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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
MT. UNION FEELS
ENDING OF WAR
Labor Situation at Juniata
Valley Town Will He Im
proved After Adjustment
Mount Union, Pu., Deo. 3.—Clos
ing of the war has made great
changes in the lubor situation in
Mount Union. The brick industries
of the town will not he affected ex
cept that they will now be able to
get much-needed help which they
have been deprived of since the
opening of wur industries here.
The Great Aetna Explosive plant
here has been reorganized during
the past ten days, changing the
hours and cutting down on new
work and eliminating all surplus
help. As a result several hundred
men have left town in the past week.
The new Sulphuric Acid Plant
near to'wn and under government
control, has ceased new construc
tion work, which was being done by
the Leonard Construction Company.
Closing of these plants will work
no hardship on the busy town, as
there is plenty of work here for all
and new houses and construction
. work, badly needed in the town,
will keep every one busy for years.
KIM VMS CLI B SOON
TO ELGtT OFFICERS
A committee to nominate officers
for the ensuing year will be appointed
by the president at the weekly luneh
eno of the Kiwanis Club. The meeting
will be held to-morrow noon in the
assembly room of the Central V. M. C.
A. At the meeting, among the inter
esting features pnomised In the sec
retary's sttateinent. there will me an
announcement of plans for Christmas
season festivities.
\OVEMI!EH WAS WARM MOXTII
November, a month usually charac
terized by chilling blasts of cold, was
more autumnal than wintry this year.
The mean temperature for the month,
however, was forty-four degrees, ac
cording to the monthly meteorologi
cal summary issued to-day by 13. It.
Demain, local weather forecaster. The
total of precipitation for the month
was 1.15. No snowfall was retarded.
During the month a total movement
ot the wind of 4,667 miles was re
corded. The average hourly velocity
was 6.5 miles- anil the maximud ve
locity was thirty-eight miles per
hour.
JOHN K/HA ROTH
John Ezra Roth, Enola, died at
his home at 10.50 o'clock Sunday
after a long illness. He is survived
by his wife, seven children, and
nineteen grondchlldren. Funeral
services will be held in the Enola
Lutheran Church, Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The Rcv. t My.
Zimmerman, of Shtremanstown, arid
the Rev. M. S. Sharp will officiate.
Burial will be in the Enola Ceme
tery.
LAYS INFLUENZA TO CATS
Allciitown. Pa., Dec. 3. —In an ar
gument before Council, resulting in
an order for placarding homes where
influenza exists. Councilman John
Allen insisted that all the doctors are
wrong in their theories as to the
spread of intluenza and insists that
the disease is carried around the
earth by dogs and eats. Hence he
proposed that all dogs and cats be
killed. Harry Krum, city bacteriol
ogist. has been ordered to capture a
cut in a family where influenza ex
ists and examine the animal for in
fluenza germs.
RESUMES FLOOR LEADERSHIP
Washington, Dec. 3.—Representa- i
tive Mann, of Illinois, yesterday re
sumed active floor leadership of the
Republicans in the House after an
absence of several months on ac
count of illness. He said he would
make no announcement as to his
candidacy for Speaker of the next
House until he had consulted with
the Republican membership.
WANTS U-BOAT LOSSES
Washington, Dec. 3.—American
citizens were advised in a statement
yesterday by Secretary Lansing that
they should tile at the State Depart
ment within thirty days from De
cember 1. information concerning
losses sustained through German
submarine warfare, either before or
after the United States entered the
war.
WII.LAKD OUT <>l SERVICE
By .-I ssocioteii Press
Baltimore, Dee. 3.—Daniel AVil
lard, president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, who was commission
ed a colonel of engineers last month
and ordered to suil for France, No
vember. 15, was honorably discharged
yesterday from the service.
••POP" SAYRKS TO SPEAK
Alfred Sayres. known to thousands
of Central PennsylvanianS as "Pop"
will be the speaker at the coming
Sunday's men's mass meeting to lie
held in the Fahnestoek Hall under
the auspices of the Central Y. M-
A. He will tell of his experiences
while on overseas duty.'
YOU CAN EAT LESS MEAT
and keep in top-notch physical condition
if you know what to eat in place of it.
