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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNA. AND CITY'S SUBURBS
LITERARY DEBATE
lllaln. Pa., March 13. A Literary
Society meeting will be held at Sandy
Hill sehoolhouse in Madison town
ship on Friday evening. March 14 at
7 o'clock. The question for debate Is,
"Resolved, That There is More Pleas
ure Derived from Hope Than Mem
ory." Affirmative speakers are J.
Gardner Palm and Preston McMillen,
and the negative are Reed McMillen
and Glen Dobbs.
SPECIAL SERMON TO LODGE
Mount Wolf, Pa., March 13.
Mount Wolf Lodge, No. 1196, I. O.
O. F., will attend divine services on
Sunday evening at St. John's Lu
theran Church, where they will
hear a special sermon by the pas
tor. the Rev. George A. Livingston.
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BURIAL OF MRS. 9WARTZ
Blnln, Pa., March 13.—The funeral
of Mrs. John Swartz, who died sud
denly on Tuesday morning from the
effects of a gun shot wound, pro
duced by the discharging of a fire
arm in her own hands, will be held
tomorrow' morning at 10 oclock with
services at the home in Toboyne
township, by the Rev. Pivld Roth.
Sh e was forty-one years old. Burial
will be made In the cemetery at
Three Springs Dunkard Church, two
miles south of Blain. Mrs. Swartz
is survived by her mother, two sis
' *.ers and a brother.
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: LAST MEETING JlF.il>
Rlaln, Pn., March 13. —The last reg
ular monthly meeting of the Ladies'
' Aid Society of the Methodist Episco
pal Church was held at the home of
Mrs. Waiter Fry. Members present
were: Mrs. Edward D. Buyer. Mrs.
Harry Dunkleberger, Mrs. Russell M.
j Johnston. Mrs. Lewis D. Wible, pres
j ident of the society, Mrs. Walter Fry,
| Mrs. Jacob Snyder, Mrs. Charles K.
•Tench, Mrs. James C. Rlckard, Mrs.
I Edwin C. Kistler, Mrs. Creigh Pat
• terson and Mrs. David P. Stokes.
"JACK, THE HUGGER"
I Wigtown, Pa., March 13.
"Jack, the Hugger," is again parad
ing the alleys of this place and has
been causing much excitement
among the woman folks. Several
weeks ago a woman reported that
while she was passing up Wayne
street, at the corner of an alley just
back of Market street a man jumped
out and attempted to hug her.
She beat a hasty retreat. The man
was later seen in that section and
then for some time he was not
about. Now he is reported as oper
ating in another part of town, hav
ing caught hold of a woman and
hugged and kissed her in Third
street near the Sacred Heart Church
and also one in South Dorcas street.
CAFT. DETWILER PROMOTED
Marietta, Pa., March 13.—Word
has reached Marietta that Captain
Sanderson Detwiler, of the One Hun
dred Third Train, has been pro
moted to major. At the outbreak of
the war he was captain of Company
C, Fourth Regiment, N. G. P. His
father, Daniel Detwiler, died but a
few hours before the news reached
the homestead.
Suburban Notes
GRiSU LODGE DEGREE
Mfrcrraburg, Pa„ March 13. 'The
following members of Marshall
Lodge No. 233. of Mercersburg, ave
at Chambersburg tonight receiving
the Grand Lodge Degree in the Hall
of Columbus Lodge of Chambersburg:
Past Grands D. J. Lininger, John Z.
Faust, Roy C. Cromwell, Harry .L.
Wolfe, Edgar R, Overcash, Martin L.
McCune, Aaron A. Myers and the fol
lowing third degree members, Noble
Grand, Rev. L. Elbert Wilson, Her
man B. Hege, Samuel Lamaster
Hoover, vic e grand, Laniel B. Lamas
ter, Thomas O. Bradley, J. Kdgan
Highland, John Bosserman and D.
Caleb Philips.
HERCERSBIRG
John T. Briclter, is seriously ill
at his home in Kaiserville.
Mrs. Jennie Ensminger, , of Hatboro,
is visiting in the home of Abram
Ensminger.
