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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNA.
Cumberland Valley_News
IN HOSPITAL FOR
BTH OPERATION
•'Smiling Charlie" Archibald, |
Legs Shot Off in France, I
Under Another Ordeal
Chambcrslnirg', Pa.. May 2. —Pri-
vate Charles Bryan Archibald, of St.
Thomas, near here, who had both
of his legs shot off while fighting in
France and who won the sobriquet
of "Smiling Charlie" because of his
perpetual and persistent optimism,
has returned to Walter Reed Gen
eral Hospital at Washington, D. C.,
after spending a twenty-day fur
lough with his parents. He has been
outfitted with artificial legs, but the
new limbs have not yet been prop
ertly adjusted and upon his return
to the hospital he will be compelled
to undergo his eighth operation for
their adjustment. .
Six People Celebrate
Birthday at Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 2.—To- |
dav six people quietly celebrated
their birthday anniversary with |
ages ranging from TO years to one j
vear. They are: Simon J. Mounts. I
i'hief of Police E. S. Cocklin. John ]
Kramer, Frances B. Seifert, Salome |
B. Stevens and Mrs. Violet Wake- I
field, of Ilarrisburg. formerly of |
Mechanicsburg. Greetings and con
gratulations were exchanged among |
those with the same birthday date, i
Mr. Mount*, a life-long resident of !
this place, heads the list in years,
and has a host of friends who extend J
congratulations and wish him many j
happy returns of the day. He has j
been a printer fifty-one years and j
connected with the Thomas Printing
office here for the past forty-five
years. Mr. Cocklin is active and
successful in his duties as chief of '
police, which office he has held for
the past twelve years.
PRESIDENT NOT HONORED
Carlisle. Pa., May 2. —For the first'
time since the custom was revived [
about a decade ago there were no |
services yesterday by Dickinson Col-j
lege students and faculty members i
In honor of Dr. Charles Xesbit, the
first president of the institution.
May first is the time for the annual |
tribute when services are held at the
grave of the former college head. |
Services may be he'd later in the
year, college authorities intimated.
MRS. SARAH McCCNE DIES I
Mcrcershurg. Pa., May 2.—Mrs.
Sarah C. McCune, widow of James
McCune, died on Wednesday after- j
noon at the home of her son, M. L.!
McCune, aged 97 years. She was aj
member of the Presbyterian church
and belonged tp the Rebecca branch
of the Odd Fellows. She is survived j
■by four sons, Martin L., of Mercers- ,
liurg; James, Robert and John, of
AJtoona. Mrs. McCune was the old- j
♦st resident of this place and per- i
hape in Franklin county. Burial was
jnade in Fatrview cemetery to-day.
HOME FROM FRANCE
Mechanicsburg, Pa.. May 2.—Ac- j
cording to word received by parents •
and friends, Harry W. Bair arrived j
safely at New York on the Kroon- ]
land on Tuesday after United States
service overseas. He was a member i
of Headquarters Company, One i
Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun |
Battalion, and after being mustered ,
out at Camp Dix, X. J., will come
home here. i
IHi ii iirr i nir'Tiii wir-iw^
I Prepared foods I
J differ. How much 1
of the whole-grain I
I elements are in your J
I cereal food ? j
Grape=Nuts i
I was originated to |
I build and maintain j
| health —to promote |
j digestion. |
j A most appetizing food
I " There s a "
I for GrapeNuts |
FRIDAY EVENING, habsisburg grfEjftg TELEGRAPH MAY 2, 1919.
Woman's Club Gives
Pleasure to Convalescence
j Mechanicsburg, Pa., May 2.—De
spite rainy and gloomy weather,
i quite a number of convalescent sol
| diers from the United States Gen
-1 eral Hospital Xo. 31, Carlisle, ar-
I rived here in ambulances yesterday
| afternoon and were entertained by
j the Woman's Club at the Business
i men's League house. The soldiers
had an enjoyable time playing
games and a general social after
noon.
