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NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
DEAD ON BALCONY
SEVERAL DAYS
Neighbors Discover Body of
David Weigcrt at His
Home at Paradise
Wellsville, Pa., June 2.—Daniel
Weigert, 68 years old, a blacksmith,
was found dead on the floor of the
balcony at his home in Paradise
township on Friday afternoon. It is
believed that the body had lain there
for several days.
A neighbor passed the house a
day previous and saw the man lying
on the balcony, but, thinking he was
sleeping, gave It no further atten
tion. The body remained there the
following day, when an investigation
was made by neighbors. Mr. Weig
ert had lived alone. Owing to the
condition of the body, immediate
burial had to be made. Death is
believed to have been due to heart
trouble or paralysis.
Suburban Notes
ANN V 11,1,10
Mrs. Mary Bachman and family
and Miss Sarah Bachman motored to
Hershey on Friday, where they spent
the day.
Miss Verna Hess, of Lebanon Val
ley College, is the guest of Miss Ethel
Lehman at Hummelstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Davics,
of Harrisburg, were recent visitors
in town.
C. M. Coover made a trip to Phila
delphia last week.
Misses Lena Angel and Ida Trout
hiked to Mt. Gretna on Friday.
C. E. Shenk and family spent
Memorial Day at Hershey.
Miss Blanche Musser, of Toe. is
the guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Shope.
Mrs. G. J. Hummer and children
Florence. John and Wayne, of near j
Linglestown, spent Thursday in Ann-:
vitle. _ !
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kreider, Sr..
of Sheridan avenue, are spending a .
short vacation in the Pocono moun-1
tains.
Miss Maude Brandt, a trained
nurse of Philadelphia, spent several
days in town with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Brandt.
John A. Shenk. of Hummelstown,
was a visitor in town on Monday
BLAIN
J. B. Shreffler and Raymond Shef
fler. of Palmyra, and Mr. and Mrs.
O. G. Zcigler. of Lykens, spent Me
morial Day here.
Mr. and Mrs, J. F. Shannon, of
Middletown. and son. Private John
Miles Shannon, are isiting rela
tives. Voung Shannon was in
France in the Eighty-second Di
vision, Enginers, and returned re
cently, receiving his discharge at
Camp Dix, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morrow, of
Harrisburg. are the guests of the
former's sister, Mrs. F. A. Kern.
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Stokes and
Professor and Mrs. B. H. Rhine
smith visited friends in Harrisburg.
Loy Shumaker. of Philadelphia, |
came' Fridav to visit his home here. |
Miss Edith Miller and Miss Olive
Miller, of Highspire. are visiting |
their brother, Bruce Miller.
Mr, and Mrs. James Bernhisel. |
of Harrisburg. visited friends here j
the weekend.
MERtERSBIRG
George Lininger, of Greencastle, ;
spent Memorial Day with his brother, j
Undertaker Daniel L. Lininger. I
Charles Zentmyer and Geroge Rob
inson spent Saturday at Hagerstown,
Md.
Private Charles Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stover Smith, has arrived
ihome.
Mrs. Ray Neiman. of Germantown.
is visiting her parents here.
Dr. W. M. Besore has returned |
from a trip to Chicago, 111., where he
met his wife and accompanied her to
Mercersburg, where they are visit
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man B. Hege.
Mrs. Clarence M. Trayer of Harris
burg, is visiting her parents here.
Miss Alice Bush, pent Saturday in
Hagerstown, Md.
Joseph Hege and Howard Miller, |
of Shippensburg State Normal School, ;
are spending the weekend with their |
parents here.
Mrs. John D. West, of Maplewood, ;
N. J„ is visiting her parents. Dr. and 1
Mrs. William H. Fallon.
Mike Wilson and family of Phila
delphia, are vNiting Mr. Wilson's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Calvin Wil
son.
Louis A. Irwin and family, of Har
risburg. are visiting Mrs. Irwin's pa
rents. Dr. and Mrs. D. F. Unger.
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MONDAY EVENING.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY ITEMS
IRVING COLLEGE
DEGREES GIVEN
Dr. George Edward Reed De
livers Baccalaureate Ser
mon to Graduates
Mechaniesburg, Pa., June 2. —Yes-
terday morning George Edward Reed,
D. D., L. L. D., delivered the baccalau
reate sermon before the graduating
class of Irving College and Music Con
servatory in Columbian Hall, which
was filled with a large audience. To
give people the opportunity of attend
ing the service many of the local
churches were closed. In the evening
the annual address to the College A. W.