Cereals and fruits are the natural sub
stitutes. If you eat wheat food be sure it
is the whole wheat. Dorft waste any of it.
Shredded Wheat
contains every particle of the wheat berty
steam-cooked, shredded and baked crisp and
brown in coal ovens.ShreddedWheat with
hot milk and a dash of salt makes a hot
dish for a cold day. It recjuires no sugar.
TUESDAY EVENING,
Cumberland Valley News
INSTITUTE OPENS
ANNUAL SESSION
i Prominent Instructors on List
at Cumberland County
Teachers' Gathering
Carlisle, Pa., Dee. 3. —To-day the
I sixty-fifth annual Cumberland coun
| ty institute got into full swing, with
an interesting program. Institute
; opened yesterday morning and will
j continue until Friday noon. The list
of instructors includes: Dr. B. F.
i Dyer, Brook!ine, Mass.; Dr. F. B.
Pearson, Columbus. Ohio; Profes
j sor T. L. Gibson, Baltipiore* Md.:
; Dr. Ezra Lehman and Miss Mary
! Harris, of the Cumberland Valley
; Normal School at Shippensurg;
' Professor \V. M. Denison, state high
I school inspector, and Dr. J. H. Mor
gan, president of Dickinson College,
| Carlisle.
The following officers were elert
! Ed: President, County Superinten
j dent J. Kelso Green; vice-presidents.
I Professor J. C. Wagner, Assistant
| Superintendent W. G. Rice, W. F.
Kendall, J. S. Ginter and D. V.
j Beattie: secretary. Miss Grace Whit
j man; treasurer, P. L. Beistline; ntu-
I sieal director. Professor T. L. Gib
son: piunist. Miss Kathleen Riley;
. auditing committee, J. O. Brady,
JC. E. Miller; ushers, Silas Orris, W.
!H. Evans, Franklin Weary, Clyde
! Sheaffer, Benjamin Gayman and
j Earl Stover.
Members of Boys' Club
Shoot Two Deer First Day
Waynoslioro, Pa., Dee. 3. —The
j Green Ridge Sporting Club, cont
| posed of four Waynesboro boys, all
j yet In their teens, is the latest comer
into the local group of deer clubs,
and by the same token is the liigt to
report a slaughter on the morning of
i the opening day. They reported two
killings before 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, a big spike buck and a
four-prong stag, weighing 150
pounds when dressed.
The quartet is composed of N. E.
Micktey. president; X. B. Devor, sec
retary and treasurer: R. A. Haley
and R. L. Trone. Devor shot the
spike buck and Trone the four
pronger. They built their cabin in
Glen Furney the past summer, each .
j member contributing an equal
amount. The deer were killed in
the vicinity of their camp. The boy-,
! hunters expect to get their quota.
Two Found Guilty of
Not Paying Dog Tax
Carlisle. Pa., Deo. 3. —The new -
! state license tax on dogs gois its first
i airing in the Cumberland county;
I courts when at the opening of the i
| December term of the Court of Quar- !
I ter Sessions, two men were found
| guilty of violating the law. William
I Shugart, of Frankford township.
! claimed that "to ask more than 35
j cents was unrighteous." Judge Sadler '
told the jury that the case was to be 1
I decided upon the facts and not on'
whether they believed the law light
•<r wrong. David Price, of Carlisle. I
was n'to found guilty of the same;
charac after a short juty trial.
William McKinley Belt, who has
bee?- an interesting figuie
circles tor a number ot years, al
tnough only 1 ■ years old was found
guilty of the larceny of tires and
other nrticles. An additional charge
against him of entering and robbing
a local tobacco store is being heard.,
There were twelve cases listed but i
only Ave went before the grand jury.
This latter body completed its work
last evening.
MRS. REUBEN TRITT DIES
Ncwvillo, PH., Dec. 3. —Mrs. Ren- j
ben Tritt died at her home in North 1
High street on Sunday morning,
aged 68 years. Mrs. Tritt had been
a sufferer for more than a year. She ;
was a member of the .Methodist
Church. Besides her husband, she
Is survived by four daughters. Mrs.
James 80l dosser, of Harrisburg;
Mrs. Minnie Brehm, Mrs. George
Kyle and Miss Emma Tritt, of New
| ville. Funeral services will he held \
■on Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock and burial will be made in.