Dr. E. E. Campbell, president of
Irving College and an honorary
member of the Woman's Club, made
a welcome speech to the veterans.
Following this, Mrs. Anna Hamilton
Wood, of Harrisburg, entertained
delightfully with story telling, and
Miss Helen Bentz, of Mechanics
burg, with songs and Miss Florence
Bentz at the piano. A home-cooked,
hot supper was served and the boys
were given a good supply of jelly
to take along back. The affair was
planned by Mrs. Robert H. Thomas,
Jr., chairman of the public interest
. committee of the Woman's Club.
i MRS. AMOS HURST DIES
Mechanicsburg, Pa_, May 2.—Mrs
' Rebecca Jane Hurst, wife of Amos
| Hurst, died yesterday morning after
j an illness of several weeks at her
home, 412 South Frederick street.
; She was 74 years old and a member
of the Brethren in Christ Church.
She was horn in Cumberland coun
| ty, where she spent the greater part i
Jof her life. Surviving are her hus
! band and the following children:
J Mrs. Clara Xauss, of Sporting Hill;
j Jacob S. Hurst, of Linglestown; Miss
Frances M. Hurst, at home; George
I E. Hurst, of Mechanicsburg, and
] Harvey L. Hurst, of isicton, Cal.
Funeral services will oe held in the
! Brethren in Christ Church, in Mar
ble street, on Sunday afternoon at 2
I o'clock and burial will be made in
j the Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Rel
; atives and friends are invited to at
j tend.
FOUR HEM) FOR ASSAULT
Waynesboro. Pa., May 2.—Four]
men, John Shoeler, Earl D. Fawber,
jjohn Shuff and Ralph Grove, were
! given a hearing before Magistrate
| Potter on the charge of assault and
i battery on Marshall Kimmy, of
j Harrisburg. All were held in the
sum of $l5O bail each for court.
| which was furnished. Kimmey is one
I of the few machinists at the Landis
Machine Company works who did
j not go out on strike some ten days
ago with the bulk of the men. The
I defendants were represented at the
hearing bv Charles C. Hays, business 1
agent of the local unions.
I MISS WATTS COMING HOME
Medianlcsburg, Pa., May 2.—Miss
Marian B. C. Watts, daughter of,
i Mrs. David Watts, who has been in]
: France as a nurse for twenty months,
will arrive at her borne here to- ]
morrow nigbt on a furlough. She
i will return to France in June.
PLANTING SEEDS FOR BIRDS
Waynesboro. Pa.. May 2. —J. H.
j Mayer, through the office of the
j game commissioners of Harrisburg.
has received a quantity of bird seed
i for planting which consists of kafir
! corn, millet, buckwheat and other
: seeds. The seeds will he distributed
to farmers and planted throughout
i this section.
ENLARGING CEMETERY
Waynoslioco. Pa., May 2.—The
; Green Hill Cemetery Association has
I just closed a deal with Daniel Lesh
jer for an additional tract of land
comprising 5 4-3 acres, which will
give the cemetery an enclosure of
I 32 acres.
TIME OF STONE FUNERAL
Moohaniosburg. Pa., May 2.—Fu
. neral services for Amos Stone will
be held at his late home in East
Portland street to-morrow afternoon
] at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
• C. D. Rockel, pastor of St. Paul's
I Reformed Church, of which he was
i a member. Burial will be made in
i the Mechanicsburg Cemetery.
COLLEGE GIVEN
LIBERTY BONDS,
Daughter of James Macfar
lane Establishes Fund For
the Purchase of Books
Gettysburg, Pa., May 2.—Mrs. Ed- j
win Swift Balch, of Philadelphia. !
has donated $2,000 worth of Second j
Liberty Loan four and one-fourth
per cent, coupon bonds to Pennsyl
vania College of Gettysburg for the
establishment of the "James Mac.
farlane Fund, class of 1837." The
annual income from this fund is to
be expended in the purchase of
books on geology and kindred sub
jects for the library. Mrs. Balch is
the daughter of the late James Mac
farlane and by this gift she wishes
to commemorate in his alma mater
the centenary of his birth. Mr. Mac
farlane was the author of "The Coal
Regions of America" and "An Amer
ican Geological Railway Guide," and
was much interested in this line of
work.
