2 News Happenings of One Day in Central Pennsylvania Towns SHOPMEN DEMAND INCREASED WAGE Western Maryland Employes at Hagcrstown Insist on Higher Scale Hagcrstown, Md., Aug. I.—Sev eral hundred shopmen of the West ern Maryland Railway yesterday threatened to strike on Friday morning if their demands for an increase in wages are not granted. The men ask an increase that averages ten cents an hour in the various departments and declare that they cannot exist under pres ent conditions. The officials of the road are apparently as strong in their stand and declare that the many increases already granted the men make them earners now of sufficient wages. With Hagerstown's principal in dustry lying in the railroads situat ed here the strike will have a vital import to all of the local affairs. The city still remembers the strike of two years ago when the shop men battled for over a month in an effort to get the upper hand. Pickets were established about the shops at that time. Brotherhood Outing at Sunbury Great Success Sunbury, Aug. 1. The annual outing of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Engineers at Rolling Green Park yesterday was a big success. Two fine meals were served by the ladies and over five hundred persons enjoyed the feast. During the after noon various foot races and athletic contests were held and everybody had a most delightful time. In the evening many of the picknickers took in the show at the park thea ter. Burglar Is Chased to Rool-Top by Officers Milton, Aug. 1. Detected in Schreyer's department store by the police a burglar was chased to the roof by the officers, who followed in hot pursuit. After crossing several adjoining roofs the man made good his escape. He evidently was dis covered soon after entering the store, as nothing was found miss ing the following morning. He en tered the store through an open window. Farmer Is Badly Hurt When Belt Strikes Him Hallnin, Pa., Aug. I.—Daniel Kalt reider, 52 years old, a farmer of L< wer Windsor township, was ser icusly injured on Wednesday, being struck on the head by the belt of a threshing rig, the belt slipping off the pulley. He was rendered un conscious, and his face and neck was battered to almost a pulp. The ears, nose, cheeks, jaw and shoulders were badly bruised and lacerated. FRACTURES ARM IN FALL Wellsville, Pa., Aug. I.—Falling on a bucket yesterday afternoon, when she toppled backward from a chair, while cleaning a window in the Methodist church, Mrs. Jacob Wolf sustained a dislocation of the right wrist and fractured the fore arm. 6 Bell an Si Sure Relief 88-o " V HOTEL BUILDING I HOT GILBERT f a sen DISTRIBUTORS -1 20th Century 1 i Coolers ! ! p ;; y j] : I THE BEST BOTTLE j;i ' COOLER FOR OFFICE 111 AND FACTORY. EXTRA BOTTLES. j|' 400 S. SECOND ST. HARQiHiLL I SUPPLIES | 1 ------ FRIDAY EVENING, NEWS GLEANINGS IN THE SMALLER TOWNS Happenings in the Daily Life of Folks Who Live Outside the Larger Cities and Boroughs of Central Pennsyl vania; What People Are Doing in Country Places Boy Scouts of Elizabethtown will hold a festival on the lawn at the Friendship Fire Company, that bor ough, on Saturday evening, Aug. 9. The Rev. Frank Cromar, -pastor of Christ Lutheran church, Elizabeth town, is spending liis vacation with relatives and friends in Montgomery county. He Is accompanied by his wife and daughter. The several Sunday schools of Mt. Joy and vicinity held their annual picnic at Hershey Park. The Sunday schools of Elizabethtown will hold their annual picnic on next Wednes day at the same place. A fake sewing machine repairman is said to be operating in Perry county. His method is to carry broken parts with him. ask to see a machine and carefully substitute a bad piece for a good one. Then lie collects for "fixing the machine." Many housewives have been taken In. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning at Blain for lit tle Wm. S. Shope, who met his death accidentally on Monday afternoon. The Rev. Edward V. Strasbaugh, Reformed minister of Blain. con ducted the services at the home of the deceased. The child was six years old. Adams county has a sailor boy on President Wilson's yacht, "The May- Hower." First Class Petty Officer Harry Singley spent six years in the United States Navy, serving on dif ferent vessels, out is now assigned to the President's yacht. He is now spending a fifteen day furlough at his home near Gettysburg. A series of open air preaching services will be held in James L. Weibley's Grove on the ridge, near Andersonburg; beginning on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and continu ing each evening during the week. The services are being held by the Church of God. Services will be in BIG STEEL PLANT TO BE BUSY SOON Foundry at Burnham Receives Orders; Silk Mill on Full Time Lcwistown, Pa., Aug. I.