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I NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNA. AND CITY'S I
I CUMBERLAND VALL
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. "Y" Man Arrested For ,
Carrying Gun Taken From
|||f Hun Who Shot Him
Waynesboro, Pa., March 6.
§#- Friends and former High school
9gp students here aro- interested in a
jgjjjl story of the arrest in New York the
■Hp other day, upon his arrival from
France, of Alexander P. Watson, a
sttrv; former member of the local Iligh
HEfe school faculty and popular director
Kjjjgj; of athletics. According to the report
BH| Watson, who has been doing over
seas work for the past year as a Y.
M. C. A. secretary, was arrested on
- a charge of carrying concealed
■weapons.
The particular "weapon" turned
Sf® out to be a "Kamerad" gun, which
YH he took from a Hun officer at Chat
eau Thierry, after the latter, under
a "Kamerad" signal, had wounded
■ him in the arm.
A. soldier companion of Watson
put a bullet through the heart of the
treacherous Hun and then Watson
took his gun. When these facts were
Hfjjl brought out Watson was discharged
and with an apology on the part of
(BB the police court and officers.
MB Watson is a graduate of the Unl
- versity of Tennessee, of Bucknell
and Dickinson Law School, and went
to the front with the "Y" a year ago
carry on athletics among the men.
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THURSDAY EVENING HARRISBURG HFLI&LSL TELEGRAPH ' MARCH 6, 1919.
-j BROTHERS MEET
• IN WAR SERVICE
! | Sons of Mrs. Belle West. Sep
x I araled Seven Years, Meet
J, Through Mother's Letters
t Chambersburg, Pa., March 6.
"' After having been separated for seven
j j years without having seen each other
j | during that period, Ray J. West and
I Walter D. West, sons of Airs. Belle
I! West, of Upper Strasburg. near here,
x ■ met in France, where they are both
. j serving with the American Expedition
„ ary Force. Ray left his home in 1912
i ; and went to the west an took up his
| residence in Illinois. In 1917 Walter
, I went to Wyoming to live. Ray enlisted
, I in the army soon nfter America entered
j I the war and Walter was later drafted
, I from Wyoming. Through letters from
I ! their mother the boys learned each
f i other's address and when recently Ray
i secured a seven-day furlough he went
. j to Glens, France, and found his brother,
j! who is with the transportation corps.
t i Ray is in the medical corps.
' COLORED SOLDIER RETURNS
• I Mcrocrsbiirg. Pa., Alarch C. —
i Thomas Retdout, colored, one of the
I first men from this section to he
I drafted and sent to Camp Meade, has
I returned from overseas. He was a
; member of the 368 th Supply Com
j patiy. Reidout was in France for ten
| months and never wrote to his wife
|in all that time on account of his
[ timidity, he thought that as long as
| his wife did not receive word from
him she would know that he was In
good health.
. Reidout was in the service for sev
! enteen months and in all that time
I did not enjoy a furlough long enough
I to get home, once when twenty miles
i from home he turned and went back
! to camp because he would be unable
1 to get home and return to camp in
j the time allowed him.
Before the war Reidout was mar
; ried to Annie Johnson, granddaugh
! ter of the late Reuben Johnson, who
J was a slave and fought In the Civil
I War for his freedom. A child, now
j eleven months old was born while
] Reidout was in France.
I COMMISSIONERS HEAR APPEALS
I Carlisle, Pa., March 6.—ln the
| final day for appeal from assess
i ments made in the triennial assess
j ment, the Cumberland county eom
| missioners heard a number of claims
i for changes in the valuation placed
|on properties in all parts of the
! county. While no figures have yet
been compiled. It is the opinion, that
there will be a slight increase in the
' assessments for the entire county,
I although there will be several drops
i in centers of importance.
JOIN GOOD ROADS MOVE
Carlisle. Pa., March 6. —A special
i committee from the County Super
' visors' Association has come into the
i campaign for better roads in Cum
berland county. Yesterday the com.
' mitfee met with the county commis
sioners to present a request for an
expression of the board as to the
amount of aid the commissioners will
give towards construction of State
aid highways in Cumberland county.
Tn the, afternoon the committee vis
| ited Highway Commissioner Sadler,
j at Harrisburg.