Perry County Soldiers
Returning From Service
New Bloomfleld. Pa., May 2.
Captain Sprague Rlegel. a member
of the Fifty-ninth Coast Artillery, who
has just returned frota overseas, is vis
iting his brother, Henry Rlegel. Cap
tain Rlegel was formerly from Gold
I Hill. Oregon, from which place he en
i listed. There he is a part owner in
a large ranch.
Lieutenant John A. Magee and Lieu
tenant M. 1,. Lindgrove, both located
at Garden City, L. 1., spent several
days at the home of the former's father,
United States Marshal James S. Magee.
Private Paul W. Darlington, a mem
ber of the Fifteenth Engineers, mostly
recruited from Pittsburgh, arrived at
Hoboken. X. ,T.. Sunday, after a serv
ice overseas for a year and a-half.
Tuesday his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. IT. Darlington, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Luke Raker went by auto to
| Pittsburgh, where a big demonstration
in honor of the boys' return will be
given to-day.
Captain George H. Bernheisel, for
merly of New Bloomfleld, now con
valescing at Oreland, Pa.. Is spending
a short furlough in the New England
States. He spent Friday at Boston at
the celebration of the homecoming of
1 his division (the Yankee or Twenty
! sixth Division) 102 d Field Artillery.
Captain Bernheisel expects to spend a
] short furlough at home soon. He Is
, ! now receiving medical attention neces-
I situtcd by being gassed.
PERRY FARM SOLD
New Blootnfield, Pa., May 2.
■ John C. Hoffman recently sold his large
farm two miles north of New Bloom
field. Pa., to his brother, George L.
• Hoffman who has been farming it for
i a number of years. Consideration,
$lO,OOO.
Mrs. Harry Way. of Newport, sold
her farm in Wheatfleld township, near
Duncannon to Reed, who is the
present tenant and gets possession next
April. Consideration, $3,000.
$30,000 LOAN FOR ROAD
, Dal las town. Pa.. Slay 1. —At a
special election held on Tuesday the
i taxpayers of Dallaslown voted in fa
! vor of a $.10,000 loan for the construc
j tion of a State highway. The election
, I resulted as follows: yes, 371; no, 13.
, j Council will now appoint a committee
•to go to Harrisburg to confer with
I i Highway Commissioner Saddler.
,|
r TWO GRADUATES IN CLASS
! Millorstown. Pa., May 2.—Com
| mencement exercises of the Millers-
I town High School will be held in the
I PresbVterlan Church on Friday even
• ing. May 0. The graduates being
j Misses Eva Coombe and Ruth Ritz
man. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached by the Rev. C. F. Berk
! | heimer, pastor of the Methodist Epis
j copal Church on Sunday evening in the
I Presbyterian Church.
WEST SHORE
MEMORIAL TREES
FOR SOLDIERS
Honors For Three Marysvillc
Boys Who Died in Service
During War Period
Marysvllle. Pa.. May 2.—Fitting |
memorials are being planned by the -
Maryaville Civic Club for each of the i
three Maryaville youths who died in j
the United States aervice. Plans pro
vide for the holding of memorial ser
vices for the trio on Sunday after
noon In Bethany United Evangelical
Church. A suitable program is be
ing arranged.
Norway maple trees, one for each
one of the three, will be planted on
the plot of ground surrounding the
High School building next Wednes
day afternoon. A tentative program
for these services includes an ad
dress by State Senator Scott S. Lei
by, of Marysvllle.
Of the three men, one was killed In
action. He was Daniel Spldel, who
died while serving with the Twenty-
Eighth United States Infantry Regi
ment. The other two men, James
Brightbill and Blain Barshinger died
of pneumonia.
