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IMPORTANT NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
IRVING COLLEGE
OPENS SEPT. 25
Mechaiiicsburg Institution of
Learning Has Enrolled Big
Classes For Winter Term
STARTING ITS 63RD YEAR
Soldiers in United States Serv
ice at Various Camps Spend
Furloughs at Their Homes
Mechaiiicsburg, Pa., Aug. 17.
Irving College and Music Conserva
tory, which has been remodeled and
repaired, ready for the opening ses
sion on Wednesday, September 25,
will enter on the sixty-third year.
The number of pupils at the present
enrollment exceeds that of last year. I
—Major Victor Lenher, who is in j
the United States Government em- j
ploy at Washington, D. C., spent the
weekend with his sisters, the Misses
Mary and Elsie Lenher, East Main
street. Before enlisting in Govern
ment work Major Lenher was a
member of the faculty at the Uni- |
versity of Wisconsin. —Captain Boyd j
Spahr made a short visit at the home I
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. j
Spahr, South Market street. Cap
tain Spahr is connected with the
Ordnance Department at Washing
ton, D. C.—Mr. and Mrs. E. A. YJT - I
erstic, of Portland, Ore., left for |
their home in that city yesterday.
after spending two months with the |
latter's mother, Mrs. Eliabeth Sher- i
ban.—George E. Loyd, who has been
serving as Federal director, has been
advanced to the offico of Director of '
Loans for Eastern Pennsylvania,
under the supervision of the United
States Treasury Department.—Eu
gene Getz, who was injured in the
automobile-trolley accident several
weeks ago and taken to the Harris
tuirg Hospital for treatment, has
returned to his home greatly Im
proved in health.—Mrs. J. N. Young,
of Youngstown, Ohio, and daughter.
Mrs. Ernest Stanley, of Chicago, are
visiting at the home of the Misses
Ellen and Sue Swartz, East Main
street.—C. M. Cocklin, of Mcchan-
Icsburg. was elected president of the
County Association of Sons of
Artierica, at Carlisle on Tuesday.—
Lloyd Ulrich has accepted a poj-i*
tion as bookkeeper with the Allison
Hill Trust Company. Harrisburg.—
Mrs. George R. Eppley, of Youngs
town, Ohio, visited nt the home of
Mrs. W. F. Fishburn, East Locust
street. —Charles Leas and son Adam,
of Harrisburg, were guests of the
former's mother. Mrs. Emma Leas.
—Miss Lester Heisler, of Harrls
" burg, spent several days with her
Bister, Mrs. J. W. Brandt.
Union Church of Newville
Will Hold Campmeeting
Newville, Pa., Aug. 17.—A camp
meeting under the auspices of the
Union (colored) Church of Newville,
vill be held at the Newville Park,
August 18 and 25 and September 1.
Tho meeting will be conducted by
the Rev. Arhens, of Mechanicsburg.
—The Young Ladles' Missionary So
ciety of the Church of God met at
the home of Mrs. Calvin Felix on
Tuesday evening. The September
meeting will he held at the home of
Mrs. E. L. Bitzler.—Mrs. Lydia Abra
b'ms and Miss Ruth Stum are critl
e-l'v ill. —Robert Hays, of Johns
t "-n, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
/ "nie Hays.—Mrs. John Koch and
t'-ree children, of Harrisburg, are
veiling his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
T "vid McCoy.—Miss Margaret Dil
1-of Philadelphia, was the guest
o* the Misses Woodburn for several
r'-ys.—Miss Bess Landis is spending
p week with Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin
Beard at their cottage in the Pocono
mountains.—Miss Edna Hursh, of
Charleston, W. Va., and Harry Hursh
re Middletown, visited their father,
P-vid Hursh, recently. George
North, of Philadelphia, is visiting
1 is sister. Mrs. Annie McCoy.—Gro
ceryman S. E. Piper was at Allen
town on Sunday visiting his son,
Donald, who is in training for over
sea service.
CHARLES ROBERT BECKLEY
Certificated Shorthand Teacher.
Formerly 15 years with the
leading business schools of
Philadelphia and New England.
Principal of
BECKLEY'S
BUSINESS COLLEGE
THE
Office Training School
121 Market St.
(Kaufman's Store Bldg.) .
FALL SESSION OPENS
Day School, Sept 3
Night School, Sept 4
Call or phone for reservations
' now. The registration is In
creasing very rapidly. Nearly
200 In Day and Night School
now.
This Is the Greatest Busi
ness School in Harrisburg
Bell 60411 Dial 401
SATURDAY EVENING,
Visitors Spend Pleasaint
Days at Millerstown
MiUerstown, Pa., Aug. 17.—Mrs.
Titus Berst and daughter, Miss Lois
Berst, of Erie, enroute from New
York to Asbury Park, are guests of
D. M. Rlckabaugh.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Armstrong and children and
Mrs. William Coffrode, and children,
of Lancaster, are visiting their
mother, Mrs. Mary Allen.—Mrs.