■ ESTATE AMOUNTS TO $270,000
Waynesboro, Pa., March 6. —Let-
! ters of administration were taken out
| in the estate of the late D. M. Good.
| a prominent citizen of this city, and
: for many years president of the
I Geiser Manufacturing Company, by
j Mrs. Mary Peale Johnston, only child
;of the deceased. The estate totals
I $270,000.
EY ITEMS
!
Dr. William W. Strong,
lnventor, Is Injured
Mcclianlcsburg, Pa.. March 6. |
j While working on the roof of the j
I building which he was using as an j
• I experimental station along electrical!
| lines, but now converting into dwell-!
; ing houses. Dr. William W. Strong. I
lof South York street, fell to tnel
j ground, a distance of 15 or 18 feet.j c
j and is suffering from the effects. Hej
-[landed on his feet and with such:'
x | ftorce as to affect his spine. Dr. J. B.! '
[ Spangler attended the Injured man':
. who is confined to his bed and suffer- j i
s ! ing from shock. [ i
| The building from which he fell. I
[ ■ is located in West Coover street and !'
_ [ was formerly the Evangelical church.' :
, | Dr. Strong, who several years ago, I
® occupied the chair of electrical ;
r theory in the University of Pitts- j'
, burgh, has won success in many ofj
, | the large cities for his inventions to i
, I eliminate smoke.
J i CARLISLE CIVIC CLUB GIVES
; $2,000 FOR V. W. C. A. BUILDING !
' I Carlisle, Pa., March 6.—The Car- '
' ; lisle Civic Club gave the Y. W. C. A. '
I project here a boost when it was de- I
j cided to give $2,000 towards the pro-I
j posed building, the amount to be |'
_;a memorial to the charter members j
J of the club, one of the pioneer civic !
institutions of the state. The club ,
, will also undertake a campaign for ,
, funds for Belgian babies.
|i WOMAN PHYSICIAN ILL I,
, j Waynesboro, Pa., March 6.—Fori.
4 ;the first time since she began the j ]
. j practice of medicine here thirty i
( | years ago. Dr. Net-vie C. Detrieh is j
xl to-day unable to see her patients or
| make her accustomed visits. She Is
j confined to bed with a severe attack
,i of neuritis, a malady that is almost
'epidemic here, as an aftermath of l
xlthe flu. Jn her absence from the of-!
. fice Dr. Detrich's patients are being;
. looked after by her trained nurse
xjand companion, Aliss Anna Durham.
LIEUT. SPAHR PROMOTED
! T Mechanic.stmrg, p a „ March 6.
j P riends of Murray 11. Spahr, with thft
! American Expeditionary Force, will he
I pleased to learn of It Is promotion to the !
i j rank of first lieutenant for services ren- j
dered. He was given the choice of re- !
turning home or going with the United ,
. States troops into Germany and he l
| chose the latter. Lieutenant Spahr is <
• the son of Air. and Mrs. M. H. Spahr, i •
j South Market street, and was among ■
the first to enlist in the United States j
' I service, leaving his law office in Phil- j
j > adelphla.
LEGISLATOR TO LECTURE
Chambersburg. Pa.. March 6. ■
I Members of the Men's Bible class of the ! 1
■ j Falling Spring Church here, will be the
•; guests of Prof. F. S. Magi!], member of |
-1 the State Legislature, at a lecture to be 1 1
| given this evening in Penn Hall, a j
| girls' preparatory school, of which Prof. | 1
i Alagill is principal. After the lecture '•
i a team composed of members of the i
■! class will contest a basketball game with j 1
' I the team of the girl's school. ; _
ONE ALIEN APPLIES
j Chambersburg. Pa., March 6. —!,
t j Unless more applications are filed with j
• the prothonotary before Tuesday, March .
11 20, there will he but one alien in j 1
- j Franklin county to be naturalized on
• | that date, only one* application having j -
■ i been entered thus far.
[ FARM BUREAU TO ORGANIZE , |
Chambersburg. Pa., Alarch fi. ;
1 Directors of the Franklin County Farm j
■ | Bureau, elected at the annual meeting I
L I last Saturday, will meet in the court-'-
•; house here for organization on Satur- j '
I day, March 22. The present president |
' is John O. Craig, of Greencastle.
