Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, August 23, 1919, Page 2, Image 2

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Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania
LIGHTNING HITS
MARIETTA HOUSE
Heavy Storm Visits Lancaster
County Borough and Does
Much Damage
Marietta, 23.—A heavy elec
trical storm visited Marietta yester
day morning, and did considerable
damage. The residents were awak
ened by the loud thunder. A bolt
struck the home of Charles S. Spang
ler, in Fairview street. The finish
ing board on the west side of the
house was torn off, and the roof badly
damaged on the interior. Fire fol
lowed the bolt and being quickly
detected was extinguished by mem
bers of the family. The fire was on
the front porch. All the electric lights
of the borough were out of service
Several trees were felled, among them
fruit trees. The rain fall was heavv
accompanied by a little hail. From
reports received from tile farmers
there was no damage to the tobacco.
Evans run, which (lows under Cast
Market street, was high. The Sus
quehanna river is still rising slowly.
In Conoy township there was a
heavy downpour of rain and hail,
but no damage. The Lobata creek
overflowed its banks.
Marysville Young Folks
Hold Corn Roast at Night
Marysville. Pa.. Aug. 23. —A corn
roast was held at the farm of William
Heishley, two miles from town. by |
younger folks of the borough on Thurs- .
day evening. Included among those |
who attended were: Miss Edna Ben
fer. Miss Romaine Bonfer, Miss Irene
Wileman, Miss Miriam Hess. Miss Ellen
Gault, Miss Frances Fortenbaugh, Miss
Louise Roush, Miss Margaret Ellenber
gcr. Miss Anna Wagner. Miss Anna
Stewart, Miss Gertrude Westfali, Miss |
Helen - Westfali. Miss Mary Reighard, |
Miss Amy Fobher and Miss Eva Wey, j
of Harrisburg; Miss Edna Frisch. of i
Philadelphia; James Benfer, Percy j
White, John Luckenbaugh. Gordon Ski
vington, Thomas Whitmycr, Harvey !
Bratton, Charles Westfali. Harry
Mutch, Dewey Bare, John Haiti. Edgar
Smith. Russell Fenicle, Harry Peekard,
Bruce Rider. Rodger Eppley. Homer
Heisley, Roland Heisley, and William
Kramer, of Harrisburg.
York County Farmer
Takes Peaches Home
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 23. A York •
county farmer with a big load of !
peaches, made his way along Walnut
street, in this place yesterday morn
ing joining the caravan of farmers'
wagons generally observed there on
■ertain days of the week, and start
ed with others to offer his peaches.
Be had not gone far up the street
Until he became so much annoyed
by buyers who quizzed him about
his peaches and the prices he asked
that he lost patience and left town
|or his home.
Annville Postpones Its
Welcome Home Program
Annville, Pa., Aug. 23. The j
general committee in charge of the ar
rangements for a Welcome Home cele
bration in honor of Annville's soldier
boys, after considering the matter care
fully decided to postpone the event un
til the beginning of November instead
of holding it on Labor Day.
Many Annville people, it was found,
prefer this later date, because they have
already made arrangements to visit
ether towns on Labor Day, or have
etlier arrangements.
Gives $5,000 in Liberty
Bonds to a Hospital
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 23. Charles
P. Erwin, of New York, a former
feaident and a native of Columbia,
has sent the sum of five thousand
|o\lars in Liberty Bonds, as a gift
r endowment to the Columbia Hos
pital, in memory of his mother, who
Sied many years ago. Mr. Erwin has j
pn previous occasions contributed J
liberally to the institution.
Lebanon Engage Water
Expert to Increase Supply
Lebanon, Pa., Aug. 23. City
Council yesterday started formal ac
tion to provide additional water for
Lebanon by passing finally, by a unani
mous vote, a resolution to engage the
services of James H. Fuertes. expert
engineer, of New York city. He is to
make a comprehensive survey of all
svailable water supplies in this vicin
ity sufficient to provide at least four
millions gallons daily.
CLASS ENJOYS OUTING
New Cumberland, Pa., Aug. 23.
Dn Thursday afternoon Miss Johanna
Mast's Sunday School class of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church enjoyed an
euting at Island Park.
GIVEN FAREWELL DINNER
New Cumberland. Pa., Aug. 23.
1 farewell dinner was held at the home,
f Mr. and Mrs. Kepworth Thursday
evening for Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hull
nd family who will move to Steelton
aext Thursday.
