6 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS THE BOSS-BIRD MARRIAGE TOLD • •Gifted Local Musician Weds Dickinson Graduate in Maryland Town The marriage of Miss Rheda Irene Bird to Edward Carlyle Boss, of Bal timore, lias been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Bird, of 355 South Thirteenth street. The ceremony was performed Oc tober 19 at Orangeville, Md., by the Rev. Dr. Robinson, of the Methodist Church of Orangeville. The bride, a talented musician, was graduated from the Harrlsburg High School with the class of 1915. She was a popular member of all school societies. The bridegroom, a graduate of Dickinson College, and a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity, is at present employed as a mechanical engineer at the Central Iron and Steel Company's plant. John F, Sweeney, trust officer of the Mechanics bank is improving in health after a serious illness at his home, 33 North Seventeenth street. Mrs. Walter Houser went home to Baltimore this morning after spend ing a week with her sister, Mrs. James Wright, of Penn street, who is recovering after an illness. Ross A. liickok and John C. Her man left this morning at 2 o'clock for Camp Taylor, where they will take training for service in the Field Ar tillery ' J. R. Sauter is recuperating after an illness at his home 2510 North Sixth street. Mrs. W r ayne Kerschner and small daughter, Frances, of 146 North i Seventeenth street, are visiting rela- I lives in Philadelphia. Miss Wilnia Becker went home to Germantown this morning after a stay with her grandmother, Mrs. James F. White, North Third street. I ""^s^Stork [All announcements tinder this head- i inij must he accompanied by namei to assure accuracy.] The Rev. Millard Oswald Peirce, pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, und Mrs. Peirce announce' the birth of a daughter, Ruthwilla Peirce, Wednesday, October 23, 1918. Mrs. Peirce was formerly Miss Miriam A. Weaver, daughter of D. H. :■ Weaver, of Coatesville, editor of the Coatesvllle Times. Mr. arjd Airs. William B. Snow, • 114 Haiti) street, have announced the," birth of a son, William B. Snow, Jr., j last Sunday. Airs. Snow was former-, ly Miss Ethel E. Auter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Auter. -t?IOWCTSi To The Sick \ !'Vvy a message It* flowers to | I them. It may be just the rem- I J ody and do more good than the I L ; doctor's medicine. Just telephone and we'll I do the rest. | j Hell 370PM ciJ^BerryhiU j LOCUST ST. AT SECOND J j E '= ' | The Great /ggjMgjv I | Out-Doors | ! I Will Do ,|P|l 1; | Both You '1 1 S Baby Good I i ■ TU K I These Days ™ | 1 But for his "Lordship" to really be benefited j| s he must be taken out in an easy-riding, com- || g fortable Go-Cart. , ■ 1 M ' Blocli Go-Carts sold by Goldsmith's, have long j H been known as "The Baby Carriage of the Nation," i| j || are the best made—best in every detail of construe- J 1 H tion—of upholstery—best for comfort—best for serv- 11 ! gj! ice—and cost no more than ordinary makes. j§ j We have just received a big shipment of all styles pi and are very fortunate, indeed, to be able to offer || j j| them t9 you at this price range. gj Strollers and Gliders, sl2 to S2O 'jl H Stationary Go-Carts, S2O and $25 |1 Pullman Go-Carts, $25 to S6O Genuine Reed in Natural II g i or White Enamel Finish v * |5 We're Ready For Christmas Splendidly ready with sensible, practical, use- K gj ful gift things that will please. s§| Stocks are complete now and many articles = when once sold cannot be duplicated in time for Christmas. = Shop early—earlier this year than ever be- i| A deposit reserves any article for later-de- g| livciy. ' * I GOLDSMITH'S 9 North Market Square WEDNESDAY EVENING, 'Miss Hazel Snow Weds i Soldier at Camp Hancock [ : - ' < jkjM J^jpt MRS. CHARLES A. HILLER Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Snow, of 1242 Walnut street, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss j Hazel G. Snow, to Sergeant Charles A. Hiller, Tuesday, October 8, in j Augusta, Ga. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Dr. Jenkins of the St. John's Methodist Episcopal < hurch. of Augusta. The bride is a popular Central High school girl, prominent in all | school activities. Sergeant Hiller. I formerly connected with the State j Game Commission, is with the Quar- ' jtermaster's Corps, at Camp Han cock, Ga. Camp Hill and Vicinity Send Soldiers Packages ! All persons in the vicinity of Camp (Hill wishing to send Christinas pack j ages to soldiers overseas may ob- I tain directions for sending from the I Rev. Joseph E. Brenneman, Market street,. or at Camp Hill Red Cross | headquarters. Market and Bowman 1 : streets. The packages should be sent | I at once. : WALK THROUGH COUNTRY JUST ABOVE ItOCKVILLE Mrs. Henry Thomas and Mrs. El- I wood Long chaperoned a party of ! young folks on a walk through the | country abve Rockville yesterday Going over the mountains were the Misses Laura Spangler, Elsie Rogers. Kathryn Williams, Grace Weaver, ' Nelle Turner and Belle Turner. "Charles Young, Arthur Wing. Harry Rogers. Thomas Long, "Bud" Long, j Edward and Clyde Thomas. j A I.BERT-DOL'GHEHTY BRIDAL ' Announcement lias been made in 1 this city of the marriage of Miss I Ida Dougherty, of York, Pa., and Lloyd Albert, of Harrlsburg, short ly before noon on Monday, in Ni agara Falls, by the Rev. J. E. Man ning, of St. Paul's Methodist Episco pal Qhureh, Niagara Falls. MOTOR TO IIA/.T.ETON Dr. and Mrs. James W. Kellogg, of 900 North Sixteenth street, with Air. [ and Mrs. Victor B. Hausknecht, of 1804 Walnut street, are home after a ; week-end journey to Hazelton by au- I lomobile. I GIRL SCOUTS MAKE SHEETS Instead of the regular Friday even ! ing meeting the Dogwood Troop, Girl [ Scouts, will work on hospital sheets 1 for the Red Cross in the basement i of the Public Library. f Airs. Lee Izer, 2227 North Sixth I street, has returned from a three ! weeks' stay in Philadelphia, where j Air. Izer is on duty with the United States Navy. Thumas AleClintock is ill at his I iliome in Boas street, with influenza, j CENTRAL JUNIOR BRIDE OF TODAY Miss Mary Marguerite Maguirc 1 and E. Frank Belknap Arc United in Marriage A quiet wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. Harvey Klaer in the Covenant Presbyterian Church at 11.30 this morning Vhen he united in marriage Miss Mary Mragueflte Maguire and E. Frank' Belknap. Miss Maguire, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Maguire, 1936 Sus quehanna street, was a member of the present junior cclass of Central High school. She was attired in a brown broadcloth traveling suit with hat to match and wore a corsuge bouquet of American beauty roses. Mr. Belknap is the son of F. H. Belknap, 1015 North Front street, and an employe of the Pennsylvania railroad. After a wedding trip to Pittsburgh and Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Belknap will reside at 1015 North Front street. Lieut. Henry Gross Tells of Meeting Local Men Lieutenant Henry M. Gross, intel ligence officer at headquarters with the 184 th Brigade of the 92d division in a letter to his father, City Com missioner Edward 55. Gross, tells of his recent discovery that he is sta tioned near several other Harris burgers. He is just a mile from the headquarters of Col. Maurice E. Fin ney, Chaplain Harry Nelson Bassler and Lieut. "Jim" Wheeler, of the old Eighth Regiment. At no time has Lieutenant Gross been less than three miles"from the i firing line and frequently while go ling from trenches to outposts, he has been a target for German snip ers. | Frank P. Schoonmaker, city solic itor of Bradford, well known here, is stationed with Lieutenant Gross. Lieutenant John Q. Baldwin, of Rockingham, N. C., has returned to • Camp Meade, after spending a brief -furlough with Mr. and Mrs. Sunday and Miss Elizabeth Sunday at 18 North Sixteenth street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch and small son, George H. Lynch, went I home to Newark, N. J., to-day after !a short holiday in this vicinity !among old friends. Ensign George A. Bacon, tempor arily located in Baltimore with his ship, spent Sunday with relatives in town. Miss