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e DAY'S NEWS IN CITIES AND TOWNS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA •
! INJURIES FATAL
I FORBRAKEMAN
Caught Between Cars and
Ribs Are Fractured, •
Puncturing Lung
Tyrone, Aug. 19. Joseph M.
Parker, a well known young man
of Tyrone, died it the Altoona hos
pital on Sunday evening of injuries
sustained while engaged in his
duties as brakeinan in the railroad
yards here.
Parker was a brakeman on the
shifting crew and was engaged in
coupling two cars together. the
coupling of one of the cars having
been broken. He was caught be
tween the two cars and three ribs
were fractured and his collarbone
was broken. The ends of the frac
tured ribs punctured the right lung.
Joseph Miller Parker resided at
1236 Woodland avenue and was the
son of Marion F. Parker, deceased,
and Jane M. Parker. He was bom
here October 13, 1592. On June 22,
1917, he was united in marriage with
Miss Hannah M. Helber, of Juniata,
who survives with a 16-month-old
son. The following brothers and sis
ters also survive: Mrs. George
Edgley, of Altoona; Mary Parker at
home; Charles Parker, of Altoona,
and Robert Tarker, of Tyrone.
Retired Pennsy Employe
Passes Away at. Sunbury
Sunbury, Pa., AUK. 19.—Albert C.
Rohrbach, Sr., well known retired
Pennsylvania railroad employe, is
dead here of a complication of dis
eases. He was a native of Cata
wissa, having been born at that
place on September - 7, 1553. He
moved to this city 33 years ago and
entered the service of the railroad
company on June 11, 1888. He was
in continuous service in the shop de
partment at Sunbury until it was
moved to the Northumberland car
shops. He worked as a carpenter,
car repairman, piece work inspec
tor, and at the time of his retire
ment on October 1, 1918, was a tool
room attendant at the Northumber
land car shops.
New Principal Chosen
For Enola High School
Enoln, Aug. 19.—Tuesday, Septem,
ber 2, is the day set for the opening
of the schools of Enola and East
Pennsboro township. The school au
thorities will enforce the law requir
ing pupils to be vaecinateo. There
have been several chlinges in the
teaching force of the district, es
pecially the high school faculty.
Paul A. Aller has been elected prin
cipal, succeeding Miss Helen Markell,
who formerly was supervisory prin
cipal of the district.
Attorney Seeks Place
on Republican Ticket
Sunbury, I'a., Aug. 19. Attorney
W. H. Engle has thrown his hat into
the ring for the office of Justice of
the Peace of Sunbury. A petition was
circulated yesterday to have his name
placed in the Republican primary bal
lot. Englc is a former councilman
from the First Ward, and was al
ways been a consistent Republican.
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TUESDAY EVENING,
Car Leaves Rails and
Crashes Into Bridge;
Paving Badly Broken
Lykens, PH., Aug. 19. —When the
engineer of the 6 o'clock train on
the Heading road lost control of his
engine on Saturday evening one of
tho purscnger cars left the rails and
crashed Into the bridge -which Sepa
rates Ijykens and Vollsh How, Con*
sldcrnble dainnge resulted,
brick paving was badly broken and
the cast side of the bridge badly
broken. Fortunately, there wero no
passengers In tho car that left the
track.
Harrisburg People Get
Licenses at Hagerstown
llngeratown, Md., Aug. 19s—Mar
riage licenses were issued here to
the following couples from Pennsyl
vania; Clayton 1. Smith, Duncannon.
and Pauline A. Patterson. Hnrrisburg:
Luther Chumpiain, Gettysburg, and
Bessie E. Arentz, Two Taverns; Rus
sell E. Zimmerman and Ida B. llans,
both of Harrlsburg; Bunsoll Osborne
and Mrs. Battle Hanslnger, Iteeds
ville; Ernest Wolf and Emma I. Free
man, if Lebanon; Miles Arthur Howe
and Ftose Moore, of Harrlsburg; Wal
ter D. Hess and Kstella M. Youse, of
Lebanon; -Russell L. Carlson and
Florence V. Ingram, of Hteelton;
Julius vt. Znkowskl and Lulu R. Lehr,
Harrlsburg; William IL Shearer and
Lena May Hoffman, Waynesboro.
"Toppy" Grove, Known
by Many Passes Out
Cliainbcreburg, Pa., Aug. 19.
