2 NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS BIRDS DIE AT OSTRICH FARM Nearly All of Stock of Old Hile African Feather Co. Is Starving to Death Rlooiusbure, Pa., Dec. 18. —Because there was no money to buy feed for them, ostriches on the farm of the Direct Supply Company, successor to the African Ostrich Farm and Feath er Company at Espy, near here, in which more than SIOO,OOO was lost, were found literally starving to death by Charles 11. Relce, of Bloomsburg, an agent for the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals. The society is providing food until some means can be secured to feed them, which probably will be by court or der, as the corporation is now in legal entanglement. When Reice reached there he found | two dead birds, while one after an other of the carcasses of these which had died had been turned into fer tiliser. There was a time when there were fifty ostriches there, but now only a few gaunt skeletons of birds remain. When William H. Hile. a native of Cclumbia county, came to Blooms burg more than eight years ago with i four African birds, no end of j ment was created. Hile formed the African Ostrich Farm and Feather! Company, with himself as president of the concern. Printing presses got busy and thousands of stock eertifi- | cates were turned out. Hile issued sr. elaborate prospectus and told of' the millions that would develop from j the business of raising ostriches in I the North. The ostriches laid eggs, \ a dozen or more, but only two or j three baby ostridhes were hatched, , and there never that grew to be over a few days old. Branch farms were located at Har- I rlsburg. Pa., and Cleveland. 0.. and ! the place at Espy was visited bv: thousands of persons, an admission 1 being charge to view the birds. The concern went to smash, and , Federal Judge Witmer appointed Ex- Judge L S. Walter, of Mt. Carmel. receiver, and the business was closed, j The Investors never got a cent. PERRY COUNTY DEATHS Blain, Pa., Dec. 18. —George Bal tozer, son of Stlnson Baltozer. of ! Jackson township, died Monday even- i lng of pneumonia, after an illness of | four weeks. He was about 25 years ; old. He was living with the family of George F. Stine in this place when i he took sick and went to his home | two miles from Blain. He is survived] by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stinsou | F.altozer and two"sisters. Mrs. George j K., Anderson, of Jackson township I and Mrs. Walter Moose, of Northeast- Madison township. Mrs. William H. Zimmerman, aged j 66 years, of near Andersonburg, died on Sunday at her home. She Is sur vived by the following children: Miss Grace Zimmerman, at home; Charles Zimmerman, of Madison township; Mary, wife of Noah Getz, of Lan caster county; Dr. George Zimmer man. in the United States Army; Miss Laura Zimmerman, of Scranton: Pemla and Clarence Zimmerman, of Men roe. N. Y. Mrs. Wilson Kitner, of Southwest Madison township, died on Saturday. : Ehe was firty-eight years old and is survived by her husband. RED CROSS DAY Blain. Pa., Dee. 18.—Red Cross Day j wus observed on Sunday by the Red ! Cross Auxiliary at Blain by holding) special services in the Zion Reformed i Church. An interesting program of j exercises was rendered. Mrs. New- j ton Kerstetter, president of the i Cross society, presided. Postmaster j D. P. Stokes, ofTered prayer and a i number of recitations and children's j exercises were given. The church : was pretty well filled. By the result j of the meeting an offering of five j dollars was lifted and twenty new | members were enrolled. FARMERS' INSTITUTES Millerstonn, Pa., Dec. IS.—The first ) session of a farmers' institute is be- j ing held here this afternoon , and j other sessions will be held to-night j and to-morrow. This Is the first i farmers' Institute to be held In the , county this year. Another institute will be held at Landisburg on Fri day and Saturday, and on January 9 and 10 at Green Park. WORKMAN SEVERELY INJURED York Haven, Dec. 18.—George Rife was injured on Monday at the plant of the York Haven Water and Power i Company, where he is employed, be-' lng rendered unconscious when a; piece of Iron struck him In the face. Mr. Rife was engaged In opening a; car when the mishap occurred. An ugly gash was inflicted below his left eye. -IqsaHßj^P" 1 One Midwinter Table Pleasure that increasing numbers of well fed people are enjoying is the piping hot cup of INSTANT POSTUM instead of the usual coffee. This cheery cup with Its rich detidous flavor has permanently taken ' the place of coffee in many; many homes A TKIAL Is REALLY WORTH WHILE: WEDNESDAY EVENING Elijah S. Krone Dies Three Weeks After Brother Uewlsberrjr, Dec. 18.