2 INTERESTING NEWS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COUPLE WED 50 YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hiltner Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary at Tyrone IS RETIRED P. R. R. MAX Four Tyrone Churches \\ ill Conduct Protracted Serv ices During January Tyrone, Pa., Jan. 4. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hiltner celebrated golden wedding anniversary this week. Fihy years ago they were married in Tyrone and since then they have lived here. Mr. Hiltner for years was employed at the Ty rone car shop, but for many years past he has been on the roll of honor of the Pennsylvania railroad. — Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gates of this place, this week announced the engage ment of their daughter, Edith Irene to the Rev. Mervyn J. Ross, of Belle ville, with the marriage to be sol emnized early this year. The Per fect Shirt Company which has been working night and day during the war. making shirts for the Army and Navy, celebrated Christmas week by taking a vacation which was thor oughly enjoyed by the entire force. —The announcement is made that starting the first of the year, at least four of the churches of Tyrone will conduct protracted meetings of a revival nature for the month o: January. —Charles E. Doloway. of Philadelphia, who left Tyrone about a vear ago, called upon relatites dut in's the week. —Lieutenant William Curry is home with his mother on a furlough, from Gerstner Aviation Field, La. Curry had a bad fall over four months ago and has not fully recovered from the injury.—Ensign Emmet McClintock has arrived home having served his time in the United States Xavy.— R. B. Grammer, of Williamsport, was a visitor this week with his sister of this place. —Miss Laura Crampton visited dur ing the week with her uncle at Har risburg.—Mrs. William H. Denling er. Jr., of York, is the guest of Mrs. R. L. Riper.—Miss Helen Everhart is visiting at Pittsburgh this week.- Warrant Officer Burns Goodman of the United States Marines, attached to headquarters at Washington. D. *spent a portion of the week at his home here. —Director H. S. Fleck and Superintendent F. 11. Haiston ot the local schools, were in Harris burg this week, attending the ses sions of the State Educational Asso ciation. — Monroe Armor, of Belle fonte, visited his daughter during the week. —S. T. Bonsell, of Vinton dale, was in town this week. —-Jo- seph Smith, a Tyrone boy. now lo cated at a large mill at Piedmont. W. Ya., spent the holiday season with his parents here. —Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Resides, of Bellefonte, were guests during the week of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. D. Hastings.—James E. Foster, of Xew York City, was a visi tor with his brother and sister for tbe week. —Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hen shey. of Trenton. Mo., and Mrs. Har riet Kuhn, of Pittsburgh, have been 'visiting George B. Reed and fani yiy.—Mrs. It-win Fishel and son- of .Akron, Ohio, visited Clark Duey. Dauphin Homes Full oi Visitors Over Holidays Dauphin, Pa., Jan. 4. —Miss Bertha returned home on Monday from Philadelphia, where she was employed at Hog Island. Mrs. N>e, Mr Sherman Stenee and children, Jessie and Harry, all of Heckton, spent Tuesday with Mrs. George Tay lor. —Mrs. Bertha Henninger has re turned to her home in Johnsonburg after spending the Christmas holi days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George ICinter. —Mrs. Blanche Rob inson and Mrs. Snyder, of Meehan icsburg. Mrs. C. H. DeVeny and son, llarold. of Millersburg, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reed on Friday.—Augustus Brooks , of Newark, spent sejeral days with his sister. Miss Margaret Brooks.—Da vid Novinski has returned to his home in Philadelphia after spending the holidavs with his grandparents, Mr. and Mr. George Heck.—Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor were the weekend guests of Mrs. Taylor's parents. Mr. and Mrs. 11. O. Cremomel, at Cali fornia, Pa. —George Howard, who is a member of the United States Army at San Antonio. Texas, is spending a ten days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Howard—Dr. 4 ios. Poffenberger, of Sunbury, Pa., motored here on Monday and was the guest of his sister, Miss Bess Poffenberger.— Mr. and Airs. Edwin Gottshall, Mrs. Charles Studebaker, and Henry M. Barnes, all of Harris burg. were the guests of Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne, on New Year's day.— Airs. Wilbur Harris and daughter, Elizabeth, spent Saturday with Mrs. Bion C. Welker. —Miss Kathryn Breckenridge, of Harrisburg, spent the weekend with Miss Ethel R. For ney.---Mrs. J. D. M. Reed returned on Saturday from a short visit to Philadelphia.—Miss Emma Boni gardner, of Harrisburg, spent tifb week with Mrs. W. P. Clark.—How ard Bell Hummel has returned to his home in Philadelphia after spending the holidays with his grandmother, Mrs. Sabra M. Bell.— William Bell Gross has returned to Newark, N. J., after spending Christ mas at his home here. —Miss Sabra Clark returned to Goucher College, Baltimore, on Friday, after spend ing vacation with Iter parents, Dr. and Mrs. William P. Clark. < O.MMI MTV MASUIKKADK 'I Uompsontown, Pa„ .lan. 4. —... community masquerade was held in the borough school house on Wed nesday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nelser entertained Miss Bertha Kearn's Bible Class of the Eutheran Sunday School at their home on Main street on Tuesday evening.— Miss Rose Keiser is visiting friends at Camp Hill and New Kingston.— Miss Pearl Moyer and sister Sadie, were recent guests of friends at Al toonn. —Miss Dunn, of Altoona, was a week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Colyer.