William (J rove, long known as
-Toppy," and for many years mail
carrier and bus driver between this
place and St. Thomas, died at Jef
ferson hospital, Philadelphia, fol
lowing an operation. He was a
splendjd citizen. Until August 1.
on which date the route was aban
doned, he operated the star mall
route here and St. Thomas.
Hunters from many parts of the
State knew Grove and esteemed him.
He was a life-long resident of St.
Thomas. His widow and two daugh
ters survive: Gertrude, at home, and
Mrs. Charles Carbaugh, ot St.
Thomas. The remains have been
brought to his home for service and
interment.
Crowd TTirongs Church
at Suicide's Funeral
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 19.-—Fu
neral services were hold at Kar
baugh Reformed church yesterday
afternoon over the remains of Jlrs.
Arville K. Hoffman, who swallowed
poison • several days ago in a lit of
despondency because of the suicide
of her husband liLst February. The
church was crowded in spite of a
driving rain. The Rev. Joseph E.
Guy, of this place, officiated. Jlrs.
Hoffman took between six and eight
ounces of bromo-seltzer within ft
period of five days and then drank
a fatal dose last Wednesday night.
She was 35 years old and was the
daughter of John Reachard, near
Rouzerville, this county.
May Choose Site For
Methodist Home Nearby
Sun bury, Aug. 19. —According to
the Itev. Dr. J. S. Souser, superin
tendent of the Sunbury district of
the Central Pennsylvania Methodist
conference, the proposition advanced
to buy the $50,000 C. K. Sober para
gon chestnut farm at Irish Valley,
near Shamokin, for a home for or
phans and aged Methodists, has
been abandoned. A site near Har
risburg is said to be regarded very
favorably.
FRIENDS SHOWER
GIFTS ON BRIDE
Mrs, Robert A, Newman Is
Honored by Club at
Mechaniesburg
MeclTmk'sburg, Pa., Aug, 19.
Tho J, O, B, Hub held an interesting
meeting fti the home of Mr, and
Mrs, Harry Mumper, in West Main
street and during the evening Mrs.
Robert A, Newsam, ft recent llar
risburg bride, was given a piece of
string and told to start on a Jour
ney, Each stop on tho way revealed
ft gfft for her new home. Mrs.
Newsam, who formerly was Miss
Elsie 1,. Hill, 1629 Park street, Har
risburg, will leave for South Da
kota, on September 1 to join hor
husband, who formerly was a mem
ber at the aviation depot at Mid
dletown.
Those present at the shower wore
Mrs, Robert A. Newsam, Mrs. Anna
M. Boyer, Mrs. George ITpdegraff,
Miss Isabel Sanderson, Miss Helen
Fitzgerald, Mr, and Mrs. Harry
Mumper, Miss Marianne Mumper,
Miss Agnes Sanderson, Miss Jose
phine Mumper, Miss Catharine Feg
leq, Mlna Ruth Blair and Miss
Hyaclnthy Beard,
Seeks Place Free From
Labor Trouble For Mill
CluuiibcxHbtirg, Pa., Aug. 19,
With the object of locating a silk
mill here, Joseph Wien, of the firm
of Joseph Wien Jr. Company, silk
manufacturers of New York city,
came to this place and discussed the
proposition with officials of the
Chamber of Commerce. Wien stated
that owing to labor troubles in Pat
crson, N. J., where his mills are lo
cated, he desires to make a change.
He asks that the borough supply him
with a building 62 by 250 feet and
take bonds for Its cost, while he
will subscribe for 5 per cent of the
bonds and redeem them as rapidly
as possible, not less than SI,OOO
worth per year. The matter is un
der consideration by the industrial
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Entertains Class of
Sunday School Pupils
Enola. Aug. 19. Members of the
Ruth and Naomi class of the 'Metho
dist Sunday school were entertained
by Mrs. Charles H. Miller at her home,
in Wyoming avenue. A literary- pro
gram included readings by Mrs. Roy
Bitner and Mrs. Jr. Haclcett; a duet
by Mrs. Miller and Jlrs. W. L. Troup
and current events by Jliss Mary
D.ividson. Among those present
were: Mrs. Clarence Kepner. Mrs.
Harold Hess. Mrs. W. C. Smith: Jlrs.
■. Koath, Mrs. Heckert, Jliss David
son, Mrs. William Murphy, Jlrs. Geo.