—Elijah 8. Krone, aged 86 years, died at the heme of his son, B. P. Krone, several miles from the borough. Funeral services were held Sunday at 10.30 In the Emanuel Church near Lewlsberry. The Rev. Charles H. Hetges, pastor of the Church of God, New Cumber land, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Gable. The hymns wero sung by five members of the Lewlsberry Methodist Episcopal Church: Mrs. I J. H. Shettel. Mrs. H. C. Hetrlck, Miss i Bessie Kunkel, Miss Edith Clhie and |J. F. Sutton. The pallbearers were ; his three sons, Andrew, Bartlett and Harvey Krone and nephow, George Krone. He Is also survived by a son, George, who lives near Mechanics burg. The deceased's brother. Newton T. Krone, of York Haven, was buried three weeks ago. Services were held In the same church. The deceased Elijah Krone, attended his brother's funeral that day. DIKS IN ILLINOIS IHllabarg, Pa., Dec. 18.—News of ihe death of Milton Miller in Saumemtn. 111., has been received here. Mr. Mil ler was formerly a resident of CarrJll township and conducted Miller's mill. Later he moved to York, where he was engaged In the milk business, but for several years he has been living in the West. He died at the home of his daughter Thursday evening. The body will be brought here from Illi nois for burial. SOLDIERS HEARD FROM DUlsburg. Pa., Dec. 18.—Letters con tinue to arrive telling of the safety of those in the service. S. H. Klugh has received a letter from his son, Bruce Klugh. dated %fter November 11. Pierce Kna'ub has had if letter from his son, Benjamin Knaub, and Israel Hetges has heard from his son, Frank Heiges, in France. William Grove and Robert Grove, nho were in the service at State Col lege, have arrived home. Lloyd Weaver is also at home. BANK CASHIER RESIGNS DUlsburg. Pa., Dec. 18.—L L. Gentz lias resigned as cashier of the Farm els' and Merchants' Bank, of Dills burg. to devote his time to the man agement of the hosiery mill. A large brick building is in the process of erection and will give more room when completed. More machines and more employes will be added. John A. Goudy, teller at the bank, has betn appointed cashier. MRS. WILSON KITNER BI'RIED I oysrlHe. Pa.. Dec. 18.—Funeral s.-ivicos were held this morning tor Mrs. Wilson Kitner, 50 years old, wno died on Saturday at her home i.aari Center from a complication of djs- j cis*s I ucng the summer she had been kicked In the face by a horse. Per jaw was broken and became In fected, from v fclch she never fully re covered. Services were held from her late home and burial was at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Madison township. MRS. ALFRED POGGY DIES Hummrlstewn, Pa., Dec. 18.—Mrs. Alfred Poggy. aged 24 Vears, died at her home in Prospect, avenue on Mon day evening after an illness of several days of pneumonia. Her husband ;tnd two children survive. Funeral serv ices will be held on Friday afterndon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Herbert S. Garnes, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Hummelstown cemetery. MI STKRED OCT OF SERVICE Marysville, Pa., Dec. 18.—Dewey O. Bare and Cassius M. Kennedy, who had been enrolled In the Students j Army Training Corps at Albright College, Myerstown. have been ntus- | tered out of the United States ser vice and have returned to their homes here. COMEDY BY STUDENTS MorysvUle, Pa., Dec. 18.—Marys vllle High School students are re hearsing for the rendtlon of the one act comedy, "A Jack for Every Jill." The playlet will be produced within the next several weeks. WORKROOMS CLOSED Marysville, Pa., Dec. 18.—Because of the large amount of additional Work of the women at this time of the year, the Marysville Red Cross workrooms will be closed over the Yuletide season. Mlys Sadie Bratton, chairman, announces. It is expected that the rooms will be re-opened about January 1. Suburban Notes LIVERPOOL Mrs. Iva Fry spent several days here with her friend. Miss Clara Wil liamson. Charles E. Deckard made a trip to New Bloomfleld and Harrisburg this week. John Ritter spent a day at Harris burg. Dr. W. G. Morris took Ramsey Wil liamson, who has been critically Ul at his home in Pine street for the past few weeks, to the Harrisburg Hospital for treatment. Miss Laura Coffman Is spending some time with relatives at Northum berland. Mrs. Ada Brosius and son. Paul Brosius. have returned \o their home at Dalmatla after spending some time here with her father, H. E. Balr. Miss Jennie Hamilton, of Palmyra, spent several days here with Mr. and Mrs. J. Hamilton. William