Walter Hornbaker, of Harrigburg,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. George
A. Hornbaker.
Joseph Teeters and two grand
sons, of Hagerstown, were here to
day making preparations 'for return
ing to Mercersburg April 1. Mr. Tee
ters will manage the Mercersburg
Elevator Company, which last fall
bought the business of Fendlck and
Meyers.
Mrs. John N. Hoch, has received a .
telegram from her son Linn Hoch,
stating that he had arrived at Ho
boken, N. J.
Mrs. Roy McCurdy, received word
today from Her hus.band. Private Roy
McCurdy, saying that he had arrived
at Newport News, Va.
Private Walter Brindle, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Brindle, of Dickeys
Station, returned home yesterday
evening. Private Brindle has been"
in France nearly a year.
Dr. James Grey Rote, pastor of the
Presbyterian church has been confined
to the house this week with a severe
cold.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hunter Brad
ley, of Buffalo, Mont., are visiting
Mrs. Bradley's parents. Dr. and Mrs.
David F. Ungcr.
HALIFAX
The Otterbein Guild of the United
Brethren Church, will hold a bake
in the Koppenhoiter stor e room in
Market street Saturday afternoon.
The Ladies' Bible Class, of the
United Brethren Church, were en
tertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailetts
in Fifth street.
Norman Fetterholf of Halifax,
township and Miss Vera Altland, of
Harrisburg, were married on Tuesday
at Dover, Del., by the Rev. Hedge, of
the First Lutheran Church.
D. B. Corsuity and son Charles, are
spending several days at Camp Mer- j
ritt, N. J., visiting their son and i
brother, Claude H. Hoffman, who lias
just returned from overseas, and is
receiving treatment in a hospital for
woynds received in action.
Jatnes M. Hoffman is spending the
weekend ip town visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hoffman, before
leaving for his new home at Doland,
South Dakota.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Fertig,
spent Tuesday at Lebanon.
The H. A. Club will hold a bake
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock In
the basement of the Methodist Epis
copal Church.
LIVERPOOL
Ernest Koch, of Harrisburg, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jcre Lowe.
Miss Frances Snyder, a student at
Dickinson Seminary, "Williamsport,
spent several days with his gister,
Mrs. Charles H. Snyder.
Mrs. Sarah Potzline is spending the
Week with relatives at Thompson
town.
William Albright, of Harrisburg,
spent several days with his hister,
Mrs. P. K. Brink.
Miss Annie Shumaker is spending
the week with relatives at Harris
burg.
Postmaster George G. Tharp made
a trip to Newport this we'eli.
Mrs. Jean Coulter and daughter
Anna are visiting relatives at Sun
bury.
Mrs. Ada Brosius is visiting rela
tives at Harrisburg.
Miss Alice Seltzer of Philadelphia,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. P. Dilley.
Miss Marie Bair and Mrs. Roy
Tchupp, of Millersburg, visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bair.
Miss Jennie Sturtevant, of Harris
burg, was a recent visitor with rel
atives here.
H. E. Ritter and H. A. Long spent
Tuesday at Harrisburg.
OTTERBEIN GUILD OFFICERS
Mount Wolf, Fa„ March 13.—The
following officers have been elected
by the Otterbein Guild of the United
Brethren Church: President, Miss
Nettie Linebaugh; vice-president,
Miss Nettie Melhorn; secretary, Miss
bar ah Diehl; treasurer. Miss Katie
Sipe; pianist, Miss Ruth Farcht:
secretary of literature and Evan
gelist solicitor, Miss Ruth Livings
ton; thank offering secretary, Miss
Daisy Sier; delegate to the mis
sionary conference to be held at Red
Lion in May, Misses Sarah Diehl and
Mabel Kunkel.
GOV. SPROUL TO BE ORATOR
Gettysburg, Pa., March 13.—Dr.
■William A. Granville, president of
Gettysburg College, has made an
nouncement of the speakers for the
commencement exercises this year,
which will occur in J-une, and Gov
ernor William C. Sproul will be the
commencement orator, while the
Rev. Dr. Lauritz Larsen will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon. Dr. 1 .ar
son is the executive secretary of the
National Lutheran Council, with
offices at Washington.