DAY AND
NIGHT SCHOOL
Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Accounting,
English, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Spelling, Etc. •
Strictly Individual Promotion
Register Now Day and Night
Sessions Open Aug. 25 & Sept. 1
Bell 125; Dial 4016
Two Separate Night Schools—One cn Mon., Wed.,
Fri. The other Tues., Thurs.—7.oo to 9.30
BECKLEY'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
121 Market St. (Opp. Senate.) Catalog Free.
"Harrisburg's Greatest Commercial School"
SATURDAY EVENING,
BURGLAR FLEES
WHEN FIRED ON
Boy Returning From Festival
Finds Thief in His
Room
| Sunbury. Aug. 23. Near Beaver
' town on Thursday night two bur
glars broke into the residence of
Harvey Moyer, a tenant farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Moyer and a son went
to Beavertown to do some shopping
and another son, John, to a festival.
The son returned home about 9.30
P. M., and went to bed. He had not
retired more than ten minutes when
he discovered a burglar in his room,
j Moyer Jumped out of bed and the
burglar Jumped out of the second
story window.
Pretty soon another burglar entered
the room. The young man jumped
out of the window himself, as he
had no ammunition in the house. He
ran over to Edward Freed's nearby
for ammunition and came back and
opened fire on the burglar, who es
caped into a corn field.
By this time Mr. and Mrs. Moyer
returned from Beavertown, and hear
ing the shots hastened to the noy's
aid. The ammunition by this time
was all gone with the exception of
one shell, and they sent word to
Beavertown for more ammunition.
When the shells arrived no trace of
the intruders could be found.
Three ten dollar bills were missing.
The burglars operated without a light
of any kind, and this leads to the
conclusion they were familiar with
the house.
Plane Catches Fire at
Altoona's Driving Park
Altonna, Pa., Aug. 23. Catching
fire just as it was about to leave the
Altoona Driving park yesterday after
noon the large army aeroplane
brought here Wednesday by Lieuten
ant Kenneth C. Liggett was destroyed
by flames. No one was hurt, the
machine having just left the ground
for a short distance when the flames
broke out.
The officer arrived at the Driving
park at noon and spent about an
hour in getting the machine in shape
for departure from here. Lieutenant
Leggett was accompanied by Lieu
tenant Karl Gucnther, an observer,
both men fortunately escaping when
the aircraft broke into flames.
Bolt Knocks Aged Woman
Out of Bed During Storm
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 23.—A heavy
thunderstorm broke over this section
early yesterday morning and the
lightning performed peculiar pranks.
At the residence of James Propst. at
Klinesville, near here, a bolt hit the
roof, making a big hole and shatter
ing the slate. The bolt followed the
chimney and entered the house. It
knocked Mrs. Propst's mother, an
aged woman, out of bed, but caused
her no injury except from shock. The
entire family was shocked by the
bolt. A bedstead on the third floor
was splinte'red by the same bolt.
Funeral Services Are Held
Today For Mrs. Jacob Lebo
Medianiesburg, Pa., Aug. 23.
Funeral services were held this fore
noon at 10 o'clock for Mrs. Jacob Lebo,
who died Wednesday night near Church
town. She is survived by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foose, of Landis
burg; two brothers, Harry, of Landis
hurg, and Edward, of Illinois; her hus
band and two children. Benjamin and
Charles, also survive. She was a mem
ber of the Reformed Church at Church
town.
Enola Playgrounds Are
Closed For the Season
Enola, Aug. 23.—T0-day marked
the closing of the Enola public play
grounds for the fifth season. No spe
cial events as had first been anticipated
were on the program. A meeting will
he called in the near future to settle
the affairs for this year and make ten
tative plans for next season, which offi
cials hope will be bigger and better
than ever before.
PEACHES BY CARLOAD
Hagerstown, Md., Aug. 23.—There
is a dialy Increase in peach shipments
from the shipping points of the South
mountain fruit belt, the shipments from
Smithburg over the Western Maryland
Railroad alone amounting to from ten
to twelve carloads daily. Growers are
getting $4 and $4.50 a bushel for their
fruit in the large cities.
GET LICENSE TO WED
Hagerstowii, Md., Aug. 23. The
following from Pennsylvania secured
marriage licenses here: John F. Fuller
and Mary Windemarker. Harrisburg;
Hobson Reinard, Fort Treverton, and
Laura Davis, Meisclville.
STEEL MOULDER BUYS FARM
Lewistown, Aug. 23. Howard
Faught, Sr., a steel moulder, has pur
chased a farm near Lewlstown. Mr.
Faught was recently employed in Cham
bersburg.
[Other State News on Page ll.]
SHIREMANSTOWN
Slilrcmanstown, Pa.. Aug. 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yarger, of Dun
dee, New York, have returned home
after spending the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lauver and
family.—Mrs. D. C. Faust, and two
children, Cyril and Louise, are home
from a visit with the former's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hagerman.
and other relatives at Greencastle.