Ulsh, of Sunbury, was a recent visitor here with his brother. Tlx mas Ulsh. NEWPORT Miss Anna Wanbaugh has gone to Steelton to live. Alfred Bechtel has returned to Camp Meade, Md.. after spending the weekend with relatives here. Mrs. R. G. Van Newkirk and son, Charles Newkirk. have returned to their homes here after visiting st Philadelphia. * Mrs. W. H. Hoopes, Second street, has returned home after spending two morlhs with relatives at Pittsburgh. Miss Bertha Myers, who is teach ing in the Clariton public schools. Is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Myers. Miss Josephine Sharon, a student at Swarthmore College, is spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. S. A. Sharon. Rodney Smith, who had been in training at the coast artillery officers' school at Fort Monroe, Vs, has oeeu mustered out of the United States service and returned to his home here. William Bowersox. who had been a member of the Eighteenth Battalion Band at Camp Lee. Vs, has been dis charged from the Army and returned to his home here. Leslie Markel, Edwin Soute and Clyde Dewr, wRo had been members of the Students' Army Training Corps at Dickinson College. Carlisle, have been mustered out of the service and returned to their homes here. 1 c. y. ivfiws Weil-Known Mechftnicsburg Minister Resigns Charge t Meclumicsburg, Pa., Dec. 18.—The | Rev. John S. Adam, pastor of the i St. Paul's Reformed Church for the i past four and one-half years, lias i resigned tp accept the pastorate of ' St. Mary's Reformed Church, at Sli ! ver Run, Carroll county, Md., from | which congregation he received a j unanimous call. He expects to enter 1 his new field of labor the latter part j of the present month. ; The Rev. Mr. Adam, who has been : a faithful and successful pastor, | formed a large circle of friends : among the townspeople generally, as I well as those of his congregation, who regret his departure. He was Interested in >he public affairs of | the "town and was in demand as a speaker for conventions and many public meetings. His resignation will bo acted upon' at a meeting of the church consistory. Cumberland Valley R. R. Schedule to Be Restored Carlisle. Pa.. Dec. 18. —Indications are that the former schedule on the Cumberland Valley Railroad will be ; restored and that the road will soon be on a pre-war passenger train 1 \ basis. The Carlisle Chamber of Commerce has been informed that Trains Nos. 5 and 8, through trains at noon, discontinued some months ago will soon be run again. The change in trains was modified here by a readjustment of the local train schedule between this town anji Harrisburg. but was not ideal for further travel west and south. JOHN S. McAFEE DIES Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 18..—John S'. McAfee died at his home at Mer cersburg yesterday morning after an illness of several weeks from heart and kidney trouble. He was aged 49. and, with the exception of one brother, former Register and Re corder ' Thomas A. McAfee, of Waynesboro, is the last of a once promjnent family In that section of the county. The deceased was at one time proprietor of the Mercers burg House, then the old McAfee Hotel, but recently conducted the town mill in partnership with his son. Scott St. Clair McAfee, who but recently died from influenza. Some years ago. while out hunting with his brother, James McAfee, now dead, his other son, accompanying them, was accidentally shot, dying Instantly. The funeral was held In: Mercersburg to-day. >plN. WM. J. MEILY HIES J Mochanlcsburg, Pa., -Deo. | After a year's Illness duo to a stroke of paralysis, Mrs. William J. Melly died at her home in Spring township on Monday night. She was aged about 62 years and was a life long resident of this locality. Mrs. Melly is survived by her husband, four sons and one daughter, as fol lows: The Rev. Thomas R. Melly, of Pittsburgh: Joseph Melly, of Tyrone; William J. Melly Jr., of Steelton;' RichKYQ Melly and Miss Leah MeilY* at home. Funeral services Will - be ; held t to-morrow WWrtßToh at— o'clock," conducted by ttie 'Ttev. Dr.' T. J. Ferguson, • pastor of Silver! Spring Presbyterian Church, of. which Mrs. Meify was a member. | Burial will be made in the Silver Spring Cemetery, CHILD FIRES HOUSE Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 18. —A consider-| able section of Carlisle was again threatened in a fire caused by a child playing with a lamp. The blase oc curred jin East Chapel avenue, at the home of Nellie Lane, colored, when the 6-year-cld daughter of the house carried a lighted lamp to the window and set fire to the curtains. Other children sent in an alarm and the fire was extinguished with minor damage to the house. This section is composed of small frame houses ( and there have been a dozen fires which narrowly escaped assuming j serious proportions in the district in a few years. BANK OFFICIAL DIES Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 18.