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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
SOLDIERS MEET
ON RETURN HOME
Surprise For Two Cashtown
Boys Recovering From
Wounds in Hospital
Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 2 4.—Calvin
Cullison, of Cashtown, is anions the
United States soldiers who have been
invalided home and has just been
discharged from the hospital at Eliz
abeth, N. J., where he had oeen
under treatment. Cullison saw act: v o
service at the front in France, being
a member of a machine gun com
pany, and several bullets from one
of the machine guns of the Frltzies
went through his knee, which put
him in the hospital. He says that
during the entire time he was in
France Ie did not see a person from
around his home section of country
that he knew. But as he was leaving
the hospital in Elizabeth the nurse
who had attended him said: "Good
by, Mr. Cullison," and immediately
there was a voice from the_ adjoining
room calling out, "Who's there by
' the name of Cullison? I knew Cul
lison's around my home." Cullison
went in the room from where the
S'iund ha* come and there in a cot
lay Earl Kump, another boy from
Cashtown, well known to Cullison,
who had also been a member of a
macl ine gun company In France and
who had been sent homo wounded.
JONATHAN' POTTIGER DIES
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 24.— Funeral
BervK-es-'for J,onsUjia Pottiger, aged
80 years, who cited Sunday after a
long illnes§, will be- held Thursday
afterneou at 1 o'{oc£ frm his late
home, tho Rev. J. C. ef the
Rcfoijpt.cd CIMPi cfc, y! 8-li. Burial
will h made' in Ilf.ttajfcoPf'K Chhroti
Cemetery. Mr. YfttUtfir is suwived
by eight children! as fellows'. Mrs.
W. H. Kocher, of Muldletoim;,Ms.
Harry, McNeal. of Swatara Station:
Mrs. Harry Stoneroad, of Hershery;
Mrs. Foster Barry, of Jackson town
ship, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bower and
Frank, Jacob and Isaiah Pottiger, of
Halifax.
PRESENTS CHRISTMAS TREE
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 24. —George V.
Nestor, real estate agent of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, with
offices at Harrlsburg. wrote to J.
Clark Zimmerman this week, giving
consent for the Municipal Christmas
Tree Committee of Halifax to select
and remove any tree from the prop
erties he manages near the borough.
The committee secured a fine tree.
MUNICIPAL TREE EXERCISES
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 24. —The niunic
k Jpa' Christmas tree, the first ever
"erected in Halifax, will be illumi
nated this evening at 7.30 o'clock.
There will ho appropriate exercises,
participated in by Burgess Chubb
and the pastors of the three town
churches. There will be community
singing.
AN OI.D VIOLIN
Halifax, Pa., Dec. 24.—Joseph
j Gernert, of near town, has in his
possession a violin, in excellent con
dition, which is 182 years old. Mr.
Gernert purchased it In Perry
eountv. The instrument was manu
factured by the Glass Manufacturing
Company, in the year 1737.
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Halifax. Pa.. Dec. 24.—Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Webster, of near Fislmr
fllle, have received a letter from
(heir son, Sergeant Marvin O. Web
Iter, stating that he had been
wounded in the hand in action on
pctober 15 and had since been con
... fined to a hospital.
CHURCH CANTATA
Halifax. Pa., Dec. 24. —A Christ
inas cantata entitled "The Wishing
Box" will be presented on Christmas
fcvening at 7.30 o'clock by the mem
bers of the various departments of
[he Sunday school. There will also
be instrumental and vocal niusic.^
COPERHEAD SNAKE KILLED
Nc'i-port, Pa., Dec. 24. —The
(veather this winter has been so mild
that snakes have not yet crawled into
:lielr holes for the winter in this ste
;ion. A three-foot copperhead snake
was killed at Genzell's hollow by F.
f. Baker.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF SON
Halifax, PH.. Dec. 24.—Mr. and
Mrs. Claude G. Ryan, of Steelton,
innounee the birth of a son, on
Wednesday, December 18, 1918.
f Mrs. Ryan was formerly Miss Iva
I 3embcrling of Halifax.