—G. M. Plette, of Al toona. was in town on Wednesday arranging for the burial of his sis ter, Emma Plette, who died at the heme of her sister near Llngelstown. Mr. and Mrs. John Bastress and daughters. Misses Katharine and Delia, spent the holidays with Mr. Mid Mrs. Charles Hohrer. at Turbotts vilie. —Mrs. George Keiser, of Camp Hill, was a guest of Miss Rose Keiser.—Miss Mollie Dlmm is visit ing friends in Philadelphia. SATURDAY EVENING, FIRE COMPANY PREPARES FOR WELCOME HOME TO SOLDIERS Raising Funs For Enthusiastic Celebrbation at Mechan icsburg When Their Members Return From War Service; Supper Is Held at the Engine House Mechanicsbiirg, Pa., Jan. 4.—On Xew Year's evening a sauerkraut supper.was held by the Washington Fire Company at the enginchouse in East Main street, the proceeds of which will be used toward a celebra tion when the soldiers return horrc. —A prayer service of unusual inter est was held in the Methodist Epis copal church on Tuesday evening in charge of the pastor, the Rev. J. Ellis Bell. Talks were given by sev eral of the members, among whom were: B. Frank Sours, T. D. Hum melbaugh, T. J. Scholl, Robert M. Woidler, Dr. C. M. McKelvey, Wil liam E. Meloy and Prof. A. H. Ege. Music was a feature of the evening and included a vocal solo by Mrs. C. M. McKelvey.—Mrs. X. L. Seger was hostess for the Sunday school class of which she is teacher in the Pres byterian Sunday school, at her home in East Marble street, on Tuesday evening. Among the business trans acted was the election of officers for the coming year, which resulted as follows: President, George Guyer; vice-president, George Broußher: secretary, John Grissinger: treasur er, Paul Guyer: membership com mittee. Willard Sponsler, Jacob Har nish. Edwin Sponsler, James Brandt and Walter Eckels; visiting commit tee, Robert Trego, David Hertzler and Roy Walker. The boys enjoyed gumes and refreshments were serv ed.—On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. R. A. DeFrelin entertained the mem bers of the Woman's Foreign Mis sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church at her home in Central Pennsylvania Personals Wicnnlnco.—Prof, and Mrs. C. E. Toole and daughter Kathryn have re turned to their home at Xesquehon ing after spending the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Pront.—Alva E. Powell, of Camden, N. J., and Edwin, of Philadelphia, spent several days with their mother, Mrs. S. J. Powell. —Miss Florence Batenian. of Allen town. is visiting at the home of W. H. C. Keen.—W. Allen Siemons, of Philadelphia,, was the guest of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Siemons. —Anna L. Schafer and Emma Bailey are visiting relatives at Philadelphia. —Lieutenant Robert E. Mlnnich has returned home after spending some lime in Kentucky.—Sergeant John A. M. Keen left Saturday for Dickinson College, after spending several weeks in to.vn.—Dr. Havdu Pront and fam ily have returned to Msyich Chunk after visiting at the home of Mrs. Evan Jones.—Robert Coles, of the C. S. Navy, at New London. Conn., spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Coles.—Michael Foster, of Steelton, visited his father. John M. Foster, this week. —Mrs. Jacob Kratzer and daughter, of Har rlshurg, spent a few days here.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, of Phila delphia. spent the holidays with R. C. Omdorft and family.—John Cole man, of Hurrisburg, spent" Sunday here.—Lawrence Lupoid has returned to Sunbury after visiting his father, Wilson Lupoid.—Herbert Smith and family, of Harrisburg. spent New Tear's day with George West.—Prof. Ralph Matter, of Pittsburgh, is visit ing his aunt. Mrs. A. A. Dodd.—John Kniley, of Philadelphia, and Fred Kniiey, of Atlantic City, spent the holidays with John C. Kniley.—Sir. and Mrs. Roy Howelis. of Kingston, visited Richard Howelis and family over the holidays.—Mrs. Emily Buckley and daughter Florence spent the holidays with Homer Pon tius and family, at West Fairview.— Mrs. Lizzie Davis, of Kingston, is visiting her son. Lafayette Davis. Veagrrtown.—Miss Helen Everly spent Thursday at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Everly, of Reedsville.—Miss Hazel Boltoff and Brother were Reedsville visitors this week.—Corporal Joseph P. Riden, who is in the Medical Corps at Newport News. Va„ was home for a furlough with his wife at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Fisher.—Miss Mildred Warner, of McVeytown, spent a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Warner. —Norman Fleischer, at Camp Dee, Vs., is home on a furlough.—Mrs. Alfred Smith, of Beavertown, spent a day with her niece, Mrs. Ed. Creighton and nephew. Edward Smith. —Mrs. John Middlesnorth and two .children spent Thursday with her mother at Mifflin.—Mrs. William rennepacker, of Milroy, spent Christ mas with her sister. Airs. Emory Young.—AXiss Ethel Withley, wiio is attending school at Williamsport, is spending her vacation' with her par ents, the Rev. and Mrs. R. T. Withly. —Air. and Mrs. Jones and children were guests at the home of Arthur Dippery.—Alias Lowdy Gettig, of East Braddock, spent several days with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Airs. H. E. Fleisher.—Mrs. George Griffith and son Chester spent Wed nesday with her son Russell, at the Lewistown Junction. —Miss Aliriam Whltely, who teaches school in New- Jersey, is spending a week with home folks.—Airs. Homer Hearkness, of Reedsville, was a visitor with her parents. Air. and Mrs. George Craw ford.—Mr. and Airs. Cloyde Douglass, of Ryde, were visitors at the home of her parents, Air. and Airs. Beaver, on Alain street. . Slilppeiisburg. Miss Florence Clippinger, teacher in the schools of Coatesville. spent several days i in town. Miss Mary Woodrow, teacher in the schools of Enoia. spent the week with her parents in East Burd street.—Mr. and Mrs. Uoy Martin, of Washington, D. C., spent a week with friends in town. —Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mowery, of Harris burg, spent several days in town.