Bradenbaugh, of Millersburg, and
Miss Cora Coffrode, of Dauphin,
were guests of Prof. John Adams
at the Elms Cottage.—Mrs. John
Hctrlck and sons, Kenneth and
William Hetrick, visited relatives at
Duncannon on Tuesday.—William
Taylor and son Jack, of Groens
burg, spent several days this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Taylor.—Mr. and Mrs. Culvln Grubb,
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mrs.
Wilson Wright Sunday.—Prof, and
Mis. Edward Morrow and son I*eo
aro visiting I)r. and Mm. William
Morrow and family at Loysville.—
Banks Lohr, of Salem, N. J., spent
Sunday with his brother, D. H. Lohr.
—Mrs. Anna Eckels, who had spent
several days at Mountain Park.
Md., has returned home. Mrs.
Annie Wilson, of spent
the weekend with D. M. Rlckabaugh
end family.—Mrs. J. B. Parson, of
Port Royal, visited her sister, Mrs.
William Moore, and.the Misses Sarah
and Jessie Kipp this week. —Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Roliston, of Lewis
town, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Fry over Sunday.—Miss
Jessie Kipp, who had been spending
several weeks at Williams Grove,
has returned home.—Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Rowe and son Earl, of Now
port, spent v "Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Joslah Rowe.—Miss Helen
Frets visited her friend, Walter
Benner, at Camp Meade, Md., this
welt.—Mrs. T. V. Dlftenderfer and
son Harry were visitors at Newport
Monday.—Miss Marie Moyer, of
Mifflin, was the guest of Miss Myra
Farner Tuesday.—Miss Elisabeth
Herr, who had been visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Beaver, of Powls Valley, returned
to her homo at Pleasant Grove, Lan
caster county. Wednesday.—Mrs.
Titus Berst and daughter Ix>ls atid
Miss Kathryn Rlckabaugh were en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Beaver Thursday.—
Banks Karßtctter, of Harrisburg,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Martha
Karstetter.—Miss Gracella Allen,
who had spent several months at
Harrisburg, has returned home,
Willing Workers of Church
Meet at Rensel Home
Elizabcthtown, Pa., Aug. 17. —The
; Willing Worker's Society of Christ
j Reformed Church held a meeting at
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Rensel in South Market street on
Tuesday evening. A fine program,
consisting of music, recitations and
readings was rendered by the mem
bers, after which a luncheon was
served.—Mrs. Harry Brinser and two
sons, Paul and Hershey, were the
guests of relatives at Willow street.
—P. M. Weidman and family were
guests of relatives at Marietta.—Mrs.
J. R. Nauman and son Charles were
guests of relatives at Palmyra.—On
the lot of Harry Olweiler in Park
street are stalk of broom corn that
measure thirteen feet tn height apd
sweet potato vines thirteen feet TWO
inches.—Mrs. Elwood Barr attended
the funeral of her grandfather at
Lancaster.—The large smokestack at]
the Klein Chocolate Works in Brown |
street was blown down during the
storm on Wednesday evening and
slightly damaged. A large force of
men, together with a fifty-foot der
rick put it in its usual position on
Wednesday night.—Miss Amanda
Foreman, of Philadelphia, was the
guest of F. K. Kuhn and family.—
Mrs. J. C. I-leilman and daughter
Dorothy are the guests of relatives
at Annville.—Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Shellenberger and daughter, of York,
were guests cf Mr. and Mrs. D. K. I
Weittman.—Mrs. Paul Shirk and
son Paul spent a few days with rela
tives at Middletown.— Mrs. Lewis
Pearsol, of-Penryn, and Mrs. Kate
Logan and two daughters, Kathryn
and Mary, of Lancaster, were guests
of Elvin Baker and family.—Mr. and
Mrs. Grover F. A. Keller received a!
postal from their son, Robert R. Kel
ler, on Tuesday stating that he has j
arrived safely "over there." He is'
a member of Company B, 304 th
Ammunition Train.—Millard Foltf
and wife were visitors to Lancaster
and Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Emperors Boast
of "Love Feast"
Amsterdam, Aug. 17.—The com
plete agreement existing between
Germany and Austria-Hungary has
been again demonstrated at the
meeting of the Emperors at German
main headquarters, an official state
ment from Berlin yesterday declares.
The statement, which is dated at
Germa| headquarters, August 15,
reads:
"The meeting of the august sover
eigns once again has manifested the
close understanding and complete
agreement on political and military
tasks and an identical and most
loyal interpretation of the alliance.
The intercourse of the monarchs was
I characterized by a cordiality corh-
with their personal rela
tions as well as the interests of the
people.
"Leading statesmen and military
leaders have conferred with com
plete and fruitful results. The Kaiser
gave audience to Baron Burian, Field
Marshal Arz and other Austrian
ministers, whilei Emperor Charles'
received Baron Burian and Field ]
Marshal von Hindenburg." •
New Chinese Flag
Puzzles Mariners I
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 17.—01 d
seadogs yesterday were much pUzzled
when a tramp steamship made lid
way into port flying a flag with red,
yellow, blue, white and black stripes
from its staff at the stern. It was a
new one on these old "salts" as it
was the first steamship to ever, reach
this port with the new flag of the
Chinese republic.