Prospect Hill Cemetery..
HERMAN BI.OSER DIES
Ncwvillo. Pa.. Dec. 3. —-Herman
Bloser died at his home near New
villo on Sunday morning, of influ
. enza. aged 32 years. He is sur
i vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Bloser and one brother, i
I Frank Bloser. Funeral serviced will
ibe held Tuesday morning at 10
I o'clock and burial will be made at
the Brick Church Cemetery.
1,090 HUNTERS
OUT FOR DEER
Several Fine Bucks Shot in
South Mountain Section of
Cumberland County
• Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 3. —Estimates
| place the number of hunters, who
| were out yesterday on tho opening of
! the 1918 deer season at close to 1,-
| 000 in the South Mountain section
jof Cumberland county. Semes ot
i camps are located in various sections
| ar.-l the majorityof the parties will
j remain throughout the season The
j flrs 1 : kill report came from tho Lorg
.Mountain Deer Club, which get a
| three-pronged l.vck weighing 350
I pounds. Lester Wolf, of Carlisle,
came next, killing a two-pronged
| 100-pound buck. Boiling Springs
j camp got one deer on the openeY;
the Jerry Taylor camp one, and the
[York Club also one.
Distinguished Service
Medal Awarded Co. C,
112 th, of Chambersburg
Waynesboro, Pa„ Deo. 3.—Accord
ing to information contained in a
! letter to Max Schwartz,, of Chambers
burg, Rom his sons, Arthur and
Max, Jr., both of whom tire members
of Company O, One Hundred and
Twelfth Infantry, the company has
: been awarded the distinguished serv
ice modal for its work;in the Ar
j Sonne Forest battle, during which
; its commanding officer. Lieutenant
Philip E. Kriechbauru. of chambers
burg, was killed, Nilong with several
other boys from Franklin county.
Former Carlisle Girl to
Wed .U. S. Army Officer
Carlisle, Pa.. Dec. 3.—Another of
' Dickinson College's student officers
!is to wed. Friends here learned to
-1 day of the announcement made at
Baltimore of the engagement of
Miss Isabelle Dtffenderfer, a student
' at Goucher College, a former i esi
dent of Carlisle, and Lieutenant J.
| Kusscl Yates, of the United Stales
, Army. Miss Diffenderfer is a gradu
ate of the Carlisle High School and
a daughter of the Kev. Dr. George
"M. Diffenderfer. formerly pastor.of
j the First Lutheran Church here, and
later secretary of the Pastors' Fund j
Society of the Lutheran Church, now
, a camp chaplain at Newport News.
Lieutenant Yates is a Dickinson
; graduate and noted athlete, Che
holder of a number of track tec
' ords. He is a native of Scratjton,
attended the Pittston High School,
! Wharton School of Finance, T'ntver-
I sity of Pennsylvania and Dickinson
! School of Law. He was commis
t sioned at Fort Niagara, placed in
' the artillery and assigned to Bat
: tery E, Three Hundred rniJ Twelfth
| RegUnent. Shortly before going
j overseas he Was promoted.
' MISSIONARY SOCIETY OFFICERS
Mcclumicshurg. Pa., Dec. 3. —At
'the annual business meeting of the
i Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-,
! sionar.v Society of Trinity Lutheran j
Church, the following officers were
elected:: President, Miss Margaret
. Blackburn; vice-president, .Mrs. John
T. Lamb; recording secretary. Miss:
Catharine D. Hummel; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. H. Hall Sharp; I
treasurer. Miss Emma Rich. These'
'appointments were made: Home de
partment, Mrs. L. A. Diller; maga
, zine secretary, Miss Margery D. H.
Lilly; juvenile department, Mrs. E.
C. Gardner.
The name of. Mrs. William D.
1 Blackburn was presented as a life
i member of the society by her (laugh
ter, Miss Blackburn, and accepted.
AGED MAN HURT IN FALL
Mccliunicsbiirg, Pa., Dec. 3. —Wil-
liam Schroeder, an East Main street
! resident, met with a serious acci
! dent yesterday when lie was ret urn
! ing to his home from the store, and
: made a mikstep on the curb. He fell
! to the street with force and broke his
I collarbone on the right side, also
, injured his side and bruised his bead.