JURY WHEEL 1 lI,LED
New BloonifiHtl, t-u., Dec. 24.
| liny Commissioners Scott Mi
Seehan and John Di'Pkelberger have
IHct'l tie jury wheed for the ensuing
. 'cat with 320 names. Approxin.ate
| > sixty-five nanica were rcdopoeitod
irorn this year.
I ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AMERICAN
The war has taught us to save S
and serve. Dorit waste food or fuel 1
If you eat wheat be sure it is the whole I
wheat. Dorit waste any oflt. It is all food |
ShreddecfWheat
is foe whole wheat,nothing wasted,nothing
I' thrown away. It saves fuel and saves
I . food, saves sugar and saves health
! For any meal with milk or cream or fruits.
TUESDAY EVENING,
.WEST SHORE NEWS
BOY INJURED BY
DYNAMITE CAP
Kenneth Lilley Experiments
With Dangerous Explos
ive in School Room
Marynvllle, Pa., Dec. 24. —His left
hand mangled, the nails torn from
four fingers of his left hand and a
severe wound In his left leg, Ken
neth Lilley, a fourteen-year-old high
school student, is In the Harrlsburg
Hospital as the result of picking
with a pin a nitro-glycerlne cap while
in school yesterday afternoon. He is
a son of J. Pursell Lilley, an em
ploye of the State Department of
Labor.
Young Lilley fotind the cap at the
Dwyer stone quarries, south of town
and took it to school yesterday after
noon and during some of his spare
time started to experiment with it
when the explosion occurred. The
cut in the leg is about two inches
In diameter and one inch deep. The
injuries were dressed by a local phy
sician, but early last evening it was
decided to send him to the Harris-,
burg Hospital for treatment.
508 Names Registered on
Marysville Red Cross Roll
Maryavllle, Pa., Dec. 24. —Incom-1
plete reports of the results in the
Red Cross rollcall in the hands of
Mrs. E. E. DiBsinger, to-day show
that Marysville responded well. Al
ready 508 names have been recorded
x*d reports from several districts
are yet to be received.
Yesterday was payday on the Penn
sylvania Railroad here and canvas
sers were busy during the evening
canvassing for members. Complete
reports are not expected until Mon
day.
Mrs. , W. B. Fortenbaugh, captain
of the Maple avenue district, reports
the largest enrollment of members
with 127 to her credit. The report
by districts is:
Mrs. V. T. Dissinger, Front street,
64; Mrs. W. B. Fortenbaugh, Maple
avenue, Chestnut street and Linden
avenue, 127; Miss Mary Smith, Dah
lian street, 65: Miss Barbara Roush,
Myrtle avenue, William street and
Ann street, 55; Mrs. C. D. Pewter
baugh, yalley street, 18; Mrs. Sam
uel Melester, Lincoln and Cameron
streets, 37; Miss Katherlne Hench,
Verbeke street, 35; Mrs. John Heller,
North and South Main streets, 34;
A. R. White, Rye township, 62; Har
vey A. Luekenbaugh, Rye township,
21.
lIIIILH CLASS OFFICERS
New Cumberland, Pa,, Dec. 24.
At a recent meeting of the Men's
Bible class of Trinity United Breth
ren Sunday school the following of
ficers were elected: Teacher, the
Rev. A. R. Ayres, assistant teacher,
George Heffleman; president, A. A.
Marley; vice-president, A. P. Forten
baugh; secretary, J. Edison Good; as
sistant secretary, Harvey Steiger
walt; second assistant secretary,
George Hale; treasurer, Robert Seip;
chorister, George Seip: assistant chor
ister, D. E. Seip: pianist, Elizabeth
Smallng; librarians, Fred Parthemore
and George Wilson; assistant libr
arians, Murray Hoke and Harry Shaf
fer; chairman music committee, D.
E. Seip; membership, Caleb A. Dray
er; social committee, A. S. Losh; press
committee, Ed. Mathias; temperance,
J. R. Hutchinson, Jr.; evangelistic
and relief, Albert Danner; employ
ment, George Sanders.
C. E. SOCIETY ELECTS
New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 24.
The officers were elected for the
Christian Endeavor Society of Trinity
United Brethren Church; President,
Herman Shenck; vice-president, Ed
gar Shelly; secretary, Esther Haver
stock; treasurer, Ira K. Schell; pian
ist, Pauline Wright; chorister, Sam
uel Fisher; junior superintendent,
Mrs. William Bankert; assistant sup
erintendents, Jacob Megonnel, Edgar
Shelly, und Cora Mentz.