— Miss Mabel Burtsfleid, teacher in the schools of New Franklin, spent Christmas week here with her par ents. —Mrs. Minnie I.ong, of East Garfield, was "ailed to Enola. on ac count of the sickness of her mother. —Clarence Green, of Atlantic City, spent several days with frieids in town.—Fred Martin spent several days with his mother. Russell Rhone, of the medical department, of the United States Army, spent ,Christmas with his wife here. — Blaine Harnish spent Sunday at Greencastle. —During the absence of AV. E. Reddig, the local Y. M. C. A. is in charge of Ralph Hubtey.— : Cat l Carothers, who was wounded In France, is spending several weeks in town. IWest Main street.—Miss Rosalie M. Delhi was at Uarrisburg on Mon day evening and enjoyed "Aida" at ithe Orpheum theater.—Miss Flor ence Unc>crwood. who teaches school | in Jersey City, X. J„ has returned to t her duties in that plncb.—Miss Dor -1 is Wilcox was a visitor at Philadel j phia and returned to her home in I East Main street.—Mrs. John E. I Trego, who is ill at her home in South Fredertck street, is slightly i improved.— Mrs. William White, of Harrisburg, spent Tuesday at the home of her mother. Mrs. Ella Adams, in South Market street. — The Rev. J. Ellis and Mrs. Bell en tertained Miss Laura Bel' and i George Helms, of I.ewistown, _t the ' parsonage, in South Market street, | on Xew Year's Day.—Dr. R. P. Long, j who was visiting his daughter. Mrs. James Johnson, at Philadel | phia. is home again.—Mr. and Mrs. ' S. S. Deihl were Harrisburg visitors jon Monday.—A pleasant session of | the Ladies' Aid Society of Grace | Evangelical church was held on I Thursday evening at the home of ! Mrs. T. J. Webb, East Keller street, j—-Miss Catharine Keefer is visiting j Mrs. August Hendrian in Xew York. ■Mrs. 11. A. Luddington, of Chicago, | 111., is spending some time witlf her i parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Z. Rupert, j West Coover street.—The Rev. John S. Adam and family left this week ; for Silver Run, Carroll county, Md„ : where the former has accepted the j postorate.—Mrs. Samuel C. Plough j spent several days in Chambersburg I this week the guest of her sister, (Mrs. George Marquette. I Kiliingcr—- Samuel Lebo. of Har | risburg, was the guest of Mr. and | Mrs. John F. Seal over the week | end.—Mrs. Benton P. Neagley has | been confined to the house with • rheumatism for the past week.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Jury are spend ing a week at the home of Mrs. i Jury's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hain, ! east of Uniontown. New Bloom liold —Miss Helen Nick- i el. after spending her vacation here with her parents, has returned to Philadelphia.— Kenneth Pricelar left for Yoe. York county, where he is teaching school.—Mrs. J. E. Malony I and son, J. Edward Malony, Jr., aft- 1 er spending the holidays with her on Wednesday.-—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j Myers, pf New York, are guests of j parents here, left for Philadelphia I Mrs. William Harker.—Dr. Russell' Johnston and family, of Selingsgrove, spent the weekend with the former's ' parents. He was lately discharged from the United States service.—J. \ Banks Lahr, a student at Temple University, Philadelphia, is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. E. Moore.—Mrs. Mary Wolfe and daughters, Laura and Minnie, spent several days with Mrs. Cora Smith, at New Cumber land.—Miss Edith Bisline, of Blain; Miss Oline Garber and Miss Cath arine Bernheisel returned to their studies on Wednesday at the State Normal school at Shippensburg.—Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Humer, of Carlisle, spent two weeks in this place.— Mrs. Charles H. Smiley spent the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. C. D. Dean, at Lewistown. George Harris. Jr.. wife and child, of Irwin, spent the Christmas holidays with Mr. Harris' parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Harris, in this place.—Misses Grace Adams, Rose Miller and Anna belle Shearer, teachers of Camden, N. J., after spending the Christmas vacation with their parents, left for Camden on New Year's day.—John C. RafTensberger and friends, O. N. Walborn, of Harrisburg, spent Christmas with the former's mother, Mrs. Sara Raffensberger, hero. —Miss Daisy I. Gruver, of Altoona, spent the weekend with Miss Emma Mor rison in this place.—Miss Sara Rice, of Washington, D. C., who spent several days with her parents, re turned to her duties on New Year's day.—Miss Daisy Keller, employed as a stenographer at the Schuyl kill arsenal, Philadelphia, spent sev eral days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Keller, here. —Mr. and Mrs. James Hess, of Duncannon, are guests of the latter's niece, Mrs. James W. Shull, here. —Dr. and Mrs. Earl Book, accompanied by Mac Barnett, spent Sunday at Portßoyal. —F. E. Messimer and familv, of Harrisburg, spent several days here. —Mr. Mrs. Raymond Shull, of Harrisburg, spent Christmas with friends here. Mimintnnn.—Mr. and Airs. Harvey Mann and two children, of Pitts burgh. and Prof, and Airs. Edgar Burchfleld, and son, of Honesdale. re turned home after spending the holi days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Burchfleld.—Air. and Airs. John Craig and three daughters, of Balti- I more. Aid., and Thomas Patterson, of j Pittsburgh, spent several days with i their brother, J. Frank Patterson. I Private Albert C. Bflvkenberger and j Airs. Haekenberger left* on Thursday for Philadelphia, where Mrs. Haek enberger will visit some time. Mr. Haekenberger went on to Camp Dix, where he expects to be mustered out of service, he having been con nected with the local board at this place.—Miss Erma Hower returned to Hershey, where she is a teacher in the public schools, after spending the holidays at her home here. Captain Albert Ely, located at Camp Sevier, S. C„ spent several days as the guest of Aliss Jane Banks.—Paul Pollock, of Titusville, spent several days as the guest of Aliss Laveni'a Rodgers.