Hazel Leamington started for her lionie in Denver, Col., to-day I after- a month's stay with her aunt, jMrs. Richard Walker, Green street. Mrs. Walter Congdon and daugh ter, Mrs. Elwood Lehr, of Brooklyn, are in the city for a week lookipg up old friends of ten years' ago. Jackson Hartley, of Nashville, Tenn., and Wallace Hartley, of Pittsburgh, spent the past several days with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hartley, of Verbeke street. Fred B. Harry has returned to the Great Lakes Training Camp, near Chicago, after attending the funeral of his brother, Herbert Harry, in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel JOhnson and small son, Harvey G. Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio, are stopping for a few days with Mr .and Mrs. Ralph G. King, of Green street. * Miss Lots Coons, 128 Locust street, is recuperating after a short illness. Howard Grey and M. Luther Grey, of Minneapolis, Minn., are in town for a fjw days' visit among relatives on the way home from New York ,and Boston. 1 Mrs. Charles A. Plank and daugh ter, Margaret, of 2530 Lexington street, have returned home after a visit to Gettysburg. David McConnell, a well known local athlete, is recovering from- an attack of intiuenza at his home, 613 Muench street. Isett McCord, of the United States I Naval Reserves, stationed in Phila delphia. spent Sunday with his par lents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McCord, 2424 North Sixth street. I Mrs. P. L. Barclay, 2514 North Sixth street, recovering after several weeks' illness. Miss Mary Witmer, of 219 Maclay street, is home for a week's visit from a New York kindergarten training school which is closed, owing to the quarantine. I Mrs. Fred L. Morganthaler, 213 Hamilton street, is in Carlisle, visit ing her son. John Morganthaler. I Leah May Attlcks, the two-year | old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wal j ter Atticks, 1236 Derry street, was j suddently taken ill with influenza ! yesterday. I Mrs. Fred W. Green, of 623 North Seventeenth street, left to-day with her aunt, Mrs. Kate Becker, for a little trip to Wilkes-Barre. . | Miss Thyrza Boone went home to I Pittsburgh this morning after a { week's stay with her uncle and aunt, 'Mr. and Mrs. James K. Johnson, of I Market street. I Miss Elizabeth Atticks. of 1236 ' Derry street, is spending a fort- I night with her aunt, in Shirenians town. Edmund H. Martin, an attache of i the Bell Telephone Company, at Leb ; anon, spent the weekend with his I mother, Mrs. 'E. S. Martin, at 1731 I Green street. ! Miss Cecelia A. Joyce, of 1314 | Berryhill street, is home from Phil ! adelphia and vicinity where she was I called by the death of a cousin. Captain William McCroath, who rw cently returned from France, so ewe a short furlough with his father, An drew B. McCreath. 119 South Front street. | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR~| MINISTERS WORD PRAISED To the Editor of the Telegraph: Too much cannot be said in praise of the Rev. W. M. Parchment, rector of St. Augustine's P. E. Church for the excellent work he is doing among the soldiers of Company C, at Marsh Run. He was the first to visit the soldiers and offered to hold services for them, which he has been giving ever since, with much appreciation from thd men, who'are justly proud of their chaplain. He holds educa tional classes as well as religious services, and is keenly interested in the men, and they in turn are great ly charmed with him. Now that the influenza epidemic Is raging strongly at camp, claiming many by death, the Rev. Gentleman Is finding great scope fop work. He visits the pa tients fearlessly, giving them cheer land hope of "The Life Beyond." If we had more men like the Rev. W. M. Parchment, the world would be none the Aorsc off. is rightly called Father Parchment, as his ac tions are most fatherly and kind to wards those to whom he ministers. His visits to the camp usually put new life In/ the men. . ' CITISSEN. EXPLOSION AT DESSAU i Basel, Oct. 23.