—At the large Standard Steel works at Burn ham, near here, which has only been working part time in many departments for several months, there is evidence that work will be resumed in every department in a short time. The steel foundry has received orders and a big order for wheels has been booked in another department. Prospects are com mencing to look good at this big plant that employs about 5,000 men when running full. The Silk Mill hero has many orders and is working full time. Thompson's knitting mills are work ing. The new automobile works of Moller Brothers is ready to build cars. A firm in New York will take all of output, about 10 or 12 cars a day. This firm will build a car to retail at about $l,OOO. Shreffler's concrete block plant soon will be running and the Belmont Motors Corporation expects soon to be in operation. The ax factories are busy. LITTLE LINES FROM NEARBY | lokeshcrg—The lekesburg Sunday school picnic will be held in Simon ton's Grove on Saturday. The lekes burg band will furnish music, j New Market Fire of unknown origin destroyed the ice house on the Baron Bestick farm, some time I early Tuesday morning. ! WellMvillc—The Kiwanis club, of | York, held its monthly outing yes- I terday at the Picketts. Fifty mem j bers of the club participated. I Shirrniunxtown —Mrs. Robert Wentz i was hostess for the Ladies Organiz !ed Bible Class number four of the J Church of God. at her residence on Wednesday. ' New Freedom Record breaking ; shipments of onions are being made from the lower end of the county ;to eastern markets. An average of ; from three to four carloads are be i ing shipped daily. New Hloomflcld The annual Hench, Dromogold, Hartman, Rice, Ickes reunion, one of the biggest af fairs of its kind of the year in Perry county, will be held at Groft's Woods ; August 7. | Mifflin town C. E. Kauffman, ! County Superintendent of Schools, : has announced examinations for teachers' professional and provisional certificates, will be held on August i s and 9. nullum That her husband at temped to kill her with a pitchfork iis the claim made by Mrs. Moses ! Olewiler, of Lower Windsor town ship, and she has brought suit before I a York alderman New Uloninlleld Perry county | constables will meet in the court i;ouse on Monday at ten o'clock to j ■ I ■■ ■' Uj For The Best In Corn Flakes, says (ffio&fy, ask | the grocer for POST charge of Mary J. Helpingstine, of Philadelphia. Members of the Patriotic Order of America are busy arranging for their big day at Liverpool on September 13. when the ordei s of Perry and adjacent counties will celebrate their annual county convention. In con nection with the convention Liver pool will welcome home its return ed soldiers the same day. The entire day's program is to be brim full of dClli'S. The thirteenth annual Lutheran Summer Assembly began its sessions to-day at the Gettysburg Theologi cal Seminary. Every room in the dormitory of the seminary has been engaged by out-of-town guests, a number, of them arrived yesterday to bo on hand for the opening ses sion. The sessions which will con tinue for a week will be held during the mornings with the afternoons devoted to recreation and rest. The sunset devotional period and the story -.eltitir hour will again be prominent features cf the program. An exceptionally sf.uig corps of in structors have bom secured to con duct the classes al this yen's As sembly. With seventy persons in attendance the first annual reunion of the Gleim family of Cumberland County was held at beautiful Boiling Springs Park on Thursday afternoon. There was no fixed program for the day. Tiie Gleim family, which is descended from Michael Gleim. is one of the oldest in the county. With one or two exceptions the members of the family reside between Harrisburg and Centerville, in Penn township, Cumberland County. Those who travelled the greatest distance to at tend the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. William Gleim. and daughter. Anetta, of Arlington, lowa. The oldest per sons in attendance was Mrs. Levi Guttshall, one of the well known residents of Boiling Springs. Little George Fulton, one year old. was the youngest member at the reunion. HUNDREDS VISIT CHURCH RETREAT Lewisburg Holds Many United Evangelical People at Third Anniversary Today Lewisburg, Aug. I.