The ship was the Hwah Yih, for
merly the Austrian steamship Sile
sia. taken over by the Chinese re
public soon after they had declared
war against the Central Powers. On
the ship's bows the name looks like
a big laundry check. She came
from Chile with 7,000 tons of nitrate
of soda, which will be used in mak
ing powder and other explosives.
The ship's company comprises ten
European officers and forty-five
Chinamen, who are sailors, firemen,
cooks, cabin boys and stewards. The
English officers are not fluent in the
twisty Chinese tongue and orders to
the sailors are given through the
boatswain, who "bites" oft English
with some neatness apd dispatch.
PUBLIC WEDDING FOR MINISTER'S DAUGHTER
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MR. AND MRS. EARL WILLIAM DOMBACH
Colombia, Pa., Aug. 17.—For the second time within a month there
was a public marriage in the Church of God hero, and the bride, as in
the first marriage, was a daughter of the pastor, the Rev. I. Newton
Demy. Miss Louise Helen Demy was married to Earl Witmer Dombach,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Dombach, who live outside of the borough lim
its. The wedding was a public af fair and everybody was invited to
witness the ceremony. The clergyman selected to perform the ceremany
and preach the sermon was the Rev. Dr. I. A. MacDannald, pastor of the
Church of God, at Mount Joy. The bride was given in marriage by her
father and Mrs. William H. Burg, orangist of the church, played the
wedding march.
Just about a month ago a sim-ilar ceremony was performed In the
church when an older daughter of the pastor was married before a pub
lic audience. The officiating clergy man at that time was the Rev,
George R. Hoverter, pastor of the Church of God, at Lancaster.
Many Visitors at Dauphin
Cottages and Bungalows
Dauphin, Pa., Aug. 17.—The Rev.
and Mrs. J. M. Shoop and daughter,
Miss Kathryn Shoop, left on Satur
day for a visit at Hoover's Island and
Shamokin, after which Miss Shoop
will spend several weeks at the
mountain and seashore. —The Rev.
Dr. John Reed, of Lebanon, preached
in the Dauphin Presbyterian Church
last Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Landis. of Philadelphia, were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Bell
Clark.—Joseph Flte left on Monday
for Philadelphia, where he is em
ployed.—Miss Helen Louise Wallis
returned home to-day from New
York City, where she has just fin
ished a six weeks' course in war
cookery.—Edgar W. Forney returned
ito Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., on
Tuesday, after spending a ten days'
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey C. Forney.—Mrs. J. E.
Williams and daughter. Miss May
Williams, of Harrisburg, were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wil
liams.—Dr. Joseph Poffenberger, of
Sunbury, who spent several days last
week with his aunt, Miss Mary Um
berger, left Sunday for Columbia,
Ohio, where he has enlisted as a
United States Army physician.—Mr.
and Mrs. Kelley and family and Miss
Petty McDevitt, all of Harrisburg.
are spending several weeks at the
Stambaugh cottage, along the river.
—Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Harris and
children, Janice and Marjorie, of
Salem, Ohio, and Mrs. Lang, of
Round Bay, Md., were week-end
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B.
Greenawalt.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Peisders and daughter, of Harris
burg, were the guests of Mrs. Peid
ers' parents. Mi*, and Mrs. Frank
Putt, on Sunday.—Mrs. William Bell
Clark spent Wednesday with friends
at Carlisle. —Mrs. T. J. Cauftman re
turned on Monday from a short visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Peters, at New Buffalo.—Miss
Naomi Ebersole, of Roaring Branch,
arrived Friday to spend several
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ebersole.—Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Heck
left Wednesday for Atlantic City,
where they will spend several weeks.
Lightning Overturns Table
and Breaks Chinaware
Greencastle, Pa., Aug. 17.—During
the heavy storm that visited Green
castle Monday, lightning struck a
number of dwelling houses. Fortu
nately the buildings were not set on
fire. In one house the dining table
was overturned and a number of the
dishes broken. —The Rev. Lester M.
Comrow, who returned from a two
weeks' vacation spent with relatives
in Connecticut Friday, was taken
very seriously ill at the Presbyterian
manse this week, but his condition is
greatly improved.—Sergeant Chal
mers L. Brewbaker, of Fort Porter,
New York, son of Mr. a'nd Mrs.
Frank Brewbaker, near Greencastle,
has been commissioned a second lieu
tenant and has been ordered to Bos
ton.—Mrs. Elizabeth Patton and
(laughter. Miss Mary, have returned 1
from Philadelphia, where Miss Pat
ton has-been teaching home econo
mics in one of Philadelphia's High
schools.—E. O. McLanahan is con
fined to his home in East Baltimore
street, by illness. —J. Funk Martin,
of Jacksonville, Fla., is spending sev
eral weeks with Greencastle rela
tives.—J. Gilmore Fletcher, of Wash
ington, and Watson Fletcher, of New
York, spent part of their week with
their father, L. H. Fletcher, South
Carlisle street. —Mrs. Lester Young
and children, of Pittsburgh, are
guests in the home of Mrs. Clarissa
Hawbaker.—Announcement has been
made of the marriage of Lloyd Brant
Hagerman and Miss Clare Gertrude
Martin. The wedding took place in
Hagerstown, July 27. J. H. Light is
spending several weeks in Canada.