—Miss Ruth Lauver and her broth
er, Clarence Lauver spent several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Bermer, at Slate Hill.—Mrs. Jennie
Glass and children, Albert, Viola,
Raymond and Charles Glass, have
returned to their home at Dover
after visiting the former's sister,
Mrs. William Eppley.—Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Lauver and sons, Arthur,
Earle and Marlin, and their guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yarger of Dun
dee, New York, motored to Rich
lleld, Juniata county, where they
spent several days with relatives.—
Miss Violet Cromleigh, of Mechan
icsburg, spent several days this
week, with her grandparents here.
Pennsy Will Not Take
Insecure Shipments, Chief
Tells Railroad Meeting
Altoona, Aug. 23.—That it will he
the unalterable determination of the
Federal Railroad Administration to ac
cept no packages for shipment on the
railroad if they are not of sufficient
strength to hold together during ship
ment, was very forcibly brought out by
F. H. Smith, a member of the official
classification committee of the admin
istration, in an address before the
agents of the Middle, Bcllwood and
Tyrone divisions, held yesterday morn
ing in this city.
More than 100 agents and a number
of prominent shippers in this city at
tended the conference, which was held
in the schedule room on the third floor
of the Hotel Royal Building. The as
semblage was presided over by J. H.
Cross, division freight agents of the
Middle division.
Anna B. Dennis Dies
of Cancer at Ephrata
Kphrntn, Pa., Aug. 23. —Mrs. Anna
B. Dennis, wife of Samuel D. Dennis,
died Thursday morning at her home
here aged 66 years. Death was caused
by cancer. She was a member of
tho Church of Brethren and is sur
vived by her husband and the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Frederick T.
Hassler, Middletown; Mrs. George
Hartzall, Dixon, 111. I Charles H. Dilk
burg, York county. These brothers
and sisteh also survive: Joseph
Heisey, of Topeka, Kan. ; Abram
Mrs. Henry Kraul and Miss Bar
bara Heisey, all of Mt. Joy. The
funeral will be held Monday morn
ing at 9.30 o'clock from the late home,
with further services at 10 o'clock in
the Church of Brethren. Interment in
the Mt. Holly cemetery.
WILLIAMSTOWN
Willlamstown, Pa., Aug. 22. —Miss
Verna O'Leary, of Philadelphia,
visited friends here on Wednesday.
—George Wren spent Tuesday at
Pottsville with his son Raymond.—
Miss Holwig, of Reading, spent Tues
day with her cousin Mrs. Elsie
Bowman. Miss Lulu Hopple was
operated on at the Jefferson hos
pital, Philadelphia: her uncle Benja
min Nace visited her this week and
reports her improving. Miss Sara
Barnes is spending her vacation at
Adrmore. —Ralph Messner, one of
Uncle Sam's Navy boys, is on a fur
lough at the home of his parents.—
Alton Haas and sister, Miss Mary,
are spending tne week at Clark's
Ferry.—Mrs. Edward Berry and
grandson spent week at, Atlantic
City.—Holden Chester, of Shamokin,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. R. A.
Chester.—Elinora Wcidle, of Cam
den, N. J., is spending the week with
her mother.—Mrs. Paul Shoop, of
Pittsburgh, is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shell.—Anna
Adams is spending her vacation with
her grandparents at Harrisburg.
BLAME OFFICIAL
WITH BIG THEFT
Snyder County School Direc~
tors Lay Shortage of $2,500
to Former Secretary
Simbiiry, Aug. 2 3.—Reasons why
they think they should not be ousted
from office "for gross negligence" have
been filed with the Snyder county court
by the surcharged Monroe township
board of school directors.
Their principal contention is that their
former secretary, Ira J. Heiser, is the
real culprit, and that the other mem
bers of the board are being surcharged
55.296.24 because they trusted Heiser
too far.
In one item of $2,500, with which
they are surcharged, the board of di
rectors believe they have made out a
clear case against Heiser that he de
liberately appropriated the amount.
A balance of $2,500 remained unpaid
as the final settlement due on the $lO,-
000 high school building at Shamokin
Dam on April 7, 1917. The board that
day granted an order on the treasurer
for the $2,500 to be paid to Albert
Boyer, of Northumberland, the contrac
tor.
Heiser volunteered he would be going
to Northumberland In a few days, and
that it was unnecessary for the treas
urer to go to the trouble or expense of
mailing the check to Boyer. He should
just give it to Heiser, and Heiser would
hand it to Boyer when he saw him in
the near future. It is claimed Heiser
did not make delivery of the amount.