—Seventy persons j were killed and fifty wounded In an explosion which occurred in a factory at Dessau, on the Elbe, sixty-seven miles northwest of Berlin. Other victims are believed to be in the ruins. * HAHRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH "GOD BLESS THEM ALL," HIS PRAYER While the war Angelus tolled the.hour of 11 to-day an unkempt citizen narrowly escaped being run dotvn by an automobile In Court street. When his fright had left him and 'several men questioned him as he stood trem bling near the intersection of Walnut and Court streets, he said he stopped for a moment, as was his dally custom when the Angelus tolled, to utter four I word. "God bless them all," and I that he had not noticed the au- I tomobile. "I say those words every day, ! though I'm not lit to address the • good Lord." I J j , Beef Prices Low For Poorer Grades, but Not For First Class Meat Wholesale meat dealers said to day that there never has been such a wide range of beef prices as at present. A shortage of pasturage, due to dry weather in the West, has thrown upon the market thousands of what ure known jib "unfinished" steers and cows, which are being sold wholesale as low as fifteen and eighteen cents a pound per carcass. The butcher can now go to the warehouse and buy fairly good beef at 15 to 18 cents a pound, which brings the price to the retailer about 15 cents per pound below what is being asked for prime beef. But the butcher who deals only in first class product—the heavy, "finished" beef—must pay wholesale about 28 or 30 cents per pound for the carcass us a whole. Butchers say there is a big demand for the cheaper grades of beef, particularly in the large cities, and that the cheaper grades can be had here also if the people demand them. But the prime beef prices will remain high. Sprout Not Aware of Closing Order Liquor men who have been blam ing Senator William C. Sproul for having had a hand in the issuance of the order forbidding all meetings and sales of liquor during the influ enza outbreak were denounced by Representative John W. Vickerman. of Allegheny county, leader of the I local option and "dry" forces on the floor of the House during the last two sessions and a consistent advo cate of prohibition, while In this city to-day. Mr. Vickerman stopped oft here to see people at the Capitol and declar ed that Senator Sproul was going to be elected by a handsome majority. He was Indignant at the efforts which have been made to use the "closing order" to the disadvantage of Senator Sproul and said: "We should face conditions as thCy are and not allow ourselves to be deceived. Our enemies have been going over the county trying to pledge men to vote against our ticket. They are telling all sorts of lies about Senator Sproul. Onq of them is that he urged Governor Brum baugh to quarantine the saloons and clubs. There is not a word of -truth in the story. Mr. Sproul had noth ing to do with the quarantine. The same quarantine has been placed on the churches, theaters and other ac tivities, but no one has ever heard a word of complaint from them. "The Twelfth district, of Alle gheny, where I live, is known as a "dry" one, and it is strongly Re publican. What we want to do is to get the vote out and give Mr. Sproul and the whole Republican ticket a majority of 5,000. The voters should be informed concern ing Mr. Bonniwell and what he stands for. lie is not the kind of a man to elect governor. Mr. Sproul is clean in public and private life and stands four-square on a plat form which meets every question. He tvill make a splendid governor." Railroad Man Ends 50 Years With the Pennsy Celebrating the fiftieth anniver sary of his entrance into the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, Samuel Lansing Seymour, as sistant to the freight truffle manager, tld his colleagues in the Pennsylva nia station at Pittsburgh yesterday he expects to spend another active year before retiring. On May 1, 1876, Samuel Seymour was made western passenger agent and three jjears later the duties of feright agent were added. He left Buffalo In 1882, going to Williams port, where he was promoted