Keller, Jlrs. Roy Bitner, Jlrs. Troup,
Mrs. Rodgers, Jlrs. Johnston, Arline
Heckert, Kathryn Miller, Jlargaret
Smith, Ira Roath, Artie Jtiller, Rena
Jlaxwell and Florence Troup.
Sunday School Leader
to Address Conference
I.civfsherry, Aug. 19. The York
County Sabbath School Association is
making a special tour of the various
districts. Miss Martha K. Robinson,
a specialist and Pennsylvania State
Superintendent of rural Sunday
school work will speak and conduct
conferences at each session. The
twelfth district composed of the
boroughs of Lewisberr.v, Goldsboro
and York Haven and Newberry and
Fairview township will hold its con
ference on Thursday at 2 P. M.. and
7. 30 P. M, in the Church of God. at
Newberrytown. Lieutenant Bruce G.
Xeblnger, Lewlsberry is president of
this district.
Thompsontown Is to
Honor Soldier Boys
Thomnsontonn, Pa., Aug. 19.
. Fergcart Albert Bishop, Corporal
j Harold Haines and Private Emory
i Roland, all of the Second Regiment,
| Engineers, and John Dorwart. of the
: First Division, arrived home after
j two years in the service. The citi
j sons of Thompsontown and vicinity
1 will hold a chicken and corn soup
i supper on Friday evening. Aug. 22. in
j honor of the hcys from this district
; who have returned from the service.
| A special program is being prepared.
All of the 28 boys from this district
l are well and have returned with the
j exception of two.
Tourists Spend Less
Time on Battlefield
Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 19. This
j summer, now almost gone, has been
I one of the poorest that Gettysburg
I as a tourist center has had in years.
I Business men and hotel proprietors
| j are of the opinion that while a large
j number if tourists have visited the
I town and battlefield most of them
. j have apparently been in a great hur
! ry, and take but an hour op two to
visit the plaees of historic .interest
I on the battlefield and then rush off
to some other locality. It is expected
J the business will greatly increase
! next year, for by that time the Lin
| coin Highway should be fixed up and
- numerous detours abolished.
Bolt Startles Tyrone
and Damages Houses
Tyrone. Aug. 19.—During a ter
| rible electrical storm that passed
| over -Tyrone • one bolt passed down
1 low over town. The sudden crash
I was so loud that many persons I
i jumped from their beds in alarm.!
| Two houses on Shippen street, own
!ed by Edward Shirk and occupied
Iby families by the name of Little
| and Waite, were struck and several
| shingles torn off. The chimney on
I the Little home was also demolish
: ed and the occupants of both houses
| received shocks.
SOLDIER VISITS PARENTS
| Enoln, Aug. 19.—Wilbur Gruver, a
I patient at the U. S. General hospital
j at Rahway, N. J., is vistiing his par
; ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gruver, of
| Columbia road. Young Gruver. who
j was a member of the Rainbow dlvi
. slon and was shot through the right
| arm in the battle of Chateau Thierry
] ",ast July, again Injured his arm at
i the hospital last week.
| CHAMPION BERRY PICKER
Lowistown, Pa., Aug. 19.—Charles
i Koike, of this place, is the champion
! huckleberry picker of Mifllin county,
, and t has made good wages from his
I work.
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BJLBRISBURO THLEaKKPET
CAR IN RIVER WHEN
IT LEAVES HIGHWAY
Five Persons Have Narrow Escape as Automobile Goes Over
Embankment Ink) Juniata Near Huntingdon; Sol
dier Loses Souvenirs in Swollen Waters
Huntingdon, Aug. 19. —Members
of an automobile party, including
Charles K. Shock, a Huntingdon
jeweler* Mrs. Shock and their daugh
ter, Lena, and Mr, and Mrs. Wil
liams, of Roaring Spring, had a
thrilling adventure fit Point View
on Sunday afternoon, when their
ear struck ai telephone pole and went
over a fifteen-foot embankment Into
the Juniata river. The ear' was al
most submerged, but the occupants
were able to swim out And escaped
with slight bruises and a ducking.
Tho telephone pole stands opposite
the sito of the old Pennsylvania lee
ADAMS ORCHARDS
CALL FOR HELP
Fruit Growers Scour Country
For Assistance to har
vest Crops
(iottyubnrsr, Pa., Aug, 19.—Sirtce th
harvesting of the peach crop
throughout Adams county's great
t>elt has commenced there has de
veloped a great shortage of labor.
