TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS ATTEMPT M ADE TO POISON BOY Stranger Gives' Tablets Be lieved Bichloride of Mer cury to Little Fellow- Waynesboro, Pa., March a. —Ger- man propaganda is farreaching ami the Instigators in its furtherance will stoop to anything and stop at noth ing. One of the most dastardly and cowardly acts thus far pulled off tor rather attempted) in this commu nity, occurred the latter part of the past week. While Daniel Bowcn, the 6-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bowen. of Waynesboro, was on his way to the Snider avenue school, a man. accosted the little fellow and remarked: "You look cold: don't you feel cold?" The boy replied that he was a little cold. "Then," said the uian. "I have something that will soon warm you up and keep you that way." He took from his pocket a box containing a number of small tab lets, and removing six of the pellets, he placed them in the boy's hand and told him when he reached the schoolhouse to get a glass of water and swallow all of them, and then he would not get cold again. - Daniel forgot to obey instructions of the stranger and failed to take the tablets upon his arrival at tne school. When he returned home at noon, he then thought of the tablets and told his mother a man had given him something for a cold and dis played the medicine. His mother took the pellets from her son. The tablets looked suspicious to Mrs. Bowen, especially when given to children by a stranger and she thought they might perhaps be pois onous. She took them to the Arco drugstore and inquired of Bowman Metz what he thought of them. He replied that the pellets looked very much like bichloride of mercury tablets and that a half one would have been sufficient to have killed her boy. Mr. Metz took two of the pellets and has sent them off for analysis and expects to hear from them short ly. It is the opinion of many that this is another instance where the iJerman propaganda is trying to strike the United States by having i epresentatives scattered throughout the country loaded with these pois onous drugs to hand out to male children in order that the future generation would greatly be dimin ished by killing them off. CHAS. A. DIFFEXDEIU'ER DIES Waynesbono. Pa.. March 5. — Charles A. Diffenderfer. aged 36. died Sunday after a week's illness of pleurisy followed by pneumonia. lie is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B. Diffenderfer and these brothers and sister, Stewart, Alvey and Motter Diffenderfer, and Mrs. Charles E. Besore. MURDERED WOMAN BURIED Waynesboro. Pa., March 5. — Funeral services of Mrs. John H. Monn, who Was murdered by her husband, John Monn, who is now in a critical condition in the Cham lersburg Hospital, as the result of a gunshot wound caused by himself after he haL slain his wife, on Sat urday morning, was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and were in charge of the Rev. Mr. Peters, of the Church of the Brethren. Burial at Price's Church. Advertis LOreai SHOE MAKERS Harrisburg I at Book's , 17 MARKET ST. >|7 | court House or Wednesday Women's JmIF Smart Military $Q.95 MM: ! M I % TJFTFTTE A GENUINE /J :$R / 1300XS $5 BOOT AT MW === NFL (FW A STARTLING OFFER and a real econ /fJB /[ omy. Women's $5 high-grade Military Boots L\ at $3-95 a pair—again demonstrates Book's I \ ability to undersell all others. 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One of our best offers of girls' good, strong, buttons, high and low heel*, fancy high vlel button Shoes, really worth $2.50, on lace, patent and dull /f £\ £* sale at $1.75 a pair: rt% f mj /■ dress and vici; all sizes: .n / solid makes; sizes to 2: special special > • " V TtfcSDA\ L\ ENING, HJLRRISBXJRO TELEGRAPH MAttCH 5,1918. CUMBERLAND VALLEY OLD BLUE LAWS TO BE ENFORCED Carlisle Constable Brings Suit Against Greek Confectioner For Selling on Sunday Carlisle, Pa., March s.