—Hundreds of members of the United Evangelical denomination In this section are at tending the exercises at the third anniversary of the United Evan gelical home here. Although only three years old, the Institution has completed a $40,000 building, con taining many memorial rooms, the gifts of patrons in the State. Ground was broken for the orphans' build ing to-day. The Rev. W. E. Detweiler, former pastor of the Danville church, who has retired after 50 years' service in the ministry, has built a beauti ful residence on the grounds of the home, where he and his wife will spend their declining days. The residence will become the property of the home after their death. INSECT RITES HOY Now Cumberland, Aug. 1. Boyd, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lantz, has an infected hand, caused by the bite of an insect. learn the provisions of the bill re cently enacted by the Legislature, by which some of their duties are changed. Newport J. C. F. Stephens, of Newport, has been named district manager for the Mutual Life Insur ance Company in Perry county. He succeeds E. C. Diie, formerly of Landisburg, now in charge of Cumb erland county. Loyavllle Republican voters of Sandy Hill will meet this evening for the purpose of naming candi dates. Republican voters of Carroll township will meet in Shermansdale on Saturday evening while Republi cans of Centre township will meet on the same evening. York —Worley J. Neff, a member of the Board of County Commis sioners, who is a candidate on the i Republican ticket for the nomina tion as County Treasurer, has been forced from the ticket by the act of ' assembly in 1841, which forbids of fice holders to seek another office. New llloomficlil —Elmer Crura, of Carroll township, charged with the larceny of money and valuables from the farm of Harry Burmeister, Syracuse, 111., is lodged in Perry county jail. Crum is said to have moved eastward immediately after the robbery. He denies the charge. Lewistown's Fire Chief After Co. Treasurership Lcwistown, Pa., Aug. 1. Tom Johnson, well known citizen, shoe dealer and chief of Lewistown's fire department, is out as a candidate for nomination as county treasurer on the Republican ticket. Johnson is one of the best known young busi j ness men of the county. M. Luther McClintic, a cripple from early youth, is out for county commissioner on the Republican i ticket. Ho is one of the live wires • of the town. FATHER OF 14 DIES Mount Wolf, Pa., Aug. I.—James McFatrldge, foreman at the plant of the Union Stone quarry, died Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, of cancer. He waß 65 years old. I Mr. McFatridge came here some time ago from Marietta. He leaves 14 children. SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL PICNIC Dauphin, Pa., Aug. I.—The Clark's Valley Evangelical Sunday school will hold Its annual picnic on Sat urday at Bayard's Grove. Ad- I dresses will be made by Prof. W. It. Zimmerman, of Harrisburg, and Harvey E. Knupp, of Duuphin. [Other State News on Page 5.J HA3IRIBBURG TELEGKXPB IS-YEAR-OLD BRIDE TAKES HER LIFE j liagerstown, Md., Aug. 1. Because her husband did not re turn home to her, Mrs. May j Popplewell, 15 years old. commit- I ted suicide at her home near . Brunswick. She was married last June shortly before Popplewell joined the army. He was sta tioned at Fort Mcllenry near Baltimore, where his wife called him on the phone, asking him to come to her. He told her he could not come at the time and dismissed as meaning nothing her threat that she would kill herself. Shortly after the phone call, she was found dead with the bullet front a 32-ealiber revolver in her left breast. BLAINCROWDED ON ITS HOLIDAY Baseball Game, Band Concert and Festival Takes Up Time of Perry Town blain. Pa.. Aug. 1. Blain was crowded with people on Wednesday evening who came to attend the fes tivities of the evening. The town was parked with automobiles from one end to the other. At six o'clock a game of ball was played on the Athletic field between Newport and Blain teams, resulting in a victory for Blain by the score of 7 to 4. Battery for Newport was Manning and Kearns and for Blain, Gibson and Hall. From 8.30 till 10.30 o'clock a fine open air concert was given by the Citizens' hand of Newport. A collec tion of $45 was presented to the band. An ice cream and cake festival was held on the Reformed Church lawn during the evening and sold out of a large supply of material, and the restaurant and confectioners did a large business. MULE'S KICK BREAKS NOSE AVcllsvillo, Pa., Aug. I.