—Miss Atarguerite Criswell, employed at Washington, D. C., and Miss Eva Criswell, employed at Al toona, spent several days with their mother. Airs. A. B. Criswell.—Robert Banks has returned home from the Lekenean Hospital, where he under went an operation for appendicitis.— Robert Boden and sister. Miss Ella, of Burnham. spent Sunday with AIS. Ralph Hills.—John Bonsum has re turned to Kirkville, Mo., where he is attending college.—Lloyd Arbogast, of Vintondale, spent the holidays with his parents, Air. and Airs. W. H. Arbogast. at Mffflin. —Henry Watts, of Johnstown, spent the holidays with his mother. Airs. Katherine Watts, and sisters. Misses Pie i Cora Watts. HARRISBURG CfAAft TELEGRAPH COUNTY CALLS MILITARY AID Outbreak of Influenza and Pneumonia at McConnels burg Requires Help ESCAPED FIRST EPIDEMIC More Than -100 Cases Rcporled ill Fulton County Dur ing PasL Week McConnellsbnrjf, Pa., Jan. 4.—Me- Connelsburg and the surrounding community were feeling that after all there was an advantage in being away from the railroads, the great highways of travel and thereby es caping the influenza epidemic that was visiting other communities, but when other communities are all but rid of the epideimc, it lays hold on Fulton county and now in the coun ty seat and up and won the valley, there are more than four hundred cases and up to this writing more than, a half dozen deaths reported. The two local physicians found that their services could hardly reach around with many miles of country travel, but they faithfully stuck to their job and were taking care of the situation until one. Dr. John Mos er, became exhausted and took to his bed. A call for assistance was sent to the State Department of Health and IJeutenant George M. Shipton, M. D., who recently was stationed with the Ambulance Corps at Allentown, responded to the call, and has been busy ever since his ar rival. Dr. B. E. Nevin, of Mercers burg, has also been assisting in car ing for some of the caes.—Many former residents and natives of Ful ton county spent the holidays with their relatives and friends, among them being: Irvin Helman and fam ily, of Fayetteville. Miss Bessie Tay lor. of Washington, D. C.; Miss Mary Irwin, of Hood College, Frederick, Md.: Miss Rose Daniels, of Fred erick Seminary, Frederick, Md.; Jay Alloway, of West Point, Ky.; George Tayman and Miss Altee Brewer, of Washington, D. C.; Miss Bessie Hel man, of Chambersburg: George Nel son, Paul Shinier and James Smith, of Steelton: William McGovern, of Bristol, Tenn.; Arthur A. Chisliolni, of the 17. S. S. Frederick; A. W. Grlssinger and F..E. Taylor, of Phila delphia: Frank Irwin and family, of Hagerstown, Md.; Miss M. Ethel Gulp, of May town.—The Red Cross drive for members was somewhat handicapped by the outbreak of the epidemic but from reports being sent in from the branches and auxiliaries of the Fulton county chapter, indi cations are that a large number of members have again igned up for another year.—Another gold star has been added to Fulton county's serv ice flag through the death of Shin ley Quay Mellott, who died in a m>s pital in France on November 19 as a result of wounds received just be fore the close of .the war.—Fulton county s honor roll and memorial committee are busily engaged in gathering data concerning the sons and daughters of the county who were enaged in the service of their country during the recent war. Plans are under consideration for the erec tion of an honor roll at the court house in the near future, upon which will be inscribed the names of all those who were in the service. / Miss Kipp Entertains Camp Fire Girls' Club Millcrstowii, Pa.. Jan. 4. The Canip Fire Girls Club was enter tained at the home of Miss Jessiej Kipp on Friday evening.—Mr. and' Mrs. J, B. Phrson and Samuel Bea ver, of Port Royal, were callers on Mr- and Mrs. William C. Moore and IX M. Riekabaugh on Sunday.—The Rev. and Mrs. CVF. Himes and chil dren, of Newton Hamilton, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walk er.—Miss Lillian Gresh, of Hershey, spent the week-end with Miss Helen Martin.— Kenneth Ulsh. who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and i Mrs. Addison Ulsh, since his dis charge from the Army, returned to his studies "at Lafayette College on Thursday.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Xewbaker, of Steelton, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hopple several days this week.—Mr. and Mrs. John Hostetter, of, Hastings, Colorado, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor.—Mr. and Mrs. Jo siah Rowe are visiting their chil dren at Philadelphia and York. — Harold Moyer, of Mifflin, spent Sun day at the home of D. L. Farner. — Mrs. William Blain and daughters, Ethel and Nellie, spent the week end at Hershey with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence White. —Miss Kathalcen Thompson, who had spent her va cation with her parents at this place has returned to State College. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beacham were j visitors at Harrisburg on Wednes day.—Mrs. Hulda Knight, of Dun cannon. was called home Wednesday by the illness of her brother, Morton Page.—Max Lohr. of Newport, visit ed his uncle. Dorft Lohr, this week. J —D. Gilbert Rickabaugh wus a visi- j tor at Newport recently.—Mrs. El- j ten Sellers, of Harrisburg, is visit- ; ing her daughter, Mrs. Charles Holt- I man.—George Fry and daughter, I Mrs. Chester Roliston, were Harris- I burg visitors Thursday.—Professor ! J. Otis Charles, of Emaus, spent sev- | eral days with his family who are' visiting at the home of Mrs. Charles' I mother, Mrs. Samuel Rounsley. —I Miss Alice Alexander, who had been ' at Rochester, X. Y., caring for her! •brother-in-law, the Rev. Herman i Fickes, who had been ill with the j influenza, has returned home. —Miss I Gertrude Smith is visiting relatives i at Mexico. —William Henry Collins; returned to South Fork. Sunduy af- ' ter spending several days with his mother, Mrs. Mary Collins. — Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kipp are visiting their l children at Harrisurg.