Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, May 21, 1919, Page 2, Image 2

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NEWS OF CENTRAL PA. AND CITY'S SUBURBS
Landis Company Employes
N to Resume Work Tomorrow
Waynesboro, Pa., May 21.
Employes of the Landis Machine Com
pany, who have been away from work
for the past several weeks, have ar
rived at an amicable seftlement of their
differences with the company and will
jbeturn to work to-morrow morning. A
> "final decision in the matter was arrived
at a meeting of the shop committee
and officials of the labor organization.
F. F. Unger. of the department of me
diation of the State Department of La
bor and Industry at Harrisburg, was in
town Monday and gave the assistance of
his department to both the men and the
company in reaching an agreement
whereby the men will resume work.
WHISLER FAMILY REUNION'
York Haven. Pa., May 21.—A re
union was held on Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. I>. Whisler. A re
union dinner was served. These were
present: Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Whisler.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ensminger and
two children. Harrisburg: Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Bortner, of Glen Rock; Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Whisler and daughters.
Evelyn and Lucille. Mount Wolf; Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Whisler and children.
Vinardia. Miriam and John, and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Malehorn.
FIRST CONTRIBUTION So 01)
Lowistowii. Pa., May 21. — Mifflin
county's Salvation Army Home Serv
ice Fund Campaign was opened up
yesterday morning by a nice gift as a
starter. One man contributed S.>oo
and requested that the contribution
be contributed as from a friend*
■without any name attached. Sol
diers home from the front have
only praise for the work of this or
ganization and will help boom the
campaign.
■SALVATION ARMY CANVASS
Columbia, Pa., May 21.—The Sal
vation Army Home Service drive is
going on with good success. With
Mrs. Carrie W. Rasbridge. as chair
man. the same women who solicited
for the Victory Loan Drive, are mak
ing the canvass. A feature of the
drive will he the sale of doughnuts,
a favorite luxury for the boys when
overseas, and some of these will be
disposed of by returned soldiers on
the street corners, the men having
volunteered to perform that service
to help increase the fund.
REQUEST TO VETERANS
Waynesboro. Pa.. May 21.
Commander H. S. Rider, of John E. Wal
ker Post. G. A. R.. has issued a spe
cial request to all soldiers who have re
turned home from the recent war and
all veterans of the Spanish-American
War to join with the Post on Sunday
evening and go to the Lutheran Church,
where they will he addressed by Dr. J.
11. Francis.
MRS. 11. AV. JACOBS DIES
Waynesboro. Pa., May 21.
Mrs. Louisa Catherine Jacobs, wife of
D. W. Jacobs, died yesterday at her
home here, death being due to the re
sults of a paralytic stroke. Her hus
band and a brother, McClellan Snider,
Altenwald, survive.
GRADUATES AS NURSE
Waynesboro. Pa., May 21.
Miss Gail Bonebrake, oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Bonebrake.
this city, graduated as a trained nurse
from the Union Protestant Hospital,
Baltimore, after a three-year course.
She stood second in her class.
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Maytown Alumni Journal
Mailed to 250 Members
Maytown, Pa., May 21 —Yesterday
the 1919 Maytown High School alumni
journal was mailed to the 250 members
of this association. The banquet of the
association and meeting will be held on
Saturday evening and considerable im
portant business is to be transacted. The
journal is full of interesting data
| from the origin of the association to t e
present time. The class day exercises
of the Maytown High School will lie '' e '"
on Thursday evening and on Friday
evening the commencement event will
take place. Dr. Klein, of Lancaster, will
he the orator. A class of twelve will
be graduated.
AIRS. ANNA VOGICL DIES
Marietta, Pa., May 21.—Mrs. Anna
Margaret Vogel .aged 73 years, widow
of John Vogel. died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Peter Ensminger, in
West Front street, yesterday morning.
She suffered a stroke of paralysis two
weoks ago. and prior to that time was
enjoying good health. She was the
mother of ten children, nine of whom
survive, as follows: Catharine, wife
of Peter Ensminger. Marietta: Mary,
wife of John Cramer, Mount Joy;
George, Columbia : Anna, wife of Fran
cis Marion .Philadelphia: David. Enola;
Harmon, in the United States Army, in
France, and Edward, in the United
States Marine service.