Enola Firemen Ready
For Annual Festival
Rnoln, Pa„ Aug. 23. —All arrange
ments have beon made for the annual
festival of the Enola Fire Company, No.
1, which will be held at the hosehouse
on Altoona avenue, August 26 and 27.
The money raised will be used to pur
chase additional equipment for the
working force of the company. H. H.
Way, chief of the company, Is general
chairman of the committee. He is as
sisted by the chairmen of the various
subcommittees, as follows: Purchas
ing, S. G. Hepford ; advertising, Guy A.
Yeager; amusement, J. W. Keller; Ice
cream, C. H. Shaeffer. On Thursday
evening, August 28, a baseball team,
composed of members of the fire com
pany, will play the Enola A. C„ the
proceeds to go to the former organi
zation.
HJOmJEBimG tsSSSf Tm MJW * MH
WAR'S END DOES
NOT HELP ADAMS
Shortage of Teachers Serious
and Schools Will Likely
Be Closed
Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 23. With
the opening of the public schools of
the county but a week oft the question
of securing enough teachers for the
schools is a serious one. Last year
three schools were closed and the pu
pils placed in other schools in the same
district, but it was believed once the
war was over the teachers who were
called into the Army would return to
their old vocation and there would he
no trouble. If anything the situation
is more serious.
The officials have been doing their
utmost to locate teachers, but a num
ber are yet needed. To offset the
shortage, however, it is almost certain
at least ten schools will be closed and
the pupils transferred to other build
ings. With the,'teachers of these
schools available to be sent to other
schools relieves the situation to a very
great extent, but even this does not
solve the problem entirely.
In Liberty township there is one
school without a teacher, and the sit
uation here Is the most serious in the
county.
Shippensburg Wants Post
of the American Legion
Shippensburg, Pa., Aug. 23.—Ship
burg wants a post of the American
Legion and will file application for a
charter, with these signers:
Wendell Shoop, Walter Nickles,
Geo. H. Stewart, Jr., Edward O. Skin
ner, Ira D. Cope, Wheeler Snoke,
Harry S. Stamey, Roy E. Martin,
Harry T. Stevick, Lindlay R. Mur
ray, Samuel K. Clever, Carroll F.
Hockersmith, Walter C. Mower®, John
M. Robertson, George H. Thursh, Jr.
The Oscar M. Hykes Post was se
lected as the name for this new or
ganization in honor of one of Ship
pensburg's boys, who fell on tho bat
tlefield of France. He was a son of
George E. Hykes.
Faithful Deputy Sheriff
Dies Near Greencastle
Greencastle, Aug. 23. Ellsworth
Kuhn, deputy sheriff, died at his home
south of Greencastle last evening, aged
49 years. Mr. Kuhn was a 6Ufferer
from Bright's disease, but the cause of
death was a stroke which he suffered
while at work on his farm.
He had been a deputy sheriff of
Franklin county for the past eleven
years, retaining that position for so long
a term largely because of his efficiency.
He was made a deputy sheriff by his
brother, George W. Kuhn, and was con
tinued in the office by Sheriff Kuhn's
successors, George Walker and Erfos H.
Horst.
MANCHESTER
Manchester, Pa, Aug. 23.—Bernard
Gross, of Goldsboro, returned home
after visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Theodore Gross.—Harry Deisinger is
confined to his home with typhoid
fever.—R. D. March and son Swller,
'are on a business trip to New York
City.—Mrs. Alice Au;-l<eiil>augh, York
returned home after visiting at the
home and Dr. and Mrs. J. C. May.—Mr
and Mrs. Albert Weide and family
spent the week-end with friends in
Baltimore.—John Miller, Osborn, 0.,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
—Miss S. F. Kauffman and children,
Gordon and Thelma, York, were the
guests of relatives here. —Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Bose, Mt. Wolf, and Mr
and Mrs. A. E. White, spent Sunday
at Stewartstown. —Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Neddleton, Harrisburg, were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.
A. Striner.—Mrs. Harry Bowers, who
spent the past three months in
Montreal and Quebec, Canada, with
her husband returned home.— Mrs.
R. G. Good and son James, of this
place, and Miss Lillian Ebersole, York,
spent Thursday at Saginaw.
MARIETTA PLANS
WELCOME HOME
Committees Report Progress
For Big Celebration
Sept. 14 and 15
Marietta. Aug. 23. —Progress is
being made for the big welcome home
celebration, picnic, entertainment and
dance to be held here on Sunday and
Monday, September 14 and 15. At the
meeting of the executive committee In
the council chamber at which R. Frank
Hiestand presided, John W. Riff stated
the parade would be one of the fea
tures of the days. John P. Schock,
chairman of the picnic committee, said
races would be in the afternoon, fol
lowed by a game of baseball and com
munity singing, In charge of David E.