Twenty-Two Guests at
Birthday Surprise Party
New Cemherlind, Ta.. May 2. —On
Wednesday evening a surprise party
was held In honor of Mrs. Wesley
Nelson's birthday at her home on
Bridge street, near Sixteenth. Games
were enjoyed, after which refresh
ments were served to twenty-two
guests. Mrs. Nelson was the recip
ient of a number of gifts. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kcqner. daughter Dorothy; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Prowell and daughter
Hazel; Miss Josephine Hoyer, George
Hoyer, all of New Cumberland; John
Kepner. Enola; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Kepner, daughter Elizabeth; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Glessncr. Mr. and Mrs.
John Wintermyer, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Nelson, of Harrisburg; Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Nelson, of New Cumber
land.
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. John Kllenberger
I and daughter Dorothy, of Altoona,
i spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
MeMonigal at Washington Heights.
Mrs. I. W. Rishel, of Washington
Heights, spent Wednesday with her
mother, Mrs. Ida Smith, of Harris
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolfe, of
Harrisburg, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Wise, at Washington Heights, on
Wednesday.
Miss Edna Trltt and Glen Trltt,
of Londsdorf were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. I. P. DeardorfT, at Washington
Heights ,on Sunday.
James Jacobs and Charles Quig
-1 ley, of Washington Heights, made
ja trip to Dillsburg on Thursday.
Miss Ruth Staley, of West Fair
view, spent Sunday with Miss Gladys
I DeardorfT at Washington Heights.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Brown, of New
| Cumberland, went to Geneva, New
York, to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kohr, of Third
street, New Cumberland, received
word that their son, Lieutenant R. R.
; Kohr, had arrived from overseas at
jCamp Stewart, Virginia.
Mrs. Minnie Desenberger, of New
| Cumberland, has returned from Phil
jadelphia where she spent two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weatherle.v,
jof New Cumberland, have returned
[from a trip to Staunton, Virginia.
I Miss Nan Whitmore, of Waynes
| boro, is the guest of Miss Mildred
Fogelsanger and Miss Hilda Conner,
at New Cumberland.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Drawbaugli,
of Shiremanstown, spent Wednesday
,'with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mussel
man and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mussel
man at their home near Lisburn.
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Nailor, sons,
John, David, Charles and William,
daughters Emma and Lyda Nailor,
of Mount Rock, motored to Shire
manstown on Sunday where they
were entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wert.
Mrs. John Sheely, Miss Sue A.
Kline, of Shiremanstown, and Calvin
Hoover, of Dauphin, motored to
Liverpool on Sunday where they
were guests of Miss Kline's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Kline.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Eshenbaugh
and Mrs. Franeis Lambert, of Sliire
manstown, visited Mrs. Tda Zarger,
at Wormleysburg, on Sunday.
Miss Alice Wertz and Miss Mae
Wertz, of Shiremanstown, visited
their sister, Mrs. Bruce Wolfe, at
Camp Hill, recently.
John McKonly, of Shiremans
town, is home after spending sev
eral davs at Baltimore.
Mrs. Willis Kingsbaugh, of Shire
manstown. visited friends at Mechan
icsburg on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah R. TTeiges and
daughter, Miss Evelyn Heiges, of
Shiremanstown, were recent, guests
of Mrs. Mary Drawhnugh and Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Thumma at Trin
dle Spring.
DINN ER ON KIRTRD AY
Washington Heights, Pn„ May 2.
Mr. and Mrs. James Jacobs entertain
ed at dinner on Wednesday evening
in honor of Mr. Jacob's 53d birthdav.
The guests were: Bishop and Mrs. 11.
B. Hartzler, Mr. and Mrs. Gus M.
Steinmetz and family. Herbert Boyer
and son Philip, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kingsbury and family.