OUTING ON DUFF'S ISLAND
Gohlsboro. Pa., May 21.- —A party
of 300 members and guests of the lo'k
Manufacturers' Association and the
York Traffic Club held a joint outing on
Sunday on Duffys Island. Every line of
industry was represented. The party
was conveyed on a large barge from
York Haven to the island. The City
band enlivened the occasion with music.
One of the many features of the outing
was a ball game between the Traffic
Club and the Manufacturers' Associa
tion, the former winning.
2,(M)0 AT LOVE FEAST
York Springs. Pa., May 21.—Two
thousand persons on Sunday attended
the annual love feast of the Church of
Brethren, held at Mummert's Meeting
House, near East Berlin. Communion
was celebrated at the evening service.
The sermons of the day were delivered
by the Rev. Ralph Schlesser, of Eliza
bethtown; the Rev. George Weaver,
Lancaster; the Rev. Albert Hollinger,
Gettysburg, and the Rev. D. L. Little,
Hanover.
MEMORIAL FOR SOLDIERS
Mount Wolf, Pa.. May 21.—One
thousand persons on Sunday attended
the memorial services held at Vuiekel s
Church for Charles Witmer and Wil
liam Beck, and afterwards witnessed
the decoration of the soldiers' graves
in the church cemetery. A half hour's
concert by the Zion's View band pre
faced the service. Addresses were de
livered hv the Rev. Dr. W. H. Fcld
n tan and the Rev. Dr. Adam Stumpf.
of York. The York Cadets came here
for the service. Taps was sounded by
Bugler Keppler. while the Cadets tired
a salute.
COL. SHANNON DIRECTOR
Columbia, Pa/f May .21. —Colonel
E. C. Shannon, former commander
of the One Hundred and Eleventh
Infantry, was to-day chosen as a
director of the First Columbia Na
tional Bank to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death of the late Daniel
H. Detwiler, father of Major W. San
derson Detwiler, who is himself a
direcor and vice-president of the
same bank.
WEST SHORE NEWS
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. William Peipper, of
Carlisle, Mrs. Merritt Pottelper and son
Merritt Potteiger. Jr.. Miss Pessie Ksh
leman and Frank Potteiger, of New
Kingston, were entertained on Sunday
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shover, at their
home at Shiremanstown.
Le Roy Bates, of Shiremanstown, is
home from a visit at Mount Joy and
Lancaster.
Misses Kaska and HRttie Moyer, of
Larrisburg, spent Sunday with Miss
Dorothy Diller at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Frank Wharton, of Wellsville,
N. J., is the guest of Mrs. Orrell D.
Klink at her Front street residence,
Shiremanstown.
Miss Mary Anderson. Hiss Ruth An
derson and Bruce Anderson, of Bow
mansdalc, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Wentz at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Warie Miller, son Howard and
daughter Mary Miller, of Shiremans
town. are home after spending the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nelson
and other friends at Reavertown.
Mrs. Sara Sheets, of Shiremanstown
spent Tuesday in Harrisburg.
Miss Helen Spahr. of New Cumber
land. spent Sunday with her aunt Mrs.
John Wolfe at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Atticks. of
Shiremanstown. motored to Dillsburg
recently where they were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Heikes.
Mrs. D. W. Wonderly. daughters.
Dorothy and Kathryn Wonderly. of
Highspire. Edward, Clyde and Claire
Smyser, of Good Hope, were entertained
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Smyser. at Shiremanstown.
Lawrence Zimmerman and lister
Naugle. of Harrisburg. visited at the
home of the former's uncle at Shire
manstown on Sunday.
Miss Alice Snyder, a member of the
Junior Class of the High School, had an
operation for an abscess in her ear yes
terday She' is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Snyder of Third street.
The pupils of the Sixth Grade school
taught by Miss McCachram. took a hike
on Monday. ,
Mrs. Ida Ruby. sons. Guerney and
Blythe. of Water street, New Cumber
land. attended the seventy-fifth birth
da v anniversary of Mrs. Ruby's mother
in-law at Wrtghtsvllle on Monday even-
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bohr. Mrs. H. F.