C. A. was given by the Rev. Dr. Aberly,
a missionary recently returned from
India. At 8 o'clock this evening the
grand concert will be held. Other
events for the week include: Alumnae
exercises to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock, annual meeting of the board
of trustees at 3 o'clock in the after
noon and the president's reception at 8
o'clock in the evening, and th esixty
third annual commencement on Wed
nesday morning, June 4, at 10 o clock.
Following are the names of the young
women to be graduated this year and
the degrees conferred :
Secretaryship Emma Elizabeth
Rauck Ressler. of Lancaster; Lola Al
thouse Zendt. of Souderton.
Home economics Helen Grace
Fisher, of Quarryville; Anna Brown
Harnish. Emma E. R. Ressler. of I.an
-1 caster; Mildred Anna Louise May, Bor
otha Evelyn Shawkey, of Pittsburgh;
Leola Elizabeth Meeder. of Zelienople:
Dclma Elizabeth Younkins. of Butler.
School drawing Grace Josephine
Campbell, of Mechaniesburg.
Piano diploma Pauline B. Cress
man. of Allentown.
Mus. B. Degree .piano Elsie Re
becca Braught. of Carlisle.
Degree of A. B.* Mabel Florence
Grunder, of Paxtang; Dorothy Henriet
ta Miller, of Newville: Bertha May
Senft. of Littlestown ; Ethel Elizabeth
Slyder, Milded Kathryn Spangler and
Ethel May Wister. of Mechaniesburg.
BIBLE CLASS OUTING
Mocha niesbiirg, Pa., June 2.
The Ladies' Bible class of Trindle
Springs Lutheran Sunday School,
taught by Mrs. S. B. Uuber. held its
annual outing on Ascension Day at the
home of their assistant teacher, David
Beelman. near Shepherdstown. About
70 members of the class and their
friends enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.
and Mrs. Beelman. During the fore
noon a program was rendered, consist
ing of devotions and music. Dinner
was served on the lawn. Several con
tests were held and the art exhibit was
won by the Rev. and Mrs. Apple. Mrs.
Leren won in the memory test. Suit
able prizes were awarded the winners.
CUMBERLAND BEHIND QUOTA
Carlisle, Pa.. June 2. Partially
complete totals of the Salvation
Army drive show Cumberland countv
slightly behind the quota of SIO,OOO
set. Carlisle has not quite contributed
the $4,500 asked. Workers are busy
however, and hope to pass the total
by the time that the final reports are
made up. Penn township with in
oversubscription of 140 per c;nt. is
among the leaders.
HUMMELSTOWN
Mrs. Elizabeth Schaeffer and son.
Edward Schaeffer. returned home
on Friday front Tacoma, Wash.,
where I they spent the winter with
Mrs. Schaeffer's son. Dr. Ralph
Schaeffer.
Abner Demmy and family, of Car
lisle, are spending the week with
Mrs. Demmy's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Deimler.
Joseph Rhoads, of Harrisburg,
spent yesterday at the home of C.
H. Miller.
William Coppenhaver, of Philadel-i
phia, spent several days with John
P. Bordner.
Mr. and Airs. William Ludwig
spent yesterday at Palmyra, the
guests of Mr. and ;irs. Earl Hetrich. l
Mrs. Harry Cassel and son, Clair
Cassel, and Mrs. Mary Deimler spent
yesterday at Linglestown, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder.
Mrs. Nile Crist returned home
yesterday after spending several
days at Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Althouse, of
Harrisburg, spent yesterday wtih
John kXlreenawalt and sister. Miss
Mary Greenawalt.
Dr. Irvin Ruff and Frank Brant
ner spent yesterday at Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kripps and Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Steager. of Middle
town, were entertained yesterday by
i Mr. and Mrs. John Ebersole.
$5,000 DAMAGES
FOR BROKEN LEG
Carlisle Railroader Brings
Suit Against Restaurant
Keeper For Injuries
Carlisle, Pa., June 2.—Edward I.