Mr. Light owns a large ffcrm near
Saskatchewan, and he is superintend
ing his grain harvest.—Thursday,
August 15, was celebrated as "Green
castle Day." All the business places
of the town were closed for the day,
and the proprietors and clerks en
joyed a holiday.
Naturalize 2,000 Soldiers
in Virginia Camp
Petersburg, Va., Aug. 17. Nearly
2,000 soldiers, the greatest number of
men ever naturalized at one time,
were made citizens of the United
States at Petersburg yesterday after
noon. The fighting men, largely of
Italian blood, are National Army sol
diers from the replacement battalions
at Camp Lee and will, within a. few
months, be fighting in France.
The ceremonies were under the au
spices of the war camp community
service and the Rotary Club, of this
city. Assistant Secretary of War
Frederick P. Keppell, and Assistant
Secretary of Labor Louis F. Post were
tho chief speakers of the occasion.
HAHRISBURG SIFKFLISV TELEGRAPH!
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Tyrone Trolley Company
Asks For Increased Fare
Tyrone, Pa., Aug. 17.—The chief
topic of conversation this week is
the application filed at the State De
partment at Harrisburg by the local
trolley company seeking to raise the
trolley fare one cent.—Practically all
of the Evangelical churches have
suspended their Sunday evening ser
vice for the month of August, and
have united in having vesper services
each Sunday evening in one or the
other of the local parks. J. A.
Thompson left this week for Wil
liamsport, where he will indulge in a
week's fishing for bass in the Sus
quehanna.—Mrs. H. Espen Kloss,
whose husband is in France, spent
a portion of this week with her
husband's family, Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Kloss of Maple Kroft, near here.—
John Evans, United States Navy, who
has made seven trips across the
ocean in the past year, is enjoying a
short furlough visiting his sister,
Mrs. Stryker.—Dr. Carey Bradin,
who was ocmmissioned a lieutenant
in the Hospital Corps, *is now in
France.—B. F. Reist, a former resi
dent of Tyrone, but now of New York
City, spent a day with old friends
here.—Mrs. J. T. Laurie and daugh
ter Mildred are visiting relatives at
Philadelphia and Buffalo, N. Y.—
The Misses Ethel and Agnes Galla
gher of Pittsburgh, are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Mathers. —Mrs. R.
J. Maurer and two children are visit
ing relatives in Johnstown and
Sharpsburg.—Miss Alice L. Newman
of Pittsburgh, is the guest of her
brother, the Rev. E. H. Newman.—
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sprankle are
spending a week at Stroudsburg.—
Misses Lucy and Marian Pletcher,
of Pittsburgh, are the guests of Mrs.
C. J. Blair. —Mrs. Ella Maloney and
daughters, May and Isabel, left this
week for an extended visit with
friends at Buffalo, N. Y., and Cleve
land, Ohio.—Mrs. William Littie, of
Philadelphia, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Fisher, and will
remain here. Her husband has gone
to France with the American Army.
—Sergeant Plummer Irvln, direct
from training at Leon Springs, Texas,
is home on a short furlough.—Rob
ert B. Cowan was summoned to
•Washington, D. C., by War Depart
ment for special duty.
Millersburg People Will
Go to Florida by Auto
Mtiler.sliurg. Pa., Aug. 17. —Jacob
O. Shrefiier and Lenton Strohecker
and family will leave next week for
Panama City, Florida, where they
will be employed at shipbuilding.
They will make the entire trip by au
tomobile. During the electrical
storm Monday 'afternoon lightning
struck the home of J. P. Evttts, fol
lowing an iron pipe and shocking
Mrs. Evitts. She escaped serious in
jury.—Glenn Lenker, seven-year-old
son of Edward Lenker, who was hit
by an automobile early in the .week,
escaped with minof bruises and is
about again. Early in the week Mrs.
Wetzler living in the Gilbert property
in the rear of Shetron's store turned
out her oil stove she thought and
later went with some friends to the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot. Shortly
afterwards, however, paspersby dis
covered a blaze in the dining room,
caused by the oil stove. An entrance
was forced and the blazing stove re
moved. The damage was slight.—En.
sign Monroe E. Miller, of the bat
tleship Montana, was a visitor at his
old Millersburg home on Wednesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. Herbert I. Hoffman,
of Pine street, announce the birth of
a son, Kermit R. Hoffman, August
11.—Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin English
of Elmira, N. Y., are visiting at the
home of his grandmother, Mrs. D. H.
Kuhns, at Lenkerville. George
Neagley, of Altoona, was back to his
old Millersburg home this week on
a short visit.—H. L. Lark spent the
week at New York City.