SWEI (JERT-1I AN E Y WEDDING
Marysville, Pa., Dec. 24.—Miss
Mabel Haney, of Acqueduct, and
John F. Sweigert, of Harrlsburg, were
married at the bride's home by the
Rev. Wesley N. Wright, pastor of the
Marysville Church of God. Only im
mediate members of the family at
tended the ceremony.
GIRLS' CORPS TO SING
New' Cumberland, Pa,, Dec. 24.
The Girls' Military Corps will meet
at nine o'clock to-night at the Metho
dist Church and at ten o'clock will
sing Christmas carols in the street
corner.
Personal and Social Items
ol Towns on West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. George Sadler Rupp
Jacoby, of Carlisle, at dinner at
their new home at Shlremanstown
on Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Brlnkley and her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Simpson and
son Albert of Harrlsburg, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Bessie Morgret, at
Shlremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Senseman
and son, Tolbert Senseman, of Me
chanlcsburg; Miss Ruth Comp, Miss
Ruth lluntzberger, of Harrlsburg;
Miss Alice Seabold and Miss Betty
Seabold, of Camp Hill were enter
tained on Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James O. Senseman, at
Shlremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Faust, son Cy
ril, and daughter Louise, of Rail
road street, Shlremanstown are
rpendjng Christmas with Mrs.
Faust's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Hagerman at Greencastle.
Corporal Benjamin F. Emenhei
ser of Lebanon Vallejf College Ann
ville spent over the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin S. Etter at
Shlremanstown.
M. and Mrs. John R. Nebinger,
daughters Hulda and Rena, of Shlre
manstown, were Harrisburg visitors
1 on Monday.
Mrs. Willis Kunkle, of Camp Hill,
spent a day recently with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baum, at
Shlremanstown.
Miss Blanche Howry and Lewis
Nye, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
with the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William E. Howry, at Shlre
manstown.
Mrs. Benjamin Stansfleld and
grahdson, Mervin Stansfleld, of
Shlremanstown, visited friends In
Mechanicsburg on Saturday.
Mrs. William Corman, of Shlre
manstown, spent Monday with her
sister, Mrs. John Fisher, at Winding
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. William Tolbert Ab
bott, of Railroad street, Shlremans
town, left for Florida where they ex
pect to spend the winter.
Harry Lefever, a student of Find
ley College, is the guest of (his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lefever, in
Fourth street. New Cumberland.
Mrs. Robert Shelby, of Trenton,
N. J., is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, at New Cumberland.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Shlremnimtown, Pa., Dec. 24.
Christmas exercises will be held In
the United Brethren Church, Wed
nesday evening at 6.30 o'clock. The
festival of Holy Christmas will be
celebrated with an early service at
6 a. m. Christmas vespers will be
celebrated by the Bible school and
congregation Christmas evening at
seven o'clock.
Dauphin Farm Bureau
Has Constructive Year
Much definite constructive work
has been accomplished by the Dau
, phln County Farm Bureau during the
past year, and according to a com
parislon of reports from other coun
ties, the work in this county com
pares favorably with that accomplish
ed throughout the state. H. G. N'es
ley, county farm agent, has returned
from the conference of the State
College Extension Force, where plans
for next year were formulated.
Last year the increased wheat
acreage in the county was 1,000 acres,
it was pointed, out, and the potato
increase also was large. Mr. Nlesley
urged that in addition to these ac
tivities, the farmers turn their at
tention to increased dairy cattle rais
ing. He declared inflated prices soon
would drop, and the business would
be a constructive one.
THOMAS NELSON DIES
Columbia, Pa., Dec. 24.—Thomas
H. Nelson, a retired Pennsylvania
Railcoad conductor, died at his home
here, aged 76 years. He had been
an employe of the company for
forty-two years.
ICN TERTAIN M EST FO STI'ON ED
Dauphin. Pa., Dec. 24.—The Chrfst
n>as entertainment scheduled for last
Sunday evening in the Lutheran
Church has been postponed until next
Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
UNNAMED GENERAI, HURT
l'nrln, Dec. 24. An airplane piloted
by a British officer and carrying an
American general from Treves, Ger
many, capsized yesterday afternoon at
Louvres, on the outskirts of Paris/
The pilot was killed and the generat
was seriously injured.