to divi sion freight agent of the lines north and northwest of Harrisburg, the Philadelphia and Erie, and the Har risburg-Canadaigua lines. He re mained at Williamsport eight years. "When I first went to worjt for the Pennsylvania," said Mr. Sey mour, "many of the railroads were burning wood for fuel. The freight cars at that time had a maximum tonnage of 24,000 pounds. Now our open cars will haul 180,000 and the box cars from 100,000 to 120,000 pounds. The passenger coaches then carried but 48 persons, while now they are built to carry 72. Of course, in those days all the cars were con structed of wood. Dining cars were coming in vogue at that time, but I might fidd that the service on these cars was better than it is now. Hail roads which had not adopted the dining car made 20-minute stops to allow passengers to eat." TO BRING AIL AMERICAN DEAD HOME' AFTER WAR Wltli the American Army North west of Verihin, Oct. 23.—A1l the American dead in France will be taken home aftev the war according to orders received by the army chap lains. The grave registration bureau has been working with this in view, but nothing definite regarding the future disposition of the dead was known here until instructions cafne to the chaplains from Washington, "HUNS IN HURRY TO GET BACK TO THEIR BORDERS Amsterdam, Oct. 23. —Admit- ting thut under modern conditions even defensive warfare an the German frontiers would involve great dangers, the Frankfort Ga zette says even the most rureful defense on the western front will entail big losses. It is not to Germany's interests, the news puper says, to make a slow, de fensive retreat from Belgium, and that fighting there will not be . unnecessarily prolonged a single day. "Wc recognize the movement of popularizing the government after the example of 1813 has proceeded in continual waves since August, 1914, und still Is proceeding," the Gazette con tinues. "Despite this, we are con vinced Germany would submit to oppressive conditions w hich, per haps not President Wilson, but the Entente generals desire, only if our armies wore physically un able to avert this submission without incurring still greater mishap." Victim of Influenza With Trousseau Ready i ■K HQHt WT \mj ■ ■hhL, HH ■ ■ranp ssi j■■ HKp fl ■ v -. MISS MARIE VIOLA YOUNG Funeral services for Miss Marie Viola Young, 418 South Sixteenth street, were held yesterday morning at her home. Burial was made in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Miss Young was one of the most popular employes of the Bowman store. With the news of Miss Ycjung's death it was learned that the* ruth less summons of death had interrupt ed a school boy and girl romance just as it was coming to a climax. A number of years ago in grammar school Marie Young met. John L. Mad den, Jr., 401 South Thirteenth street. The love they bore toward eafch oth er continued through High School and even then, they vowed they would marry. Plans for the wedding were made, the trousseau of the bride and costume of the groom were being prepared when Miss Young contract ed influenza. The wedding was to be held a month later than the date of Miss Young's death. ALFRED C. /.IGl.Elt Alfred C. Zigler died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his late home. Fort Hunter. Funeral arrange ments will be announced later. 11. E. P. BRANDT Robert E. P. Brandt. West Fair view, died at his home yesterday morning at 6.30 o'clock. Spanish in fluenza was the cause of his death. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Brandt, a daughter. Pearl, and son, Robert. Jr., Ills mother, Mrs. Virginia Brandt, one sister. Mrs. Pearl Mumma, of Buffalo, and one brother, John Brandt, West Fairview. REV. E. H. WITMAN The Rev. Edwin H. Witman, min ister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday at his home In Marion, Pa. Funeral services will be held at the holije of his brother, Howard A. Ryder, 11 South Prince street, Shippensburg, Friday after noon, at 3 o'clock. MRS. MARY 11. REINHARD Mrs. Mary R. Reinhard, ageij 56 years, died Sunday afternoon at 1.45 o'clock at her home, 