Rainbows Praised
by French General
Washington, Aug. 17.—The Rain
bow Division, which whipped the
crack Prussian Guards in the recent
fighting on the Marne, was com
mended highly for its valor, ardor
and spirit," in a general order issued
by General Naulin, commanding the
Twenty-first French Army Corps,
with which the Rainbow served.
Copies of the order were received
here yesterday. The Rainbow Divi
sion is composed of National Guard
units from thirty-six states, and the
Pottsville, Pa., company was in the
thick of the fighting.
The order was issued when the
Rainbow Division was about to leave
the Twenty-first Army Corps for oth
er service, and was directed to Ma
jor General Menoher and Brigadier
General commander and
phlef of staff respectively of the
iii vision.
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE SELECTEE
AS OFFICERS TRAINING SCHOOL
New Classes Established at Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.;
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., and Camp Taylor, Louis
ville, Ky., Where 1,000 Candidates Will Be Sent Weekly
Gettysburg, p a „ Aug. 17.
Gettysburg College has been named
as one of the places at which candi
'or officers training schools
will, be examined Three new efficers
training camps have been established,
one for infantry at Camp Lee, Peters
burg. Va., one for machine gun com
panies at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga., and one for artillery at Camp
Zachary Taylor, Louisville. Ky. It
Is planned to send one thousand men
a week to these three camps, the
men to come from every part of the
United States. The examining officers
are usually connected with the schools
having established the Reserve Offi
cers training Corps, and it is for
this reason that Gettysburg has been
named as one of the examining
points. Indications are that Gettys
burg will see large clashes of can
didates come here every week for
their examinations. President Gran
if, .Y'" have the men in charge
until the arrival of the Regular Army
officer who will direct the military
training at Gettysburg during the
coming collegiate year. This officer
will then take over the work, A
United States flag and a service flag
was unfurled at the little hamlet
Brushtown in the eastern sec
tion of the county recently. Congress
man Brodbeck was the principal
speaker. The service flag contained
twenty-four stars, one for each of
the Conewago township boys in the
service. Prominent among them was
one of gold for Wilford Rupprecht,
who killed in action in France.
—-Three aviation units comprising
a s most six hundred men, spent a
bight here on their way from Camp
Greene. Charlotte. North Carolina, to
a camp somewhere in New York state.
, men their training grounds
at Waco, Texas, about six weeks ago,
traveling to The North Carolina camp
on the railroad, where thev spent
some time. From North Carolina
they were traveling in trucks, one
CENTRAL PENNA. PERSONALS
Halifax.—Mrs. George Wert has
returned home after a visit to rela
tives at Philadelphia, Mount Joy and
Maytown.—Mrs. W. S. Stinger and
two chilldren, of Goldsboro, spent
Sunday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Howard Pritz. —Prof. S. C.
Beitzel was called to Carlisle Satur
day on account of the serious illness
of his sister, Mrs. John Nickey.—
Miss Pearl Kline spent the week-end
at Marysville at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. C. C. Poffenberger.—Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Biever, of Watson
town, spent Saturday at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Mary Biever. —Mrs.
W. I. Keiter and children, Ray and
Ruth, of Cherrydale, Va., are visiting
her sister, Mrs. H. S. Potter.—Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Brooke, of Philadel
phia, spent several days at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Alice Bressler.—
Mrs. E. C. Hatter and two children,
of Sunbury, spent the weekend at the
home of her mother, Mrs. C. B. Wil
bert.—Mrs. Carl Richter, of town,
has recived announcement of the
arrival overseas of her s#n, Otto G.
Richter. —The official board of the
local United Brethren Church has
granted a three weeks' vacation to
their pastor, the Rev. Charles D.
Lowery.—Mr. and Mrs. Oliver J.
Cooper, of town, have recived word
of the arrival in France of their son,
John J. Cooper.—W. E. Fetterhoff
and family, of Lucknow, spent Sun
day with friends.—Miss Margaret
Vanetta spent a day at Harrisburg,
the guest of her brother, Bruce Van
etta.—Elmer E. Daugherty spent
Sunday with friends at McCellan. —
M. B. Cator and family, of Allen
town, spent Sunday at the home of
A. M. Cator and family.
Main—Misses Marie and Kathryn
Gutshall, of Barree, are visiting their
aunt, Mrs. C. O, Gray.—Miss Ethel
Wilt and Miss Aileen Neidigh, of
Mount Joy. visited their homes Jiere
the past week.—Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward McKee and daughters, Borothy
and Marguerite McKee, of Red Lion,
paid a visit to the former's sister.
Mrs. R. M. Smith. —Mrs. Ellen Spohn
of Hershey, who is visiting Perry
countv friends, was the guest of Mrs.
Matilda Morrow. —H. W. Gray, who
is employed by the Westinghouse
Company at Pittsburgh, is spending
two weeks with his father, J. G.
Gray.—The Rev. J. F. Harkins, of
State College, is spending a week's
vacation with his parents. Professor
and Mrs. S. E. Harkins. —Jacob Loy
has returned home from Harrisburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Snyder and
baby John Alwyn, and Mrs. Bessie
Zeigler, of Alliance, 0., visited J.