SWORN AS PRESIDENT
Prngue, Bohemia, Dec. 24.—Profes
sor T. G. Masaryk, president of the
Czeeho-Slovak Republic, took the
oath of office as president Sunday in
the Diet Building. President Masaryk
reached here from the United States
byway of Paris.
HATTRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Dies ol Influenza
in Training Camp
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LEE C. SHOVER
Lee C. Shover, son of Mr. and Mrs.
David Shover, Enola, died from Influ
enza at Camp Hicks, Forth Worth,
Texas. He was a member of the Six
hundred and Twenty-ninth Aero
Squadron, acting as a gunnery In
structor.
THIRTY FINED IN
CITY POLICE COURT
Thirty persons were fined In police
court yesterday during one of the
biggest sessions In months. Among
those fined yesterday were Charles
McClain, 1429 Shoop street, and Earn
est Wallace, 16 Cowden street, boot
leggers, who were fined $5O or sen
tenced to 30 days. Lillie Webster,
colored, charged with running a dis
orderly house at 1228 Adler alley,
was fined $5O, and the seven inmates
$25 each. Elizabeth Harris, mistress
of the house at 1203 North Seventh
street, was fined $25, while the In
mates were fined $lO each,
ENTERTAINMENT AT NEWPORT
Newport, Pa., Dec. 24.—An en
tertainment wil be held this even
ing In the Bailey school, Miss Helen
Dean, teacher, at 7.30 o'clock.
Suburban Notes
DUNCANNON
The teetchers and pupils NOf the
North Lincoln street public school
have a handsome Christmas tree,
which affords them much pleasure and
adds to the Christmas spirit in the
schoolrooms.
Samuel Brunner, of Penn township,
had his tractor working on the bor
ough streets last week under the di
rection of the borough supervisor of
Roxborough last week.
Miss Alice Musgrove, of Harrlsburg.
was a recent guest of Mrs. George
Pennell.
The river coal merchants of Ben
venue have had a successful season
and will now run their barges into
winter quarters.
The Senior class of the High School
will sing Christmas carols on Christ
mas Eve. A candle burning In the
window will bring the chorus to a
stop before each home.
HALIFAX
John H. Urich, employed on a
steamship plying on the Great Lakes
the past summer, arrived home Sun
day to spend some time with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Urich.
A Christmas cantata entitled,
"Santa's Wishing Box," will be ren
dered in the United Brethren Church
on Wednesday evening, December 25.
Appropriate services will be hold
this evening at 7.30 o'clock, when the
town's municipal Christmas tree is il
luminated for the first time. The Rev.
A. I. Collom will make a brief ad-]
dress.
Frank Meader, of Altoona, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town visiting
his mother, Mrs. Mattie Meader.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pottlger, of
Penbrook, visited Sunday at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Pottiger.
Miss Ruth Bowman, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Bowman.
Miss Annabell Gemberling, of Buf
falo, N. Y„ is the guest of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gemberling.
Aviator George Wert, who recently
returned from France, spent Sunday
and Monday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L, Wert. The young man is
now stationed at Camp Lee, Va.. and
expects shortly to be mustered out of
the service.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. George Smith
and son are spending the holidays at
their parental homes In Nesquehontng.
James Hoffman, of Camden, N. J., ,s
spending the holidays in town witli
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hoff
man.
Albert Albright, stationed at the
Edgewood, Md.. arsenal, spent Sunday
in town, visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Albright.
Mrs. George Westfall and daughter,
Gertrude Westfall, are guests of \lr.
and Mrs. John C. Westfall at Marys
ville.
Mrs. James Chubb, of Millersburg,
spent Sunday in town visiting her
molher, Mrs. Mary Troutman.
MULERSTOWN
Funeral services for Mrs. William
Weiser, aged 29 years, who died of
Influenza, were held at her late
home at Donally Mills, on Friday
afternoon. Burial was made In
Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Heiser is
survived by her husband and par
ents.