—The blue i laws governing Sunday business clos- : ing are getting their annual airing' here, following Information lodged j by Constable Kauffman. of Carlisle, against John Vovakes, a Greek, pro prietor of a local confectionery store who he claims violated the closing order by running his place of busi ness on Sunday. The confectionery store was mov- j ed from a former iocation to a site | in the center of the town and a number of protests were made by churchgoers. The Carlisle Minister ial Association, as a special meet ing. voted to appoint a committee to bring the matter to the attention of i the officers. The charge brought the store to a new ward and the constable in charge seized the opportunity to take ■ action. It is claimed that the viola-j tions have occurred before. The | matter will be aired at a hearing on Thursday. Carlisle Lutheran Churches to Build Memorial Carlisle, Pa., March 5. —In honor of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Roy Strock, missionaj-ies in India, the two Luth eran churches of Carlisle have be gun the raising of a fund to build a special memorial home at Guntur. India of which college the Rev. Mr. Strock has been for nine years the head. It is planned to have the home a dormitory building for stu dents and to have it of permanent construction as a substantial memor ial. A large part of the fund has al ready been raised through a spe cial contribution on Sunday and pri vate gifts. Firemen at Carlisle to Aid Red Cross in Work i Carlisle. Pa., March 5. Plans j have been made for the Carlisle Red ' Cross chapter to be assisted by Car- I lisle firemen in the giving of re | freshments to Unfted States soldiers j who pass through the Cumberland Valley. Special utensils have been provided by private contributions, and sandwiches, coffee and ice wa ter will be ready at the Indian school, to be taken to the train by firemen and distributed among the men by ladies of the Red Cross. SUSAN ASPER DIES I Dillsburg, Pa., March 5. —Susan | Asper died Monday evening at 11 o'clock at the home of Lewis Blaus ; er, where she had been employed as j housekeeper. The funeral will be : held from the home Wednesday i morning at 10 o'clock, with serv ices at the home and burial in tho ; Dillsburg Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. j Crabell of the United Brethren i Church will officiate. WILL NOT BACK AGENT'S PROMISE Seagrave Fire Apparatus Co. Refuses to Allow For Old Empire Truck Carlisle. Pa., Mar. 5. —The Em pire Hook and Ladder Company may not secure its new motor apparatus, which was to have completed the motorization of the Carlisle depart ment. The officials of the Seagrave Company, from whom it was decided to purchase a machine, have notified Secretary Daron, of the Carlisle bor ough. that they will not authorize the contract entered into by their agent which made a big allowance for the old apparatus of the company and brought the net amount close to the SIO,OOO bond issue recently vot ed. The town is straightened in fi nancial circumstances and to pay the full $12,000 may defer the purchase. The company already has a debt and cannot make up the sum. The in stituting of a voluntary subscription campaign to raise the difference is being discussed. LIVERPOOL Martin Shaefter, of Duncannon. is visiting his mother, Mrs. Emma Shaeffer. Mrs. Rumberger and daughter, Elsie Rumberger, are visitors at Harvey Williamson's. J. D. Snyder was a recent visitor at Duncannon. James L. Snyder has returned from a visit with his son. Eldon Snyder, who is staUoned at Camp Merrit. N. T. Carlton App, of McKee's Half- Falls, was a visitor in town Satur day. M. H. Grubb, of the Department of Labor and Industry at Harris burg. spent the weekend here with his sister, Mrs. John W. Lutz. James Holman. of Harrisburg. spent the weekend here with his family. Cordelia Hamilton has returned from a three weeks' visit at Wil kinsburg. Roy Zink has gone to Millersburg where he has secured employment. Mrs. George Snyder and daugh ter, of Harrisburg, are visitors at Jacob Erlenmeyer's. Russell Hoffman, of Camp Meade. Md„ is home on a furlough with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoff man. Warren Stailey is visiting relatives at New York City. Jacob Stailey is looking after his mail route. Madge Stailey is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Duke Snyder, at Coates ville. Howard Rinkenbach was a recent visitor in Xew Bloomfleld. Jennie Barner has gone to East Orange, X. J. Mrs. Lincoln Singer was a recent visitor at Harrisburg. E. C. Mengle made a business trip to Harrisburg on Saturday. Mrs. Jennie Zimmerman spent several days at Harrisburg. Albert Keister and son, William, were recent "visitors at Xew Bloom fleld. Gettysburg Young Man With the Regular Army II ■! !!