N. Snyder.—Miss Evelyn Garber, of
Harrisburg, is visiting at E. M.
Rice's. —Miss Martha Baird. of Bos
ton, Mass., is the guest of the Misses
Mae and Leelie Wentzel. —Miss Ma
daline Martin, Miss Mabel Anderson
and Miss Jane Anderson visited
friends in Lancaster county.
MHlllntown —Mrs. J. Frank Patter
son, left .Saturday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Walridge at Toledo.
Ohio.—Mrs. Fred Davis of, Newport,
is spending some time with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kepler.
Helen Sleep, after spending some time
at her home here, returned to Har
risburg Sunday, where she is em
ployed.—M. P. Crawford, income tax
collector, stationed at Johnstown,
spent Sunday at his home here. —G.
H Clements, Professor of Mathema
tics at the Naval Academy at An
napolis, and Mrs. Clements spent sev
eral days as guests of Mrs. Ralph
W. Hills.—Charles Howe, of Wash
ington, D. C., is spending a vaca
tion with his sister, Mrs. M. P. Craw
ford.—S. P. Krelder enroute to his
home in Driftwood from Pittsburgh,
visited his brother, James Kreider. —
Prof. O. C. Gortner. of Hanover, has
been calling on old friends here this
week. —Mame Kauffman. of Hazleton,
spent several days with friends in
the twin towns. —Robert, William and
Hugh Banks and sisters. Misses Jane
and Kathryn Banks, motored to At
lantic City on Thursday, where they
will spend dome time.
Pillow. —The Rev. Ira Gass and
family and Miss Kathryn Fosold were
at Sunbury to see the former's broth
er leave for camp.—Thomas L.
Snyder and sons transacted business
at Dalmatia on Tuesday morning.—
Homer Delbler, wife and son, Clif
ford. of Sherrlll, N. Y., are spending
their vacation here. —Mr. and Mrs.
Warren Wllllamß and son. Fred, of
Niagara Falls, are visiting their par
ents here.—John Buffllngton and
family, Mrs. Lloyd Bufflngton and
William Boyer and family, are
camping for seveial weeks at Hern
don.—Mr. and Mr*. H. J. Moyer and
daughters, Fae and Mildred, visited
her parents here.—Mr. and Mrs.
John Latsha, of New York City, spent
their vacation with his parents here.
—Mr .and Mgs. J. H. Fauber and Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Swab and Floyd
Bufflngton, of Elizabethville, spent
Monday at Frank Snyder's.
hundred trucks, several automobiles
and four motorcycles making up the
train. - Two Adams county boys who
were pals before entering the Army
are reported as missing in action in
France. They are Corporal Earl J.
Smith, of Gettysburg, and Corporal
Francis M. Rider, of East Berlin.
The Rider family until recently liv
ed at Round Top, and while living
close to each other the boys became
fast friends. Their disappearance
I dates from July 15. and both are re
ported from the same action. The
I Smith family has twice been noti
fied by the officials of accidents in
the family, some time ago notice hav
| ing been received of the wounding of
| Clarence G. Hilty, a brother-in-law
: of Smith's, and whose family resides
j in this place. Mrs. Tnomas A. Edl-
I son, of Orange, New Jersey, wife of
the famous inventor, is spending some
time here visiting her Private
I Edison, at the camp. lra Zlegler
Was severely injured when a horse
which he bought at a public sale
started to run while he was hitching
It up and dragged him several hun
dred feet. He was rendered uncon
scious for some time and received
ugly cuts and bruises to his head and
several broken ribs. Mrs. Wayne
Cook, state regent of the Daughters
of the American Resolution, spent
several days in Gettysburg conferring
with members of the local chapter
regarding the establishment of a diet
kitchen at the hospital of Camp Colt.
—The improvements to the public
square have been completed and it
only remains now for the grass which
has been sowed to grow to show the
beauty of the plot. H. U. Walter,
postmaster of Biglerville, is showing
an unusual form of patriotism in ad
vertising War Saving Stamps) at his
own expense. D. M. Crist, borough
health officer, has Issued notice to the
citizens that all garbage, rubbish and
weeks must be cleaned up and remov
ed at once and that all pig pens and
outbuildings must pass lnsp&tion.
Elizabcthviile.—Mark I. Uhler, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with his
family here.—Ellsworth Grove left
on Wednesday for Erie, where he
will enter the government training
school of wireless telegraphy.—Mrs.
C. A. Staumpf and son, of Eliza
bethtown, spent the week with Miss
Annie Bertsfield.—Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel B. Hosterman, of Lykens,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Holtzman. —Max M. Miller, of
Baltimore, spent the week with for
mer acquaintances here.—The Rev.
