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IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA!
SCHOOL HOUSE
FOR FIREMEN
Mount Wolf Borough Council
May Buy Building From
School Board
MUSICAL AT ST. JOHN'S
Members of Lutheran Church
Choir Preparing For En
tertainment March 7
Mount Wolf, Pa., March 2.
Plans are afoot for the borough
council to purchase the old school
house, now being used as an engine
bouse by the Eagle firemen. A
committee has been appointed by
council to take up the matter with
the school board which meets next
Thursday evening. If the transac
tion is brought about, It will take
the responsibility of the building
from the school board and place It
•with the town council. The fire com
pany has expended a considerable
■um to renovate the building for its
use with the — result that been
converted into a well-equipped place
for Are purposes.—C. W. Whistler
la conducting the rehearsals for the
mnslcale to be given by the members
of St. John's Lutheran Church choir,
Thursday evening. March 7, in the
church edifice. The program will
consist of duets, readings, trio and
quartet numbers, as well as instru
mental selections. Miss Ethel Arn- |
old will preside at the piano.—A ,
leaky boiler prevented the meeting j
of the Luther League Sunday even
ing at St. John's Lutheran Church.
Repairs have been made and the
Bervices to-morrow will be conduct- J
ed as usual. —Miss Emma Cochrane, 1
of York, visited the sewing rooms of ,
the local Red Cross during the week |
end gave a talk to the women on i
War Saving stamps.—Mrs. Isabella j
Kohr, who has been suffering from
an attack of blood poison in her ■.
arm, is reported improving.—Mrs. |
Charles Brown, who had been on the !
sick list the past several weeks is
able to be about again.—Mrs.
George Routsan, of Freeland, Md.,
epent several days at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Walte
myer, on Third street.—Allen Mel
horn, who has been employed in an
ammunition plant at Mt. Union dur
ing the winter, spent Several days at
his home here.—Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Sipe, who suffered relapses last
week, after partially recovering from
typhoid fever attacks, are again on
the road to recovery. —The revival
services at the United Brethren
Church are sUU in progress. The
pastor, the Rev. H. W. Zuse is in
charge.—Mrs. Jane Hershey, of
Stewartstown, spent a week visiting
' at the home of her granddaughter,
Mn. Charles Waltemyer.—Postmas
ter Charles M. Hummer was a guest
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hummer, at Dover, to
day.
Many Guests at Party
at Home of Harry Kessler
Blain, Pa., March 2. —A party was
held on Tuesday evening at the
home of Harry Kessler, in Madison
Township. Games were played.
Those present were: Miss Madaline
Martin, Miss Carolyn Averill, Miss
Elizabeth Kessler, Miss Grace Kess
ler, Miss Ethel Kessler, Miss Helen
Waggoner, Miss Ellen Moyer, Miss
Marie Moyer, Miss Margaret Dill
man, Miss Grace Shope. Miss Paul
ine Junkins, Miss Pearl Lyons, Miss
Grace Lightner, Miss Vivian Lisht
ner, Miss Leona Nesbit, Miss Mae
Phemie, Miss Fanny Shottsberger,
Miss Myrtle Nesbit, Miss Marie Dill
man. Miss Sarah Shumaker. Miss
Kathryn Cox. George Kissler.
Joseph Kissler, Paul Maugle, Ralph
Moyer, Herbert Moyer, Dewey Moy
er, William Burchfleld, Wilson
Shope, Tra Lyons, Earl Nesbit, John
Shope, William Smith, Albert Wentz,
Harold Foose, Donald Meredith,
Robert Loy, Frank Shumaker, David
Gutshall, Bryan Wentz, James Gut
fhall, Garman Cox. George Baltozer,
Ben B. Bower, Jay Smith and Leßoy
Kessler. Refreshments were served.
—Samuel Reen, paid a visit to his
old home in Newport.—Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Smith, of Stony Point, visited
Harrisburg friends this week —W.
H. Sheaffer, has razed his shop,
built about seventy-five years ago,
being among the first buildings
erected In Blain. His father, the
late Daniel Sheaffer, worked for
many years in this shop. Mr. Sheaf
fer will replace the shop with a new
one, built on the old foundations.
The logs, etc., in the old shop are in
a good state of preservation.—Cor
poral N. F. Hall, arrived at Camp
Meade, Monday noon, after a visit
to his home here. — The deer are
Bcattering out over the mountains
throughout Perry county from the
Stato Game Preserve in Toboyne
Township.—New Germantown Red
Cross Auxiliary have sent nine com
plete outfits, consisting of a sweater,
muffler, helmet, wristlets and socks,
which the members knit to soldiers
gone from that section.—Prof. C.
.T.Kell, supervisor of the Agricul
tural Department of the Mill City,
Pa., vocational school la visiting his
father, R. H. Kell; his school being
iiuarantined on account of an epi
demic of measles. Mrs. Kell is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Dunkelberger at Falling Springs.
Millersburg Girl Makes
"Jack the Hugger" Beat It
MJHersburg, Pa., March 2.—Miss
Roselle Fralick, of Union street, is
not afraid of "Jack, the Hugger."
Several nights ago she discovered a
man looking in the window of their
home. She went up stairs and tak
ing a small rifle, shot at the man,
who beat it up the street.—During
the recent freshet in the Wiconlsco
Creek, the bridge at the mouth of
the little Wiconisco, near the Freck
farm, was swept away. The ice be
came gorged at this point, being
held back by the ice in the big creek.
At Woodside Station, there was also
a big gorge and property in the
vicinity was surrounded by water.
—During the severe wind storm ear
ly in the week, many tree limbs and
loose shingles were blown down and
several trees were set on fire by com
ing in contact with electric wires.
Telephone poles were also down
about the town.—Uhe Millersburg
Auxiliary of the Red Cross was mov
ed from the Brubaker building into
the vacant Day store room in mar
ket street. —Charles Romberger, of
Philadelphia, who has been ill at
♦he home of his sister, Mrs. Abbie
O. Keiffer, in North street, for the
past month Is Improving.