—Influenza claimed another victim here when Melvin F. O'Hara, widely known as i a bank official here, died at his home after a brief illness. He was 27 years old and is survived by his parents, his wife, one young son and a brother. Reuben O'Hara, of Har risburg. He lias been connected with the Carlisle Trust Company for sev eral years. WOMAN RURAL CARRIER Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 18.—This city has the distinction of having the first woman rural mail carrier in Frnklin county, if hot in the Cumberland Valley. In the person of Miss Daisy E. Varner, former school teacher and daughter of Mrs. Mary Varner, of Wayneshoro. Miss Var ner passed a successful civil service examination for rural mall carrier this fail. 'She recently received the appointment and has entered upon her duties. RETURNS FROM FRANCE Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 18.—Every incoming transport or warship now bears some soldiers or sailors from some part of the United States, and among the arrivals yesterday from overseas was Sydney Splro, Waynes boro. a brother of Emanuel Spiro. The latter received a telegram from New York announcing his safo'ar i rival. "GUEST NIGIIT" AT CLUB Mcchanicshurg, Pa.. Dec. 18. —On Friday evening at 8 o'clock the Woman's Club will hold a "guest night" meeting at the home of Mrs. Murray L. Dick. West Slain street, and will be a musica'e. The com mittee In charge lias planned a pleas ant evening and a large attendance is anticipated. ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED York Haven, Dec. 18. —St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school has post poned its Christmas entertainment from December 22 to Sunday even ing. December 29, owing to the fact that the York Haven United Breth ren Sunday school gives its cantata I on the former date. 6 B CM/AN 3 Hot water id W IfM Sure Relief rell-ans k#rOß INDIGESTION | HATUUSBTTno TELEOTCKPIt I . . | Prisoners Receive Sentences in Mifflin County Court Lcwistown, Pa., Dec. IS. —At a special session of court here, James Ricks and Charles Gay plead guilty to the charge of larceny and were i sentenced to servo nine months in 1 the county jail and pat a line of $5 j euch. The men stole clothing and other goods valued at slls at Bprn hain. They were taken out to work and ran away from the guards and took to the mountains. It took Sheriff Davis an entire day .to round them up. C. LaFever, of McVeytown, plend guilty to the stealing of brass from the Standard steel works at Burn ham. The evidence showed that the man carried off $124.80 worth of brass belonging to this company, weighing about 300 pounds. Ho was sentenced to serve eight months in the county jail, pay the costs and a fine of $5. The man was an em ploye of the company. John SherWick and Peter Noll, of Shamokin, plead guilt) 1 to assault on George Davis, Depnty Sheriff of Mifflin county, when he was tryihg to arrest them for insulting two other men, both men striking the officer once. They wene sentenced to pay SSO fine and to serve 30 days in the county jail. Joseph Knepp and Merle Allison, young boys arrested on the charge of larceny, were given Into the charge of their parents.' GOLDEN WEDDING DINNER Columbia, Pa., Dec. 18. —Mr. and 1 Mrs. B. Frank Heise last night cele brated their golden wedding with a dinner at their home for their chil dren and grandchildren. The aged couple were married at Reading in 1868, and from that time until about fifteen years ago, lived on the Heise homestead, near here. Mr. Heise is a retired farmer and is a descendant Of, one of the pioneer families of Lancaster county. ■ s j BOY DIES FROM BURNS Marietta, Pa., Dec. 18. —Charles Weit, aged four years, son of Sam.- uel Weit, of near Lancaster, died from burns received yesterday when a kettle of hotelard spilled over the little sufferer. The child was on the floor and fell against the bucket. It had just been rendered from a butchering. WOMAN DIES FROM STROKE Marietta, Dec. 18.—Miss Emma HeldelbauglC 44 years old, of Green Tree, fell dead from a stroke while at work at her home. She was found dead on the floor by her aged mother, Mrs. Annie Heidelbaugli. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and besides her mother, is survived by a number of sisters and | brothers. $5,000 IN CHRISTMAS CHECKS ; Liverpool, Pa., Dec. 18. —The an nual meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Liverpool j will be held at the bank building , on Tuesday, January 14, for the election of directors and transaction, of business. Over $5,000 in Christ mas checks were sent out this week by Cashier H. A. S. Shuler, to the various members of the Christmas Club. KILLED IN FRANCE Marietta, Dec. 18.—Private Mar tin 6. Cover, member of Company 'D? <Yne Hundred and Fifty-first Ma £h lng Gun Battalion, son of Aaron < oy®* 1 , of near Mountville, has been reported killed in France. He was in the service §lnce May, 1917. He was 26 years old. Special Price On All |; OF OVR RECEIPTS Christmas Candy §1 of Thursday and Friday's ; : jPiJ °Tn*Th'!> ' We Offer The Largest and Finest Assortment <J: Red Cross Christmas and Box Candy In The City pj • We Are Going To Give The Red • •|| Cross 5 Per Cent Of Our Gross Receipts On Our !jj|: •|H Candy Buisness For Thursday and Friday ||j jlj From Now Until Christmas ' Mail Order Department |jj: |rlS Me Candies 40c Clear Toys. 30c pound. W. will upon receipt of price, (or quantity .desired, fill orders lj 80c Boxes 6Sc French Mixtures, special for ky mail, cost o mai mg ex ra. Jp. S IOO Boxes 85c for Xmas—3sc. WE WILL MAIL CANDY TO YOUR FRIENDS • vii Boxes $1.35 Hard Nut Taffy Candy, Wal- This is ? new feature to our business, and will be appreciat- )'-$• sl,9 ° Boxes $ l6O nuts > Filberts, Brazil and ed . our host of f r i en ds who, by sending us the price for amount \MI \ ifll SOc Chocolates—This Week—39c Pecans, 80c quality, 65c. desired, plus ten cents extra for mailing, we will mail same to '¥£'.* | tjP * whatever address you enclose—enclosing card with season's greet- HR; J •Si* Remember all Chocolates are Hand Dipped. ings. ' UjjT Jrjfl Special Offer—With every 50c purchase we include a 15tf Ticket to the Victoria. - jijfrjjj Get our special prices to churches and Sunday Schools. Every pound purchase carries with • HKI it a ticket to the Victoria with our compliments. • These prices good from now until Monday next. • Special to Fill Any iffi Fancy Boxes I Sized Order at Wholesale X % SOc to $20.00 • I or Retail | PALACE CONFECTIONERY !w Next To Victoria "3-^ j| 225 MARKET STREET Lieut. Earl L. Reese Dies From Wounds in France Marietta, Dec. 18. —Lieutenant Earl L. Reese, member of Company L, One Hundred and Eleventh In-1 fantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Reese, of Mountville, died of wounds in France, October 3,\accordlng to word received from the War Depart ment. At the time of his death Lieu tenant Reeso us with the Keystone Division under Colonel Edward C. Shannon. He was 22 yoars old and prior to enlisting ljv the army was employed a 8 salesman by S. M. Myers & Co. Ho enlisted at the time of the trouble on Mexico border in 1916, in Company K, Fourth Ilnfantry, N. G. P., and wus later transferred to the Headquarters Company. Later he was transferred to the training; school and was commissioned April 19 and sent to France last May. He is survived by his parents and one brother, Hhrold, of Trcmenton, .Utah; also two sisters, Catherine and Mildred Reese,, at home. ROLL CALL STARTS Columbia, Pa., Dec. 18.—Nine ward captains, thirty-six solicitors and Ave officials of Columbia Chap ter of the Red Cross, began the Christmas roll call in this place yes terday and wound up the first day's work with 1,163 names, a number nearly as large as the total mem bership last year. S. High Levan Us director of the campaign, and Mrs. Carrie W. Kasbridge, director of de tails. TRACTOR FOR STEAMER Columbia, Pa., Dec. I*.—The Co lumbia Eire Company, the oldest in , the borough, will receive the tractor for their steamer, December 20, and at the same time the motorized hose carriage will be Installed in the en gine house, making the third com pany to motorize within the past year. Only one company remains in the department .-that-is not yet equipped with motor apparatus and that will be supplied within the next few months. WONDERFUL RECORD Goldsboro, Dec. 18.—With a rec- | ord of having taught school for a period of forty-seven years without having missed a session, L. M. Herr-, man. Justice of the peace of New berrytown, was compelled to close his'school to-day, being Incapacitated by an attack of influenza. "23" CLUB ELECTS York Haven, Dec. 18. —The "23" Club held its annual election on Fri day night which resulted as follows: President, J. H. Brillinger. vice president, Miss Ruth Walton; secre- j tary and treasurer, D. I. M. An-j spach; assistant secretary, .Mrs. I. M. j Anspach. DEGREE CONFERRED Monnt Wolf, Dec. 18.