He was taken to his home und a
physician called who reduced the
! fracture. Air, Schroeder is getting
along well, but is suffering from
nerve shock owing to his age, which
: is about 77 years.
KILLED IN FRANCE ,
j - >lidillehurg. Pa., Dec. 3.—Mr. and
• Mrs. John Hackenherg received a
j telegram from the War Department
i that their son. William Hackenherg,
i was killed in action in France.
HARBJSBTOFTO TEFCEGRTA^-A:
Suburban No(es
ANNVILLE ,
Prof, and Mrs. C. G. Dotter and:
daughter, Margaret, spent several ;
days at St. Clair and Pottsvllle re
! cently.
Mrs. Elmer Finkcnbinder and j
! daughters, Caroline .and Miriam, of j
| Harrisburg, Were visitors of C. E. i
Shenk and family/
•Miss Ruth Whiskoyman has recov- I
ered fronv an attack of inltuenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer .Henry have j
returned to their home here after a
trip to Mantle City?'
I James G. Fox and daughter, Miss ;
! Sqrali Fox, Mrs. Paul J, Sykea nnd |
j son. Paul. Jr.. of Hummelstown. spent [
! Sunday as guests of H. H. Shenk and j
I family.
Mrs. Ellwood Bodenhorn. of Ham- :
! burg, is the guest of her parents. ;
| Mr. anVl Mrs. Bloucli.
s Ensign Pliilo Statton. df United !
| States Navy, is spending two weeks :
1 herd with ills wlf? and son, Philip, j
Mr. and- Mrs. A. C. M. Heister and [
' family, spent Thursday at Lebanon. ;
Miss Frances Whiskoyman and Lee j
Hastings, of Philadelphia, were guests
| of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ;
j D. A.
] Mrs. Edward Rhoads and da,ngli'-
iter Vera, of Hummelstown, spent aj
; short time in town.
; The family of John Evans are ill i
| with influenza^
i Claude Kleinfelter. of the United
States Navy, stattoned on Long Is- '
land, N. Y„ spent a furlough in town. ;
Mrs. Grant Gerberich and Mrs. j
Frank Miles, of Lebanon, were guests !
of C. G. Dotter nnd family.
Mrs. Harry t'hter and family, of j
Lebanon, spent a day here, the guests
I of Miss Lucy Uhler.
' Mr. alld Mrs. C. M. Fink and son.'
Charles, are confined to their home ,
with influenza.
LIVERPOOL
The Rev. Clyde W. Sliaeffer, C. !
A. Grubb. R. L. Shumaker, T. J. Wll- !
liamson. Miss Ruth Brown and Miss j
Elmlrn M. Giest are nttendlng County
! Teacher's Institute at New Bloom- j
! field.
Miss Irene Coffman, a student at
Willlamsport Diekison Seminary, was
a recent visitor' here with her par- ;
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Coffman. j
Miss Julia Albright is visiting rel-:
atives at Harrisburg/
N. H. Miller, employed In Harris- j
burg, Was a recent visitor here with j
-his family.
Mrs* Naomi Glace, of Dalmatla. is ;
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ramsey |
Williamson.
Mrs. Sarah Portzlinfc is visiting '
relatives at Millersburg.
Game Warden S. Maurice Shuler. I
B. F. Lower and George M. Deckard •
are spending the week at the State'
Game Reserve In the upper end of ,
the county.
Ramsey Williamson is critically ill i
of influenza at his home In Pineal
street. i
J. Charles Deckard hats been can- j
fined to bis home In Market street j
for the_ past several weeks with ,
rheumatism.
II ALIKA.V
Charles Seller, of Mt'ddletowa, spent,
Sunday with his brother, Samuel F.
Seiler.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lebo, of Pen
brook, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoover.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shultz and
daughter, of Harrisburg, visited on
Sunday at the home of their daugh
ter, Mrs. J. Howard Chubb.
Hnrvey Hummel and little niece, i
Dorothy Parmer, of Harrisburg, i
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. ■
and Mrs. Joseph Hununel in Halifax i
township.
Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Lebo, of Mar-i
risburg, visited at the home of Mr. I
and Mrs. Chauneey Ryan on Sunday. |
Mrs. Catharine Epler, of Middle- j
town, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Epler.