—Kicked in the face by a young mule, Charles, three-year-old son of Charles Aikens of near this place, had his nose broken and was rendered unconscious by the blow. ■ . Where Particular People Go There is something about the MANHATTAN RESTAURANT that appeals to people of al! classes. Some prefer a large menu, others the ordinary; while there are some that like a good variety of Sea Food and during the Hot weather there are those to whom cold dishes arc particularly appe . tizing. You can always get just what you warrt at the Manhattan, because we cater to particular people. The Manhattan Restaurant Always The ITome of Good Seafood Always Open 317 MARKET STREET Fresh Watch the Little Pimples; They are Nature's Warning Unsightly and Disfiguring Sig nals of Bad Blood Don't close your eyes to the warn ing which nature gives, when un sightly pimples appear on your face and other parts of the body. Not only are these pimples and splotches disfiguring, but they lead serious skin diseases that spread and cause the most discomforting irritation and pain. Sometimes they j foretell Eczema, boils, blisters, scaly eruptions and other annoyances that burn like flames of fire, and make you feel that your skin is ablaze. When these symptoms appear on any part of the body, take prompt Hundreds of Druggists Big Are Selling IfBlTBllfl Thousands of People Hifl Ep%n Are Using Get A Box To-day. State If You Want Tablet or Powder Form. For Sale Everywhere. [yUcßg' Is The Guaranteed Stomach Sold In Harrlsburg by Croll Keller, the druggist and the Kennedy I Drug Co. John N. Willys President of the Willys-Over land Company, manufacturer of the Overland Automobile, denies that he or any of the Com panies which he controls are or ever have been interested in the stock of the OVERLAND TIRE COMPANY or its business and affairs and that any of the prod ucts of said Overland Tire Com pany are being handled by or through the Willys - Overland Company or any of the interests controlled by him. GIVES SITE FOR CAMP TO SCOUTS Tyrone to Dedicate Farm in! Memory of Ensign Who Fell From Plane Tyrone, Aug. I.—Tyrone Boy Scouts are to have a permanent camping location, through the generosity of I D. B. Mingle, who has purchased a farm near Van Scoyoc, and will] dedicate it to the use of the five I troops of the Boy Scouts of Tyrone las a memorial to his son. Blair Mingle, a young ensign in the navy who lost his life at I'ensucola, Fla., when he dropped with his seaplune and was killed. Blair Mingle was one of the first end most ardent Boy Scouts In Ty rone and had entered the navy dur ing the war. While at practice with a seaplane at Pcnsacola, something j went wrong with the mechanism and the plane fell to the ground, killing j the young ensign. iGoes to Meet Husband Mustered Out of Service Mcclianirsburg, Pa., Aug. 1. Mrs. J. Weir Grisslnger, who has been staying with her father, John M. Underwood, left on Wednesday evening, accompanied by her brother-in-law, John Grissinger, of Philadelphia, for New York to meet her husband. Col. J. Weir Gris singer, who is expected soon to land there, after almost two years ab sence in France. FAlls From Barn Roof; in Hospital at Altoona Altoona. Aug. I.—-Henry Myers, aged 47, of the Blair county home near Hollidaysburg. is in the Al toona hospital in a critical condi tion as a result of a fall from a born roof at the institution yester day. The man's skull was frac tured. Mvers with a number of others was engaged in making repairs to the barn roof when in some manner the man lost his footing and fell to the ground below, a distance of some thirty feet. Ho alighted on ! his head and shoulders, his skull ! being badly fractured both at the j center and base of the head. He j has been unconscious since the time 'of the accident. steps to rid the blood of these dis orders. And the one remedy which has no equal as a purifier is S. S. S„ the purely vegetable blood medi cine, which has been on the market for more than fifty years. It is sold by druggists everywhere. If you aro afflicted with any form of skin disense, do not expect to be cured by lotions, ointments, salves and other local remedies, as they can not possibly reach the source of the trouble, which is in the blood. Begin taking S. S. S. to-day, and write a complete history of your case to our chief medical adviser who will give you special instruc tions, without charge. Write at once to Swift Specific Co., 260 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. TWICE ESCAPED GERMANS I Wrlghteavllle, Pa., Aug. I.