Brandt and the choirs of Marietta. In
the races a number of prizes will be
awarded.
The school children of Marietta, Lin
coln and Maytown are to have a prom
inent place In the parade. The ban
quet committee decided on a menu
which will constitute soup, chicken, ice
cream, canteloupe and other viands
served in Duffy's Park, which will be
decorated for the occasion. Food is
being donated. It was suggested that
Marietta close up tight that day, and
the suggestion met with hearty appro
val.
For the reception and dance commit
tee, Dr. E. Llnwood Cornman, reported
that music will be provided in the
evening in Cassel's Park, where the
dancing will be held.
Steel Company Case
to Be Tried Again
Ilagcrstowit, Md.. Aug. 23. The
case of the old Pennsylvania Steel
Company against the Washington and
Berkley Bridge Company of this county
to recover damages amounting to about
$30,000, has been set for a hearing be
fore Judge Dayton in the Federal court
at Martinsburg early in September.
This will be the seventh time. the case
goes before Judge Dayton, it having
been appealed by the defendants and
returned by the district Federal court
at Richmond, Va., for retrial. The
Pennsylvania Steel Company is suing
the bridge company to recover dam
ages paid to relatives of workmen who
were killed or injured when a pier of
the defendant's bridge across the Po
tomac River at Willlamsport col
lapsed when It was being built.
REWARDS LOYAL
LODGE SERVANT
Halifax Secretary Is Given
Token of Appreciation
By Fraternal Order
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 23. Harry
Zeigler and wife, of Palmyra, visited
his mother, Mrs. Jane Zeigler.—Mrs.
George Cooper spent the weekend with
her son, Charles Cooper and family,
at Speckton.—F. J. Byrod and wife
spent Sunday with friends at Matn
moras.—As a token of appreciation for
fifteen years of faithful service as
financial secretary, the members of
Washington Camp, No. 576, P. O. S.
of A., on Tuesday evening presented P.
C. Fox with a handsome leather rocker.
—Mrs. Charles Wagner returned to her
home in Rochester, N. Y., on Monday,
after spending some time with her
father-in-law, George W. Wagner.—
Leonard Leo and children, of Paxtang,
visited at the home of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Leo. —Mi3s Martha
Dunltel returned Sunday to her home
in Palmyra, after a week's visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde A. Dunkel.—Professor
and Mrs. Raymond Bressler and chil
dren. of State College, are spending
their vacation at the Bressler bunga
low near Matamoras.—M. W. Etter
spent the weekend in Philadelphia visit
ing Mrs. Etter .who Is still in a city
hospital.—Seven hundred persons at
tended the Union picnic Saturday in
John Warfel's grove near Enders.—
Profrssor C. A. Bowman and family,
of Myerstown, are spending August
camping along the river a mile north of
town.—John Beitzel, of Carlisle, spent
Sunday at the home of his parentn,
Professor and Mrs. C. S. Beitzel.—A
large audience was present at the
United Brethren Church on Sunday
evening to hear the Rev. P. M. Halde
man, of Annville, chaplain of the Three
Hundred and Fourteen Regiment, Sev
enty-ninth Division, tell of his war ex
periences.—The Rev. Ira D. Lowery is
attending the United Brethren Bible
Conference at Mount Gretna this week.
—Miss Sallic Rahle visited friends at
Sunbury over Sunday.—Miss Anna
Richter returned to Washington. D. C.,
on Monday, after a three-weeks' visit
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Carl
Richter.—The real estate of George W.
Wagner, of South Fourth street, this
place, was not sold at public sale Sat
urday.—Charles Hauck, of Philadelphia,
visited Sunday at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Kitchen, near town.—
John W. Fetterhoff, of Lucknow, paid
a visit to his mother, Mrs. Ahram Fet
terhoff.—John H. Shammo, after spend
ing the past three months in town at the
home of Misses Anna and Clara Sham-'
mo. left on Monday for Nevada, lowa,
which has been his home since 1865.
Mr. Shnmmo is past 80 years of ago
and is still in good health.—Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, of Washington,
D. C., were week-end guests of her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin P. Scholl,
of near town.—Mrs. Mary Lebo, Way
nesville, visited her daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Nobler.—Mrs. S. J. Bowman visited at
Enterllne over Sunday.
r~W BLOOMFIELD
New Illoomfleld, Pa., Aug. 23.