GIRI.S' ORCHESTRA CONCERT
New Cumberland, May 2. Mem
bers of the Girls' Orchestra of the
Trrssler Orphans' Home at Loysville.
will give a eoneert at. St. Paul's Luth
eran Church to-night, under the
auspices of the choir, will be enter
tained over night at the homes of
the congregation.
PARENT DAY AT CHURCH
Shiremanstown, Pa., May 2. Pa
rent Day will be observed on Friday,
May IX in the United Brethren
Church. A special program will be
rendered. Come father, mother,
grandparents. Sons and daughters
will make this a special day for pa
rents.
Shlremanatown, Pa.. May 2.—The
Shiremanstown, Pa., May. The
Wednesday evening meeting of the
Luther League has been resumed.
The mid-week meeting having been
held Wednesday evening at 7.30
o'clock, Mrs. 8. Rupp harl charge and
the topic discussed was "The Signific
ance of the Resurrection."
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Extraordinary Special Sales
for Saturday |
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Various departments throughout the store are represented in this
series of special sales which we are holding to readjust
stocks for the Summer Season.
Sharp Reductions on High Class Merchandise
Special Sale No. s—Saturday5—Saturday pi Special Sale No. 6 —Saturday
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| High Class Trimmed Hats jj | Our Line of Gilets |
Formerly sold up to $9.50. j ||| Formerly $2.50 to $lO.OO. |.j
I | I | U.M. S6JO i ;
•; These trimmed hats are represented in the }] | w with suits in the most |
[j leading colors, including many in black. The ••• 14 , ; . . , . . . . ~ ;•
|ii] most fashionable straws smartly trimmed. i" fashionable materials and colors including
|J All newest models. |jj| || a variety of styles in black and white. |j
I Special Sale No. 7---Saturday | jj
! x Suits, Dresses, Coats, Blouses, for stout women
This is an especially fine opportunity for the woman of stout figure or extra large size
to procure at a very attractive price, high class apparel strictly new in style and perfect Ijil
| fitting.
P 1 1 mi /•>. m n r-t -I—W I 1 I
1 | The Suits for Stout Figures g
I | 1 ' 1 I!
| j [j Values to $47.50 at 50 Values to $57.50 at •
[I x Sizes range from 421/2 to 45. Sizes range from 421/ to 48V*>. x|j
p IS The Dresses for Stout j-j 1 The Coats for Stout | [jij The B i ouses f or Stollt x J
I|! Figures ' | Figurcs * || n*™- . M
n | A variety of models in gg" Various materials, col- | jjj Smart mode i s i n voile in I
... taffeta and serge, sizes ipi iiii ors and models, in sizes 1{ L'.'J sizes 45 to 53 iiii |]
a jjlj to 46. ™|l to ||| g | ■ g
I lp Values to $27.50 at J! Values to $27.50 at || Values up to $3.29 at g| f
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Special Sale No. B—Saturday >: S P ecial Sal ° No - 9—Saturday |
| 1 Women's and Misses' Coats g | Women's and Misses' Dresses I
Former Price $25.00, $32.50, $35.00. j i
| | Values $27.50 to $45.00 at $l5 | J sg2>so j
i| In velour, serges, Poplin, Scotch Mist. •• •• j n ser ge t taffeta, georgette, and crepe i!
| Regular Sizes. I! I I c hi ne Regular sizes.
ill Special Sale No. 10—Saturday. i I Special Sale No. 11—Saturday. | j
II 1 ii ! ! i . ,Si H
Women's Fine Underwear | | Women's Fiber Silk Hosiery |
gjl y One lot of Kayser's silk Jersey camisoles j ijjj x
111 that were $1.25 | | at QyQ a pair
I Sale Price SQp 1 I 1
jn]. OtJ II I Extraordinary values in fiber silk hose, h\
I 1 1 One lot of voile and batiste gowns and S | excellent quality- Blaek and White only. „
II envelope chemise in flesh and white. Re- | ™ ° nc of the best opportunities of the season |
|j gardless of former prices, Sale Price $l.OO. |||] ||| t° i >u y hosiery. 1 ' 1
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