■■■■ IIIM I' ■Mill iTTiTI jf n ' ■- v- : -y-' ~£ '*>f 2 ¥ FRED KRIEMBRING Gettysburg, Pa., March s.—Fred Kriembring, of 127 West High street, i$ now with the Headquarters Com pany of the Sixtieth United States Infantry. Fifth Division, Regular Army, Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. Kriembring received an in teresting letter from him this week, j describing life in the Army. Suburban Notes HALIFAX Mr. and Mrs. Curtis McLaughlin, of Klizabeth villc. were Sunday guests Ht the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Soh river. John Cooper, a soldier at Camp Meade, Md.. spent a brief furlough at home with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cooper. Mrs. Elizabeth Kohler is critically ill. having suffered a stroke of paralysis. Alfred Bowman. of Lancaster, j spent Sunday with his father, Cor nelius Bowtnan. G. M. Smith is spending a few days it his old home in Philadelphia. Mr. Smith, who conducts a drugstore here, served on the Philadelphia po lice force for many years. dux cannon- MISS Clara Hasler and Miss Annie Hessley, of Harrisburg, were guests of the former's sister. Mrs. Ross Ilepford. over Sunday. Miss Mary Grier and granddaugh ter. Ivy Patterson, spent Sunday at Enola. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Campbell and little daughter, of Harrisburg, spent Srnday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Richter, Jr., and little daughter, of Penbrook. were guests of the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Richter. Sr.. over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George P. Thayer, of Altoona, were guests of Mr. and i Mrs. Charles W. Sieg. j Mrs. E. S. Hafner, of Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fllckinger and ( little daughter, of Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Miller and two chil dren. of Enola, and Dr. Thomas Matlack, of Philadelphia, were guests of Mrs. Jacob Johnston on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings, of | Harrisburg, spent the weekend at their country place in Penn town ship. The river coal merchants at Ben venue are getting their fleet of boats ready to be put to work as soon as the river Is in condition. A \ X VI 1,1,E Clayton T. Fake, of Harrisburg. a former resident of Annville, was in tewn on Monday. . John Gruber, of Newmanstown, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Sanders here. Miss Sallie Firestine was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Condran on "Sunday. A carpet rag party was held at the home of Mrs. Harry Beyerle. All present were busily engaged in cut ting carpet rags. Those present were: Mrs. Sarah Kauffman, Mrs. Louise Richards, Mrs. Harry Reif sryder, of Lebanon; Mrs. Hiram Don moyer, of Cleona, and Mrs. Beyerle. Mrs. Elmer Finkenbinder and children, of Harrisburg, spent Satur day with ber sister, Mrs. C. E. Shenk. Misses Nancy and Elizabeth Krei der, daughters of A. S. Kreider and students at Walnut Lane School, spent several days with their par ents here. Lieutenant Kreider, of Camp Meade. Md., spent several days the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kreider. Prof. J. T. Spangler spent Sunday at Harrisburg. Mrs. C. E. Shenk was the guest of her parents at Bachmansville. William E. Flowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Flowers, was re cently transferred from Camp Meade. Md.. to the Coast Artillery at Chat tanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Robert Kreider is spending the week at Phiadelphia, the guest of Mr. and Mrs Aaron Kreider. Mrs. H. S. Deaner entertained n number of friends at dinner on Tuesday. John Miller, of Camp Meade, was the guest of friends in town several days, being here on a short fur lough. BLAIN Miss Gladys Heller is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Harry