Quartermaster Sergeant McClure B.
Ramsay, of the Twenty-eighth In
fantry, has arrived home from over
seas.—Mrs. Laura Junkin and grand
daughter, Miss Laura Barnett, of this
place, are visiting Mrs. Junkin's son,
Frank L. Cromleigh, at -Pittsburgh.—
Miss Ma.-garet Millington, of Pniia
delphia, recently returned from
France, where she served as a
nurse, Is the guest of Mrs James M.
Barnett. Misses Catherine A. and
Martel R. Hench, of Scranton, are
visiting their aunt. Mrs. S. H. Bern
lieisel. They visited at the Hench
Elm Farm in Spring township the last
two weeks.—Misses Minnie M. Burt
ner and M. Stella Arnold, of Harris
burg, are guests at the Mansion
House.—The Rev. J. Thomas Fox.
daughter Helen and son Richard, are
visiting at Bernhill, Bucks clunty.—
The Rev. and Mrs. Frank T. Wheeler,
of Newvilie, are visitors at the home
of District Attorney James McKee.—
William Harper and Herbert Stone
ham, of New York, guests of Mrs.
William Harper over the week-end.
WRECK VICTIMS
ARE IMPROVING
Mrs. William Wilcox Will Be
Brought Here as Soon
as Possible
Hagcrstmvn, Md., Aug. 23. —Five
of the thirteen passengers who were in
jured in the wreck of a passenger train
on the Norfolk and Western Railroad
at Boyce, including Mrs. William J.
Wilcox, of Harrisburg, who are at the
hospital in this city, are reported by
the attending physicians to be doing
well.
Besides suffering from a severe shock,
Mrs. Wilcox sustained a number of
superficial wounds on her left leg from
the hip down.
Mrs. Wilcox also lost a diamond set
ting from a ring she wore. The physi
cians think that Mrs. Wilcox has a
good chance for recovery unless some
thing unforeseen develops. Her hus
abnd, who was summoned here by news
of his wife's injuries, is still in the city
and makes frequent visits to the hos
pital. Mr. Wilcox recently was re
leased from the Army. Yesterday he
inspected the coach, which was hauled
here, in which Mrs. Wilcox was a pass
enger. The coach is badly broken. Mrs.
Wilcox will be taken to her home in
Harrisburg as soon as she can be
moved.
Officials of the Norfolk and Western
are making an investigation of the
wreck to ascertain, if possible, the cause
of the accident.
Tyrone Woman Dies
at Home of Her Sister
Tyrone, Pa.. Aug. 23. Mrs. Mar
garet Long died at the home of lyr
sister, Mrs. John Summers, 1™44
Pennsylvania avenue, yesterday
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock from heart
trouble, the result of a stroke of
paralysis. She was born at Allegheny
Furnace, March 28, 1858, and lived
at Mount Union until the death of
her husband. She was married at
Tyrone in 1887 to Wilbur Long, who
preceded her to the grave in 1907.
She is survived by one son. Charles
Franklin, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
Summers, with whom she has made
her home since her husband's death.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
morning In charge of the Rev. E. G.
Sawyer. The body will be taken to
Mt. Union for interment in the I. O.
O. F. cemetery.
LYKENS
Lykcns, Pa., Aug. 23. Mrs.
Charlie Snyder has returned from a
visit to Elizabethville and vicinity.—
Miss Margaret Keen and brother. Har
old. of Wiconisco, returned from a
week's visit at Harrisburg. They were
accompanied home by Miss Kathryn
Hertz, who will be their guest for a
week.—Damon Seidcrs. of New York,
is spending the week with Mrs. Seiders
and relatives. They will all return
home next week.—Master William and
Ray Zerby are spending the week at
Miliersburg with their aunt, Mrs. Edith
Romberger.—Miss Viola Byerly, of Big
Run. is visiting her sister. Mrs. Kolk. of
Philadelphia.—Alvin I-lartman, of North
street, had his tonsils and adenoids re
moved at the Willlamstown hospital.—
Mrs. Richard Budd anil children have
returned home from Harrisburg.—Mrs.
George Beldenmiller, of Main street, en
tertained her sister, Mrs. Sallle Camp
bell and son, Lamb and wife, of Phila
delphia, and also Mr. and Mrs. James
Snyder, of New Jersey.—Frank Voss
returned to Hanover, after a visit to
his parents, Cashier H. F. Voss and
wife, this week.