Kohr. Mrs. R. R. Rclff. Lloyd Re.
of New Cumberland, motored to Wells
ville Sunday afternoon.
(MT\l\s XAMKD I'OK I>RI\E
Enola. Pa.. May 21 .—Plans were
laid at a luncheon at the P. R. •
Y M C A. last evening when Sam
uel G. Hepford, general secretary,
and the following captains in the
Salvation Army drive to be started
here on Friday, were appointed.
Mrs. P. R. Bingman. Mrs. H. G.
Hassler, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs.
William L. Fisher. Mrs. Howard R.
Wagner, Mrs. Christian ! . Kautz.
Mrs. Harry Smith and J. • cel
lar.
PLAN SOLDIERS' RECEPTION
New Cumberland. May
Committees of the secret orders met in
the council chamber last evening to make
plans for a home cominK celebration for
ihe local soldier boys. It is expected this
celebration will take place in the early
fall, when all of the soldiers are at
home.
ATTEND CONVENTION |
Enola. Pa... May 21.— 1 Mrs John j
F. OruVer and Mrs. C. F.Kautz a (
tended the convention t Carlisle to- (
day of the Reformed Church.
Suburban Notes
MKRCEKSniRfi
Naomi Downin. of Hershey. Pa., is
visiting friends here.
Mr= Harry C. Stenger is spending
several days at Harrisburg this week ;
visiting Mrs. Klmer Powell.
Clayton Keller, of Chambersburg, is;
engaged in building the addition to.
South cottage at the Mercersburg Acad- ,
'"Mrs. .Tames A .Mayo, of Baltimore i
Md„ is visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs Truman E. Tell, near V pton. Pa., j
a suburb of this place. ;
The Ladies' Reading Club met this
week at the home of Miss Elizabeth (
1 "liss Vera Shaffer has accepted a po- !
sition as office manager of the Thomas
Printing House, which company pub- ,
lishes the Mercersburg Journal. j
The little daughter of Harvey Hel- .
man. of West California street. was
taken to the Chambersburg Hospital for
an operation.
MOUNT WOliP
Miss Ruth Mower, of Harrisburf?,!
was entertained on Sunday at the i
home of Mrs. Margaret Rodes. j
M C Reillv, of Portland. Ore., and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fetrow. ofj
York were weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William D.j
Linebaugh. I
J. F. Buser left last night for.
Johnstown, where she will attend the
annual convention of the grand i
lodge of Odd Fellows. He will rcpre- ,
sent Mount Wolf lodge No. 1196.
Postmaster and Mrs. Charles M. |
Hummer snd son, Charles. Jr., spenti
Sunday with the former's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hummer, at
Dover.
Samuel Welty, of Harrisburg.
spent several days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Everhart.
C. K. .Anderson and Maurice Oil-!
Bert, cf Chicago, spent a day with ]
friends in Mount Wolf.
The Mioses Laura and Miriam'
Bailey spent Sunday at York, where!
they were guests of Mr. nnd Mrs..
J. B. Malehorn.
YORK HAVEN
Walter Cassel. of New Brunswick,;
X. J.. spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Cassel.
Lester Kauffman, of Philadelphia,
returned to the Quaker City, after a
stay with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oren
dorf.
Mrs. Wilbur Willis and daughter,
Pehrl. of Ooldsboro, spent a few days
with the former's parents, Mr. and
j Mrs. I. W. Wolf.
The sum of $23.60 was realized by
j the York Haven ballclub by n dance
;held Saturday niglit in the Pythian
park pavilion.
S. A. Hummer was taken suddenly
ill on Sunday evening and is now
confined to bed. He is threatened
with appendicitis.
John Rodes. of Harrisburg: Mrs.
Amanda Leader and Jacob Rodes. of
Saginaw, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Clemens.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton YeHcr, of
Harrisburg. were guests of Mr. nnd
Mr=. Cornelius MeGrendv. on Sunday.
George Smith, of Baltimore, was
entertained on Sunday at the home
of Mrt. Phoebe Melhom.
BLAJtRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Birthday Party in Honor
of West Fairview Teacher
west Fail-View, Pa., May 21. A
surprise party was held at the West
Fairview Hotel in honor of Miss Ruth
Sensony. principal of the West Fairview
schools. The party was given by her
pupils of the High School. An enjoy
able evening was spent in dancing and
games, after which refreshments were |
served to: Miss Ruth Senseny. Miss
Masie Foulk, Miss Mac Shaffer. Miss
Esther Banks. Miss Pauline Wilbur,
Miss Kdith Slerer. Miss Marlon Stewart,
Miss Marion Matter, Miss Carolyn Beck,
Miss lvatherine Fisher. Miss Mabel Keef- i
er. Miss Francis Miller. Miss Sophia j
Curry, Robert Ruse. Richard Cornatlon. i
Clarence Diets, James Nelson. Harold ,
Knford. Raymond Stewart. John Pone-1
smith. John Rilley. Albert Curry. Stanley i
Davison. Albert Kissinger. Edward Da- |
vis. Mr. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Butcher i
and Mr. and Mrs. Foreman.
Enola Church Is Over Top
in Centenary Campaign
Knola. Pa.. May 21.—While the
drive for $105,000,000 in the Cen
tenary campaign of the Methodist
Episcopal Church did not officially
begin until Sunday. May IS. the
Enola Church, of which the Rev.
E. M. Aller is pastor, went over the i
top on the Thursday preceding with I
$l5O to spare. This church was ap
portioned $1,458 per year, but sl,-•
00 has already been subscribed and |
the work is not completed. The
Rev. Mr. Aller and his people are
being congratulated on being the
first congregation in the Harrisburg
district to go over the top.
INVITED TO MEETING
Now Cumberland. Pa., May 21.
On Monday evening the committee re
cently appointed to consider taking part
in the historical celebration at Carlisle
July 3 and 4, held a meeting and an
other will be held on Thursday evening
at the Woolen Mill ollice. to which all
New Cumberland citizens are invited.
CH 14 TO MEET
The T. W. B. Club will meet at the
home of Miss Mabel Tritt on Friday
evening.
SEW FOR FRENCH BABIES
Dauphin, Pa.. May 21. —The Mite
Society of the Presbyterian Church
met at the home of Mrs. Bertha
Hawthorne. After the husines meet
ing the women sewed for the little
French babies. Refreshments were
served to: Mrs. Freeman C. Ger
berich, Mrs. Albert Poffenberger, of
New York; Mrs. William Eytcr, Mrs.
Harry Reed, Mrs. Alice B. Hess, Miss
Margaret Brooks, Miss Anna R. Mil
ler, Miss Elizabeh Poffenberger, Miss
Kathrvn Utt, Misses. Dorothy and
May Kline, Miss Kathryn Baugh
ncr, Miss Sarah Margaret Haw
thorne. the Rev. Robert Ramsey,
Douglass Ramsey, Russel Reed and
Mrs. Bertha Hawthorne.
BODIES ADR RECOVERED
Lewlstown, Pa., May 21. —At 7
o'clock yesterday morning the last
of the bodies of seven men 'drowned
In the Juniata river at Hawstone on
Saturday, May 10, was recovered
near Bocust Runs, below Mexico,
when that of Chester R. Roore was
found floating on the stream. The
bodv slipped through the wire net
ting at Mifflintown and motorboats
sent in search found it later. Mr.
Moore was aged about 30 years and
was a resident of Claysburg. where
h° held the position of construction
fireman of the Standard Refractories
Company. He leaves a wife, but no
children.
WOMAN COMMITS SCICTRE
Waynesboro, Pa., May 21.
Mrs. Mary S. Rantz, committed suicide
at her home in Rantz, in the Blue Ridge
mountains, east of town, by shooting
herself in the back part of the head.
Her son. Howard, left early in the morn
ing to go to work about a mile distant
and did not get home till 9 in the even
ing. when he found her lying on the floor
dead.
TWO-HEADED DUCK
Waynesboro, Pa., May 21.
A two-headed duckling, preserved in al
cohol. is on exhibition in the show win
dow of a local drugstore. The two dis
tinct heads are perfectly formed and
the remaining portion of the body is the
same as the customary duck shortly
after it has been hatched. The curios
ity was found by Mrs. H. R. Shindle
rteeker, near Pen Mar.