I i CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
'[ Carlisle, Pa.. March 6.—C. A.!
I Brehm, of Middlesex, appointed j
county auditor to succeed his father, I ■
the late J. J. Brehm, will be a can- ,
didate for re-election, he has an-!,
nouneed. So far npne of the present!
_ ; holders of county' offices have indi- !
, rated whether or not they will come 11
out again for office.
; THIRTY SOLDIERS DISCH ARGED :
Carlisle. Pa.. March 6.—Demobi
lization was speeded up yesterday i
when thirty soldiers, overseas men!
anVl others stationed at the United !
States army general hospital here. : 1
were discharged and left for their!
homes. Arrivals of additional wound- j
ed men for treatment, are however,
rapidly increasing the number of!
I men located here. ' 1
I W ALTER SHAFFER TO LECTURE!
Carlisle, Pa., March C.—Sergeant,.
Walter Shaffer, the Dauphin aviator, .
i who served in the French aviation'.
corps, will speak in the Allison j
! Methodist' church here to-morrow',
I evening at 8 o'clock, under the aus-I!
pices of .the Queen Esther Circle ofr
i the church. |'
MRS. MARY A. WILES !
Waynesboro, Pa.. March 6.—Airs. I
Alary A. Wiles died Tuesdav at her i
[home in Zullinger, aged 90 years.!]
I She is survived by these children: 1 ]
[C. B. Wiles, Airs. S. S. Weaver, Airs. ; ]
!j H. C. Alaun, Waynesboro: John!
j Wiles, Rock Falls, III.; H. C. and D.
G. Wiles. Zullinger, and Aliss Minnie
Wiles, at home, .
COLORED SOLDIER IIOAIK !
Mcchnnicsburg, p a „ Alarch 6. |
A happy home in Alechanicsburg was !
that of Airs. Afartha Davis, colored, in j *
North Arch street. laßt evening, when I
her son, Hardy Davis, who recently 11
landed In New York from overseas serv- ' '
Ice and was mustered out at Camp ]
Meade, arrived here on Tuesday night, j '
He was with the 92nd division, a mem- ! 1
ber of company A, 368t1i regiment. : 1
BOA'S IN DANGER 1
Gettysburg, Pa., Alurcli 6. —Sev- , x
eral boys of town, ranging in age i c
from about twelve to fifteen years, j '
have formed the habit of running i .
up to persons on the streets at night [
and shouting "hands up." Owing to ; .
the holdups which have occurred in [ J
Gettysburg recently this Is an ex- [
eecding dangerous practice and is ,
liable to result in some of the boys J
being taken for real highwaymen I'
and being seriously hurt. Burgess
Eicholtz has issued warning to all
boys to cease playing robber and
that If caught they will be dealt
with severely.
ENTERTAINED SEWING CIRCLE
Mount Wolf. March 6. —Aliss
! Rena HolT entertained the members
of the T. A. H. Sewing Circle at her
home on Tuesday night. The fol
lowing members were present: The
Allsses Ruth and Helen Farcht,
Alabel Kunkel. Laura Kunkel, Mar
garet and Sarah Rodes. Sarah Dtehl,
Laura Bare, Kathryn Greiman. Net
t'e Me'horn and guests. Serena Hoff.
of York, ' and Evelyn Trout, of
Shrewsbury.
WILD GEESE LOST I
ON FLIGHT NORTH
Birds Become Confused Dur
ing Storm; Hundreds Stay
in Lvkens All Night
I.ykons, Pa.. March 6. During
the storm which passed over this
valley several nights ago a (lock of j
wild geese were lost and created
tiuite an excitement when they be
came scattered throughout the ,
town. Sometime about 11 o'clock j
their presence was noted from their I
screaming. Those who saw them j
say they numbered about one thou- i
sand. They were tlying north and
when they encountered the strong !
current of air which exists above the
mountains here they were compelled j
to descend. It was late in the morn
ing when they finally gathered to
gether and continued to fly north. <
AKRESTED EOR CUTTING
DOWN TREES |
Hcwistown. Pa., March C. —Albert i
Kinslow, llarry Munson and Sarah
Messerman, living a short distance
west of here, have been arrested,
charged by E. W. Seitz with mali
cious mischief and each haVe given
bail in the sum of $lOO for a hear
ing. These three people are charg
ed with cutting down at least 100
young trees and with breaking down
a fence on the land or Mr. Seitz.