Marysville and. Rye
Township Start Honor
Day For War. Heroes
Marysville, Pa.. Aug. 23.—Men and
women of Marysville and Rye town
ships who served in the war, more
than one hundred of them, will be
honored by residents of the borough
and township, according to plans
now being made t\" a welcome home
celebration. The ue will be fixed
within the next few days. Postmaster
Ellas B. Leiby ijas been elected presi
dent of the committee on arrange
ments and J. P. Lilley, secretary. W.
R. Hench is chairman of the general
committee. He has added these per
sons to his committee:
Marysville—G. O. Hamilton, Dr. G.
H. Eppley, C. B. Smith, C. M. Lid
dick, Simon Lick, William Dice, F.
W. Gelb, J. G. Eppley, W. L. Roberts
and J. P. Lilley.
Rye township—Thomas Hill, A. R.
White, G. R. Myers, Harvey Lucken
baugh, Miss Katharine Bell.
A local woman's work committee
has been named to include Miss Sara
Bratton, chairman; Mrs. Pearl Hip
pie, Mrs. Harry E. Keel, Miss Helen
Hain, Mrs. J. G. Berger, Mrs. R. H.
Cunningham, Mrs. Harry Canster.
Employes Ask Manager
to Close Sunbury Plant
Sunbury, Pa., Aug. 23.—The Sun
bury Converting Works was closed
by the management at 3.30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon for an indefinite
period. The employes were sum
moned by John J. Steller, general
manager, and informed of this action
of the company. It was taken, he
said, after employes who did not
walk out Wednesday and Thursday,
asked that work be suspended. They
had informed him that although they
had no grievances, he said, they were
being urged by fellow workmen, their
personal frionds and associates, not
to stay at work. To relieve them from
This situation, it was decided to cloae.
Bishop Stanford Will
Preach at Grier's Point
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 23. Exten
sive arrangements have been made
for the reopening services to-morrow
in the Bethel United Evangelical
church, of Grier's Point, which has
been closed during the past several
months, undergoing improvements
and renovations.
The Rev. Dr. W. M. Stanford, of
Harrisburg, will preach both morn
ing and evening, according to the
program announced by the pastor, the
Rev. L. E. Teeter. A platform serv
ice will be held at 2.30 o'clock in
the afternoon, conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Teeter, assisted by visiting min
isters.
APPLES APLENTY IN MIFFLIN
Lewistowii. Pa., Aug. 23. The
apple crop will be a hummer in this
section, farmers say. Two farmers on
Thursday offered their fruit at 60 cents
a bushel. Plumbs are very plentiful,
but pears will be scarce.
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AUGUST 23, 1919.
ENOLA RAILROAD
YARDS ARE BUSY
Business Heavy During First
Peacetime Summer as Dur
ing War Period
Enola, Aug. 23.—For the first peace
time summer in the history of the
local freight classification yards busi
ness is as heavy as (luring the try
ing days of the war. There is actu
ally a shortage of men in many de
partments. Last week a large num
ber of extra yard brakemen who were
laid off in the spring were taken
back into service. Two weeks ago
more extra yard firemen were added
to the roster. Several additional
yard crews have been formed, giv
ing permenant jobs to many extra
employes. Not only is business heavy
in tho yards but also on the road.
Three more crews will be added to
the number which run out of here.
Last week the Baltimore classifi
cation yard was reopened after being
closed for several months. With the
opening of this yard the several addi
tional crews were necessary. All
freight consigned to points will be
classified in this yard, leaving the
other eastbound classification for the
freight consigned to the Cumberland
Valley, Philadelphia, New York and
other terminal points. It has only
been a few weeks since the now
machine shop, erected since last fall
the machine shop was located in the
engine house and since its removal
will give additional space for engines
in the house.
Parson and Family Are
Guests at Anniversary
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 23. Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Hiddeman entertained
at their home in Maple avenue in cele
bration of their second wedding anni
versary. Among the guests were the
Rev. and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wright
and daughters, Ruth and Floy; Mrs.
William Dice. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. For
tenbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Forten
baugh. Miss Mary Vans. Miss Mildred
Adams. Miss Mary Keiffer, Mrs. V. T.
Dissinger. Mrs. M. Rainmaker and chil
dren. Donald. May and Florence: Mrs.
Julia A. Dissinger. Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Dissinger and children. Phyllis. Ken
neth and Ellsworth; Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Dissinger and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Hiddeman.
Has Thumb Nail Torn
Off in Automobile Accident
Mcxdiiuiioshurg, Pa., Aug. 23.
On Thursday afternoon one of the auto
mobiles in the Farm Bureau run. in pass
ing over the bridge at Bryson's Mill, went
down the embankment at the end of the
bridge and plunged through a fence.