CASTLE TO ATTEND CHURCH
Mount Wolf. Pa., May 21.—Emigs
ville Castle, Ancient Knights of Mystic
: Chain, will attend devine services next
j Sunday night at 7.30 o'clock at the
Union Church at Emigsville, near here.
I -phe sermon will he delivered by the
Rev. George A. Rivingston, Rutheran
; pastor.
KOC H-HC yi/I'RY WEDDING
York Haven. Pa.. May 21.—Ser
! geant William C. Koch, lately returned
; from overseas, and Miss Elva E. Holtry
were married Saturday evening by the
1 Rev. ,T. H. Schmitt at the home of the
I bridgegroom's brother, Grover C. Koch.
HELMETS' FOR BOND BUYERS
York Haven, Pa., May 21.—Five
! German helmets have been received by
| .T. E. Whisler, chairman of the Eleventh
i Victory Roan district. Bond buyers who
' hold coupons have a chance to get one
| of these helmets when the'drawing takes
, place to-morrow night.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Columbia, Pa., May 21. Mrs.
; Mary E. Smith, widow of Captain
! Murtin H. Smith, who died in service
| during the Spanish-American War,,
announces the engagement of her
j daughter, Miss Gertrude E. Smith,
i to Nathaniel Hathaway,_ Jr., of Ger
! mantown.
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Young Ball Payer Hurt
in Collision on Field
Columbia, Pa., May 21.—William
Divit, a young electrical worker, was
rendered unconscious and suffered
concussion of the brain by being run
into by another young man in a ball
game last evening, both having run
to catch a fly which had been batted
to the Held. Divit also sustained se
vere cuts about his lips and was
taken to the Columbia Hospital,,
where he laid for several hours be
fore being restored. The other hoy
was cut in the eye and fainted when
he collided with his companion.
MISSION SOCIETY FORMED
Dauphin. Pa., May 21.—Mrs. J. A.
Eaton, representing the Philadel
phia Methodist Episcopal Conference
Woman's Home Missionary Society
made an address on Sunday evening
jat the Heckton Methodist Episco
[ pal Church. Special music was rcn-
Idered hy the Misses Lillian Straw
land Morrow and Mrs. Miller. Se
| lections were also rendered by the
j choir. A Woman's Homo Missionary
Society was organized with eighteen
members and the following officers:
President, Miss Harrie Adams; cor
responding secretary, Miss Margaret
Reams', treasurer, Mrs. C. H. Fitting;
first vice-president, Mrs. A. C.
Roudy; recording secretary, Mrs. B.
R. Barnhart.
REFORMED CLASSIS MEETS
Gettysburg, Pa., May 21.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting of
the Gettysburg Classes of the Reformed
Church is being held in St. John's Re
formed Church at McKnightstown. about
six miles from here, and the business
j of the "Great Forward Movement" now
I being launched by the Reformed Church
I will occupy a good part of the time of
the persons in attendance.
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C. S. Gelsinger Paxtang Harrisburg. James F. Roddy West Fairview.
B. F. Hoffman Garage, 7th & Camp St. ' West Shore Garage Wormleysburg.
Keystone Sales Co. lershey Garage Hershey.
Geo. W. Myers. C. B. Care Linglestown.
Rex Garage & Supply Co. C. W. Fox Piketown.
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Work of Tearing Down
Camp Colt Is Delayed
Gettysburg, Pa.. May 21.
Work of tearing down Camp Colt,
which was to have started yesterday,
has been delayed. It Is necessary that
all material sold, lumber in the build
ings, pipes, conduits and other equip
ment must be checked up and the fig
ures sent to the War Department, and
it 1s this work that has not been com
pleted and is holding up the real work
of tearing down. It is expected that
work will begin next and it will
take at least three months to remove
all the materials from the ground and
restore the place to its pre-war condi
tion. Rowis Brothers, of Hock Island,
Illinois, the purchasers of the camp,
admit their proposition with Camp Colt
to be a lssing one. Their bid of SIB,OOO
was $12,000 above the next highest bid.
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