The crime of cutting down trees up
on the land of another carries a fine
of not more than $l,OOO and an im
prisonment not to exceed one year.
The breaking down of a fence on the
property of another is punishable by
a fine of $5O or imprisonment of six
months or both. Mr. Seitz valued
the growing trees highly and will
push the case.
BUFFALO CREEK BRIDGE
New Blooniflcld, Pa.. March o. i
County Commissioners J. C. Hench, |
Janothan Snyder and A. R. Thomp- j
son, have issued notice of their in- i
tention to erect a single span sixty- !
foot bridge across Buffalo Creek in j
Saville township. The bridge is to i
be a wooden structure. The com- j
missioners will receive bids yuntil j
April 7. All plans are subject to ap- j
proval by the State Water Supply
Commission.
NEW ASSESSOR NAMED
New Bloomflcld, Pa., March 6.
Perry county commissioners have
named Nathapiel Adams as assessor j
of Saville township to succeed W. S. ;
Newlin, who removed from the dis- i
tVict.
Notes
LIVERPOOL
Mrs. Willi and daughter Mildred
are spending the week with rela- j
tives at New Buffalo.
Mrs. Russell Newcomb, of West
Chester, is visiting her tparents, Mr. ;
and Mrs. Amos Rumfelt.
Walt Sliutt, of Austin. Texas, is j
visiting at Charles Kerstetter's.
Harry Charles, of Cleveland, Ohio, j
is spending .pome time with his ;
mother, Mrs. Eli Charles.
Mrs. B. F. Hong is spending the |
week with her children at Harris- !
burg. I
Emma I.oughten is visiting rela- j
tives at Altoona.
Clair Kritzinger spent several days <
in Duncannon.
Miss E. Freet, of New Buffalo, is
visiting here yvith her grandmother,
Mrs. Sarah Portzline.
Francis Height, of Warnersville,
has returned to the home of his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Height.
MOUNT WO Hl'
A son was born recently to Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Knaub.
Ariene Melhorn, daughter of Mr. |
and Mrs. J. Allen Melhorn, and
George Hilker, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hilker, underwent re
cent operations at the Polyclinic
Hospital at York.
Mrs. John Header, of Highspire.
was entertained recently for several
days at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
John Scholl.
A daughter was born on Monday
to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jordon. The
new arrival tipped the beam of the
scales at 12 pounds.
Calvin Kunkel, of Watsontown,
spent several days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kunkel.
YORK HAVEN
Henry Epply, a veteran of the
Civil War, who has been critically j
ill. is improving. He is in his nine- j
tieth year.
Mrs. W. C. Burel and daughter
Rachael, of Pittsburgh, are being
entertained at the homo of the for- :
rner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. j
Bruaw.
Miss Annie Hitchen returned to
York Haven yesterday after a week's
visit among relatives at Harris
burg.
Mrs. John Siegel and sons, John
and- Elsworth, of Harrisburg, spent
a week with the fprmer's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel 55. Repman.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Wood, of I.e
moyne, spent several days with Mr. j
and Mrs. William Swan.
Miss Romaine Krafft left yester
day for Middletown where she will !
make her future home with her j
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. j
Fishburn.
HALIFAX
John Witmer. a well known Hali
fax township farmer, died Wednes
day forenoon at his home, near
town, after a lingering illness of
asthma. He was aged about 69
years and is survived by his wife
and three children,
Ralph Harpster, of Washington,
D. C., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Potter.
A teacher training class has been
formed in the l'nited Brethren
Church by the pastor, the Rev. Ira
D. Howery.
Mrs. Samuel Myers, who was
burned about the body Monday night
when she accidentally set her house
on flrq by upsetting a kerosene lamp,
died on Wednesday morning. Mrs!
Myers was aged about 82 years and
lived here all of her life.