SATURDAY-EVENING, HARJUHBURG Q£*BPSB£ 'IKJCBgKAPE: MARCH 2, 1918.
Two Youngest Members of
Blain Red Cross Auxiliary
LENORE AND ARLENE WOODS
lila'n, Pa., March 2.—Youngest
Red Cross members of the Auxiliary
at Blain, are the two pretty little
girls of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M.
Woods. Their names are Lenore
Kathleen Woods, three years old and
Arlene Rosalie Woods, two years.
Mr. Woods, father of the girls, is a
well-known young merchant of
Blain. The mother of the children
was Miss Mary before her
marriage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Woods
are members of tlie Red Cross Aux
iliary.
Check For $528 Given
For Month's Milk Supply
unt Joy, Pa., March 2.—The
largest milk check ever cashed at the
First National Bank since there
creameries In this section and the
largest ever received by a farmer
around here, was paid John Bru
baker by the Farmers' Creamery
Company for last month. It called
for $528. Mr. Brubaker tenants the
M. B. Helstand farm east of here and
has a fiine herd of cattle, consisting
of eighteen cows and two heifers. —
Miss Elizabeth Heisey and two nieces
of West Philadelphia, spent a week
with t-he former's parents, Mr. and
Airs. Abrarn Heisey.—Mrs. S. J. Neal
was taken to the hospital at Lancas
ter on Saturday.—Miss Mary Elch
erly, of Lancaster, spent several days
here. —Miss Florence Galnor, of
ElizabethtowTi, visited the family of
Emory Warfel. —The Boy Scouts of
America are making a great effort
to raise $600,000 within the next
three years, to be used for instituting
new troops and getting new boys in
to the folds of the Boy Scouts of
America. —Clarence Campbell, of
Hershey, spent the weekend with his
parents.—Miss Clara Campbell spent
the weekend at Lancaster as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Schaef
fer. —Edgar Eshleman, of Camp
Meade, spent Sunday at home. —Mrs.
Amos Garber entertained the fol
lowing to dinner on Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. John Siller, Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Garber, Charles Garber, Miss
Eva Germer, Miss Pauline Henry,
Mr. and Mrs. William Dlffenderfer
and sons, Fred and Gibney, and
daughter, Mary, and Mrs. Amanda
Greenleaf. —Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Way
and children, of Salunga, spent the
weekend here with their son, Allen
Way.—Mr. and Mrs. Preston Kil
gore, of Lancaster, visited her par
ents on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Hart
man and child of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend here as the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Martin Bowman in
Donegal street.—Airs. Benjamin F.
Garber and Miss Edna Hershey
spent a day at Lancaster. —Corporal
Omas Kramer, Sergeant Albert My
ers, George Helserman and George
teller, of Camp Hill, spent the
weekend here.-—Misses Esther and
Fannie Gingerich spent the week
end visiting their brother, J. Harvey
Gingrich, at Reading.—Mrs. Charles
Marks, of Manheim, spent Sunday
here as the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Kramer. Charles H.
Delllnger has been confined to the
house the past week on account of
sickness.—Miss Catherine Zeiders, of
Harrisburg, visited at the home of
James Shoop over the weekend.—■
Mrs. C. A. Zortman, daughter and
son are visiting the family of Dr.
O. G. Longenecker.—Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Wrace of Maytown and Mrs.
Jacob Reath, of Enola, visited at
the homes of H. H. Morton and
George Myers over Sunday.—Miss
Sue Cunningham visited her father
at Lancaster on Sunday. Charles
Brady, of Lancaster, spent Sunday
With Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Pennell.—
Air. and Mrs. Edward Shires, of
Philadelphia, visited his parents, Mr.
and Airs. Abram Shires, over the
weekend. —Air. and Airs. N. F. Arntz
and son Donald, of Maytown, were
Sunday guests of Airs. S.iblna Arntz.
New Officers Elected at
Carson Long Institute
New Rloomficld, Pa., March 2.
Frof. Guy K. Moll, of East Green
ville, has been engaged as a mem-;
ber of the faculty of the Carsoin
Long Institute for the spring term,
beginning April 10. At a recent
faculty meeting, President Theodore
K. Long was elected acting princi
pal of the institute to serve until a
regular successor to Principal D.
C. Willard is chosen. Miss Erma
Holden, the head of the department
of bookkeeping and stenography,
was elected secretary.—Mrs. Molly
Davis, of Bridgetown, N. J., has just
arrived to assist Mrs. Harry in the
Junior Department of the Carson
Long Institute.—Henry Thebes, a
soldier at Camp Green, Charlotte,
North Carolina, is spending a ten
day furlough at his home in Cen
ter township on account of the ser
ious illness of his brother, Gustave.
—Corporal James M. Shearer, now
stationed at Augusta, Ga. spent a
short furlo.ugh here with his mother.
—Anna Garlin, widow of John Gar
lin, of Elliotsburg, has been granted
a pension of sl2 per month from
October 12, 1916, and $25 per month
from October 6, 1917.—Mrs. Nor
man Wright and little daughter,
Margaret, are spending sevoral days
here with Mrs. father,
James W. Shull.—J. T. Atler spent
Tuesday at Newville.—Mrs. J. B.
MeAlister. who spent the winter at
Washington, D. C., returned home
this week.—Miss Margaret McKee
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
F. Wheeler, at Newville. —Benjamin
Humes, who makes his home with
his son, William here, fell down the
stairs on Tuesday and broke one of
the bones in his right hand. —James
M. McKee has been awarded a con
tract for 600 ton of crushed lime
stone for the borough streets, to be
delivered in two years.