C. P. Weh# and family are home
from, his annual vacation. While
away he was operated on for throat
trouble and' will be asked not to
preach for three months. Substi
tues will fill his pulpit during this
time. Mrs. W. L. Stevenson
sailed on Friday for France,
where she will assist in the
care of the soldiers.—Corporal Law
rence Zerflng, of Fortress Monroe,
Va., spent several days with his
parents here.—The following young
men in the United States service
spent a short furlough here: Edwin
C. Bechtel, from a New Jersey
camp; Leroy Temple, of Camp Mer
ritt, and Martin L. Gaupp, of Camp
Meade.—Miss Sara Swartz, of Phila
delphia, is spending a vacation with
her mother here.-*-Fred C. Keiffer, of
New Cumberland, spent Sunday with
his family here.—Ralph E. Rom
berger and family, of Norristown,
spent several days with his sister,
Mrs. Clara I-larner—The Rev. D. I.
Sultzbach, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing his annual vacation with his fa
ther, Joseph Sultzbach.—The Rev. H.
B. Efnest and family, of Erie, is
spending a vacation with friends in
this vicinity.—Miss Emma Miller, of
Philadelphia, was a recent guest at
the home of Isaiah Speck.
Florin. —Fred Keener, serving in
the United States Navy, is spending
a furlough with his parents here.—
The Rev. O. G. Romig, of the
United Brethren Church, returned on
Tuesday after spending a week at
the Mount Gretna and Stoverdale
campmeetings.—Mrs. Anna Torcome,
of Chicago, was the guest of Mrs. H.
Roy Nissley.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Wtitel and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker
visited friends at Marietta on Sun
day.—Miss Ida McKinley, of Phila
delphia, is spending a week at her
parents' home here.—Miss Estella
LeFevre visited friends at New Hol
land.—Mr. and Mrs. George Geyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Gantz, Mr.
und Mrs. Harry Shoemaker, Miss
Florence Romig and Frank Land
vater spent a few days at Mount
Gretna.—Miss Carrie Daugherty, of
Philadelphia, was the guest of S. S.
Stacks and family.—Mrs. Levi Mum
ma and three children are spending
a week with relatives in Franklin
county,—Mrs. Raymond Forward, of
Elizabethtown, spent Sunday with
Jacob Rider. —Miss Carloda Meshey,
of Lancaster. Is spending a week
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Brown. —A. M. Shaul and
Miss Florence J. Campbell, of Phila
delphia, are guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKlnley.
Union Deposit,—Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Auman, accompanied by their chil
dren, John Auman, Samuel Auman,
George Auman and Anme Auman, of
Steelton, were guests of Mr. and . Mrs.
William Phfeils on Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Staufter and son, Carl
Stauf-er, of Hummelstown. visited
Mrs. George Hocker on Sunday.
Miss Ruth Peiffer spent several days
at Mt. Nebo. Miss Naomi Groft, of
East Hanover, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Groff, on Sunday. Amos
Snavely, children and mother, Mrs.
Lucetta Snavely, of Granville, visited
Mr. Snavely's sister, Mrs. John M.
Baker, on Sunday. Mrs. Harry
Yingst and daughter. Virgle Yingst,
are spending the week at Annvllle
with Mrs. Yingst's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jonn Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Cassel and daughter, of East
Hanover, were entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Etter, on Sunday. Mrs.
George W. Hallman and daughter.
Georgina Hallman, of Millersburg,
are spending some time with Miss
Mary Rambler. —'Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam MeClain spent Sunday at Fishing
Creek Valley. The Rev. Luther
Hocker and wife, of Camden. N. J.,
are spending the week with Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Gingrich. Mrs. Elmer
Loy and sons, George Loy and Lester
Lov, of Annville, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry P. Peffer, on Sunday.
Preaching services will be held in
the United Brethren Church to-mor
row morning, at IX o'clock, by the
pastor, the Rev. J. R. McDonald.
Thompeontown.—Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Woodward and son, of Philadel
phia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Patton. —Mrs. John Leidlg, of
Harrlsburg, was guest of Mrs. W.
R. Long.—Miss Vertle Cameron
spent Tuesday at Harrlsburg.—Mr.
and Mrs. J. Edward Haldeman and
children, of 203 Harris street, Har
rlsburg, are visiting. Mrs. J. G. Hal
deman. —Mrs. Fenton Henkles and
dnughter, of Mifflin, were .guests of
Mrs. Irvin Lantz, on Wednesday.—
Miss Marian Wright, 1 of Harrlsburg,
Is visiting Miss Marian Dimm in
Kurtz Valley.—Miss M&d&lene Long
AUGUST .17, 1918,
Lancaster County Officer
Killed on Western Front
M|
LIEUT. DELETH E. MELLINGER
Eplirata, Pa., Aug. 17. —The first
officer, from Lancaster county to be
killed in action was Lieutenant
Deleth Eber Mellinger, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry S. Mellinger, of
They have been officially
notified that their son was killed July
19, in France. He was a member
of Company F, Fifty-ninth United
States Infantry. He was 25 years
old last December, and was a gradu.
ate of the Ephrata High school and
Bucknell College, class of 1917, He
was in training at Fort Niagara, New
York, and was later transferred to
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and thence to
Camp Greene, Charlotte, North Car
olina. Last March he went overseas.
Concert at New Bloomfield
For Red Cross Benefit
New Bloomfield, Pa., Aug. 17.