Prof, and Mrs. Wilbur Yingst, of i
Mt. Carmei, visited old acquaintances
here Tuesday.
Afrs. J. J. Rouch, of Harrisburg,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. T!
Zeebrick.
Bust the I
drink for
thoughtful.eco- I
nomical folk—
InstantFostum I
La delicious
cereal beverage
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ll WEST SHORE l!
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Allison Kunkle, of
Lisburn. visited Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Lberly and Mrs. Amanda Draw
baugh. at Shiremanstown, on Tues- |
day.
Miss .lane Baker, of Churchtown, is I
■visiting nb the home of Mr. and Mts. |
i Benjamin Baker, at Shiremanstown. !
! Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shoely and sons, I
I Robert Sheely and Herbert Sheely, j
[have returned to their home, at|
| Chambersburg. after visiting relatives!
j at Shiremanstown.
I Mrs W. W. Brailglit, of Shiremans- I
town, visited her daughter, in Ale-1
chanicsburg. on Tuesday.
I Airs. William Stambaugh, of New
Kingston, and Airs. Unions Roth, of
| near Mechaniesburg, spent Tuesday
| with Mrs. Russell Bollinger, at Sliire
] mansti wn.
i Mrs. Willis Kunkle, of Camp Hill, |
| spent Wednesday with her parents, ut|
Shiremanstown.
'[ Mr. and Airs. Charles Arnold nnd
I son, Charles Arnold, Jr.. of Lebanon,
motored to Shiremanstown on Sun- j
day, where they visited Mrs. Arnold's I
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kekert. I
Mrs. Oliver B. Baker, of Lomoyne,
spent Wednesday witli her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Comfort, and her niece, I
Mrs. Paul L. Wolfe, at Shiremans-1
town.
Widow of Army Officer
Visits Grave at Gettysburg
New Cumberland, Pa., March 6. —|
Mrs. David Crockett and her sister,!
Mrs. Fessler, of Leavenworth, Kan.,
who spent several days at New Cum
berland with Air. and Mrs. Walter!
Smith, of Market Square, left on Tues- !
day night lor Danville, 111., Lieuten
ant Crockett's home. On Monday they
visited Lieutenant Crockett's "grave, I
I in the National Cemetery, at Gettvs- |
burg. Lieutenant Crockett died I
with anthrax about two weeks ago, I
at the Army Reserve Depot.
CTI<FEW ORDINANCE READ
New Cumberland, Pa., March 6. —'
On Atonday evening the regular!
monthly meeting of the council was
I held, and the curfew ordinance was i
passed on first reading. A special I
. meeting will be held next Monday
| evening, when a second reading wiil
take place.
AVI 1,1, AWARD PRIZES
New Cumberland, Pa., Alarch C. - - .
To-morrow evening the Boys' Bti-|
gade will meet and prizes for the bov !
tTietfr 0 i Ur 1 d ~ ',>e, >e 111 donations for;
, tlie festival will be awarded.
HOME ON FURLOUGH
! rJTo Vonkerinnd, Pa., March 6.
1 A'? er - a bu s!° r in the Seven-'
" rd " nC(! Guard t'ompanv,
hn,! v . at 1 amp Morgan. South Am
! DOJ N. j„ spent a short furlough at;
i his home, at New Cumberland. '
BROTHER DIES AT CORRV
VI, •■"mber'nnd. Pa.. Marcli 6.
' S reel Ch 4 rIPS McUrew, of Fourth
' i <-New Cumberland, received 1
Mr *ti u d"ath Of her brother.'
;Mr Dunbar, at Ccy'ry. ? ';
* ,, ' L VTTKND MEETING
I In,'. JJ r a m i an "'.? ,vn ' Pa - March fi.
i fi,, Rat ion of men of St. JohnD I
o- Luthernn n r W attcnd "i" meeting ]
Lutheran Laymen at Trinity Luth
evenlngUrCThev M ®fhanlcbur'g. this'
a° ,eaVe for Me ";
Ce,Y rr , COMm ' V ORGANIZES ;
| Gettysburg. Pa ., Alarch 6 —Stock- !