GREEN S DAM
STILL STANDS
Ice Floods Did Not Damage
• Famous Old Barrier at
Clark's Ferry
BBIDGE OPEN TO TRAVEL
Structure Across Juniata Can
Be Used By Vehicles of
Light Weight
Ditnannon, Pa., March 2.—lt was
expected that when the ice broke up
on the Susquehanna river that it
would destsoy Green's dam at Clark's
Ferry, but it did not, as the old
structure seems to be standing as
firm as before. The bridge across
the Juniata river at the east end of
town, which was damaged by the
ice flood was resumed yesterday by
the traveling public with*restrlctlons
as to weight of vehicles. The bridge
across the Susquehanna is still clos
ed to traffic. Mr. and Mrs. Will'/m
M. Holland have returned frbm a
visit to relatives at Harrisburg.—Al
bert Hambaugh, of Millerstown, vis
ited his sister, Mrs. L. E. Thomas
and family on Tuesday.—Dice Gus
ter has commenced excavating for
the foundation of a new house on
his lot in North Lincoln street.—
The entire plant of the Duncannon
Iron & Steel Company has been idle
the past three weeks.—lt is believed
that many quail were frozen and
starved to death during the winter.
—Mrs. Emma S. Outer has returned
from a visit to relatives at Mifflin
town.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dun
kel and little son, Kenneth, of Al
toona, spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Dunkel. —Mrs. William Forrest and
two little daughters, of Baltimore,
Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mil
ler and little daughter, and Mrs.
Charles Maxwell, of Enola, were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sejg
over Sunday.—A number of new
books has been added to the Bor
ough school library.—Mrs. Ellen De-
Pugh, of New Bloomfield, is spend
ing some time with her daughter
and son, Mrs. D. D. Kluck and C.
Allen DePugh.
PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL
Sliippensburg, Pa., March 2. —
The Rev. H. W. Snyder has accepted
a call to Johnstown and will leave
April I.—Rex Grunden and John
Laughery of Baltimore, spent Sun
day at home.—Miss Vera Long, a
teacher in the schools of Penbrook,
spent Sunday at home. —Prof. R. G.
Mowery, field representative of the
Quincy Orphanage, spent Sunday
here.—The Interschool debate be
tween the Normal Literary Societies
of Shippensburg Normal and Millers
ville Normal will be held on April
20.—Edwin Naugle, of Walnut Bot
tom, has been chosen by the Ship
pensburg Priting Company, to take
the position recently vacated by W.
G. Scoltock. —Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Grove will move to Newville.
ALL PUPILS IN RED CROSS
Pillow. —E. W. Dockey, William
Boyer and George Snyder, were at
Harrisburg on Monday.—The schools
of Pillow have enrolled 100 per cent,
for the Jnior Red Cross.—William
R. Boyer, of town, with the Rev.
Grant Seidle, of Berrysburg, are at
tending a church conference at
Reading.—Miss Mabel Schreffler, of
Dalmatio, spent several days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Schreffler.—Margaret Snyder, spent
several days at Elizabethville, with
her sister.—Mrs. Elmer Bufflngton,
is spending several days at Sunbury.
CENTRAL PENNA. PERSONALS
Linglestown—The Rev. Whitaker,
of Highspiee, was a recent guest of
Simon Harper.—Edward Lingle, of
Enhaut, on Sunday was the guest of
his daughter. Airs. John Reese. —
Aliss Vera Care, of Progress, was the
weekend guest of Miss Jane Care.—
Aliss Bess Early, of Paxtang, on
Sunday was the guest of friends
here. —Mrs. W. G. Zimmerman was
a recent guest of Mr. and Airs. J. F.
Wirt, at Harrisburg.—Aliss Eliza
Buck on Tuesday visited friends at
Harrisburg.—Airs. Alfred Yaple and
granddaughter, Jean Kieffer, of Har
risburg, on Suntfay were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Care. —Airs.
Charles Reimert and daughter,
Kathryn, on Wednesday visited
friends at Harrisburg.—Airs. Samuel
Deckman and Airs. Charles Bobb, of
Lemoyne, on Wednesday were guests
of friends here. —The Rev. William
Potteiger is attending conference at
Reading.—Mrs. William Cassel spent
a day with friends at Harrisburg.—
Airs. W. G. Zimmerman on Tuesday
was the guest of Airs. William Zim
merman, at Harrisburg.—Aliss Ruth
Geyer, of Harrisburg, on Alonday
was the guest of Miss Minnie Baker.
—Mrs. Elmer Daniel visited Air. and
Airs. John Buck at Harrisburg.—
Mrs. John Look and daughter, Mrs.
Susan Baker, spent Wednesday at
Harrisburg.—Aliss Susan Mcllhenny,
of Harrisburg, was the guest of
friends here this week.—Airs. Reiber
spent Tuesday with relatives at Dllls
burg.—Miss Alary and Miss Lucy
Cassell on Tuesday were the guests
of friends at Harrisburg.—Mrs. Wil
liam Feeser and son, John, of Haln
ton, on Sunday were guests of Airs.
Alary Feeser.—Mrs. Fannie Backen
stoe spent several days with friends
at Enola. —Airs. William Rabuck and
Airs. Edwin Swartz were at Philadel
phia as guests of the former's daugh
ter, Miss Bertha Rabuck.—Mr. and
Airs. Shelton Walker and son. Rob
ert, of Harrisburg, on Sunday were
the guests of Air. and Airs. William
Lutz.
Diincnnnon. The Rev. Air. Sheets,
of Harrisburg, will speak In the
Church of God to-morrow evening, at
7 o'clock. The young people of the
Alethodist Episcopal Church, will give
an entertainment In the Sunday
school room, Friday evening. March 8.
—Mrs. E S. Hafner, of Philadelphia,
visited her sister. Mrs. Jacob John
ston, on Wednesday. Mrs. Jacob
Lehman Is spending some time with
her daughter. Airs. Grant Willis, at
Harrisburg. Among the sfiek, who
are confined to their homes, are Mrs.
James Holland, John Fehls and
Charles M. Gross.
Allen. —Dr. P. E. Smith, who has
been very ill for several weeks with
a carbuncle on the hack of his neck,
is able to be out nKaiu. Hoyd Enck,
who Just recently enlisted in the
Aviation unit, of Cumberland county,
left to-day for camp. The Rev.