Holmnn Cathercart, employed in
the government service at Washing
ton, is home for the holidays.
Ralph Beaver, who has been sta
tioned at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga., has been mustered out of the
service and returned home.
Mrs. J. C. Rebok and Mrs. George
Rebok were recent visitors at New
port.
Mrs. C. E. Rlppman entertnined
the Camp Fire Girls at her home
in Main street on Friday. . •
The Presbyterian Sunday school
held a Christmas service on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. J. O. Charles and daughter
Carol, of Emaus, are spending the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. Han
nah Rounsley.
Miss Helen Rebok, a Student of
Shlppcnsbufg Normal school, is
home for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. J. I. Crane wus a recent visi
tor at Harrlsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. James Liddiclc and
children, of Mnrysville, visited rela
tives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Rounsley
nnd son Edgar, of Altoono. aro
spending Christmas with Mr. Rouns
ley's parents, tyr. and Mrs. Jumes
Rounsl—'
Cumberland. Valley News
Lower End Men Drawn
as Cumberland Co. jurors
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 24. —A number of
lower-end men have been selected for
jury service at the sessions of Cum
berland county court, which opens on
the first Monday of February. They
Include:
Petit Jurors—C. A. Armstrong, Mon
roe; I. W. Appier, Lemoyne; H. S. As
per, Monroe; W. W. Bi aught, Shire
munstown; E. 11. Bitner, Lower Allen;
H. M. Baker, Monroe; F. G. Burtner,
Mcnroc; E. S. Cocklin, Mechunicsburg;
M. L. Dick, Mechanicsburg; W. H.
Drayer, Jr., New Cumberland; Roy
Eppley, Silver Spring; Reuben Eshel
man, Shlremanstown; \V. H. Fordnvy,
East I'ennsboro; Corliss Hurst, Me
chanicsburg; Charles Hetrick, Sliver
Spting; S. G. Hepford, East Penns
boro; F. L. Ployer. Jr., Mechanicsburg;
AVililam Rcigal, Mechanicsburg; C. S.
Reneker, East Pennsboro; H. C. Ryan,
Mechanicsburg; Frank M. Seydler, Me
chanicsburg; L. G. Strock, Upper Al
len; L. C. Smiley. Lemoyne; F. D.
Thomas, Lemoyne; Irvln Wrighistone,
Hampden; William Wertz, Upper Al
len; J. D. Wagner, Sliver Spring.
Grand Jurors—W. L. Fisher, East
Pennsboro; Calvin Firestone, Monroe;
David Fair, Sliver Spring; Christ
Martin, Mechanicsburg; George S.
Markley, Monroe; Horace W. Snod
grass. East Pennsboro; Abram Yetter,
Wormleysburg; Frank L. Zimmer
man, New Cumberland.
NEW COURT CALENDAR
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 24.—The new
court calendar, Just Issued, shows that
Cumberland county has plenty of law
yers, flfty-nine being listed. Of these,
thirty-nine are located in Carlisle, ten
in Mechanicsburg and three in Ship
pensburg. John Hays, of Carlisle, is
the oldest, having been admitted to
the bar In 1859. John L. Sheiley, Me
chanicsburg, who was admitted In
1917, is tlie "baby."
The last day for filing applications
for liquor licenses is eft as January
6 and the final day for remonstrances
January 22, with the license court on
January 27.
OFFICERS MUSTERED OUT
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 24.—Officers of the
Dickinson S. T. C. A. were formally
mustered out of service yesterday.
One exception is Lieutenant Warren
Moore, the quartrmaster, who remains
in service until after the Government
audit. Lieutenant W. H. Hltchler, the
commandant, w*ll resume his duties at
the School of Law, Lieutenant John H.
Sample returns to Davidson College,
N. C., Lieutenant R. H. Sawyer to the
University of North Carolina and
Lieutenant Daniel Dunkle to the Unl
veisity of Pittsburgh.
SON WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 24.—Word
has been received by Mr. and Mrs. D.
Otis Nicodemus, of Zullinger. that
their son, John Nicodemus, serving
with the United States Signal Corps
in France, was wounded October 11.
This was the first news received by
the yqpng man's parents since the
armistice.