! folders of the Asper Fruit Company, j
the new si oo,ooo corporation of
Adams county, have formed a per
manent organization and Charles W '
Gardner, who will this fall retire 1
as Register and Recorder of the I
county, was named as general man
♦if g and will start to work at once
to have the place in readiness for!
business when the fruits begin to i
■ ripen. The installation of the neces- I
sary machinery will be started im
i mediately. Other officers elected
| w e re: Dennis Asper, president: Dr.
jL. if. Alarkley, vicl-president:
1 Sn >'der, treasurer, and Ray
| "offman, traveling representa
... * VILD GEESE AT BLAIN
I Blaiu. Pa., Alarch -6. Several
i flocks of wild geese were seen flv
-1 ing across this section yesterday to
ward the north. One flock number
i ed about one hundred.
■ rr; ' r 'vr■ :::q;■ i : 7" y : .■ '">■
28-30-32 North Third Street
p M any New
Have Arrived |
|| Two Very Interesting Models at
$5.95 and $10.95
I ' H
Georgette Blouses Georgette Blouses
1 "'55.95 '"'510.95 -
1N-
Tea rose, georgette crepe, portraying These distinctive models are made of
m the new balloon sleeve, The front is ac- v fine georgette and the collar is trim . r
cordion pleated and the cuffs of the sleeve ' .A, .... ...
I ! match. The round neck and cuffs are med Wlth filet lacc and Sllk em broidery.
1 hemstitched and finished with a narrow The front is cross-tucked and the cuffs
I|.J black ribbon. harmonize.
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New Trimmed Hats Just Arrived
Freshly Unpacked From Their Tissue
You will be greatly interested in these new models which introduce the
H "Mitzi" and the "Watteau" sailors. These hats are made in pineapple straw,
milan, lisere and basket weave and very smartly designed with ribbon and fruit
2 /; trimmings and flowers.
f $9.50 to $27.50
8 " pft |
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I Experiment With Flemish |
Rabbits on Game Preserve
Lykcns, Pa., March 6. —At a meet
i ing of the Lykens und Wiconlsco
I Fish and Game Protective Assoeia
j tion on Tuesday evening several sub
jects of interest were taken up oon
! cerning the game preserve west of
| town. The association is in favor
! of making an experiment with Flem
j ish giant rabbits. The members fefel
: that this rabbit will average twelve
i pounds it stocked properly and will
| greatly strengthen the present breed
! of rabbits in the mountains and at
the same time afford good hunting.
I Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the
! State Game Commission, in a speech
I before the association recently said
that the commission was unable to
j buy rabbits and therefore the lo
j cal association desires to put these
i rabbits on the mountains as an ex-
I periment.
Officers were chosen for the eom
l ing year as follows: President, Ross
| Higgins, Wiconisco; vice-president,
| AV. JO. Hoke, Elizabethville; secre
tary, J. Allen Barrett, Lykens; treas
! urcr, J. D. Hclt, Lykens.
LOAN TO MEET EXPENSES
Columb'a, Pa.. March 6. —Borough
i Council last night decided to negoti
ate a temporary loan to meet cur- j
rent expenses. The monthly budget |
| indicated a deficit of nearly SI,SUO. ,
| The council 'defeated, on roll call, |
| a motion to request tho Conestoga i
Traction Company to stop their j
: trolley cars at the near side of nil I
i streets. Dr. C. F. Marketl, who re- j
! signed as chairman of the finance [
j committee, was induced to retake !
; the position when the members and 1
. borough solicitor declared that his
! action was holding up the business ,
jof the Council. It was decided to [
. re-employ the former borough en
! gineer and supervisor, Chester .A. ;
' 1 fogentogler, who had resigned dur- |
j ing the war, to accept a position ;
at Washngton.
FIFTY CASES OF INELUEN/. \
Lcuristown, Pa., March 6. —Front 1
the Milroy seetion of Alifflin county |
[comes tho report that there is at |
: least fifty cases of Influenza and ;
; quite a number of the sufferers are,
in a serious condition. In Lewis
! town there are still a few eases of
! the influenza.
TO NAME WARSHIP
Lcwistown, Pa., Alarch 6.—Alifflin j
: county is to have the opportunity of'
j naming a warship and among "the!
i many names suggested have been |
! "Miff-Co-Pen." "Logan," "Standard," j
j "Kisliacoqiijllias," "Lewistown," etc.'
| Votes toeing placed for the sponsor !