Mr. Tibley, formerly pastor at Thorpp
sontown, and who has been elected
pastor to New Kingston and Church
town, will take his charge to-morrow.
—Miss Mary Plough, of Newvllle. is
visitinK her cousin, Mrs. William
Khumbergcr, this week. Mr". Ar
thur Townsend and son, Charles
HALF HUNDRED
IN U. S. SERVICE
McSherrytown Borough Has
Forty-Eight Men and Two
Women With Army
PUPILS JOIN RED CROSS
Production of Milk An Im
portant Means of Wealth
in Adams County
Gettysburg, Pa., March 2.—The
borough, of McSherrystown has an
even half hundred young people in
the Government service, all but one
of them being connected in some
way with the Army. Forty-eight of
these are men and two are women.
One of the young women is in the
service at Honolulu, Hawaii, and the
other is a trained nurse now in
France. —Some of the schools of the
county have already ( enrolled as
members of the Junior Red Crpss
by having every pupil in the organ
ization, the honor of being the first
one going to the Locust Grove school
in Highland township, Robert K.
Stultz, teacher. —Milk prducing is
one of the means of wealth for the
people of this section. This, with
the fruit and poultry industries, adds
much to the material welfare of our
community. At the Biglerville plant
of the Hershey Creamery Company,
under the management of E. E.
Leatherman, nearly eighteen thou
sand pounds of milk Is received each
day, all of which is either condensed
or pasteurized. In the process one
and one-half tons of sugar are used
each month. Approximately SIOO,-
000 is paid out at this plant annu
ally for milk. —Dr. John M. Blocher,
of Gettysburg, who during tjie past
year has been teaching chemistry at
the Baldwin Wallace College in Ber
ea, Ohio, was married last week in
Baltimore to Miss Sallie Brent Gar
land.—A horse belonging to Henry
E. Sheaffer, a farmer in the eastern
end of the county, narrowly escaped
death when in some unknown man
ner it became pinnefl fast to a blunt
post, five inches in diameter, that
penetrated the abdomen and enter
ed the animal's body to a depth of
fourteen inches. The post, which
was part of a partition between two
stalls in the barn, had to be sawed
off before it could be extricated from
the animal.
G. A. R. Commander
Celebrates 76th Birthday
Elizabethtown, Pa., March 2. —S.
S. Farver, of South Market street,
has moved to Palmyra, where he has
accepted a position. He was an em
ploye of the A. S. Krelder Shoe
Factory here. The house vacated by
Farver, has been rented for head
quarters for the Bell /Telephone
Company.—The following soldiers
spent short furloughs here during
the past week: Raymond Gebhart,
Earl Gish, Leo Alwine, Afios Halde
man, Omar Barnhart, Robert Lind
emuth and Ralph Martin.—Norman
Good and C. J. McLaughlin attend
ed a banquet given at the Hotel
Brunswick on Saturday evening,
under the auspices of the Agents
Club of the company.—S. F. Ulrich,
Harold Engle, F. W. Groff and L.
D. Coble, left for Detroit, Mich., on
Tuesday, to bring four automobiles
to Elizabethtown. —Commander Nls
sley, of the G. A. R. Post, celebrated
his 76th birthday on Monday.—Po
liceman Brory killed a strange dog
on Wednesday night.
Townsend, of Hagerstown, spent
several days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Rinehart. Wilbur
Brandon, who Is employed in the
Quartermaster's Department in Phila
delphia, is home for a few days on a
visit.
Yeagertown—Mrs. Thomas Smith
of Burnham, was a guest on Tues
day at the home of her father, E.
P. Alann.—Airs. Harry Kockender
fer, is a patient at the Lewistown
Hospital, where she was operated on
for appendicitis.—Mrs. L. F. Lubury,
returned to her home at Philadel
phia, on Sunday, accompanied by
Aliss Eleanor Johnston.—Mrs. Paul
Bergey, and Peter Wertz, of Lewis
town, and Airs. Clark Wertz and two
children, of Alliance, Ohio, were
Sunday guests at the "home of Arthur
Gill and mother on Sunday.—Aliss
Alabel Goss, of Lewistown, spent
several days at the home of Air. and
Airs. James Lesher. —Mrs. Ifenry
Kupp, of Bannersville, Snyder
County, was a visitor, with her sons
David, Stewart and Roy and daugh
ter Airs. John Heater.—Mrs. Sfby
Spangler and daughter, Ruth, of
Everett, Pa., are spending a week
with her parents. Air. and Mrs. David
Price and sisters, Airs. Thomas Bak
er, Airs. Hugh Alcßride and brother
Edgar Price. —Airs. S. E. Kinzer, of
Allfflin, and daughter, Mrs. Ray Burs,
of Academia, were visitors at the
homes of Air. and Mrs. Samuel
Frank and Mrs. Kinzer.—Miss Helen
Weldensand, of Altoona, spent over
Sunday with her parents, Air. and
Airs. Weidensand.—Mrs. Alarllla
\Year, who spent some time with her
son William, has returned to her
home at Orbisonia.
Florin.—Mrs. John Miller, of Lan
caster, made a business trip to this
place on Monday.—Prof. J. J. Gib
son, of Lancaster, was the guest of
the Rev. and Mrs. O. G. Romig, at
the United Brethren parsonage on
Wednesday.—Mrs. Christian Groff,
is ill —Edwin Witmer, has purchased
a property in Harrisburg, and will
move with his family to'that city in
March. —B. D. White, of New York,
called on friends here on Sunday.—
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Eshenbaugh
and children, of Elizabethtown,
were the guests of L. F. Sheetz and
family.—lrvin L. Bishop and John
A. Kline, left for Camp Meade on
Tuesday.—Mrs. William Hamilton,
and two daughters, visited relatives
at Elizabethtown on Sunday.—The
Rev. O. G. Romig, pastor of the
United Brethren churah, made a
trip to Hershey on Wednesday.—
Jacob Shires is confined to bed with
a severe illness—Mrs. Martin Lig.
gins and daughters, of Harrisburg,
are visiting relatives at this place.—
Jacob Eichler, of Elizabethtown. was
the guest of his parents here.—
Misses Edith and Cora Rettew, of
Coatesvllle, are visiting relatives
here. —Mrs. Jacob Stern, of Eliza
bethtown, spent Sunday with her
daughter. Mrs. John Olweiler.—The
second quarterly communion service
will be held in the United Brethren
church to-morrow morning.