—The initia tory degree was conferred on a class of candidates by Mount Wolf Lodge ' No. 1196, I. O. O. F. The first de-1 gree will be conferred next Friday j night. Members of the class are: I Zacharias Bomberger, Charles H. Diehl, William H. Fltzkee and Robert I E. Fitzkee. HOME FROM CONVENTION York Haven. Dec. 18.—Postmas ter John H. Kline has returned from Buffalo, N. Y., Wherfe he attended the convention of ,th.e ..cost account ants of the American Pulp and Pa per Association, held in the Lafay ette Hotel. Mr. Kline represented the York Haven Paper Company. MAN THOUGHT DEAD REVIVES F. J. Duffy, Railroad Brakc nian, Fell Over Unconscious and Coroner Was Sent For Lcwistown, Pa.. Dpc. 18. —Frank J. Duffey, aged 22 years, came near having his obituary pronounced a day or two ago, while yet In the land of the living. Mr. Dultey, wsll known In railroad circles here, was injured in a railroad wreck at Van Dyke in the early part of November, when a stock train side swiped a freight and since that time he has suffered occasional attacks of vertigo. A few days ago. while on duty as a brake man on a train going west he was sitting on the box seat of the loco motive when lie fell over uncon scious. The train was brought to a halt and the man was pronounced dead. A stretcher was secured from a tow er nearby and Duffey was carried there to await the coming of the coroner. A few minutes after the crew left, the man recovered and was put on a passenger train and taken to the Mifflin Railroad Emer gency Hospital. He was sent from there to his home at Harrisburg and Is reported as being in good shape again. NEARLY EVERYBODY ILL W'ellsviUc. Dec. 18. —So flrrn a grip lias the influenza obtained in the vi cinity of Kunkel's mill that on Sat urday following the death of James Monroe Smith, assistance being need ed the farm bell was rung to obtain it, only one aged neighbor responded, the ringing of the farm bell at any other time than the meal hour can always in ordinary times be depend ed on to arouse the neighborhood. When this occurred Saturday even ing, however, those who ordinarily would have answered the appeal were either incapacitated by or con valescing from illness. MEMORIAL FOR SOLDIER Goldsboro, Dec. 18. —Memorial services in honor of James Dnnner, son of Mr. and Mrs, Enoch Danner, who gave his life for the cause in France several months ago, were held at the Danner home, near Pleas ant Grove, west of this place, Mon day afternoon at 1 o'clock. At the same time funeral services were con ducted over the body of William, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Danner, who succumbed to pneumonia last Saturday forenoon, lturlal was made in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. ORGANIZING SCOUT TROOP York Raven, Dec. 18.— J. E. Whls ler, cashier of the York Haven State Bank, has been commissioned scout - master of the York Haven Troop of Boy Scouts about to be or ganized. The Rev. J. H. Schmitt has been named his assistant. Prelimi nary steps toward organization were taken at a meeting of a score of local youths held at the school house re cently. Francis Shearer was elected scout scribe. BIRTH ANIMKNT •Liverpool, Pa:, *BBK' 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lutz announce the birth of a daughter, Monday, December 16, 1918. Mrs. Lutz was formerly Miss Fry, of Altobnn. UECEMTJETK IS, IVTS. INFLUENZA SPREADING Lewlsberry, Pa., Dec. 18.—Influ enza is again spreading here. Many new victims of tiie disease aro re ported. Whole families .are stricken with tjie disease and among the worst cases are Mrs. Elmer C. Wise and Glenn tJ. Yinger. TMt NAME BOAS- is roue BONO The Daintiest of Gifts 'Pearl Necklace n. There's . youthful beauty and the majesty of advanced years as well, in a Pearl Neck lace —and so much more de sirable when from THE HOME OF BOAS Attention is Directed to > Pearl.Necklaces , t At Popular Prices. $ Constituting the Finest Quality .§ Pearls, and Attractively Priced I I' $4 to SIOO Lengths 16 to 27 Inches \ 'JtW ' Superb Gifts of Boas Jewelry at Popular Prices Wrist Watches, sls to S3O. Rings, with setting of Diamonds or Semi precious Stones, $5 to SSO. Brooches and Bar Pins, $3 to sls. Lingerie Clasps, 75c to $3. G. Boss BOAS 28 North Second Street tNCRGARB IN MILK PRICB Mlllcrstown. Pa., Dec. 18. —Milk Is soon to cost consumers more In this borough. A Jump of two cents, ef fectlve December 20, will be made by the two borough mllkde&lers, W. J. Hall and Samuel Black. The new price will be ten cents.
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