SON HEARD FROM
Waynesboro. Pa., Dec. 24.—Mr. and
Mrs. Val. Smith have received the first
letter from their son, 'Allen Smith,
since the first of October, just before
the big drive. He is now with the
American Army of Occupation in Ger
many and says he is constantly on the
move. ,
11 GJ It is with a deep feeling of appreciation of all that
this eventful year means to every one that we send
• Christmas Greetings to the people of Harrisburg
lj Christmas means so much more this year in our {Jr Ml
lives than it has meant in years past that no one can
NISY help but understand its true significance.
/so"s €| Peace on Earth, Good Will toward Men is surely
Crealized in our day. It is an inspiration in business Jj
|| as well as in home life.
JpHarrisburg Baking Co. j
£. S. Manbeck, Manager 4^o
Miss Frances Koller Dies of
Pneumonia at Washington
Meelwnlcsburg, Pa., Dec. 24.
News of the death of Miss Frances
Killer, who was employed at Wash
ington, D. C., was received by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Koller, East Main street, yesterday
morning. Her death came as a
shock, since it was not known that
she was ill, until the telegram came
announcing the end, after several
days' sickness of pneumonia. In a
hospital in that city.
Miss Koller was aged 21 years
and had a large circle of friends I
here. She was a member of St. I
Paul's Reformed Church and the ]
C. O. B. B. Club of young women.
She was a grxduate of the Mechan
icsburg High school and went to
Washington, D. C., about a month
ago, where she accepted a position, i
and had plans made to come to her
home in this place to-day for the
Christmas season.
Surviving are her parents and the
following sisters and brother: Mrs.
Herbert Tyson, of San Francisco,
Cal.; Miss Grace Koller, who teach
es school at Tamaqua; Miss Bar
bara, at home and William S. Rol
ler, in the United States service, at
Washington, D. C. No funeral an
nouncement is made at this time.
EIGHT I'Eli CENT. DIVIDEND
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 24.—An eight
per cent, dividend was declared by the
directors of the Waynesboro Co'.d
Slorge and Ice Company at their
meeting last night and the following
directors were elected to serve the
next year: Colonel Charles B. Clay
ton, John F. Johnston, John W. Ware
hime, Charles H. Koons. Harper
Washabaugh, John G. Corbett an I
Walter S. Mentzer.
CHARLES M'KEE IIIES
Wnyncsboro, Pa., Dec. 24.—Charles
irfcKee, a well-known young baker of
this city, died from the effects of in
fluenza yesterday morning. He was
32 years of age and is survived by
his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen McKee, Baltimore; several
small children and these brothers and
sisters: Ird McKee and Mrs. Grace
Brown, Hagerstown; John McKee,
Lambert McKee and Miss Leona Mc
| Kee, Baltimore, and Clyde McKee and
Guy McKee. in France.
HORSE RUNS nACK INTO
FLAMES OF BURNING BARN
Dauphin, Pa., Dec. 24.—A fire of un
known origin last evening completely
burned the barn of Aaron Shaftner,
near Zlonsvllle, destroying all tho
crops, one horse and an automobile.
A. strenuous effort was made to nave
the horse, as all the rest of the live
stock was saved, but the animal ran
hack into the flames.
MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED
Columbia, Pa., Dec. 24. —Colum-
bia chapter of the Ited Cross more
than doubled its membership in the
Christmas rollcall, and wound up
the drive on Saturday night with
2,557 names on the last, and about
one hundred more to be added.- The
membership last year in the borough
was 1,159. Returns from branches
and auxiliaries connected with the
chapter' will swell the number to
more than five thousand.,
DECEMBER 24. 1918.
Perry County Supervisors to
Meet at New Bloomfield
Diuicannon, Pa., Dec. 24. —Supervis-
ors of Perry county will bold their
sixth annual convention in the Court
house at New Bloomfield on Saturday,
December 28. Following is the pro
gram: Saturday Morning—Rollcall;
"The Advantage of the Tractor in
Road Building," J. H. Campbell. New
port: J. R. Bixlcr, Mlllerstown; John
Martin. Marysville, and E. Bnrnliart,
New Germantown; address. "The Can
and Cannot of the Supervisors With
Relation to the Taxpayers in the
Building cf Roads," J. W. Shull;
query box; answering queries and dis
cussions.