Hummelstown Boy With
Co. D, 112 th Regiment
TRUMAN CASSEL
Hummelstown, Pa.. March 2.
Truman Cassel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cassel, of Hummelstown. who
enlisted in Co. D, old Eighth Regi
ment, is now a private in Co. D,
112 th U. S. Infantry and is stationed
at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
Dauphin Soldiers -Home on
Furlough From Hancock
Dauphin, Pa., March 2. Edgar
Forney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
C. Forney, is home on a ten-day
furlough. Mr. Forney, is connected
with the Quartermaster's depart
ment at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga.—Sergeant Raymond Long, son
of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Long, is home
on a furlough from Camp Hancock,
Augusta, Ga.—Percy Kline, who has
been at the Emaus Home, Middle
town, for five years, has returned to
the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Kline.—An ingathering day was held
on Sunday at the United Brethren
church. A free-will offering
amounting to S2OO was received. —
Miss Helen Miller, a graduate nurse
of the Pennsylvania Hospital at
Philadelphia, now of Base Hospital
Unit No. 116, left for New York on
Saturday to await orders for foreign
service.—The Rev. J. M. Shoop, of
the Evangelical church, is attend
ing conference at Reading.—Mr. and
Mrs. Miller and daughter Florence,
of Harrisburg, were the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Miller.—Mrs. John
E. Felty of Hartford, Conn., was the
guest of Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Clark, I
Monday and Tuesday.—Miss Cora
Coffrode and Mrs. William Matter,
of Millersburg. spent Thursday with
Mrs. George D. Thorn, at Harris
burg.—Mrs. William Fite, of York,
and Mrs. Samuel Hower and daugh
ter, Miss Gladys, of Lebanon, spent
several days with Mrs. Sarah Spons
ler, South Erie street. —Prof. Sham
baugh, County Superintendent,
visited the borough schools on Tues
day.—Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McKisslck,
of Hershey, were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reed.—Miss
Mae Williams, of Harrisburg, spent •
the weekend with Miss Rebecca Ly- I
ter. —Hrs. Frank Williams and i
daughter, Mary, have returned from
a visit to New York.—Mrs. Charles
Bowman and children of Renovo,
spent several days with Mrs. Bow
man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Kinter. —Clinton Beckel, of Phila
delphia, spent Sunday with his moth
er Mrs. Marion Bickel.—William Bell
Gross, has returned home from a
short trip to Batavia, N. Y. —William
Kline, who has been spending most
of the winter at Norfolk, Va., was a
weekend visitor.—Mrs. Eddy Bland''
and son of Reading, are visiting the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Shannessey.—Frank Williams
who is spending part of the winter
at Harrisburg, was a weekend guest
of his brother, William Williams.—
The Rev. George A. Maurey, of
Mauch Chunk, is visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Maurey,
in High street.—Mrs. Jane Sellers
and Miss Bertha Sellers were week
end guests of friends here. —Mrs.
Elizabeth Weitzel and daughter,
Mrs. David Smouse, of Harrisburg,
were guests of Miss Clara Poffen
berger on Thursday.—Mrs. George
Umholtz and daughter of Harris
burg, were the guests of the form
er's mother, Mrs. Sarah Hinkel on
Sunday.Mrs. Harry Singer, was call
ed to Mount Union, on account of
a shooting accident to her son Arch
ibald. —The Cottage Prayer-meeting
of the Presbyterian church, March
5, will be held at Mrs. Sara M. Bell's
home. ,
Indian Empire Commander
to Address Mission Meeting
Mifflintovra, Pa., March 2. —The
annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of Hunt
ingdon Presbytery will convene in
the Presbyterian church here on
Wednesday, March 27. The Rev. J.
C. R. Ewing, commander of the In
dian Empire, president of Formen
Christian College, and vice-chancel
lor of Punjala University, will ad
dress the evening meeting. Fifteen
young men left on Tuesday for
Camp Meade, the P. R. R. War Re
lief presented each young man with
helmet, sweater and wristlets; the
D. A. R. with testaments and the
Red Cross with comfort kits. This
completes Juniata's quota.—Mrs, W.
W. Portser, of Uniontown, spent sev
eral days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Kulp.—Mrs. Ersman, of
Allentown, is visiting her parents,
Mr. 'and Mrs. Lesh at Mifflin.—En
sign Robert T. Kulp, United States
Navy, who is stationed in Rhode
Island, spent several days with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kulp.— v
Richard Thiel, of Johnstown, spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Parker. —Miss Mary McNeal, a
teacher in the public school at Al
toona, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mc-
Neal. —Mrs. Ralph Hills is visiting
her husband, Ralph Hills, who has
a government position at Washing
ton, D. C.—Mr. and Mrs. Appleman,
of Canada, are guests of Mrs. Apple
man's patents. Mr. and Mrs. William
Dunn. —Mr. Dasher, of Trenton, N.
J., spent several days at the home of
J. K. McNeal.—C. E. Howe, of
Washington, D. C., Spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. M. P. Crawford.
—'Senator and Mrs. W. H. Manbeck,
were Philadelphia visitors on Mon
day.—Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Orr,
of spent Sunday at the
K. H. McClintic home. —Howe
Crawford, who has been at Wash
ington, D. C.. for the past several
months, is at his home here.