1538 Cedar street. Funeral services will be held Thursday evening at her home. .Bur ial will be Friday morning at the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon. She is survived by two brothers, Samuel Rice, and Robert A. Brandt, of Lebanon; three daughters, Mrs. Ottis Felty, Mrs. Leroy O'Donnell, and Mrs. Ross Oaul, of Harrisburg; five sons, Dewald Reinhard, of Har risburg; Weimer Reinhard, of Phila delphia; Thomas, Harry and Peter Reinhard, in France. MRS. CARRIE S. TRACY Mrs. Carrie Stumpf Tracy, died yesterday at her home. 1633 North Fourth street, rfter u week's illness from influenza. Her husband, Joseph P. Tracy, her father, J. K. Stumpf, and a brother, E. E. Stumpf, Phila delphia, survive. LAWRENCE A. WALL Funeral services for Lawrence Alexander Wall, who died Monday morning at his home, 234 Woodbine street, will be held at 8 o'clock this evening. The body will be taken to Monongahela for burial Thursday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock. His moth er, Mrs. Mary M Wall, three broth ers, Jessie Ik, Frank L., and Garrett IS. Wall, survive. Prominent in ath letics, the deceased was widely known here. He was active in foot ball,-baseball, swimming, boxing and other sports. He was graduated from Central High' School in the class of 1902 and had taken studies at Le high University. He was aged 37 years. ' MISS ELSIE M. PEIFEII Miss Elsie May Peifer, aged "17 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Peifer, died Monday at the home of her parents. ..ear Linglestown. She was a graduate from the Ling lestown High School in the class of 1918. Her parents, two brothers and two sisters survive. She was a mem ber qjf the United Brethren Church. Funeral services will be held to-mor row afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be in Willow Grove Cemetery. The death of Miss Peifer is the first in Ltnglestwn from influenza. ENOCH R. SNYDER Enoch R. Snyder, uged 67 years, clerk at the Bolton House for many years, died Monday night following a paralytic stroke. He is survived by several nieces and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Julia Snyder, Norrlstown. Fu neral services will he held at the home of his sister-in-law, Friday. J. FRED AIITM AN J. Fred Artinan, aged 26 years, died yesterday morning at his home, 1001 North Nineteenth street. He was the son of the Rev. D. A. Artman, New Freedom, York county. The body will be taken to New Freedom on Friday by Hoover & Son, for burial. KN'GENK E. BAI'TISTI Eugene 10. Baptist!, aged 33 years, died yesterday at his hornet 100 South Thirteenth street, following an at tack of Influenza which developed Into pneumonia. His wife, Marthß, and a three-year-ola son; his fath er, Peter G. Baptlsti, and two broth ers, W. Arthur and Earl C. Baptlsti, survive. The deceased was a member of the Elks, and was prominent in musical circles. He was bass soloist in the Fourth Street Church of God. Funeral arrangements huve not yet been made. JOINT SERVICES Joint funeral services for Mrs. Mary Holstein. aged 57, and her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Dailey, will be held Friday afternoon ut 3.39 o'clock, at Progress, witli the Rev. Mr. Miller officiating. Burial will be at Progress. Both mother and daugh ter died on the same day, Mrs. Dailey I dying at the Harrisburg Hospital und Mrs. at her home. FOUR NVOMEN PALLBEARERS Funcra) services for Mary Esther Stover, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Stover, of Stoverdale, were held yesterday aftcrnodn at her late home, the Rev. Joseph Weirick, of Middle town, officiating, v Pallbearers were Miss Caroline Bard, Miss Sarah Car ver, Miss Anna Snyder and Miss Eleanor Swartz. KARL V. FINCHI'ER Karl V. Flschler, a prominent at torney of Hammond, Ind., but form erly employed In the State High way Department, at Harrisburg, died of pneumonia at his home yester day. according t.o a telegraphic dis patch received to-day by Mr. and Mrs. 15. M. Flschler, of 1207 Swatara street. Mr. Flschler is a nepijew of the deceased lawyer, who had num erous friends in this