Saturday Afternoon. 1.30 —Address
by a member of the State Highway
Department; adjournment.
REVISING TAX VALUATIONS
Gettysburg, Pa.. Dec. 2 4. —The tax
revision board of Adams county is
going over the books as returned by
the assessors of all the districts of
the county and trying to revise the
valuations in such a manner that the
hurdon of taxation will fall more
equally upon the property owners.
Several months ago before tho ass
sossor began their work of making
tho regular triennial assessment they
were Instructed by the County Com
missioners to make a just valuation
of all properties.
PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT
DillsLlirg, Pa., Dec. 24. —Several
more letters from the boys in Franco
have been received heie recently and
nearly all of the boys from this sec
tion have been heard from. Mrs.
Maggie Lerew had a letter from her
son, Lieutenant Austin Lerew, who
was en his way through Germany
when he wrote, idling that he ex
pected to cross the Rhine river In a
short time. He received a first lion
tenant's eommiss'on November 11.
COURT DISMISSES APPEAL
New Blooinlleld, Pa., Dee. 24.—Su
perior Court of Pennsylvania has dis
missed tlie appeal of J. K. Saucer
man, rhirt manufacturer, of New
port. ana the Philips-Jones Com
pany, sh'rt manufacturers of Phila
delphia, to annul the injunction
granted by Judge Keller, in Perry
county court In the suit started by
Suiant & Salant, shirt manufacturers
of Philadelphia. The case was tried
sceral months ago.
ItOY W. MILLER DIES
I.ewlalierry, Pa., Dec. 24.—Roy W.
Miller became 111 with tho influenza
last Sunday a'nd died yesterday morn
ing at 3 o'clock from pneumonia. Ho
is survived by his wife, who was Miss
Ruth Etta Urich before her marriage;
lour children, Roy Miller, Harvey Mil
ler, Pearl Miller and Scott Miller, and
one stepdaughter, Gladys Miller. Mr.
Miller was the miller at Lewis Cllne's
flour and feed mill. The whole fam
ily, except Roy Miller, Jr., have been
ill with the influenza the past week.
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Band, Fire Department ani
Several Thousand People
Meet Veterans at Station
Columbia, Pa., Dec. 24.—Sever!
thousand people turned out Sunda|
night at 11 o'clock to welcome hom
two Columbia soldiers who weg
wounded in action In France an
who were granted furloughs art
brought home from hospitals In thl
country to spend the Christmas va
cation wit hthelr relatives ant
friends. These young soldiers an
Tobias Bartch and Paul R. Smltf
both members of the One Hundrei
Ninth Machine Gun Battalion, whl
were wounded at the same time h
the explosion of the same shell. Th'
former had fifteen flesh wounds an(
his copirade lost his left foot art
was otherwise injured. The citizen
turned out In a body and, headed tt
a band, escorted the soldiers to thel
homes, where they were given at
ovation. Part of the fire departmen
and their trucks were in the pro
cession, and the dwellings arouni
their homes were brilliantly illuml
nated.
Dyspeptics Can Eat
What They Like If
They Take Bi-nesij
You can eat what you like If yoi
take Ili-nrsln, Make this test: Eat 4
hearty meal of the good things thai
usually disagree with you, then tak<
two or three ltl-nenln Tablets. If yoi
aren't astonished and delighted, yot
can have your money back for thl
asking. Get a 50c bottle to-day frort
Geo. A. Gorgas or any other goof
druggist; use as directed, and yot
•will soon be telling your friends hov
you got rid of Indigestion. Remembci
the namo—Bl-teln—the indlgestloi
remedy that costß nothing if it falls
How Fat Actress
Was Made Slim
Many stage people now depend en>
tlrely upon Marmola Prescriptioi
Tablets tor reducing and controllini
fat. One clever actress tells that sh<
reduced two to four pounds a week bj
using this new form of the famoui
Marmola Prescription and now, bj
taking Marmola Tablets several timei
a year, keeps her weight Just right
All druggists sell Marmola Prescript
tlon Tablets at 75 cents for a largi
case. Or you can get them by send
ing price direct to the Marmola Co.
864 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich
If vou have not tried them do so
They are harmless and effective.