—Miss Ella I Tyson has returned home after spending the holidays in Harrisburg! with her sister. Mrs. Melvin Cook.— Mrs. Laura Carter spent several days with her sister, Mrs. Edward Rum ; pie, at CardifT, Md.—William Ecach ! ant, of Altoona, spent Sunday with j Mrs. Martha Karstettef.—J. Banks I Lahr, who spent his vacation with | his brother, D. A. returned to I Philadelphia on Wednesday.— Hol | man Cathcart, who had been visit* j ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. I Cathcart. returned to Washington, |D. C., on Tuesday. Miss Louise Gray, of Landisburg, spent the ! week-end with William Bollinger ; and family.—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lau ver are visiting relatives at Altoona. FIRST VISIT IN 44 YEARS Man From Cumberland Coun ty Spends Holidays at Home of His Cousin, at Blain "BOB" ZIEGLER AT HOME The Rev. E. V. Strasbaugh Re ceives Purse From Mem bers of Reformed Charge Blain, Pa., Jan. 4.—William Slnt gfart. of Churchtown, Cumberland county, who has not been here for forty-four years, visited his cousin, Mrs. D. M. Fetro.—E. M. Kell, of Plninllcld, spent several days with his father. Justice R. H. Kell.—"Bob" Zetgler, a private in the United States service, is visiting his sister, Mrs. John Sollenberger. George Ricedorf, of Harrisburg, is visiting the family of W. C. Smith.—Profes sor C. J. Kell returned to Newfound land, Wayne county.—Professor and Mrs. B. H. Rhinesmith are home from Ridgway to spend the holidays. —The Rev. E. V. Strasbaugh, of the Zion Reformed charge, was present ed with a $25 purse of money for Christmas by members of the Blain church congregation.—Mr. and Mrs. G. IV. Shreffler, of Palmyra, spent Christmas here.—Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Spohn. of Camden, X. J., visited the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hollenbaugh.—Miss Christine ."Wag ner, of Enola, visited Miss Evelyn Wentz.—-Miss Burnadette Xesbit, of Green Park, was a visitor here with the family of W. 11. Sheaffer as was also Charles Roush and Mrs. Ella Stephens, of Xew Bloomfleld.—Miss Fannie Shottsberger visited her home at Millerstown.—Hoy Williams, of Binghnmton, X. Y., was a visitor at the ftome of S. G. Smith, where Mrs. WHfams is spending the winter months. —-J. X. Snyder paid a visit to friends at lckesburg and Erly.—Miss Ethel Wilt, of Lancaster, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilt. Halifax Man Has Eight Chicks Hatched Christmas Halifax, Pa., Jan. 4. J. C. Marsh i is the owner of eight chicks that were hatched out Christinas day.— ] Harry Shire, of Camp Loc, Peters burg, Ya., and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Radle, of Newport, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. XV.' Shire.—Theodore RiclUer, of Fleni ington, N. J., is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Carl Richter. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Still and children, of Hummelstown, is spending several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jury.—Halifax service flag, purchased in honor of the boys in the service, now floats high up over Market street, having been placed there Tuesday by telephone linemen. —Mark.Spahr is home from State College visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. i-L Spahr.—James M. Hoff man. Jr., of Camden, N. J., is at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hoffman, Sr.- — Charles Hoffman, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday with his parents at the Hoffman home.—Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Pike, of Hummelstown. were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bowman.—Miss Anna belle Gemberling, of Buffalo, N. Y., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gemberling.—Frank Meader, of Altoona, and Albert Meader and son, Phillip, of Millersburg, spent Sunday visiting their mother, Mrs. Mattie Meader, who is ill. Mrs. Alice Wolcott, of Carbondale, is spending the holiday season at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. 11. Lebo in Market street. Charles Lebo and children, of Dauphin, spent the week-end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Lebo, in Halifax township.—Mrs. Daniel Eyster and son Elmer, of Linglestown, spent several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shult.—Mervin Pike and Roy Lebo spent Monday at Millersburg.-—-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lel>o and daughter Ruth spent Sunday at the home of H. H. l.ebo, ut Waynesville.—Miss Mary I-ebo spent a day at Lucknow. —Mrs./C. E. Wise spent Sunday at the home of Edward Rltttnger at Lucknow. —George Tobias, of 1-ligh spire, is spending the holidays with his family in town.—At the fourth quarterly conference held on Sunday morning at the Halifax Methodist Episcopal Church an invitation was extended the pastor, the Rev. J. George Smith, to return to the lo cal church for another year when the annual conference meets at Phil adelphia next March. The Rev. Mr. Smith has been successful in his work here. —The Rev. Raymond Lu bold. Of Davisville, paid a visit to relatives this week. — XV. AV. David son. of Harrisburg. visited at the home of Mrs. Lillie Snyder this week. —Daniel Kocher and daughter Ella were at Harrisburg on Monday. Turkey Supper For 65 Shirt Factory Workers Eliza bctlivlllr, Pa., Jan. 4.—A tur key supper for the employes of tlie shirt factories of Berrysburg ana Ellzabethvilie was held in the Wea ver building on Wednesday night.— Music was furnished by the Ellxa bethville orchestra. Supperr was served to about sixty-five persons.—- Private Harold Matter is visiting his parents in South Market street. Private Matter spent fourteen days in France. —Soma Harrisburg vis itors are Howard Bertstteld and Stan ley Beuhler. —Miss Clara Bufflngton has returned to hor work at Wash ington.