Smith, in Lower Liberty Valley. James Flickinger. of near Bixler, sold his farm, containing sixty acres, to John M. Trostle, of Savllle town ship, for the sum of $4,000. Pos session given on April 1, 1918. Mrs. D. P. Stokes has returned from Pittsburgh. Mrs. R. B. Kell entertained H. F.istltne's class of the Zion Reformed Sunday school at her home. The Rev. E. V. Strasbaugh, of the Reformed Church of Blain, gave an address at the Parents and Patrons' Day exercises pn Friday in the Ickesburg public school. The stork visited the home of Da vid B. Stambaugh, Jr., and left a baby girl. Mrs. Stambaugh was for merly Miss Goldie Tressler. C. J. Kell caught a gray fox on Saturday morning along the Coneco icheague mountain north of town. County Draft Boards Begin Examination of Men Carlisle, Pa., March 5. County draft boards to-day began the ex amination of men in class I so as to complete their lists ready to ans wer calls for Army duty. The ex aminations will be held on three days of each week. DUt the schedule has yet been worked out. For dis trict Xo. 2, Dr. H. A. Spangler, of Carlisle, a captain in the Medical Reserve Corps." has been appointed medical examiner, succeeding Dr. J. Bruce McCrear.v, Shippensburg, who was called into active service at Camp Dix. X. J. MRS. HOOPERT BURIED DUlsburg, Pa.. March s.—Funeral services of Mrs. Margaret Hoopert were held from the home in Carroll township and in the Lutheran church yesterday afternoon. Bur ial was made in the cemetery adjoin ing Barren's Church. The Rev. Eve ler. of the Lutheran Church, of Dills burg officiated. Mr. Hoopert died Saturday evening from paralvsis. She had only recently buried her hus band Jacob Hoopert. She is sur \i\ed by one son, George Hoopert, who lived at home with his mother, one was <5 years old. DIES FROM TUBERCULOSIS „.7 a S? e " b ? ro - Pa - March 5 •vi E ' va ,. Jla >" Shetter, daughter of M r s ' J acob Shetter, died . aturday night from • tuberculosis. . he was -8 years old and was em ployed in the Western Union Tele graph office. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. MARRIED AT DETROIT Waynesboro. Pa.. March 5. Lieutenant Robert B. Frantz, of the J w l i nlte „ d States Field Artillery, a ? I • Sarah L'Estrange Stanley, of Detroit, were married on Fridav afternoon. March 1. at North Wood ward Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit, by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Joseph L. Cockran. Lieutenant rrantz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. . I<rantz, of Waynesboro. He was graduated from the Waynesboro High school in 1912, ajid from the University of Michigan, in 1917. MRS. SHULER HOSTESS Liverpool, March s.—Mrs. H. A. S. Shuler entertained The Sewing Club on Friday. Luncheon and din ner were served to the following members. Mrs. John Barner, Airs Washington Wilt. Mrs. Clara Lutz, Mrs. A. M. Shuler, Mrs. Annie Lutz, Mrs. Annie Bcigh, Airs. S. Maurice Shuler, Mrs. Sara Ritter, Mrs. John Ritter, Mae Ritter and Mrs. H A Long. TRIBUTE IX) FOUNDER Annville, Pa., March s.—The Rev. S. F. Daugherty, pastor of the Unit ed Brethren Church, paid a tribute to the memory of the late Mrs. Joseph Kreider. of Annville. at the meeting of the Lebanon County Sab bath School Association. Mrs. kreid er was one of the founders of this association. HIRAM E. STEIN METZ DIES Annville, Pa., March s.—Friends of Lebanon Valley College have learned of the death of Hiram E. Steinmetz, of Ephrata. Mr. Stein metz was a graduate of the college, class of 1874, and was a familiar tlgure at-the commencement exer cises. He contributed freely to the support of the college, a new pipe organ being his most recent gift. He was 64 years old and was promi nent in the local church and his torical circles in Lancaster county. Factory Branch Service For United States Tire Dealers We have opened the Ilarrisburg Branch v of the United States Tire Company at 1010 N. Third Street. This important step is taken for the benefit of you United States Tire dealers in this vicinity. Henceforth you can give better, quicker service on the ever increasing calls for United States Tires, --and at the same time carry a much smaller stock yourself. We serve as your warehouse. Our stock of United States Tires will be absolutely complete in all the famous brands—both passenger car and truck. At all times we will be in a position to give you immediate delivery in any size, type or quantity. No delays due to traffic congestion. In other words we enable you to do more business on less money. Come in and see us. UNITED STATES TIRE COMPANY 1010 N. Third St. KiIII' Lewis M. Wagner, Aged 69, Dies at Matamoras Home Halifax, Pa., March s.