Miss Alda Varnes, of Harrisburg,
visited town relatives oil Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs... George Schroyer and
children, of Palmyra, were guests of j
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Schroyer on Sun- '
day.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Campbell, Mrs.
Emma Hess and Warren Lebo spent
Sunday at WiUiamsport visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. Harvey Boyer and daughter, j
Grace, of Middletown, visited at the |
home of Mr, and Mrs. John Lentz j
over Sunday.
Alfred Cleinson, of Camp ileade, j
Mr., spent Sunday at Ills hpme here. I
Cornelius Heisler was home from
Camp Dix. N. J., over Sunday visit- j
ing his parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. :
Heisler.
Mark Spalir, of State College, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. |
H. Spahr.
Charles Houck, of. Philadelphia, i
visited his sister. -Mrs. Frank Kitchen '
in Halifax township on Sunday.
Ellsworth Grove, of New York City,
spent Sunday visiting at the home of
his brother, J. M. Grove and family.
1 Mrs. Miles Warfel and daughter, of
I Enola, spent several days thh past
j week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
| Arthur Warfel.
I Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jury and son.
] are home from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. '
! O. F. Still at Hummelstown.
Wounded While Feeding
. United States Soldiers
v JW.HU -MIL .-iiggsrr* '
;
| j
j MHHR i. M
KIJS UtAIOR BSSWSTOJV.
Miss fileanor D. Brannan, of New
York, while serving as a Y. M. C. A. |
worker with the American forces In
the Verdun-Argonne sector, wns
wounded by shrapnel on November 8.
A cablegram received by her family
said she had fully recovered from
wounds and had been assigned to
work in England. Miss was
struck down while serving chocolate;
to troops in action ngalnst the Oer- !
mane. She is the daughter of Dr.
John Winters Brannan, president of j
Bcllovue nnd Allied Hospitals, and n 1
granddaughter , of Chayles A, Duna,., (
1 WEST |i
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore;
Mr. nd Mrs. George V. Coble and ]
i daughter, Hulda Flora Coble and |
| Miss Hulda Larson, of Leinoyne, j
'spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.!
I Fierce Feister, at Shiremanstown. I
Mrs. Harry D. Frey and daughter, |
i Frances Elizabeth Frey, of Shire- |
manstown, were Hurrisburg visitors!
lon Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tolbert Abbott, I
!of Shiremanstown, spent Sunday I
i with Mr. and Mrs. Hemperly at j
' Hummelstown.
Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Spahr and ;
I daughter, of Harrisburg, spent Sun- j
1 day with the latter's grandparents, j
' at Shiremanstown.
Price Kipp, of Harrisburg, spent I
i Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell j
' Kipp, at Shiremanstown.
I Miss Ruth Shopp. of Shiremans- |
! town, spent Sunday with her cousin, ;
! Miss Anna Shopp, at St. John's. j
Miss Alice Seabold, of Camp Hill, I
! spent Sunday with friends at Shire- j
| manstown. , j
Mrs. Lester Neidlg and r,on, Mnr
j Un, returned to their home at
| Newville, aftfcr visiting friends at
I Shiremanston.
The Rev. H. C. Kottler, of Her
' shey. visited friends at Shirenians
i town, on Sunday.
! Mrs. Sara Reamer and her dnugh
i ter, Miss Rhoda Reamer, of Shire
i manstown, are home front a visit
| with Mr. and Mrs. Granville Reamer
at Hurrisburg.
Mrs. Orrell D. Klink. of Shlro-
I manstown, has returned home after
! spending some time at New York
City:
I Miss Pauline Prowell and her
! brother, Wayne Prowell, have re-
I turned' to their home near New
Cumberland, after spending the
past week with their grandparents,
j Mr. anil Mrs. Joint F. Snyder, at
i Shiremanstown.
Vincent Reiff, a student at Lehigh [
; University, is spending several days j
! at his home at New Cumberland. I
Mrs. Jason Ryers. of Washington, |
was a week-end guest of Mrs. R. J. I
Fisher, at New Cumberland.
| Charles Stone, a member of |
i Sousa's band, spent a short furlough !
j at hie home at New Cumberland.