Hurley, a railroad employe, has filed
a suit for $5,000 damages against
William Lins, a , local restaurant
owner. The plaintiff claims that on
March 1, Lin assaulted him in the
pavement in front of the restaurant,
knocking him to the ground and
breaking his right leg at the enkle
and at the knee. The attack was
without provocation. It is alleged. A
hospital bill of $43 and a surgeon's
bill of S4O are asked in addition to
the damage amount.
Beautiful May Day Fete
by Irving College Girls
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MISS HENRIETTA MILLER
Mechnnlcsbarg, Pa., June 2.—Sun
shiny weather and blue skies
brought out the flowers at Irving
College on Saturday afternoon in the
annual May Day Fete, when the
students blossomed out in roles of a
variety of spring blossoms. For two
successive weeks the festivities had
to be postponed on account of rain,
but on Saturday, the weather wa
ideal.
With Miss Henrietta Miller, ct
Newville, as Queen of May; Miss
Pauline Cressman, maid of honor;
Miss Elsie Braught, Miss Mabel
Grunden, Miss Mildred Spangler and
Miss Ethel Witer, attendants, and
students, the processional moved Its
way to the west campus, where the
ceremonies were staged. With the
pretty girls, and masses of flowers,
the entire affair formed an attractive,
picture. The crowning of the queen
and presentaUons were as follows:
Crowning o"f queen, Miss Bertha
Senft; presentations of scepter. Miss
Sarah Koch; presentation of orb.
Miss Ruth Miller; presentation of
ring, Miss Ruth Ebelke; presenta
tion of scroll, Miss Elizabeth Slyder.
Then followed the beautiful
dances and two sketches, in this or
der:
Dance—Swedish Schottische, Misses
Bryson, SchS'itz, Shawkey, Harnish,
Malakoff, Keller, Englehart, Young.
Coulston. *
Sketch—"The Pierrot of the Min
ute," Pierrot, Miss Lola Zendt; the
lady. Miss Beatrice Hansel!; dancers.
Misses Stiles, Gottshall, Cathcart,
Romberger, Lesher, Miller.
Song, senior class.
Dance, Sailor's Hornpipe, Miss Hel
en Bowman.
Sketch—"Pierrot at Home," Pier
rot, Miss Gregg Darrow; Pierrette.
Miss Viola Schadd; the old man, Miss
Helen HeiL
May Pole Dance
In all the dances, were
marvels of grace, the entire effect
being most artistic: This program
was given under the direction of
Miss Mildren L. Little, of the faculty,
with Miss Agnes Guckeberg at the
piano and violin obligato by Miss
Dorothy Lenhart.
RAILROAD VICTIM HURIKD
Cliambcrsburg, Pa., 'June 2.—Fu
neral services of Clarence J. Alther,
Cumberland Valley Railroad who
was killed in the Rutherford yards
of the Philadelphia and Readiivg
railroad on Thursday, were held at
his home here yesterday afternoon.
The Railroad Brotherhood, of which
the deceased railroader was a mem
ber, had charge of the services both
at the home and at the cemetery.
Alther is survived by his mother,
who lives in Martinsburg, W. Va.,
and several brothers and sisters, be
sides his wife and four small chil
dren living here.
CAPTAIN SKINNER HOME
Chambersburg, Pa., June 2.
Word has been received here of the
arrival at Newport News, Virginia,
of Captain- Parker R. Skinner, who
was with the Three Hundred and
Fourth Ammunition Train in France
and who won his promotion from
first lieutenant to captain for gallan
try on the battlefield. Captain- Skin
ner, before entering the Army, was
an instructor at the Soldiers' Or
phans' Industrial School at Scot
land, near here.
WILL ESTABLISH BUS LINE
Waynesboro, Pa., Junh 2. No
tice has been given that S. A. Zent
myer and Edgar P. Win-e, under the
partnership name of Z. & W. Motor
Transportation Line, have made ap
plication to the Service Commission
for a certificate of public conveni
ence for the right and privilege to
operate autos or auto busses as com
mon carriers between Waynesboro
and Chambersburg.
DIPLOMAS AT QUINCY SCHOOL
Waynesboro, Pa., June 2. Com
mencement exercises and the grant
ing of diplomas to the graduating
class of the Quincy High school,
were held Thursday evening in the
Quincy United Brethren Church. The
graduates were: Fanirie B. Good,
Helen Patterson. Maude Shaffer,
John High and Alfred Stlne. The
address to the class was deliverf-d
by Dr. C. H. Gordlnler, and his sub
ject was "The Four-leaf Clover."