CAUGHT BIG CARP
Gettysburg, Pa., March 13.—Dis
couraged because he got but a few
bites while fishing for suckers in
Bream's dam and finally having
caught one fish, Charles Falkler quit
and brought his catch to town. An
accurate pair of scales showed the
fish, a German carp, to weigh thir
teen and one-half pounds. It meas
ured thirty-one inches.
ENOIA URAKEMAN BURIED
Marietta, Pa., March 13. —William
A. Swlnglcr, agtld 32 years, a for
mer resident of Marietta, was bur
ied yesterday in the Marietta ceme
tery* He was a brakeman at Enoia
and was killed by falling from a
boxcar. He is survived by his wife,
his parents and a number of broth
ers and sisters.
AUTO UPSETS TROLLEY CAR
When a seven-passenger automo
bile crashed into a Third street car
of the Harrisburg railways late last
night at Second and Walnut streets,
| the trolley car was forced from its
tracks, slid across Walnut street.
No person was injured and the uuto
mobiie continued on its way north
on Second slre r^
WEST SHORE 1
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore
The Rev. and Mrs. Crabil, of Dills-j
burg, were guests of the Rev. and I
Mrs. A. R. Ayres, and the Rev. and |
Mrs. C. H. Heiges, at New Cumber-1
land, on Tuesday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. X. F. Reed, daughter, Eliza
beth, sons, Park und Miles, of New
Cumberland, attended a sale at Zion,
View, York county, on Tuesday. j
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sehell, of
Baltimore, are visttlng relatives at
Now Cumberland.
The Rev. Mr. Deck, wlio has been
attending the Evangelical confer
ence in Baltimore, has been-assign
ed to Wernersville. He and Mrs.
Deck are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
| Albert Fite and Mrs. Gertie Draw
baugli, at New Cumberland.
Mrs. Charles Paden and son, of
Steelton, wefe guests of Mrs. M. I*
Baker, at New Cumberland, yester
day.
Mrs. H. J. Potteiger has returned
to her home at Penbrook, after
spending several days with her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Sltoner, at
Shiremanstown.
Miss Sara Spong has returned to
her home at Spring Lake, after be
ing the guest of Miss Charlotte Starri
at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Mary Hoft', of York Springs:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Essielc, of Ches
ter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tritt,
of Harrisburg, were entertained re
cently by Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bist
line, at their home at Shiremans
town.
Mrs. J. W. Sheets and Miss Belle
Heck, of Shiremanstown. spent a
day recently with Mrs. "William Mar
tin, at Enoia.
Mrs. William Stetler. of Lcmoyne,
spent some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Straining and Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Eichelberger, at their country
home, near Shiremanstown.
Clarence Dickson, of New York
City, spent several days with the
Rev. W. A. Dickson, at the Harris
burg Hospital.
Mrs. Joseph Stretch, .of Shire
manstown, is home from a visit with
friends at Harrisburg and Penbrook.
Mrs. W. A. Miller, of Carlisle, and
Mrs. Hess, Miss Hess, Mrs. Shultz, j
of Mechanicsburg, have returned to
their homes after a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Mervin Otto, at Washing
ton Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Peffer, Mr.
and Mrs. I. W. Rlshel, of Washing
ton Heights, spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. Ciarefice Jenkins,
at York.
The Otterbein Guild, of Calvary
United Brethren church, Washing
ton Heights, met at the home of the
president, Miss Louise Steinmetz, on
Monday evening.
Miss Gladys Deardorff, of Wash
ington Heights, visited her cousins,
the Misses Shutt, at Harrisburg.
Miss Hilda Famous, of Wormleys
burg, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Peffer, at Washington Heights
on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rishel and
family, of Washington Heights,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Lantz and the Rev. J. H. Young,
at Hillside. ..
Mrs. T. P. Deardorff and son, Roy,
of Washington Heights, visited the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Tritt, at Carlisle.
Miss Mary Rishel, of "Washington
Heights, was the. guest of Miss
Margaret Jenkins, at Wormleys
burg, on Sunday. ->
SURPRISE ON BIRTHDAY
New Cumberland, Pa., March 13.