Miss Ruth Haverstock, of Lnncas- !
j ter, visited friends at New Cuntber
i land.
j Miss Mary Rieckard, a student at '
I State College, is visiting her father, |
i the Rev. J. Rieckard, at Marysville. '
Miss Grace Pewterbaugh, a stu- j
! dent at Albright College, Meyers- :
; town, is visiting lier parents, Mr. ;
j and Mrs. C. D. Pewterbaugh, at !
I Marysville.
j Joseph Liglitner. a student at j
State College, is spending several j
j days with his mother, Mrs. Myrtle 1
VLiglitner. at Marysville.
Cnssius M. Kennedy spent tjie
, week-end with his parents, Mr. and I
i Mrs. J. N. [toush, at Marysville.
Edison Wileman is spending sev- |
oral day's at his home at Marys- i,
, vllle.
John Shearer is visiting Ids par- i
! en is, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Shearer, '
;at Marysville.
Mrs. Samuel Derr, daughter, ;
Elizabeth, and Mrs. J. D. Snyder,
visited l)r. and Mrs. E. Walt Snyder I
at Marysville .over the week-end. |
Miss Margaret Deckard, of Marys- I
ville, Visited friends at Carlisle. j
Misses Leah Beers and Victoriaj
Hippie, of Marysville, are visiting!
friends at Philadelphia.
Miss Gertrude Roush, of Marys- i
' ville, is visiting her sister at Fhila- I
| delpltia. *
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER
Shiremanstown. Pa.. Dec. B.—Mr. '
and Mrs. George Sadler Rupp enter
i tained at a Thanksgiving dinner at
| thetr country residence near Me
chanicsburg, on Thanksgiving Day.
Covers were laid for yiese guests:
! Mrs. Sara Clouser, Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Clouser, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Stoner, Miss Ada Stoncr, Miss
Aimed a Stoner, Miss Winifred Ston
cr, Miss Gail Stare and George
Stoner. of Shiremanstown: Mrs. '
| Elizabeth Clouser, of Lisbon, Ohio. |
' and Wayne Prowell, of New Cum- I
; berland.
500 AT RALLY
New CiimhcriniHl, Pa., Dec. 3. •
j On Sunday morning 500 persons at- i
I tended .the Sunday school rally in j
• Trinity United Brethren Church. !
OFFICIAL BOARD TO MEET J
| New Cumberland, Pa.. Dec. 3.
I To-morrow evening the official board
of Baughman Memorial Methodist :
| Church will meet at the close of'
| prayer meeting. • |
WILL ENTERTAIN GUILD ,
New Cumberland, Fa., Dec. 3. :
1 Friday evening Eudora Guild, com- j
posed of. the young women of the :
j Methodist Sunday school will be en- '
. terUiined at the home of Mrs. Reigle 1
I in Bridge street.
EVANGELIST AT REVIVAL
| New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. I
■ Last evening W. A. Knapp, evangel- i
I ist of . Greensburg, assisted In the '
| revival services at Trinity United j
I Brethren Church.
LUTHER LEAGUE TO MEET
; Nliireninnstowii. Pa., Dec. 3.—The
weekly meeting of the Luther !
: League of St. John's Lutheran :
j Church, will be ijeld to-morrow i
'evening in Keller Memorial Church. !
! Topic: "The Bible the Word of]
| God."
' Kilt 12 COMPANY lIA Alt I KT
I Marietta, Pa., Dec. 3. —Pioneer Fire:
Company, No. 1, of Marietta, will hold
1 Its annual banquet and election tills
month. President C. P. Hippie will:
again head the company, although'
there will be a number of other qf-;
flees changed at the election, SaQinel
| Larzelere is the oldest member of
| the company.
WHEN YOU SUFFER
FROM RHEUMATISM
Almost any man will tell you
that Sloan's Liniment
means relief
For practically every man has
used it who has suffered from rheu
matic aches, soreness of muscles,
stiffness of joints, the results of
weather exposure.
Women, too, by the hundreds of
thousands, use It for relieving neu
ritis, lame backs, neuralgia, sick
headache. Clean, refreshing, sooth
ing, economical, quickly effective.
Say "Sloan's Liniment" to your
druggist. Get it today.