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HAIUUSBURG TELEGRXPH
CARLISLE BOYS
AT FOREST HILLS
Returned Soldiers of 28th Di
vision Entertained by John
Lindner at Forest Hills
Carlisle, Pa., June 2. — Returned
soldiers, serving with Company G,
One Hundred and Twelfth Infantrv,
and Company F, One Hundred and
Third Ammunition Train were enter
tained Saturday afternoon at Forest
Hills, the country place of John Bin
der, a local shoe manufacturer. The
men were taken to the place in au
tomobiles, were served with lunch
eon and various amusements were
provided.
Arrangements have also been made
for 50 soldiers at a time from the
United States Army General Hos
pital here to camp at Forest Hills.
ALUMNI OFFICERS ELECTED
Meclumio.sburg, Pa., June 2.
At a business session of the Median Ics
hurg High School Alumni Association
these officials were chosen for the en
suing year: President. Lloyd Ulrich;
vice-president, Frederick Wilson; sec
retary. Miss Edna Porter; treasurer;
Miss Lulu Coover; executive commit
tee, Miss Helen Bentz, Miss Vera Sei
dle, Miss Rose Bowman. Robert Rerk
heimer. Miss Annie Eberly, Miss Helen
Keller. Miss Edith Spring. Mark Ul
rich. Edward Thomas. Mrs. Reilly
Shope. M. E. Anderson and Mrs.
Thomas Guinivan.
HOME FROM FRANCE
Mcclumicfiburjc, Pa., June 2.
Edward Cromleigh, of the Three Hun
dred fourteenth Infantry. Headquar
ters Company. Seventy-ninth Division,
arrived at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Cromleigh. North
Market street, on Saturday morning.
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Married Man and Young
French Woman Drowned
Hagerstown, Md., June 2.—After
dragging the Antietam Creek, two
miles from here, nearly all night a
searching party, headed by Sheriff
.Samuel Starliper found the bodies of
Miss Julienne Laroehe, a young
'Frenchwoman, aged 25 and W. L.
[Cox, a conductor on the Norfilk ar.-d
Western, who had been miss
[ing since Memorial Day evening,
| when their overturned canoe was
found along the bank. Cox and the
woman left Woodley Park about 7
I o'clock and had gone up the stream
'about two miles when, it is supposed,
,the canoe was accidentally capsized.
Cox was aged about 45 years and
i was married. He is survived by his
I wife and a child. It Is said Cox told
[ his wife he was going ennoeing and
[that they quarreled. Miss Laroche
was from Paris and came to this
countiy six years ago. She had
: been employed in the household of
| Mrs. W. P. Miller. She had three
brothers in the French army, one be
ing killed during the late war. Her
mother lives near Paris. She was
an intensely patriotic Frenchwoman
and during the war sent monthly
remittances to her mother.
PENNA. COUPLES WED
Hagerstown, Md., June 2.
Couples from Pennsylvania were
granted licenses here and married
by local pastors as follows:
John Mnsterston, Harrisburg, and
Edna Wingert, Rockville.
Jonathan M. Ross, Harrisburg,
ar.-d Matilda O. Neal, Coolcastle.
William I. Hoar and Matilda
Baumgardner, both of Milroy.
J. H. Fernbaugh and Carrie Bov
rick, both of Carlisle.
GKXSLER-BAKEH WEDDING
Waynesboro. Pa., June 2.—ln the
presence of only the immediate
families and close friends of the con
tracting parties, a pretty home
wedding was solemnized at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Baker,
wherr their daughter. Miss Ruth
Baker, became the bride of Joseph
Oonsler, who has been agent for the
Grand Union Tea Company here' for
the past two years. The Rev. J. M.
Francis of the Lutheran Church,
performed the ceremony.