—-A birthday surprise party was
held Tuesday evening in honor of
Nettie Fromfelter's eleventh fcirth
day. Music, games and dancing were
the features of the evening. Nettie
received a number of pretty presents
from her little friends. Those in at
tendance were: Sarah Gray, Sara
Hull, 7'llizabeth Wagner, Letitia
Sloat, Marshall, Margaret and Wal
ter Smith, Miriam Naugle, Sara and
Martha Bomen, Dorothy Coder, Net
tie Fromfelter, Mrs. Mary Kupp,
Pearl Kupp, Mrs. B. M. Taylor, sons,
George and William: Mrs. Walter
Smith, Mrs. Mary Coder, Mr. and
"AWs. Fromfelter, Mr. and Mrs. Neal
Sneli.
AID SOCIETY OFFICERS
Washington Heights, Pa., March
13.—At a recent meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of Calvary Unit
ed Brethren Church at the home of
Mrs. W. H. McMullen, the follow
ing officers were elected for the com
ing year: President, Mrs. J. P.
Koontz; vice-president, Mrs. Fisher;
secretary, Mrs. Jesse Snyder: assist
ant secretary. Miss Gladys Fisher;
treasurer, Mrs. Earl Davis.
TRUSTEES ELECTED
MarysvlUc, Pa.. March 13.—The
Marysvllle Methodist Episcopal
Church has elected a board of
.trustees to sferve for the ensuing
year. This board, which will take
office on April 1, includes C. N. Lid-,
dick, William Dice, Howard King.
Samuel Molester, J. E. White, W. H.
Roush and Wilson Hippie.
C. E. SOCIETY TO MEET
Khirviuanstowii, Pa., March 13. —A
special meeting of the Christian En
deavor Society of the Bethel Church
of God will be he|d Sunday evening.
W. C. Cooper, of Roasmoyne, county
president of Christian Endeavor So
cieties, will be present and deliver
an address. A special program of
recitations, vocal and instrumental
mueil, wilUbe rendered.
OFFERING BOXES OPENED
New Cumberland, Pa., March 13.
—On Monday evening the Otterbein
Guild held a meeting at Trinity
United Brethren Church when the
thank offering boxes were opened,
which contained $92.09. At the en
tertainment on Sunday evening last
the collection was $52.
WILL PREACH SUNDAY
New Cumberland, Pa., March 13.
—The Rev. H. F. Hoover, of Mid
dletown, will preach in the Church
of God Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
TRINITY CHOIR CANTATA
New Cumberland, Pa.. March 13.
—The choir of Trinity United Breth
ren Church is arranging to have an
Easter cantata.
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MISS EMMA KUHXS 1)1 KS
Millersburg. Pa., March 13.
Miss Emma Kuhns, aged 55 years,
died at her home in Lenkerville on
Wednesday after several weeks' ill
ness of pneumonia. She is survived
by her aged invalid motliet, a sister,
Mrs. Mollie English, and two broth
ers, Edward Kuhns, of MUlersburg,
and William Kuhns, of Harrisburg.
She was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Funeral services
will be held at the home on Sat-j
ut-day afternoon and burial will be
made in Oak Hill cemetery.
ENDORSE COMMUNITY HOUSE \
Gettysburg, Pa., March 13. —The'
Junior class of the High School hasj
addressed a communication to the
persons having In charge the con
templated erection of a community
house and has enclosed a resolution
that the pupils want such a place,
where they can spend their evenings
in a good, wholesome way, ar\d
pledging their support in every way
possible.
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BABY FATAIiLY INJURED j
Marietta, Pa., March 13.—A two-i
year-old child of a Hungarian fam
ily at the Saginaw quarries fell for- j
ward over a hatchet last night while |
playing in the kitchen of her home
and is so badly cut that she will not
recover. Her skull was cut.
DIKS AFTER LOXG lI,I.NESS
Marietta, March 13.—Benjamin G.
Band is, aged 63 years, died yester
day, having been ill three years. He
j was a member of the Heller's Re-
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BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
121 M ARKET ST.
Bell 125 (Opp. Senate) Dial 4016
formed Church. His wife, throe
children and a sister survive.
WEIGHT records have
little value unless
correct.
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