Young Hunter Shoots His
Father in Mistake For Deer
Getlysburg, Pa., Dec. 3.— A hunting I
accident occurred on the first day of 1
the deer season near Cashtor/n, J
a son of Albert Wagaman, of Bon- v
neauvllle, shot the father in the c
right leg below the knee. Wagaman, '
with two sons and a few friends, were J
in the mountains and a deer had been (
sliot but had not been kllioJ, In try- I
ing to round the animal up, Waga
man stationed himself in some brush. '
His son, seeing the commotion in Ine ,
\ brushes, in his excitement mistook <
: (he man for a deer and lire 1, strik- '
j ing his father in the leg. The bone | j
| was shattered. After consulting u| 1
j physician at Cashtown, tip; man was j
taken to the York Hospital. j j
PARTY FOR YOUNG GIIII.S
Ellxuhetlivllle, Pa., Dee. :t.— v party
lit honor of the Misses Dorothy and
I Esther Margeruirt was held on Friday
i night at the home of Mrs. Jonns Swab,
j After spending the evening pleasantly
in playing games, refreshment* were *i
| served to the Misses Dorothy and |
| Esther Murgerum, Irene and Dorothy !
| Lfiitz. Florence Whitman, Krroa l
| St roup, Margaret Snyder, Katharine ;
i Malce, and Ralph Zeiglcr, Ralph
! Whitman, John Fauber, Marlin Swab,
Forrest Lenker, Kldred Swab, Mor
gan Botts and John Fetterhoff.
MINISTER TO LECTURE
Nllddlelinrg, Pa„ Dec. 3—Dr. it. D. ]
Hayes, pastor of the Middleburg Lu- i
theran Church, has been offered a i
contract by the Swarthmore Chau
tauqua Association to lecture on the ,
Chautauqua platform during the ;
months of June. July and August. Dr. ]
Hayes will accept the contract, and ,
tho council of tlie church will with- ]
out a doubt give Dr. llayes a leave ,
of absence.
Chile Calls Army
Reserves to Colors ,
Santiago, Chile. Dec, 3.—The dill- |
! ean army reserves from the districts
|of Iqulque, Serena, Antofagasta. Tac- !
na and Coplnpo, who were released
from service in 1917 und '.918, l ave
been recalled to the colors.
The naval commanders In all part. ,
of the republic are reported to havt
been called to Santiago for a naval ;
conference to-day.
A large number of Peruvians nte
said to have engaged passage on the
steamship Urubamba, .vhi'lt leaves
this port next Friday.
NEWS NOTES FROM
NATION'S CAPITAL
By Associated Press
Washington. The Government
Weather Bureau to-day predicted
cloudy weather and probably rain to
night and Wednesday in the north
and west portions- of Pennsylvania.
A\ ashing ton. Release of nearly
20,000 graduates from military serv
ice, Miss Jane A. Delano, director of
the Department of Nursing of Ameri
can Red Cross, said will enable the
Red Cross'to engage in various lines
of social Welfare work.
Washington.—Tuberculosis, typhus
and influenza are prevalent in Europe.
Malnutrition, exposure and exhaus
tion have assumed no mean proper- ]
tions, says a statement from the
headquarters of the American Red
Gross here.
Washington. Construction and
equipment of a building for the In
ternational Trade Mark Registration
Bureau in Havana on land fronting ;
the new Cuban presidential palace i
will cost approximately $1,000,000 j
Secretary Lansing reports to Con
gress.
Washington. The War Depart- I
ment to-d%y rescinded its recent or- !
tier requiring soldiers upon discharge! -
to account for all articlps of wear
ing apparel issued by the American !
Red Cross and other charitable or- I
ganizations. m
Washington. Denmark lias made
no arrangements to furnish large !
monthly shipments of food to Ger- i
many, according to an official dis- i
patch to the Danish Legation from !
the foreign office at Copenhagen. j
Washington. Reserve officers
were to-day authorized by tho War
Department to wear their uniforms
for three months after their trans
fer to the inactive list.
Immeasurable appreciation and the
growing attachment one has for
DIAMONDS
make them the supreme gift
I
iIT is, therefore, of the utmost impor
* tance that when buying a Diamond
serious thought be given as to where
'lrxvr Y< The years devoted to the selection of
V' (Vy, ' ] j Diamonds for our collection, which
. / \\f / I is likely the most extensive and widely
\fX mY / A assorted in the city; the rigid demands
\ < -J fwe have placed upon our importers
or nest in q ua l it; y' anc l perfec
' t j on j n cu tting, the strict policy of
exact representation, are vital reasons
why you purchase to best advantage
here.