4MINUTE MEN
READY TO SPEAK
The Rev. H. Hall Sharp, of
Mechanicsburg, Making Up
Information Squad
DISCUSS WAR CONDITIONS
Patriotic Meeting Held at
Good Hope School House
on Wednesday Evening
Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 2. — I
The Rev. H. Hall Sharp, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran Church, has been
appointed chairman of the Four-
Minute Men in Mechanicsburg and
vicinity. He is authorized to secure
men to give information to the pub
lic on war conditions, which is of
special importance. Eight men will
be shortly appointed by the Rev. Mr.
Sharp for this work.—rA patriotic
meeting was held in the Good Hope
school house, in Hampden township,
on Wednesday evening, with Dr. M.
M. Dougherty in charge and the Rev.
Dr. T. J. Ferguson, of the Silver
Spring Presbyterian Church, as
principal speaker.—Mrs. C. E. Brln
del entertained the young women of
the Employed Girls' Bible class, on
Monday evening at her home in
West Main street. The time was
spent socially and refreshments were
served.—Miss Olive Thompson, of
Chelsea, N. J., Is visiting at the home
of her uncle, Professor A. H. Ege.—
Dr. H. H. Longsdorf, of Dickinson,
and the Rev. Glenn M. Shafer, of
Carlisle, were speakers at the pa
triotic meeting in Camp Hill, on
Thursday evening.—George Berk
heimer, in the United States service,
has returned to New Haven, Conn,
where he is studying to become a
machine gun instructor, after a
brief furlough at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Berk
heimer.—Mrs. Joseph Strock, of
Pittsburgh, returned to her home in
that city, after spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Dorn
bach.—Miss Katharine Grittinger, of
Lebonon, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Kate S. Eberly.—Miss Evelyn Baker,
of Mechanicsburg, was one of the
speakers in the medal contest, which
was held in Carlisle last evening by
theh Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.—The Rev. Dr. L. S. Mudge,
pastor of the Pine Street Presbyter
ian Church, Harrisburg, addressed a
large audience in the Presbyterian
Church, on Tuesday evening on "The
Work in the Army Cantonments."—
Miss Sarah Groninger and Miss Mary
L. Hejnminger, of Irving College,
sang with splendid effect at the en
tertainment in the Methodist Epis
copal Church on Thursday evening,
with Miss Elizabeth Campbell, of the
faculty, at the piano.—Charles Mar
tin and family, of South Market
street, will move to Harrisburg, the
latter part of next month.—Miss Ida
Kast was a visitor in , Carlisle on
Tuesday.—Miss Valeria Hershman
and Miss Isabel Hummelsbaugh
represented the Methodist Episco
pal Sunday school at the convention
in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Car
lisle, on Tuesday.—Mrs. T. D.
Hummelsbaugh and Mrs. E. E.
Strong and Robert Berkheimer were
also in attendance.—William Diehl
and family moved from West Coov
er street to 116 South Market street,
this week.
Lewisberry Men Among
Those Drafted in York Co.
I/Cwisbfcrry, Pa., Alarch 2. —Bruce
G. Nebinger, John H. Leas and Ray
mond H. Stonesifer were among the
ten men accepted Wednesday when
examined at York. They left Tues
day for Camp Meade. Raymond
Stonesifer, who was at Camp Meade
for three months, about a month
ago was disqualified on physical ex
amination and was sent home.—
The Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Alartin
and sons, Harry and Donald, who
spent the past three months oc
cupying the Methodist parsonage,
will return Monday to their .home
near McConnellsburg. The Rev. Air.
Martin will return for the last two
Sundays before conference.—Mrs.
Elizabeth U. Laird and son-in-law,
Dean R. Hudson were guests of
relatives at Harrisburg. Mrs. An
na Hammond, who lived with Mrs.
Laird, has returned to the home of
her son, John, at Harrisburg.—Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Smith, of Bal
timore, spent several days with Air.
Smith's mother, Mrs. Mary S. Myers.
They returned home on Thursday.—
Aliss ATarjorle Ensmlnger Is spend
ing the week with Mr. and Mrs.
John Laucks, at York.—Miss Ens
minger and William D. Downs were
delegates from the Methodist Epis
copal Sunday School to the conven
tion held Monday at York.—Mr. and
Airs. Ralph Millard, of Harrisburg,
are guests of Mr. Millard's parents,
Mr. ard Airs. Webster Millard.—
Aliss Sara Hake is the guest of her
parents, who live at the Sheep
Bridge, Conewago.—The Rev. C. S.
Messner, pastor of the United Evan
gelical Church, will deliver his last
sermon before conference, in the
local church to-morrow evening.—
The Rev. Aaron J. Martin will
preach in the Alethodist Church to
morrow evening. The Senior Ep
worth League service will be held
at 6.15. The leader will be Prof.
Mark H. Schleichter and the sub
ject, "He Died In My Stead."—Sun
day morning will be missionary day
in the Alethodist Episcopal Sunday
School. The barrels will be opened
at this session.—Air. and Airs. J.
W. Armstrong and daughter, Laura
bel, of Harrisburg, were guests of
relatives in town. On their return
home, they were accompanied by
Airs. Armstrong's mother, Airs.
Laura Kline, who will spend several
weeks with them: also, Mrs. Han
nah Ensmlnger, Viho returned to the
home of her son, Joe Ensminger,
after spending three months at the
Foster home.
HARIUS-KOCKKR WEDDING
Berrysburg, Pa., March 2. —Charl-
es Harris of Berrysburg, and Kath
ryn Kocker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kocker, of Lykens
township were married on Saturday
evening at the St. John's Lutheran
parsonage, by the pastor, the Rev.
Paul Huyett.—Miss Dorothy Hoover,
of Harrisburg, visited her mother
over Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Keboch, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Deibler, spent a day at Harrisburg.
—Dr. Keiter, of Wiconisco, was a
caller here on Wednesday.—Daniel
Weaver and family, have received
a letter from their son. John, that
he arrived In France.—M. S. Daniel
and Henry Howe, transacted busi
ness at Harrisburg on Tuesday—The
storm of Tuesday morning broke
some of the large shade trees and
damaged roofs in town.