The orchardlsts have been combing
their communities for help and have
gone into adjoining counties seeking
people willing to gather the fruit
and assist in the grading and pack
ing rooms, but do' not. seem able to
supply ihe demand for workers, even
though three dollars a day la offered.
Many women are again to be em
ployed as this stems the only way
out of the difficulty. The opening of
the fruit season marks the beginning
of a rush In the canning industries
of the county. All four have sent
out calls for additional help. One of
these canning es'a ha*
been advertising for one hundred
more employes and seems unable to
get them. If this is the situation
when the peach crop is being handled,
which is not nearly as large as the
apple crop it seems Ae ingathering
of the great apple crop will be a ser
ious matter to the growers.
funeral of H. W. Pyles Held
at Williamsport Today
TVilliamsport, Pa., Aug. 19.—Fu
! neral services were held for Harry
jW. Pyles, a prominent member of
the I.ycoming county bar, at his
late home, 727 Elmira street, this
! afternoon at 2 o'clock. Among those
who attended was the Rev. Edwin
A. Pyles, of Harrishurg, a brother.
Born in Shadevalley, Huntingdon
county, in 1871, Mr. Pyles attended
the public schools and became a
| teacher. He spent two years in Kan
sas. Returning to Pennsylvania,
Mr. Pyles entered Cumberland Val
ley State Normal school at the Ship
pensburg and was graduated in
1893. After a year as principal of
the public schools at Mapleton he
came to Williamsport and was elect
ed head of the academic department
of Dickinson Seminary under Dr.
Edward J. Grey, remaining ttierc
five years. While serving as pro
fessor he took up the study of law
under Judge Max L.. Mitchell, and
was admitted to the Lycoming coun
ty bar in 1898.
Mr. l*yles was a member of the
Pine Street Methodist church. He
was elected delegate to two Na
tional Republican conventions at
Chicago. In 1891 he married Mary
Denier, at Warterloo, who survives
him with one daughter, Mary.
Hoffman Reunion Largely
Attended at Buffalo Park
Halifax, Pa*. Aug. 19. —More than
six hundred people were present
Saturday at the eighth annual re
union of the Hoffman family clan,
held in Buffalo Park, this place. Ad
dresses were made by James Miller,
iof Elizabethville; Fred Leitzel, of
Millersburg; W- H. G. Hoffman, of
Harrishurg, and the Rev. Samuel
Hoffman, of Powl's Valley. The
: Park Street United Evangelical
| church orchestra of Harrishurg fur
nished music for the occasion. The
following officers were elected for
I the ensuing year: President, W. H.
G. Hoffman, of Harrishurg; vice
president, Fred O. Leitzel, of •Mflters
burg; secretary, the Rev, S. B. Hoff
man, of Powl's Valley; treasurer,
James M. Hoffman of Halifax. The
next reunion will be held in Buf
falo Park this place the third Sat
urday in August 1920.
LITTLE LINES FROM NEARBY
Sunbury—The Civic Club will hold
its outing at Rolling Green Park on
Thursday.
Wlllinmxport F. E. Ramsey. Vof
Ramseyville, set a trap to catch rats
and caught a big copperhead snake.
Bit. Gretna —Congressman Dan Reed
of New York, addressed the Lebanon
Chamber of Commerce at this place
last evening.
Bethlehem —'The annual State camp
of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America, will be held here, Aug.
26. 27 and 28.
Carlisle The farm of George S.
Markley at Williams Grove, known
as the Hutton farm, has beeg sold
at private sale for $23,000.
Carlisle —W. }. Brenner has pur
chased from Charles Myers, of Hays
Grove, his farm of 105 acres, former
ly the Anthony Mellinger farm, for
$12,000.
Seranton —Mildred Griffin and Mil
dred were killed by an Erie
passenger train near Susquehanna
yesterday while on their way to a
picnic.
l.emoyne Funeral services wcie
held to-day for little Robert Trout,
twin son of Frank Trout. Burial was
made in Manheim cemetery near Lan
caster.
Bit. Joy —Charles O. Brandt died
here last night of a complication of
diseases. He was 33 years old, a
graduate of Mercersburg Academy
and a Mason, s
Bit. Holly Springs Mrs, Grover
Myers und her mother-in-law, Mrs.