city. MRS. MARY A. RAINE Mrs. Mary A. Raine, widow of the late Charles H. Raine, died Monday morning at (he home of her daugh ter, 1323 (Jreen street. Bhe was aged 77 years. Burial will be made at Harrisburg Cemetery, Thursday, at 4 o'clock. CHARLES M. EMERtCK Charles M. Emerlck, aged 30 years, died Monday at his home, 1441 Zar ker street. Funeral services will be held Saturday, afternoon nt 1 o'clock. I Burial will be in the Prospect Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, ' two children, two brothers and four j sisters. MRS. ANNA LYME Mrs. Anna Lyme, aged 54, wife of j Adam Lyme, died at heV home at 10 o'clock this morning. She lived on | Thirtieth street, Penbrook. Death Takes Prominent Methodist Clergyman ; j Was in Retired Ranks GrrenciiMlle, Pa.. Oct. 23. The Rev. Edwin H. Witman, a well-known min ister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died yesterday morning, at his home, at Marion. Two weeks ago he was stricken with influenza, which aggravated other physical infirmities, which resulted in his deatla He was '63 years of age, and is sur vived by his yvife and two daughters, Eleanore and Mary. The former is the wife of the Rev. W. McK. Relley, until recently pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Churah, York, now a chaplain in-the United States. Army, and the latter is the wife of H. A. Rider, of Shippensburg, where the funeral services will be held Fri day afternoon, and burial will be made in the Shipensburg Cemetery. Mr. Witman retired at the last ses sion of the Central Pennsylvania Con ference on account of failing health and moved to Marlon, where he hoped to spend his. time in cultivating a small piece of land which he had bought, thinking it would benefit him. Incidentally, he supplied the pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Greencastle, where, though he had served only a few months, he had gained a deep place in the affections of the people. Mr. Witman joined the Central Pennsylvania .Conference at its ses sion in 1882. and served churches at Roaring Springs, Pat ton, Jersey Shore (First Church), Bellwood. Curwens ville, and for five years preceding hjs retirement he was pastor of St. Paul's, Church, Danville. Title to Susquehanna Island Is Attacked Disputing the claim of A. Elmer Rutt, of York, that he had purchased Beech Island, Londonderry township, in the Susquehanna river, and had title to it through a deed from the countv treasurer at York, William S. Wanner, Nevin M. Wanner and'rela tives of the two men have Hied pe titions in the Dauphin county court to compel Rutt to bring ejectment proceedings to get possession of the property. By this method tl\p ques tion of ownership can be settled. The Wanners claim they have held title to the premises for years. Itutt sent a notice to them that he bouffht the island, which is more than 27 acres in extent, at a county treasurer's sale in August, 1916, for unpaid road taxes. He notified them to vacate immediately. By compelling him to start ejectment proceedings to get possession of the disputed property the ownership tangle can be brought before the court for settlement. Austrian Rear Guards Fall Back on War Ground By Associated Press Rome, Oct. 23. Austrian rear guards In Albania, hard pressed by Italian cavalry and Albanian detach ments, have retired to the north of the Matia river, thirty miles south of Elbasan, according to an official statement from the Italian war office to-day. , ALL CIUESTIONNAIRtes TO GO OUT NOVEMBER 0 Members of the three city draft boards conferred with President Judge George Kunkel, Charles C. Stroh and A. Carson Stamni, chairman of the Legal Advisory Committee for registrants, to-day and decided to send out questionnaires to the 18- year, and 37 to 46-year classes be ginning November 9, so that attor neys may assist in filling them out beginning November 11. Definite plas for this work will be made next week. BACK IN ACTION Back with his regiment again after being slightly wounded by a Hun bullet at Le Channel, July 2 is the word received from Lieutenant Le roy J. Keen, of Willlamstown, by his friend, Lewis M. Neiffer, of this city. He was four w4eks recuperating from his injury in a base hospital Lieutenant Keen says in his letter. The officer Is a widely known member of the Dauphin County Bar and once studied law with Mr. Neiffer. Later he graduated from Columbia Law School. fiOO.OOO SERBS PERISH I VICTORS OF BULGARS Loudon, Oct. 23.