Well-Known Young Man
Serving in Artillery
k
EDWARD CORBIN
Orbisonin, Pa., March 2.—Edward
Corbin, twenty-three years old, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corbin, of
Cockeysville, Md., and a brother of
Mrs. W. H. Heeps, of Orblsonla is
serving in the Three Hundred and
Nineteenth United States Artillery,
at Camp Gordon. Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Hazel Stump Bride
of Howard Landwater
Bainbridge, Pa., March 2. —Mr.
and Mrs. William Stump, announce
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Hazel, to Howard Landwater, of
Ellzabethtown, on February 18 at
Hagerstown, The bride is a grad
uate of Bainbridge High school,
class of 1916, and a member of
Alumni Association. Bainbridge
Red Cross Auxiliary has completed
IVs dozen sets pajamas, 10 pairs
bed socks and 446 shot bags. This
work has been finished for month of
February.—Joseph Brenner is 111
with pneumonia at the home of his
niece, Mrs. Tom Smith. —H. E. Na
gel, is ill at his home. —Ray Good,
clerk at the P. R. R. Depot, is con
fined to his home with inflammatory
rheumatism. Cyrus Musser, of
Steelton depot is filling vacancy.—
Miss Mary Hackenberger, is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strausburg at
Millmeyer.—Mrs. Barr Spangler, of
Maytown, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Thaddeus Groff.—Chester Stump,
William and Paul Houseal, Arthur
Ltghty, Ernest and Luther Lynn,
and Gordon Geweswite, were at Safe
Harbor, on Sunday.—Mrs. Harry
Bachman and Mrs. Ben Reno, visit
ed at Harrisburg on Monday.—Mrs.
Jacob Bear, and two children, spent
Tuesday at Harrisburg.—Mrs. Aus
tin Hawthorne, spent Tuesday at
Royalton.—Mrs. Larmin, spent Tues
day at Mlddletown. —Mrs. Trimble,
of Tonawanda, N. Y., is visiting her
sisters, Mrs. A. Hummel, Mrs. Grace
Bachman and Mrs. W. S. Smith.—
Prof. Maurice Demmy, of Morris
ville, Is visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Christ Demmy.—John
Braw, spent several days at Harris
burg.—Mr. and Mrs. Paris Smith,
of Elizabethtown, visited the form
er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Smith—Miss Hettie and Ella Snyd
er, of Columbia, who were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Snyder, have re
turned home. —N. R. Hoffman, visit
ed his parents at Lobato.—Carl
Smith, of Steelton, visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. —
Miss Virgil Damey and Mrs. Clay
ton Damey and daughter, Iva, spent
Monday at Harrisburg.—Earl Bach
man. of Mlddeltown, is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Annie Damey.—Mrs.
N. R. Hoffman, and Mrs. William
Harlan, were at Marietta on Mon
day.—Mrs. Mayme Fortin, spent sev
eral days at Columbia, visiting
friends. —Mrs. Sophia Green, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
Aufenger, at Newark, N. J.-—The
Rev. George Landis. pastor of Meth
odist church in Bainbridge, and Fal
mouth, who was ill, among friends
here, is convalescing.
Camp Fire Girls and
Knitting Club Entertain
Millers town, Pa., March 2. —The
Camp Fire Girls were entertained
at the home of Miss Olive Dimn,
Tuesday evening. The Knitting
Club was entertained by Miss Mary
Kepner, Wednesday afternoon. —
Mrs. William Page of McAllisterville,
spent Sunday with Amos Stahl and
family.—Mrs. Chester Ulsh, visited
at Harrisburg several days.— Mrs.
Bessie Taylor and daughter, Ruth,
spent a day at Harrisburg.— Mrs.
Huldd. Knight, of Duncannon, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and
Mre. Banks Page.—Miss Mabel 55ei
ders, spent the weekend with friends
at the State Normal School at Shlp
pensburg.—Howard Coulter, of Al
toona, called on his aunt, Mrs. Oliver
Wright on Tuesday.—Miss Jessie
Klpp, yisited friends at Newport,
Wednesday and Thursday.—James
Rounsley, was at Harrisburg on
Monday.—Miss Annie Menghes, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Menghes.—Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
White, of Hershey, visited Mrs.
White's mother, Mrs. William Blaln,
this week.—James Ulsh, left Mon
day for Camp Meade, where he en
tered the National Army.—Mrs.
William C. Moore and Miss Sara
Kipp, visited friends at Newport.—
Mrs. Charles Uttley, of Harrisburg,
spent several days with Mr. O. O.
Wagner and family.—Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Wagner, of Lemoyne,
were Sunday guests of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Wagner.—Mr.
and Mrs. James Klpp and family of
Harrisburg, and John Brinton, of
Camp Hill, were over Sunday guests
at the home of J. C. Kipp.—Banks
Eahr, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with his brother, D. H.
Eahr. —Misses Sara Rtckabaugh left
on Friday for Pittsburgh, where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. T. P. Coch
ran, for several weeks. —MrS. Nel
son Williams of Newport, spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rowe.
—Emory Fry, returned home on
Sunday, from a visit in Newark, N.
J., and Philadelphia.—Mrs.- Jane
Bernheisel, of Philadelphia, was a
recent, guest of Mrs. J. C. Hall.—
Sergeant Carl Eauver. of Camp
Meade, Md., spent Sunday with his
wife, at tlie home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eight.— Dorff
and Banks Lahr, spent Sunday in
Newport with their brother, Charles
Lahr and family.