\ are nearly all in favor of Aliss Char- !
I lotto Skinner.
CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER 1
Now Bloomffclil. Pa., March 6. '
Charles O. Hauck. of Miller town-'
i ship, has announced himself as a
'candidate for the Republican noml-fj
j nation for county commissioner. I
! Consider This Woman's Case
I Mrs. A. L. DeVine, of Los Angeles,!
; Cal., says: "After I had suffered i
from a female trouble for years, not I
j being able to do my housework, orj
, get any relief from doctors, Lydla E. i
I Pinkham's Vegetable Compound i
; made me a well, woman, and I want
j to tell the world the good this medi
cine does." This woman is perfectly
I justified, and should be commended
| for telling Others how she regained
I her health. 1
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BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
121 MARKET ST.
Bell 125 (Opp. Senate) DM 40U
Draftee Whose Number Was
Advanced Dies in Service
New Bloomflcld, Pn., March 6.
Asking Perry county draft board to
move his order- of call up that he
might go into the army with the
same contingent of draftees with
which his two brothers went. Hoy
Hench, 21-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Grosh Hench, of near Center,
is now reported dead as tho result
of bronchial pneumonia. The boys
trained at Camp Bee, Va., together,
i went to France together and serv
ed there with Company M, 162 d In
fantry. returning to this country on
February 22. The younger brother
was stricken about a week ago while
at Camp Merritt, N. J., shortly be
fore be was to have been discharg
ed. Public services were held this ;
morning.
PRIVATE II EN CI I BURIED
Hlaiii. Pa., March 6.—The body
of Private Leßoy llench arrived on
Tuesdav from Camp Merritt, X. .T..
where His death occurred on Satur
day from pneumonia. The funeral
was held to-day from the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Grosh i
Hench, of near Center. The Rev. •
A. it. I.ongenecker. Lutheran min
ister. of Loysville, conducted the ser
vices and burial was made at St.
! Paul's Lutheran Church in Madi
son township. The body was accom
panied home by a soldier comrade.
I The two brothers. Thomas and John
! Hench. of the same company, who
I came along across the waters from
j France, were given a pass to attend
| the funeral.
! . PERKY COUNTY BUSINESS
New Bloomlichl, Pa.. March 6. ,
Perry county court has named W. i
11. Shifter collector of taxes in Tus- |
I earora township to succeed Isaac j
! Barrett, who died recently.
The widow of Benson C. J.ouden |
| who was killed in France with the j
i American forces, Mrs. Emma Mar- j
tha Louden, of near New Bloomfield. ;
| had the Tlarrisburg Trust Company
I appointed her guardian.
HOME GETS $2,000
! Blnin, Pa., March ti.—By the will
!of Reuben Brubaker, of Carlisle,
Cumberland county, the Tressler's
! Orphans' Home, of Eoysville, this
county, was bequeathed $2,000 to be
(paid at the death of Airs. Brubaker,
who died recently.
Beats Mineral Iron
j New Vim is now spelled "Xu
Vim" and refers to the energy, vig
|or and vitality-restoring properties
jof the new vegetable Iron Weed
' Tonic of that name. Thousands of
j people suffering from debility or
general weakened, run-down condi
tion. manifesting itself in disorders
of the blood. Ltomaeh, bowels, liver
or kidneys, or in tho pain and dis-
I tortion of rheumatism, have found
\ that this vegetable iron far surpasses
any mineral iron tonic,
j Here is* an example of what Nu
' Vim did for one man:
"My system was badly run
j down —couldn't sleep nights, and
j so stiff in the morning I couldn't
get out of bed without help and
i pained all over my . back and
> lungs. Had no appetite to eat.
j Had a bad breath and coated
i tongue all the time. After tak
) ing two bottles of Nu Vim lam
restored to health feel better
very way and eat and sleep
tine." W. B. SMITH.
Addington, Delaware Co.. Pa.
Nu Vim Iron Weed Tonic may be
j bad at any of the 3 Gorgas drug
: stores. Nu Vim demonstrator is now
lat Gorgas', 16 North Third street.
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i
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