—Private Howard Fetterhof returned to Camp Taliaferro, Fort Worth, Texas, after spending a ten day furlough with his parents here. —llr. Stiover returned on Tuesday from a visit to Philadelphia.— Thomas Oswald, of New York, is visiting friends here.—Miss Ethel Grant, of Trcvorton, is the guest of Miss Fsye Kombcrger.—Miss Verna Fetterhof returned to Philadelphia on Sunday.—Private Charles Zim merman, of Camp Lee, Virginia, is spending several days with his par ents here.—Miss Irene Bressler, of Harrisburg, spent several days with her. mother.—Dr. C. B. Stroup and son. Miles, have returned to Allen lown after spending a week with relatives here.—Miss Annie Matter, of Washington, D. 0., is visiting leer pr*nts, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Matter, i —Miss Grace Bauder, of Middletown, (spent several days with Miss Miriam llauder. —Lawrence Miller and Wll | llam Mitchell, of Gloucester. N. J., ' are visiting friends here. Miss j Sarah Goodyear, of Harrisburg, spent a day with Mises Anna Gaup, TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY STATION ESTABLISHED IN ADAMS COUNTY Representative of Postal Service Department at Wash ington Gives Practical Information as to Work ings of System at Meeting at Two Taverns Gettysburg, Pa.. Jan. 4. The Mountjoy Township Community As sociation held another meeting at the sehoolhouse at Two Taverns during the week, at which a representative of the Postal Service Department at ■Washington was present and gave much valuable mid practical informa tion of the workings of the associa tion. The Mountjoy Association is the rural end of the system that has been established for the shipments of country produce to the city, city pro ducts desired by the rural people being shipped back to them as or dered, the motor mail trucks of tlie government being the carrying agent and the driver of the truck taking the place of the middleman without any compensation other than his 'regular government salary. The sta tion established in Adams county Is the first one put in operation of the several thousand it is proposed to es tablish throughout the United States. Four cases of eggs are to be shipped each week. while butter, dressed chickens, fresh pork and other things) will be ordered as demanded. The engagement has been announced of Miss Janet K. Marshall, daughter of Mrs. Mary C. Marshall, of this place, to Dorsey Carl Jefferys, of German town. Miss Marshall lias been a war worker in the office of the Adjutant General. Washington. D. C., for the past five months. The wedding is ex pected to take place in the early spring. L. F. Lischy. of near Heid lersburg, found sets of harness In a thicket near his home and knowing that thieves had stolen some harness from J. L. Garretson, at York Springs, telephoned to him of his find, and Mr. Soldier's Ten Thousand Insurance Goes to Brother % • l.eninlirrry, Pa., Jan. 4.—Frank j Fetron, formerly of this locality and j now a motorman on the trolley line . at Akron, Ohio, left Tuesday for j Akron to resume hiS work at that j place, after spending some days at I his former home, where he attended ! to the duties as executor of his brother Charles' estate, who recently was killed in the war. The deceased brother, besides leaving personal j holdings to the amount of several j thousand dollars, carried a govern- i nient life insurance of ten thousand j dollars, which is being paid by i monthly installments. Frank Fetron.! is the principal heir to the en- j tire estate.—Miss Nora Owens, of j State College, was a guest- of her I brother and sister-in-law. the Rev. ! and Mrs. L. L. Owens, at the j dist parsonage.—Arbetus J. Dear- | dorff. who recently died, requested i on his death-bed that after his i funeral expenses are paid his young est brother, Francis, should beglren his horse and buggy and all remain ing funds. —Miss Sadie t'pdegraff. of Atlantic City, spent the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth U. Laird, and nephew and niece. Mr. and Mrs. Dean R. Hudson. —Mrs. George D. Coover and daughter Edna, were I guests of the latter's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Coover. near Lisburn. George and John Coover. who were in the National Army in England, have returned to the home of their parents.—Mark H. Sehlich ter, who is in a camp at Detroit, Mich., spent a furlough with his par ents at Shippensburg and with the llarlacher famnlj-. He. was a former teacher of the Lewisberry High School. —Mr. and Mrs. William Good received two letters from their son. Private Jacob Good, Battery F, SJlst F. A., in France, since the armistice was signed, in which he states that he was in two drives, the St. Mihiel. Pont-a-Mousson and the Argonne or Champagne. He says that he is feel ing well and did not get a scratch and !s now in camp near St. Mene hould.—Mrs. Sophia Erney, of New- Cumberland. formerly of Lewisberry, received two tetters from her son, Private Oliver Scott Erney, _ Eighty second Division, Battery i . JJlst F. A., in France, since the armistice was signed, in which he states he is In a little French town named St. Menehould. He was at the front since August 8. and was in the battles of St. Mihiel and the Argonne and has hiked almost all over France. He at one time was at Camp De Songe. four'.edn miles from Bardeaux. Miss Helen Wolfe, of Philadelphia, and Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Slade, of Bal timore, were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Wolfe. Nursery Home Bags Await Collectors at Duncannon Duncamion. Pa., Jan. 4. la 'W bags sent out to the residents of this community bearing a request to do nate to the Harribsurg Nurery are lllled and await the collectors from Harrisburg to call for them.