The auto had a broken front wheel
and badly damaged fender. The driver
was trying to get out of the way of an
other car. A second oar closely fol
lowing also went down the embank
ment. but was not damaged. One of the
occupants of the first car had the nail
of his right thumb torn off. It was
later picked up with a piece of the flesh
hanging to It. The other occupant of
the car escaped injury.
Chambersburg Soldier Is
to Marry English Girl
Chatiiborsluirg, p a ., Aug. 23.
Mrs. Miriam Roberts, widow of the late
Dr. Henry Roberts, a prominent sur
geon and physician of Northern Eng
land, announces the engagement of her
daughter, Elsie Gwendolyn, to Captain
A. Richard Walk, of Chambersburg.
Captain Walk met Miss Roberts at
Washington Inn (Y. M. C. A.), London,
where she was doing war work. He
was attending Oxford University at that
time.
IMPROVING FIIiTER PLANT
Columbia, Aug. 23.—Work on the
improvements and addition to the
filter plant of the Columbia Water
Company is progressing under the
direction of A. H. Meyers. Excav
ations are being made under direc
tion of Dr. Harry Pearce. The
cost will be several thousand dol
lars.
MANY VISITORS
AT GETTYSBURG
Hundreds of Cars and Tour
ists Go Over Eamous
Field of Battle
Gettysburg, Pa., Aug. 23.—Hun
dreds of cars from other states pass
through Gettysburg weekly, despite tho
torn up condition of many of the main
highways where Commissioner Sadler
is making the dirt fly In his campaign
to give Pennsylvania the beet road
system in the United States. Records
kept here show that cars from at least
24 different states were on the battle
field in one day last week.—Considera
tion of petitions for new bridges over
the streams of Adams county seems to
he the absoroing topic at the weekly
meetings of the county commissioners
for the past two months, and the meet
ing on Tuesday was no exception to the
rule, for t4 citizens of Latlmore town
ship appeared to request a new bridge
over Bermudian creek at Bubb's mill—
At the combined picnic of the Reformed
and Lutheran churches of Arendtsvitle
in Heiges grove last Thursday between
six and seven hundred people enjoyed
the day's outing.—ln the presence of
the immediate family of the bride, Miss
Ruth K. Bream, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Mark Bream, was married to
Wilbur S. Mcllinger. of Leetonia, Ohio,
on Thursday morning, Dr. T. C. Blll
heimer performing the ceremony.—The
recruiting party sent from the Carlisle
Hospital did a good business in Littles
town .nine young men from that com
munity being secured for service.—The
young girls of the Otterbeln Guild of
the United Brethren Church raised
$25 for the Annie M. Warner Hospital.
—With representatives present from as
far away as Knnsas. the Rrough fam
ily reunion was held at Little Round
Top on Thursday.—The convention of
the first district of the Adams County
Sabbath School Association, which was
to have been held at Salem United
Brethren Church last Sunday, was post
poned and will be held to-morrow.—
Sergeant James Brannigan and wife
left for Fort Ontario. N. Y., where he
will be stationed.
Judge Gillan Grants
Injunction Against Strikers
Uhnmbersburg, Pa., Aug. 23.—Tho
Waynesboro strike situation took on
a new phase yesterday when it be
came known that injunction pro
ceedings had been started againat
tho strikers by the Frick Company
of Waynesboro and the Landis Tool
Company. The preliminary injunc
tions were granted by Judge Gillan
and dates fixed for the hearings. The
hearing of the Landis Tool Compnay
will be held on Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock while the Frick bill will
be heard on Wednesday morning.
The Landis Tool Company in its
petitions cites 56 employes of the
com.pan> as defendants. The plain
tiff in this case came to Chambers
burg late yesterday afternoon and
before midnight the preliminary in
junction was granted. The Frick In
junction was also granted last even
ing. Tne complaint avers the strikers
are preventing the company from do
ing business.
Spectator Injured at
Ball Game Is Better
Millersburjr, Pa., Aug. 23.—Henry
S. Matter, who was hit over tho eye
with a baseball bat at a picnic is im
proving. Matter was a lookeron at a
ball game at the big picnic at Killinger.
A batter left the bat fly out of his hands,
striking Matter over the left eye, frac
turing the frontal bone.
R. L. Thrush, while constructing a
concrete bridge at Sharp Corners, near
Berrysburg, saw a wild cat como out of
a woods. The animal, no doubt, came
across the country from Mahantonga
mountain.
W. Scott Umborger is the champion
creek fisherman of the season. Several
days ago he caught an eel which
weighed 8% pounds.
Miss Helen Franke is spending her
vacation with friends at Muncy.
The public Bchools of the borough
will open Monday, September 1.