—Lewis M. Wagner, aged 69 years, one of the best-known residents of Matamoras, died on Sunday morning from an attack of asthma. He was a stone mason and for many years was em ployed by the Pennsylvania Steel Company aLSteolton, retiring three years ago. 'lie is survived by his wife and six children, as follows: Mrs. William I. Keiter, of Cherry dale. Virginia; Irwin L. and Sue M. Wagner, of Washington, D. C.; Ser geant J. Harry Wagner, with the Pershing forces in France; Mrs. 11. Stewart Potter, of town, and Esther A. Wagner, at home. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Matamoras Church of God, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. E. F. Sipe, assisted by the Rev. Ira D. Lowery, pastor of the Halifax United Brethren Church. Burial will be made in St. Peter's Cemetery. m Philadelphia Branch, Ira. .-. rojwa 40 S. 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Department fcjfl || I of Agriculture, says: t "The components used in the manufacture of oleo- ffißw £ p I margarine, when properly made, are all wholesome and £ enMAR 6^l^* digestible materials, such as are consumed in eating fj various food products." ■ And because "Purity" Margarine comes principally "The flavor is essentially from the very same"source as butter, it just can't help identical with the flavor of being like it—in taste, smell, in composition ofinfredients. 1L There is nothing-absotute!y nothing-in "Purity" Margarine respects even more whole that you do not serve on your dinner table and use in your cook- some than butter H W ing every day. "Purity" Margarine is Government-inspected. Conn PhD Professor of Capitol City Dairy Co, Columbu., Ohio ' VesW "' U,,iVer • "The lest of Taste Will Save You Liverpool Drafted Man Ordered to Hospital Liverpool, Pa., March s.—Herman Williamson, of Liverpool, who failed to pass the physical examination for military service last week at Xew Bloomfield, has received notice from the draft board to report Wednesday at the Harrisburg Hospital to under go an operation on the throat, in or der to be in physical condition to re port at Camp Meade later. TELLS OF Y. M. O. A. WORK Annville, Pa., March s.—Profes sor H. H. Shenk, of this place, cus todian of the public records in the State Library at Harrisburg. who recently returned from Camp Travis, Texas, where he was Y. M. C. A. edu cational director, addressed the Leb anon county Sunday school con vention on Thursday evening on "The Work of the Y. M. C. A. in An Army Cantonment." He addressed the congregation of the United j Brethren Church on the same sub ject on Sunday evening. "An Evening of Surprises" at P. 0. S. of A. Meeting Liverpool, Pa., March 6.—Honors to tho Liverpool men who have ans wered the call to the colors and ap peals "to those at home" to giva them moral support for the success ful prosecution of the war, will bo the feature of the monthly patriotic meetings which are bt . ig planned by the Patriotic Sons 01 America in Liverpool and its vicinity. The first of these patriotic rallies will bo held Saturday, March 9, at 9 o'clock in the Lutheran Church. Professor L. J. Williamson is chairman of the pro pram committee and announces that the program for Saturday will ba entitled "An Evening of Surprises." A silver offering for the benefit of the Red Cross will be lifted. AID FOR HIGHWAY Annville, Pa., March s.—Dr. O. K. Wrick, representative in the General Assembly, was one of the speakers at a meeting held at. Lebanon Friday evening to discuss the matter of getting for Lebanon county federal and state aid for the William Penn highway 2
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