—Miss Fthel Harman has reutrned to her home at Pitcairn after a visit to lier grandmother. Mrs. Annie i ar penter. —Miss Vivian Weaver has re turned 'rom Loysville where she spent several days with relatives. — James Rosborough, who is employ ed in Ohio, spent last week at his home here. —Robert Valentine has returned from several weeks' visit to relatives in Baltimore. Md. Harry Collins has returned from a visit to Cumberland. Md.. where lie was the -uest of his son, Alfred Collins. — Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Duncan, Jr.. spent Tuesday at Hurrisburg.—Cecil C Crull a member of the Three Hun dred and Twentieth Field Battalion, j Camp Virginia, enjoyed a fur- , lough at the home of his parents, , Mr and Mrs. Elwood Crull.—Wil-1 Ilam DePugh, of Marysville, visit-i ed his sister, Mrs. D. 1,. Kluck. on! Tuesday. Army and Navy Men Attend Masquerade Ball Pillow. Pa., Jan. 4.—A masquerade bull was held on the night of Decem ber 31 and proved a great success. The army and navy representatives present were: Private Alonzo Lou denslager, of the former, and Lieu tenant Owen E. Grimm, of the latter. Games of various kinds were en gaged in throughout the evening and at a seasonable hour refreshments were served. —Harvey Kunkel and son, of Sunbury, are visiting here several days.—Misses Elsie and Lulu Buftingtom of Shamokln, were the guests of Miss Lottie Dockey several days —Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Snyder, of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Samuel St'.ne and daughter, of Harrisburg. are spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Snyder.—Mrs. 1 Joseph L'nderkofl'er, of Sunbury. called on Mr. and Mrs. William Bow. i man on Monday. JANUARY 4, 1919. Garretson identified and secured his property. It is presumed that after the thieves discovered that they had been recognized they took the har ness to the thicket, fearing that their premises might be searched. The Lutheran Church congregation, at New Oxford, presented its pastor, the Rev. w. M. Allison, with a purse fill ed with gold, the presentation speech being made by Dr. Harvey Hoover, president of Carthage College, Illi nois. D. A. Kleshman, one of our prosperous county farmers, reports growing wheat that eleven'days after it was planted measured seven and one-half inches in height. Word hus been received that Lieutenant Ira Lady. of Areridtsville, an officer in the famous Seventy-ninth Division, lias died of wounds received in action during the closing days of the war. This is the young man about whom "Jim" Myers, the Athletic pitcher, wrote being brought to the hospital at which IT was stationed as a mem ber of a medical outfit. Before en listing lie was a teacher in the West Cheater Normal School. The oil pipe line which runs through the south eastern part of the. country burst re cently and the creek at Brushtown was covered with oil to a depth of an inch, the Iluid floating on the surface of the water for miles. Boys skimmed some of the oil from the water and took it Into McSherrystown in cans, finding a ready sale for it. The men of Camp Colt, representing the quar termaster. ordnance, motor transport and medical detachments, gave a "Watch Night Dance" on N'cw Year's Eve. a number of guests from town being invited. New Minister at Manchester Begins Pastorate Today Manchester, Pa., Jan. 4. —The Rev. J. I. Hummer, the newly-elect ed pastor of Christ's Lutheran Church, will begin his pastorate this evening at 7.50 o'e'ock. Preparatory services will be held this evening and j to-morrow morning at 10.30. Holy t Communion will be administered.— | Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stauffer and j family and Margaret Melhorn, of J Philadelphia, spent Sunday, at the i home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. j Everliart.—Mrs. Zacli Gross left for ! Philadelphia, where she will spend { some time with, her son and daugh- ! ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence | Gross.—Elmer Bowers, who is ill ! with influenza, is recovering.—Mr. ■ and Mrs. J. G. Kunkel and daugh- j ter, Mabel, of Mount Wolf: Calvin ! Kunkel, of Watsontown; Mr. and j Mrs. \V. G. Good and Mrs. Annu 1 Kauffman, of Manchester, were en- | tertained at the home of Mr. and j Mrs. 11. A. Kauffman, on Sunday.— Harry Strickler and George Bare, ! cigar manufacturers, have closed their factories and are taking in ventory of stock. — Miss Laura Rent zel is spending some time at Mount !joy as the guest of her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Glad- 1 l'elter.—Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Bes- j liore spent Sunday at the home of j their son, Curvin Besliore, at Stony | Brook.—Mrs. W. Evans, ot' Phila- i delphia, is visiting her son-in-law I and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward | Jacobs.—John Cockley spent Sun- ] day at York at the home of his son, . | Irving Cockley, who is confined to | the house by influenza. —Miss Dor ; othy Gladfelter, of Mount Joy. is ! visiting relatives here. —The follow j ing were entertained at the home jof Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, on Sunday: Reuben Smith, Frank | Smith and Aron Spahr, Dover and I Christopher Shelly, York. Mrs. I .Tames Rhodes and son, Frederick, ,of Utica, N. Y., are spending some j time with relatives here.—Miss Fnn -1 nie Crone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j John Crone, of near town, is con • fined to a York hospital seriously I 111 with pneumonia.—Mr. and Mrs. ) Fern Kauffman, son, Gordon, and 1 daughter, Thelma, spent New Year l at the home of Mrs. Anna ICauff | man, here.—The following persons I were entertained at the home of ! William Sehriver on Sunday, Mr. ! and Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. Grace ! Davis and Mr. and Mrs. George Folk i and children, Russell, Melvtn and j Sylvia, all of York.—Mrs. Edward I Bare, daughter of Air. and Mrs. | John Copenhat'er, of North York, is j seriously i 1 with influenza.—Miss i Goldia Gebht has returned to her j home at Stewartstown after spend- I ing several days at the home of Mr. ! and Mrs. Jerome Sehriver. —Mrs. Ja j cob Rentzel and daughter, Mrs. I Harry Diehl spent Tuesday at Har ! risburg.