William F. Gardner killed a big rat
tlesnake in front of the Myers cot
tage at Laurel. It had eight rattles
and a button.
Snnliury—Slipping from the rtraw
a car at the Thompson sid
ing east of Sunbury, Willis Kelser.
25 yeurs old, of Milton, had his right
leg crushed below tho knee.
Company ice houses. The members
of the party were on their way to
the Williams home at Roaring
Spring. After ttrikihg the pole the
caf veered and then plunged over
the bank. The river v.-as high as a
result of the rains, when the car
stopped, only about two feet of the
top protruded out of the water.
Williams had been in the army
and he had with him a suit ease in
which ho had many interesting souv
enirs of the war, together with val
uable papers, including his dis
charge, ami when the ear plunged
into the water the suit ease floated
away and was not recovered.
PACKER ESTATES
ARE TO BE SOLD
Court Directs Executor to Dis
pose of Property Valued
at $168,5;#)
Sunbury, Pa., Aug. 19.—Acting
on a petition presented in Orphans'
Court yesterday, signed by all of
the interested parties, and setting
forth that it would be to the best
interests of all concerned. Judge H.
W, Cummings issued an order di
recting J. Simpson Kline, executor
of the estate of James C, Packer, to
sell the farm lands of the deceased
In Northumberland and Union coun
ties.
The petition was signed by J.
Simpson 'Kline as executor of the
estate and trustee of the minor
heirs, Mrs. Caroline Packer and the
other heirs and beneficiaries.
The value of the various farms in
Northumberland county is fixed at
$87,150 by W, It, Rohrbach and El
mer E. Clark, of Sunbury, who were
appointed viewers. The same view
ers fixed the value of the Union
county farms at $50,780. Executor
Kline is required to file two bonds
of SIOO,OOO each for the faithful
performance of the trust. No men
tion is made in the petition or order
of rale of the homestead or other
real estate in Sunbury.
Rush For Government
Food on at Lewistown
Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 19. The
Government sales of surplus food
through the postofllce department
here promises to knock the high cost
of living into a cocked hat, as the
people are taking advantage of the
reduction in the cost of bacon,
canned corned and roast beei{,
canned baked beans, cherries, corn
and peas with rice and dried beans
on the side. The large consign
ment allotted to Lewistown is almost
exhausted and the demand becomes
greater every hour as the people be
come familiar with the grade .of
goods they are buying.
Searchers Despair of
Finding Girl's Body
McVeytown, Pa., Aug. 19.—The
body of Miss Mildred Alice Halton,
who was drowned in the Juniata
river on Sunday, had not been found
up to late hour to-day. The river
ip still raising and very muddy and
searchers now despair of locating
it until it comes to the surface.
REPUBLICAN VOTERS LEAD
1/Cwistowii. ra„ Aug. 19.—Figures
compiled at the office of the County
Commissioners for the past five
years show a steady increase in Re
publican voters, while the Demo
crats, Prohibition, Socialist and
Washington party voters have made
a corresponding decrease.
DOG'S GRIEF FOR
FRIEND IS FATAL
Lewistown, Pa., Aug. 19—Lewis
Peck, of this place, owned a dog
that had attained the ripe old age
of 14 years. Frank Peck, a
grandson, stayed at the Peck
home much of the time. He and
the dog grew to be fast friends.
A few weeks ago the boy died
of diphtheria. Soon after the
dog began to grieve and a couple
days ago died. There were tears
in the Peck home when the faith
ful animal passed on.
Lebanon—Boy and Girl Scoq.ts of
Fourth Presbyterian church, with the
Rev. J. It, Hynson in charge, are
camping at the Union Water Works
dam in North Aitnvilie/township.
William-port —Williamsport Coun
cil No. 336, Knights of Columbus,
conferred the major degree upon a
class of 104 candidates in their hall
at the corner of West Fourth and
Pine streets on Sunday.
Sernnton—Three hundred machin
ists, and helpers St the Hampton
roundhouse of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad struck
here yesterday, claiming the dally
laying off of workmen is not war
ranted.
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
V M l
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with tho
safety "Bayer Cross." Always buy
an unbroken Bayer package which
contains proper directions to safoly
relieve Headache, Toothache, Ear
ache, Neuralgia, Colds and pain.
Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost
but a few cents at drug stores —
larger packages also. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of I
Monoacetlcacidester of Sallcyllcacld. I
DANCERS IN GAY
DRESS AT CAMP
Many Harrisburg People Take
Part in Masquerade Rail
at Mount Gretna
Mount Gretna, Aus. 19.—A de
lightful masquerade dance was given
in Kauffman's auditorium on Friday
evening and was attended by many
liarrisburg people. The committee
on arrangements were Miss Helen
Hinkenbach. of Harrisburg, and
Miss Mae Hoffer, of Reading. Some
of the costumes worn were clever
and grotesque. Several fellows at
tired as bathing girls made the hit
of the evening. Edward Carroll, of
Lebanon, out a large figure as a
"baby." Harper Seidel .and Miss
Rinkenbaoh were cleverly dressed as
jockeys, 'the following were pres
ents Mr. and Mrs. Hockey, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Ray Bell, Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Hurgest, Air. and Atrs. George W.
Hargest, Air: and Airs. G. Porter
Hammond, Mr. and Airs. Calder
Metzger, Air. and Mrs. Revel Sides.
Aliss Clara Cassal, Miss Josephine
Klopp, Aliss Pearl Walzer, Eleanor
Leonard, Helen Hinkenbach, Con
stance Beidleman, Marguerite Striek
ler, Mary Hutman, ktorenee Irver,
Esther Hutnvan, Mrs. Gilbert Oves,
M. P.- Fletcher, Harper Seidel, Wil
liam Riddle, Dan Bacon, Charles
Barnes, Robert Hinkenbach, W.- H.
Richardson, Jr., W. L. Hicks, Jere
Ar. Leaman, C. E. Smith, all of Har
risburg. Leslie's orchestra from tho
Hotel Conewago furnished the music.
The dancing lasted until t-be early
hours of morning.
Aliss Cora Brandt, of Harrisburg,
is visiting the Sweenoys at Montra
Villa.
Robert M. Watson, of Hunting
don, is at the Shim met cot tage on
the Chautauqua grounds.
William K. Mcßride, of Harris
burg, spent the weekend at Gretna.
Miss Franc Gibhs, ef Camp Hill,
has returned home after visiting
Mrs. John K. Hummel.
Mrs. L. S. Shimmel, Mrs. Robert
M. Watson, Mrs J. C. Harlacker and
Miss Amy Black motored to Lebanon
for the celebration.
Miss Roy Burger, of Harrishurg,
spent the weekend with Miss Edith
Elsenhans.
Miss Edith Elsenhans has re-turn
ed to the State Highway Depart
ment after a two weeks vacation.
Miss Margaret Good, of Harris
burg, has returned home after
spending' a few days with Miss
Charlotte Grove.
Huntingdon Girls Are
August Brides in Toledo
Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 19.—The
Misses Helen and Mary Lindsay,
daughters of Harry W. Lindsay, of
79 Penn street, this place, were
united in marriage to Messrs. Lester
R. Heisel, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Heisel. of Mill Creek, and Chal
mers B. Hawn, son of Mr., and Mrs.
W. B. Hawn, of the Same place. The
weddiitg ceremony took place in To
ledo, Ohio, on August 12, and was
conducted by the Rev. C. H. Gierke.
The ring ceremony was used.
.JUDGE WILL SPEAK
Huntingdon, Aug. 19. Judge.
Thomas F. Bailey will deliver an
address at the picnic of the Wood
cock Valley Civic Club, which will
be held in the ordhard of Irvin
Brumbaugh at Brumbaugh's Cross
ing on Saturday.
Edison
• Period Cabinets
grace both
music and home
/
Eloquent of culture, when silent!
Vibrant with music, when RE'CREATING!
The New Edison matches its art with its appearance.
Its period designs are notable for their authenticity.
The better you know furniture, the more you will
1 appreciate the beauty and purity of their lines.
Miss' Elsie de Wolfe, (America's foremost designer of household
interiors J says:
"The superior furniture value of Edison cabinets can
scarcely fail to impress the lover of good furniture."
Tie NEW EDISON
"The Phonograph with a Soul"
Sheraton, Heppel' Nor are these in'
white, William I struments beyond
and Mary, Chip' jjjffjj reach of your
pendale, Adam,
Italian, Jacobean, in and find out
Louis XIV, etc. gjjrj: how modestly
they are priced.