PUPILS ESCORT
THEIR TEACHER
When Instructor Starts Foi
Camp Meade Entire School
Marches to Train
BANKER'S 81 ST BIRTHDAY
900 Cars Pass Through Green
castle on Cumberland Val- >
ley Railroad on Sunday
*
Greencastle, Pa., March 2. —A
reunion was held on Sunday at th<
home of Daniel Grove In honor o
Mr. Grove's son, Both, who left fo
Camp Meade on Monday. Mi-
Grove has been teaching school a
Clarion, and when he left there ot
Saturday his entire school accom
panied him to the train.—D. 15
Keefer, of the Punk Apartments
celebrated his eighty-first birthda:
on Saturday. Mr. Keefer is vice
president of the First National Ban!
—Greencastle was surely a. mail
freight station on Sunday. Nim
hundred cars passed through tin
town during the day—Charles War
ner, of Lewistown, is visiting his pav
ents. —Miss Hess McKinnie. who ha
been spending a month with he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. "SAt A. McKin
nie, left this week for Philadelphia
—A dinner was given on Sunday a
the home of John C. Bitner in hon
or of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F.ittner
whose marriage took place recenth
—Miss Louise Bitner is able to b
out, after an illness of several week
with the grippe.—Miss Sue Kauff
man has returned from an extendec
visit at Meclianicsburg and Harris
burg.—Miss- Anna Gilland, who i
studying for a trained nurse in th
Union Protestant Infirmary at Bnl
timore, spent part of the past weel
at her home on Ridge avenue.—
Clark Gilland, a member of the avia
tlon corps stationed at Ellis Island
has been home on a brief furlough
—Mrs. H. S. Blttner was hostess fo
a large "Sewing Bee" on Thursda
evening at her home on East Balti
more street.—The Men's Bible clas
of the Lutheran Church on Sunda
presented to the congregation ;
large silk flag which has been hum
in the rear of the chancel —Josepl
W. Rahauser, son of Mrs. Willlan
Rahauser, of East Baltimore street
and Miss Zella Blanche Stonei
daughter of George Stoner of Zul
inger, were married at Hagerstowii
Mr. Rahauser is managing the farn
of his mother, near Greencastle
where he and his wife will live.
Big Halifax Bible Class
Elects Officers For Yeai
Halifax, Pa., March 2.—Th
Younjf, Men's Bibl< Class of th
United Brethren Sunday School ha
elected these officers: President, J
A. Steffer; vice president, W. J
Jury; secretary, John C. Miller an
treasurer, Ross E. Zimmerman.-
The Philadelphia Conference wi
meet in Philadelphia on March li
Bishop Berry presiding.—The Rex
H. B. Sliker, pastor of the Hall
fax Methodist Church, has been ask
ed to return for another year. H
has been in charge of the churc
for two years. lie is a graduat
of Tale University.—Electric light
burst forth in the church from nu
meroud costly fixtures on Sunda
night for the first time. —Prof. I
\V. F. Price, several years ago prin
cipal of the Halifax High Schoo
but for the past nine years an in
structor in the high schools of But
ler and Pittsburgh, expects shortl
to got to France to engage in 1
M. C. A. work.—Albert Killlnger, o
Fisherville, spent Sunday with h
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Killln
ger.—Harry Hoffman and famil
spent Monday at Elizabethville. —.
sleighing party from Enders wa
entertained on Monday at the hom
of W. F. Forney, near town.—E. A
Koons has returned from a visit a
Linglestown.—Mrs. D. M. Lebo an
Miss Gertrude Hoover spent Satui
day at Lucknow. —Charles Mille
spent Monday and Tuesday at Hai
risburg and Lebanon.—Mrs. Claud
O. 'Ryan has returned to her hom
at Steclton, after a visit with he
parents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gembet
ling.—Mr. Ryan spent Sunday her
Mrs. J. W. Shope, of Harrisburi
and Mrs. Howard C. Fry, of PaJ
tang, spent Sunday at the home <
their son and brother, C. R. Shop>
editor of the Halifax Gazette.—M
and Mrs. John H. Heagy, of Hai
risburg, were guests of Mrs. Heagy
sister, Mrs. Nathan E. Koons. —Mr
Clyde H, Botts and sons, Kennet
and Alba, have returned to the
home at Williamsport, after a vis
at the home of her brother, C. (
Baker. —Mr. and Mrs. Richard I
Miller, of Brooklyn, N. Y., spet
several days at the home of Mr
Miller's sister, Mrs. Monroe Boye
—Mrs. H. B. Putt spent several daj
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A
frfcd Klinger, at Sunbury.—Mr. an
Mrs. C. C* Bender spent several daj
at Hagerstown, Md„ visiting the
son, Byron Bender. —Miss Margart
| Hawk, of Mifflinburg spent the foi
part of the week at the homes c
I her sister, Mrs. James Schroyer, an
her aunt, Mrs. Fernando Laudei
milch. —Warren B. Pottiger an
daughter, Esther, of Penbrook, sper
Sunday at the home of his parent
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Pottiger.—Mr
G. W. Westfall, who had been sei
lously ill of rheumatism for severs
weeks, is now able to move aboi
in her home.—Mr. and Mrs. Irvl
Warfel, and littlo daughter, Sus&i
of Millersburg, spent Sunday at tt
home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaih Pott
ger, in Front street.
Cooking Demonstration b>
State College Experl
Mount Union, Pa., March 2.-
Several women experts from Sta
College gave a cookljig demonstri
tlon In the High School building c
Thursday afternoon and evenlng.-
Mrs. R. M. Longacre gave a par
Wednesday night in honor of tl
young women of her Sunday Scho
class.—Next week will be W. C. 1
U. week in Mount Union. They ai
planning special features for eai
day and a patriotic lecture will I
given Friday evening in the Shapli
theater. —Prof. W. P. llarley, supe
intendent of schools, spent the wee
at Atlantic City, attending the Ni
tionul Educational Association
meeting.—Eugene Rinker spent se'
eral days at Pittsburgh.—All tl
employes of the A<tna Exploel l
plant nnd those of the Mount Unlc
Refractories Company are being va<
cinated for smallpox.—R. P. T
Davis, superintendent of the Moui
Union Refractories Company, n<
dressed: thie High School studei
body an .Friday.