—Mrs. D. W. Bare and | family are visiting at York.—Mr. j-wnd Mrs. Daniel Snyder and daugli | ter, Uertrude, spent New Year's | Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bare. MISS CHARLESTON'S IIIKTHUW I'Jlixnbrthtonn, Fa., Jan. 4.—Miss Viola Charleston celebrated her sev enteenth birthday anniversary on Monday, when she received a large number of presents from her friends. —F. H. Keller received from his son, Robert Keller, a private in France, a German helmet, which he has on exhibition.—H. G. Gebbert and wife were the guests of relatives at Steelton. —Mrs. Charles McElhane, of Gloucester, X. J., spent several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. T. Gebbert, on West High street. —H. A. Farmer, of Harrisburg, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Farmer, on Mouth Market street.—Mrs. Sarah Kshenshade. of Florin, was the guest of Henry Flow ers and wife.—Allen Gainor and wife, of Rheems, were the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gainor. —Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Weaver and Henry Weaver, of Rheems, were guests of Miller Weaver.—Prof. Ober Morning and wife, of Potts town, spent several days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Morning.—Miss Elisabeth Orieder, the well-known school teacher, pre sented her pupils with a dainty little present in honor of the holiday sea son, whictr was highly appreciated by the pupils and for which they feel very grateful.—Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Grcider entertained several friends at a dainty luncheon at their home. Day and Night School OIAI. 401# ENTER ANY TIME ukll #,4R Harrisburg's Greatest Commercial School BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE THIC OFUCK l HAIM.NC; SCHOOL. 121 MAKKCT STKKET FRIENDS HEAR FROM SOLDIERS Delay Caused by Busy Times Just Before Signing of the Armistice Is Broken EXPECTED HOME SOON Many Were Wounded, Others Gassed and Some Escaped Injury in Last Fighting MlllcrsrtHirg, Pa., Jan. 4.—A num ber of Millcrsburg families who had not heard from their sons in' Franca for several months or since the ar mistice was signed, became appre hensive to their welfare. However, within the last week, with the ex ception of u few cases, letters have been received from the boys, greatly relieving the tension. Among thoso who have been heard from are: Rob ert Doney, who says he is well and expects to get home next march; Howard Hoffman has also been heard from and Walter Roomts. says he has been discharged from a hospital in England and returned to France to rejoin his regi ment. Wednesday evening Ray Kep ner, a member of one of a signal corps arrived at his Millarsburg home. He is the first Millersburg belonging to Pershing's veteran army to get back to the old home. Kep ner was so badly gassed that for a time he was totally blind and could not talk, the gas affecting the throat. In the army hospitals lie has been restored to his old self. New Cases of Influenza Reported at Berrysburg Berryslturg, Pa.. Jan. 4.—lnfluenza has again made its appearance here. Clairo Motter, the lower-end mer chant, and his whole family are con fined to bed and the Atore Is closed. Clayton Stine is also ill with the dis ease. Lawrence Hoover Is recover ing.—Tlie Misses Ella and Minnie Snyder arc spending the holidays at Williamsport visiting their sister, Mrs. Ida Carter.—Holiday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Daniel were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hartman, of Harrisburg: Daniel Cop enhaver, of Hershey, and Joseph C. Daniel, of Philadelphia.—Mrs. Harper Schuffler and mother, Mrs. Motter. have returned from a visit to the let ter's son, George Motter, at Consho liocken.—The Rev. Paul Huyett is not teaching this week on account of Ids wife having influenza. Ralph Delbler is filling his place.—Mrs. M. S. Daniel spent several days at the Hershey Industrial School.—Francis Stroup visited his parents, being dts i harged from service.—Mr. and Mrs. Ross Garber, of Harrisburg, visited her mother, Mrs. Kate Hartman. REVIVAL AT UNION DEPOSIT Union Deposit, Pa., Jan. 4.—Re vival services will start in the Unit ed Brethren Church to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock and continue daily In charge of the pastor, the Rev. J. R. McDonald. —En'os Fack ler and family, of Elizabethtown, visited Ills parents, Air. and Mrs. Abram Fackler, on Sunday.—Paul Aliller returned to Lyon Mountain. N. Y., after spending a week with his mother. Airs. Henry A. Miller.— Mrs. Philip Boyer, of Swatara Sta tion, visited Mr. and Airs. Henry Poorman on Sunday.—Miss Lizzie Partliemore is spending soino time with her sister, Mrs. Bingaman.— Amos Jones, of Mauch Chunk, vis ited Air. and Mrs. C. A. Landis on Alonday.—Roy Landis returned to State College after spending some time with his parents, Air. and Mrs. A. L. Landis.—Henry Karmany, of Camp Lee, Va., is spending a ten day furlough with his mother, Airs. Henry Boyer.—James Yingst and daughter, Miss Mary Yingst, of near Middletown. visited his daughter, Mrs. David Patrick.—Miss Alargaret Dandier, of Ladysburg, is spending some time with her sister, Airs. Jesse ; Chronister. BABY n MRASHES Itching X 4^andChafing * ( v \andnealedhj l^^vL^uticiira Mothers, don't let yonr little ones suffer because of eczemas, rashes, irritations, itchings, burnings or chafings. Cuticura will afford in stant relief, permit rest and sleep and point to speedy healment often when all else seems to fail. Bathe with hot water and Cuticura Soap, using plenty of soap, dry and anoint gently with Cuticura Ointment. These super-creamy emollients are a boon to tired, fretted mothers of skin-tortured infants. SuDpUluhrrMfcrlfell. Addwwpe.Le.rt: "CaUous, Pcpv IIA, Intel." Sold #T#r;hr#. Boap26©, Ointment 25and 600. TalcnmZ&e, * Have 22® ■ - a Bottle I ,n * oar house? | c d? j iff lllf I? Results III vimm lil nmDi? i ! i gua ran . [ Forth it Cough andSor# Throat [ teed# a