Many Friends Surprised
Mrs. Myers on Birthday
Good Hope, Pa., June 2.—A sur
prise was sprung upsn Mrs. John
E. Myers, of Good Hope, on Wed
nesday evening, when her friends
gathered at her home. For some
time Mrs. Myers could not realize
what it all was about, but soon after
collecting her thoughts she enter
tained her friends and the evening
passed only too quickly. Music and
games were enjoyed by the young
people. One of the features of the
evening was the handsome birthday
cake which was made and presented
[by Mrs. Weln Epply. A buffet
i luncheon was served. Among those
[ present were: Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
! Shumberger, Mr. and Mrs. A. U.
| Shuman, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Swartz,
; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Tilden Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Rholand, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. William
Huntzberger, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. AValter Shum
berger, Mr. and Mrs. William Shum
bergcr, Mr. and Mrs. Frank AVevo
dan, Mr. and Mrs. Weir Eppley, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Goodyear, Mr. and
Mrs. John Shumberger, Mr,, and
Mrs. George Swigert, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sliumberger, Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Myers, Mrs. John Davis,
Mrs. John Rife, Mrs. Harry Aungst,
Mrs. John Ebersole, Miss Nancy
Iluntsbcrger, Miriam Swartz, Elsie
Shumberger, Ruth Shumberger,
Edith Feihl, Rlanche Adams, Marion
Rife, Elizabeth Rife, Freda Myers,
Adam Shuman, Mabel Huntsberger,
Mary Smith, Violet Waren, Frances
Shumberger, Fay Shuman, Mildred
Swigert, Violet Huntsberger, Fay
Wevodan, Ida Shumberger, Dorothy
Rholand, Evora Rholand, Evelyn
Rholand. Clarence Walters. William
Baum, Clyde Adams, Robert Roth,
Edward Smyser, Clyde Smyser, Mur
ry Shuman, Robert Shuman, Paul
Ebersole, George Shope, Melvin
Aungst, Glen Shumberger, Warren
Wevodan, Kevin Wevodan, Herbert
Wevodan. Lee Wevodan, Ralph
Eagle, George Eagle, Jacob Eagle,
John Eagle. Sylvester Eagle, Wil
rnot Shumberger, Nevin Swigert,
Wayne Swigert, Robert Eppley, Fos
ter Shuman and Clyde Shuman.
JUNE 2, 1919.
PROGRAM FROM ANNIVERSARY
HummclKtowii, June 2.—The fol
lowing program will be rendered at
the fourth anniversary of the Home
Department of Zion Lutheran Sun
day school at the parish house on
Thursday evening, June 5, at 7.45.
Music, orchestra; hymn, audience;
devotional services, the Rev. Her
bert S. Games; address of welcome,
E. Z. Etter; duet, Mrs. Jacob R.
Martz and Philip R. Deimler; "Our
Record For the Year," C. P. Haehn
len; piano solo, Miss Katherlne Con
rad; home department song. Miss
Frances Light; recitation. Miss Ger
trude Cassel: hymn, audience; "Our
Main School," Samuel B. Zerfoss;
music, orchestra; address, the Rev.
J. H. Keller; hymn, audience; social
hour, Paul Strlckler toastmaster.
SERMON TO CLASS
Gettysburg, Pa., June 2.—Com
mencement exercises of the Gettys
burg High school began last even
ing with the baccalaureate sermon
being preached to the senior class
by the Rev. Frank H. Brunstetter,
pastor of the Methodist Church.
Headed by the board of directors
and the faculty of the school the
thirty-two young people marched
into the church to seats reserved
for, them. The special musical num
bers for the service were "The Sun
set Glories of the West," by J.
1 Lincoln Hall, rendered by the choir,
i and a selection by the Gettysburg
College quartet.
PARTY FOR BLAIN SCHOOL
Blain, Pa., June 2. —On Thursday
evening Mr. and Mrs. George An
derson entertained at supper nt
their home. Professor and Mrs.
Newton G. Kerstettor and daughter,
Arlene Kerstetter; Professor and
Mrs. William C. Koons, Miss Mar
garet E. Riegal, Mr. and Mrs. Clark
Anderson and baby, Helen Arlene
Anderson, after which a party was
held for the entire Blain vocational
school, of which their daughters,
Misses Mabel and Jane Anderson,
are students. The evening was pleas
antly spent in playing games and
music. Refershments were served.
To keep poited on Jets Wil
lard's chances you should read
his "Own Story" in "The Phila
delphia Press" every day.
BISHOP-HEILMAV WEUDING
Marietta, Pa., June 2.—Miss Em
ma Heilman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Heilman of near Mari
etta, was married yesterday to Paul
D. Bishop, of Elizabethtown. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. B. M. Boyer, pastor of Christ
church, Elizabethtown.
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