The concert given in the courthouse
by Misses Mae and Leslie Mentzel
of Blain and Miss Martha Baird, of
Boston, Mass., Wednesday evening
for the benetit of the Red Cross was
one of the best ever presented here.
A silver collection amounting to
$35.50 was received. —Mrs. James. M.
Barnett, accompanied by Mrs. De-
Sal les .Wheeler and Mrs. Luke Baker
motored to Washington, D. C„ on
Monday for a short visit.—Miss Mary
Hench and Miss Ella McAlister, of
McAlisterville, Juniata county, were
visitors here on Thursday. Miss
Hench has enlisted as a trained nurse
In the United States service and
awaits her call.—Miss Rachoel Ulley,
of Washington. D. C., and Miss Laura
Ulley, of Ickesburg, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weaver.—Miss
Katharine Hart, of Duncannon, and
Miss Dorothy Helden. of Baltimore,
Md., are guests of Miss Rhueybelle
Alter at the loop bungalow.—United
States Marshal Magee and son, James
Magee, of Scranton, were home over
Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rlegel
and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rlegel are
spending the week on a trip in Mr.
Riegel's car to Allentown, Easton
and other cities.—Mr. and Mrs. Jay
L. Smith and friends, Mr. find Mrs.
William Snell, of Pittsburgh, were
guests of Sheriff and Mrs. D. L. Kist
ler.—Ex-Collector of Internal Reve
nue Shearer, of Carlisle, was in town
on Sunday.—Mrs. C. B. Smith, of
Philadelphia, visited her Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Kell.—Mrs. E. R.
Sponsler and Miss Livingston, of
Harrisburg, were guests of Miss
Charlotte Barnett on Tuesday.—Miss
Getha Crist, of Harrisburg, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. H. W. Robinson.
MINES ON AtJSTRI.IAN COAST
Sydney. N. S. W„ Aug. 17.—The find
ing of additional enemy mines along
the Australian coast is announced.
(Two enemy mines were reported
destroyed oh North Cape, the north
ern extremity of New Zealand, on
June 13 last. The supposition is that
these and others were laid by a Ger
man commerce raider.)
is spending several days with her
father, M. W. Long, at Port Royal.—
Mrs. Elsworth Hall and son, of Pitts
burgh, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
William Smith.—Misses Rose Ketger,
Bertha Kearns and Marian Keiser
and Mrs. Neal spent Monday at Lew
istown.—Miss Irma Ripman has re
turned from State College where she
attended a summer course.—John
Smith, of Philadelphia, is .a guest
of Dr. W. H. Haines.
Lewlsberry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Myers and daughter, Edna Myers, of
Baltimore, and William H. Erney and
daughter, Helen Erney, of New Cum
berland, spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Mary S. Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Erney. Mrs. Karns, daughter.
May Karns, and son, Harry Karns, of
Philadelphia, are guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Downs and daugh
ter, Loraine Downs, of Yocumtown,
were guests of the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Downs. Miss
Hannah Leas has received a card from
her brother, John H. Leas, stating he
is now in France. Miss Thyra
Rockey is spending a week at Steel
ton with her great-uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. George O. Kilmore. -
Mrs. Laura Herman and Mrs. Park R.
McClure were Wednesday visitors at
Harrisburg and Steplton. Michael
Wenger, Baltimore, lately discharged j
from a hospital in Baltimore, where]
he had a severe sickness, is visiting
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary
S. Myers. Charles Reed, of Lancas
ter, is a guest of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Shrader. The
Misses Anna and Gertrude Updegraff,
of Camden, N. J.i Miss Sadie Upde
graff. of Atlantic City, and Miss Lyle
Fink, of Harrisburg, were guests of
Mrs Eliabeth U. Laird. — Gerald
Snavely left Monday for a stay at At
lantic City. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Armstrong and daughter, Laurabel
Armstrong, of Harrisburg. were Tues
day guests of Mrs. Laura Kline.
Mrs. H. M. Sutton lately received a
I letter from her brother. Grant Nesblt,
j who is now overseas. He is in Battery
C, Second Battalion, French Artillery.
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Middleburg, Pa.. Aug. 17.—Snyder
I county will have a fatrly good crop
of peaches this year. • The Merrill
Bingamin orchard, near Middeburg,
will give about four thousand bushels
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chards will yield six thousand bush
els.—The barn on the Georgo Wal
ter farm, two miles west of Middle
burg, was struck by lighting and
burned to the ground. Two hundred
bushels of last year's wheat, includ
ing all this year's grain and hay,
,was burned. The loss is partly cov
ered by insurance.—The Calvin
Schoch farm, three miles west of
Middleburg, was sold at public sale
Saturday to Mr. Keemer Walter, of
Selinsgrove, for s7,ooo.—The Snyder
county draft board received a call for
thirty men to be sent to camp Au
gust 26. Class one of the registered
men is nearly exhausted. —Professor
Claude Mitchell, of Middleburg, who
was principal of the Defiance High
i school for several years, was elected
superintendent of the West Newton
[ schools of Westmoreland county.—
I Mrs. Blrchhard Meyer spent several
I days with her husband at Newport
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