—Private Guy Breckline, who hud been bold a j German prisoner for a period of 1 over five months, has arrived at his | home here, none the worse for his I experience. He served live and a j half months in the prison camp and i twice escaped his captors, although ! he was recaptured each time. He I was taken prisoner on July 15. when the Huns made their last offensive toward Paris. I n<iii,mh> | WBflllBll!!llll!!lllli!!lfl!!tti!lllHl[SMI!lBI!llll!lll!linil'lllilfJMIiillllllll!l!lf!ipi|fflilll||||^ 28-30-32 N. Third St. Extraordinary Reductions Saturday Seasonable Merchandise of the Highest Class ' At the Most Tempting Prices It is a well established fact that Schleisner's merchandise is desirable at all times. Our clean stocks afford a most excellent opportunity for saving money, especially when we make reduc tions on our regular lines. It is well to bear in mind that Schleisner merchandise is moderately priced, consequently the re ductions make the offers all the more attractive. The following list of specials will be on sale Saturday. About 75 Washable Skirts Former Prices Ranged up to $10.50 I Saturday, Choice, $4.75 In This we consider one of the biggest washable skirt of fers of the season. These skirts are all high class, are in the season's best models and are exceptionally well tailored. The materials are gabardine, tricotine and linen. In many cases savings run as much as half.We advise early selections as these.skirts will sell rapidly. 2 Dozen Smart Trimmed Hats Former Prices Ranged up to $8.50 Saturday, Choice, 98c This is a small lot of hats, but every hat is a good model The most desirable straws are represented. Every model is suitable to be worn now as well as later. These hats are really too good to sell at this price, but we wish to clean them up quickly. The colors are black, navy and other shades. Silk Camisoles Hosiery Special Extraordinary Value 75c Value $1.25 49c Pair We have a limited num- About 200 pairs of wom ber of washable satin and ens gjjk stockings in Crepe de Chine conusoles , . , to sell at this price Satur- whlte and a few colors wlll day. They are very dainty be placed on sale Saturday and well made and will s ver y j ow price. An certainly sell very rapidly ~ ~ . at this price. Early buying excellent quality of fiber is advised. silk and an unusual offer. Many New Blouses Attractively Priced A wide variety of themost Alluring Models One lot of voile One very special New white and organdie group of georgette French voile jf blouses with linen blouses, very stun- blouses, hand em .. , „ mng new models broidered models, collars and cuffs, . * h whit< , and some arc emird very smart models, tca roM Extra hand made. These ; p e to^oo c :speci" f°rt sl.49 $5.95 t: All Summer Merchandise Reduced B H There are many items throughout our store which are not advertised but which have been greatly reduced for a season end clearance. It will be interesting for you to inspect our lines and select from these low priced garments. K Many New Fall Dresses Have Arrived These are featured in serge, tricotine, satin, tricolette, mignonette, Paulette, georgette and charmeuse. They are H~ shown in exclusive models and indicate the fashion trend for the coming season. | $29.75 to $55.00 I Many of the new fall suits are here. ; —am mmmmmmmmmmJt AUGUST 1, 1919. | FISH FOR BERKS STREAMS j Reading, Aug. I.—Through the ef- I forts of W. L. Wunder, veteran | Beading fisherman. Representative I Cyrus K. Brendle, of Shillington, i procured 12 cans of bass from the I State hatcheries and had them shipp led here. The fish were planted in I the Tulpehocken Creek. Some were | also placed in the first Angelica dam, the Maidencreek and the Man | atawny. MILK DEALERS CII.IRGED Chninbersburg, Pa., Aug. I.—Al leging that they sold milk contain ing less than 3 1-4 per cent of but ter fat and less than 12 per cent of milk solids in violation of the State law, C. C. Linton, a State Health Department inspector, has preferred charges against Fred P. Beitsch and J. H. Frey, two retail milk dealers here. Frey was fined $25 and costs by Magistrate Van T. Haulman. Bietsch has not yet been arraigned, i
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