J. H. Troup Music House
Troup Building 15 S. Market Sq.
Edison Representative For Harrisburg,
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AUGUST 19; 1919.
Ra r n and Wind Cause
Damage in Maryland
Hagerstown. Md., Aug. 19.—Con
siderable damage was done tn this
city and vicinity hy t,he severe
wind and rainstorm. The down
pour was like a cloudburst and some
s'reets were flooded. The roof of
the Main furniture factory was
blown off, several smaller buildings
unroofed and telephone and tele
graph poles blown down. A lot of
trees were uprooted or broken. Or
chards and vineyards suffered from
the heavy rain which washed county
roads and fields. The rain broke a
serious drouth, and was welcomed
by farmers and truckmen.
Catches Biue Salmon,
Rare Fish, in the Juniata
liCwistown. Pa., Aug. 19.—While
Edgar Huglvey, a well known base
ball player, was fishing n-onr An
derson station, he caught a blue
salmon, measuring 27 inches in
length, a fish rarely caught in the
streams of this section. The next
day, with Darlington Kulp, he
landed 17 salmon, one being 2 8
inches long, and weighing a few
ounces over four pounds. While
trying to land a three-pound sal
man Kulp broke his rod and lost his
fish.-
Mildred Harlacker Bride
of Buffalo Iron Worker
Meohanicsbui'g, pa., Aug. 19.
George M. K lit z and Miss Mildred
Harlacker, of Mechanicsburg, were
married at Dallastown by the Rev.-
E. C. B. Castle, of the United Breth
ren church, last Saturday evening.
Miss Harlacker was a member of
the Flov.- Mr. Castles church when
he was the pastor of the Eirst
United Brethren church in Me
chanicsburg. Mr. Kutz is an em
l plo.ve of one of the large iron plants
in Buffalo, N. Y., where they will
l-osidc.
S'i'UICKEX IN HARDEN
I Mechanicsburg, Pa., Aug. 19.
While John Fillmore, a barber liv--
jing at Frederick and Green streets,
was walking in his garden he was
suddenly stricken with paralysis.
Neighbors took him into his home
where he rallied.
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OLD FOLKS DAY
AT STOVERDALE
Camp Meeting Is to Continue
Over Sunday Because of
Bad Weather
Stnversflnlc, Aug. 19. Owing tot
bad weather, services were held in
the dining room on Sunday. Ed
ward Stover has decided to continue
the camp meeting over another
Sunday since many persons were
disappointed in not being able to get
to the grove on account of the rain.
Yesterday was Old Folks' Day. The
sermon in the morning was preach
ed by the Rev. S. E. Brelim, of
Hummlestown, and at 2.30 by the
Rev. H. K. Goyer, of Annville. In
the evening evangelistic services
were conducted by the Rev. Charles
Beitel, of Royalton.
Troop 2, Boy Scouts of Lebanon,
are camping for ten days in the
C. J. Rhen is the Scoutmas
ter. The assistants are Armond
Miller, Richard Rhen and Clarence
Rohrer. The roll consists of Rich
ard Davis, Wesley Fields, Arthur
Focht, Charles Hershbach, John
I llotpn, Franklin Kohr, Frederick
[ Kohr, Ralph Ligert, Armond Long,
I Richard Snyder, Robert Shank, Don
[ aid Simpson, Donald Smith, Harry
i Trout, Arthur Witman, Claude White
1 and Robert Rhen.
Miss Mary Deckard has returned
i to Murysville after visiting at Sweet
i Rest cottage.
Mrs. Jacob Alien, of Highspire,
land Mrs.* Herbert Roberts and
daughter, Avelynne, of Washington,
D. C\, spent the day with Mrs. Nel--
son Johnson at Seldon Inn.
Misses Ruth and Leola Shopc, of
the Aw' Gwan' Inn, speAt Friday in
I Harrlsburg.
Miss Catherine Etter, of High
spire, motored to the grove arttl
I l ulled on Mrs. John Keefer at tho
j Wood Haven.
i Miss Verna Moltr, of Colum
bia, is visiting at Sweet Rest cot
tage.
Mrs. Mary Gevige, of Harrlsburg,
is visiting Mrs. Mary Kniselv at tho
Idylwyld.
I Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Reigel, of
i Hummelstown, motored to tho
grove and are occupying their cot
' tage, the Forest Glade.