—The first of "one thousand British prisoners taken by the Bulgarians and liberated under the peace agreement between that country and the Allies passed through Cofia yesterday e.nroute to Salonlkl, according to a dispatch to the Mail from the Bulgarian capital. They reported that because of ill treatment at the hands of the Bul gars, 30,000 of the 50,000 Serbians in Bulgarian prison, camps have died. NO WHISKY IN CAMPS Camp Dlx, N. J., Oct. 2,3. The liquor interests' wail that wjiile the saloons have been closed up tin ac count of the influenza epidemic train loads of whisky have been sent ® inalf and, as my fur department is < m all new, it offers special advantages \pi for selection. j I You will be interested in comparing 51|| my prices with the prices asked by £gg furriers. A specialty shop doing busi- flp II Bfl [ ] H I Special Offerings %r i Coatee of natural squirrel, combined with I ip i. Hudson Seal $225.00 \ tap HSI > 45-inch full-flare Natural Muskrat Coat, \ g|| < elegantly lined, massive shawl collar, * HI $250.00 ? Si ? 33-inch full-flare model Hudson Seal Coat, ? jg|| t collar and cuffs of gray squirrel .$285.00 S la® < 30-inch length, full-cut, belted model, Nat- Sap I ural Muskrat Coat $150.00 ? juM HH I Full-cut Nutria Coat, belted back, 26-inch \HI Jl \ length $175.00 *i§ s Taupe Nutria, full-cut, belted Coat, 33-inch jlf < length $310.00 ? |jra M\ • Elegant leather and suede Hi jjj motor coats, $92.50 and slls |j|jj I Furniture Dealers Say Early Closing Hours Are Not Observed Members of the Harrisburg Furni ture Dealers Association, represent ing a majority of the local stores, in conference last evening at the store of Brown and Company, addressed an appeal to the other businessmen of Harrisburg to observe the early closing hours decreed by the fuel administrator. The resolutions adopted also call the attention of the fuel adminis trator to the fact that many store keepers ure not observing the new hours, and the suggestion is made that if all are not compelled to do so, the furniture dealers, while ap proving the recommendations, will* go back to the former hours. Matters pertaining to the tax laws now before Congress, as they affect affect furniture dealers, were dis cussed and announcements will be made at a later date. A. M. HAMER RECEIVES * HIS Y. M. C. A. PASSPORTS Albert M. Hamer, assistant on the desk at Y. M. C. A. Headquarters, to day received his final passports to proceed abroad to take up Y work. A leave of absence for several days, to enable him to visit his home over Sun day. came along with the passport. Miss Alice M. Musgrove. of 1100 North Second street, received a mes sage by cable to-day from her nephew. "Dick" Hamer, a member of the fighting Twenty-eighth Division, who cabled to say that he had Just run into a whole bunch of Harrisburg boys, among others being William Jennings and Ross Jennings. BRAKEMAN INJURED Serious injuries were sustained by Jnhn E. Kelley. a Pennsylvania Rail road brakeman, yesterday afternoon in the Enola yards, when the employe fell from a car. Suffering from lac erations of the head and an injured back, he was taken to the Harris burg Hospital. He lives at 1021 South Ninth street. * H. OSCAR ULRICH Philadelphia Eyesight Specialist j Will be in my Harrisbuyg office I three days, Thursday, Friday and j Saturday, October 24-25-26. Of | (ice hours, 9' a. m. to 8 p. m. My Offer —High grade glasses at moderate prices. Don't fail to see me this visit and have your eye trouble adjusted. Good Glasses as low as $2.00 Complete. j Harrisburg Office, Spooner Bldg., 9 N. Market S'q„ Room 1, 2nd Fl. Phila. Office, 1107 Chestnut St. Associated with Dr. C. D. Noeling . 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