle and Earl, in the United States service, Engle is at Camp Meade and Earl in the Navy. The name of Robert Burdick, of Yeagerstown, has been stricken from th.e list of names of men to go to Camp Meade, to-morrow, as he is an Austrian and regarded as an alien enemy. Augusto Necci, of Yeagertown, is also excused from service on account of being an alien. The service flag of the Standard Steel Works contains about four hundred stars. Robert Krepps, of Camp Meade, Md., has been here on furlough calling on old friends. Phillip Hall, of Lewistown, who has been ill at Camp Meade, Md., has been here on furlough calling on old friends. Phillip Hall, of Lewistown, who has been ill at Camp Meade, Md., is reported to be Improving. Frank Kline, a well-known young man of Lewistown, is now in France, in the United States Service. John Gantz, who walked from Lewistown. to Harrisburg, during the Civil War to enlist, is still liv ing here at the age of 94 years. Col. Van \ alzah, ,c£ Lewistown, spent thirty years in the United States service. AGED MAN RECOVERING Liverpool, Pa.. Feb. 6. S. A. Rob inson, Liverpool's oldest resident, who suffered from a stroke of par alysis last Wednesday, is much im proved and hopes are entertained for a speedy recovery. MYFRSTOWN LICENSE REFUSED Lebanon, Pa,, Feb. 6. Judge C. A'. Henry, of tlie Lebanon county eourf, has refused a liquor license to Fred C. Webb, of Kutztown, Berks county; for the Coover House at My erstown, this county. The court held that another licensed house was un necessary, there already being four in the borough. LIVERPOOL. Frank P. Dilley made a business trip to Philadelphia on Saturday. George Murray, who is employed in Harrisburg, spent Sunday here I with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. I Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Hain, ot i Millersburgr, spent Sunday *iere with J. D. Miller and wife. Miss Hazel Shuler spent the week end in Harrisburg. Miss Jennie Sturtev&nt, of Harris burg, visited friends here ovex Sun day. Misses Verna and Lillie Cook, of Millersburg, spent the weekend here with their father Brant Cook. Norman Wilt, Company B, 304 th Field Signal Battalion, Camp Meade, Md., is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wasn ington Wilt, prior to sailing for France about the 15th of the month. Willia n Ulsh, of Sunbur> spent Sunday here with his brother, Thom as Ulsh and family. Harry Morris, of Harrisburg, visit ed his parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Morris, over Sunday. M. H. Grubb, of the State Depart tnent of Labor and Industry, sreni Sunday here with his sister, Mrs. John W. Lvtz. Samuel Hoffman spent Sunday in Millersburg. Mrs. Rueben Shaffer was a recent visitor in Millersburg. Miss Ruth Brown spent the week end in Harrisburg. Ira Wert who is employed in Har risburg, is visiting his family here. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hebel, Harris burg, are visiting the latter's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown. William Hoons, of Carlisle, was the weekend guest of Ed. Shuler. Ralph Brown spent last week in Harrisburg. Wesley Fuhn, of Harrisburg, visit ed his sister Lilly Stailey, on Sunday. Elizabeth Coffman, a student at Irving College, MechanKsburg, is vis iting her mother, Mrs. Samuel Derr. Mr. and Mrs. Barner Wilt and baby, of Milton, spent Sunday here with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilt. Edgar MoLlnn, of Harrisburg, was' in town on Sunday. J. D. Snyder made a trip to Dun cannon last week. Prof. Paul Charles spent Sunday at his home at Roseglen. Mr. and Mrs Harvey Williamson and daughter, Merle, spent Saturday In Miilersburg. A. Cary Thorp spent several days at Harrisburg. Walter Freed, of McKee's Half Falls, was in town on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stailey, of H&rrisburg, are spending several days with the former's mother, Mrs. Lilly Stailey. Mary Light, of Selinsgrove, spent Friday here. Mrs. Percy Boughey spent a day at Harrisburg. Thi Rev. W. C. E. McShannon, a native of Macedonia, is visiting the Uev. 11. B. Ritter and family at the United Brethren parsonage. George Y. Miller made a trip to Harrisburg on Friday. Mrs. Lee Barner spent several days with her nisttn > at Dalmatla. Mrs. Harries spent a day at Har risburg. Dr. and Mrs. George R. Fryer, of Shanghai, China, are guests of Dr. Elizabeth Relfsnyder, a returned missionary from Shanghai. 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Last season he had an immense crop of lettuce and could not supply the de mand. Mr. Knepp devotes his time to growing vegetables only, and after he harvests his crop of lettuce, he raises a crop of tomatoes. CARRIER'S GOOD RECORD ,Pa„ Feb. 6.—11. R. Walker, carrier on rural route No 2, from Newport, claims the record among Perry county carriers. He claims to be the only Perry county Utter carrier who has made p. rou.til trip each day this winter. Most of carriers have missed deliveries dur ing the recent storms when the roads were badly drifted. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS Millerstown, Pa., Feb. 6.--To con serve fuel, the council of the local Presbyterian Church has docided to hold mid-week cottage prayer meet ings instead of the regular meetings in the church. The Methodist Epis copal Church has been considering this plan for some time, but has practically decided not to hold such meetings. Into the army was engaged in civil engineering work. On going to Camp Gordon he became a member of Company E, 307 th Engineer Regi ment, and at present he is recom -1 mended for promotion to a noncom missioned officer at Camp Gordon. - M wt wdMWHffri ' MISS MARGARETTA BELL Thirty-five Mifflin County Men to Go to Camp Meade Lewistown, Pa., Feb. 6.—Thirty five young men will leave here at 9.30 Thursday morning for Camp Meade. Notices to report were mail ed on Saturday to the thirty-five found physically fit for service. The order numbers of those included in the present call go to the 800 mark on the registration list. Only one of the men to go on Thursday is from Lewistown. He is Joseph Edward Ulsh. The others are from Burn ham, Reedsville, Belleville, Milroy and from farming districts. OLDEST NEWPORT RESIDENT DIES Miss Margaretta Loudon Bell, Nearly 100 Years Old, Vic tim of Heart Disease Newport, Pa., Feb. 6.—Miss Mar garetta Loudon Bell, Newport's oldest resident is dead. She was nearly 100 years old and had been ill with heart trouble for the past two months. Miss Bell was born in Cumberland county, on the farm of her grandfather, Archibald Loudon, near Hogestown, November 12, 1818 and was the daughter of James and 5"* al ™ th McCormlclc (Loudon) Bell. She had lived in Newport since 1843 and for many years conducted a millinery store here, retiring from business in 1882. Miss Bell had a retentive memory and frequently talked of the earfv days In Perry county. She remeni bcred the building of the Pennsyl vania canal in 1828, when her father had the contract to build the lower Newport acqueduct. and she recalled the building of the Pennsylvania railroad and the passing through Newport of its first train. She saw Newport grow from less than a doz en houses to its present size. Miss Bell was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church, bein.? con firmed as a member November 16, 1 844. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. 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