DIAMONDS It is also worth knowing that BOAS *
0?1 A d? 1 AAA DIAMONDS are priced fairly, there
iplU 10 *pI ? UUU ma k{ n g your expenditure safe
from a monetary point of view,
' i
C. Ross BOAS
' - ,
Twenty-Eight North Second Street
• i
DECEMBER 3, 1918.
2,500 Deer Hunters Out
in Seven Mountains Region
I.ewlstonn, Pa., Dec. 3.—The deer
hunting season is open and the Seven
Mountains are alive with hunters, and
It is estimated that there will bo
anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 auntors
out in this region this season. Farm-1
ers report seeing many doer this pe.sti
fall and summer in the woods along
the Seven Mountains and one party of
tourists saw a herd of ten doer, with j
three bucks among the .lumber.
The Newport Hunting Club lias
taken up camp in Treaster Vr.Uey,
where they will spend the two weeks
of the season hunting. The members
of the club o re: W. 11. Kepner. presi
dent; W. N. Kahler, secretary; F. S.
Soule, treasurer; Garfield Frank, Fori
Stephens, 11. Frank, the Rev. I. C. Fns
iek, Tyrone: C. 11. Spayd, Philadelphia;
L. H. Wliitaker. Marvin; Allen Thomp
son. W. Hunter, William Stroup. J. 11.
Eshelman. Frank Fllckinger. Robert
Eeatty, Kenneth Kepner, G. Fllcking
er and Dr. L, Carl.
, ENTERTAINS CLUB
Mid(llebnrg. Pa.. Dec. 3.—The Home
"Study Club was entertained at the
home of Mrs. George W. Tlasainyer on
Saturday evening. Talks were given
by Mrs. A. 1). Gougler, Miss Rahba
Moyer, Mrs. Harry Callahan. Miss
Delilah Rntbfon und Mrs. Mabel Wet
zel. Refreshments were nerved.
ENGINE WRECKS AUTO
Hummelstown. Pa., Dec. 3.—Albert
Hummel, a cement contractor, who
lives in West Second street, whiio
crossing the Middletown and Hum
melstown tracks at West Afnin street
in his automobile last evening, was
struck by an engine coming from (be
Bradley quarries. The machine was
badly broken and the occupants had
a narrow escape front dpath, none
being Injured, though they suffered a
severe shakeup.
ELECTED RANK CASHIER
I Iterponl, Dec. 3.—Clair Keuhncr,
who for a number of years was as
sistant cashier of the Juniata Valley
National Bank, of Mifflinto'vn, was
elected cashier of the First National
Bank of Millerstown to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of James
Uounsley.
SNYDER TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
Mlddletiurg. l'a.. Dec. .3. —Snyder
County Teachers' Institute met in the.
Courthouse on Monday morning, with
nearly all the teachery of the county
enrolled. Superintendent Stetler has
secured the services of an able corps
c k FORRYSJH
jink Gifts of the
gmww Highest Quality \
Handkerchiefs. .25c to $2.00 Silk Neckwear. .65c to $4.00
Mufflers $1.50 to S7.QO Knitted " ..75c to $4.00
Gloves $2.00 to $5.00 Silk Pajamas, $5.00 to $lO.OO
Lined Gloves. .$2.50 to $B.OO Night Shirts.. .$1.50 to $4.00
JB. Silk Shirts... .$4.50 to $12.00
Bl Silk Hose ..*... .65c to $2.25 J \
Wool Hose 65c to $1.50 111 \
fMlflf Silk and - Wool Hose.. .$1.50 /\ \
Vj| .| Fine Sweaters, $lO to $13.50 . • f
\ M Silver Belt Buckles, , ' mlnafl I I
V W $1.50 to $2.00 \ J||f . 1
HI ■ Golf Hose $3.00 to $5.00 /UL |j
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will lecture on Monday evening n<l
Judge Alden will deliver his famous
lecture on "The Powder and thd
Match," op. Tuesday.
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