2 Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania THOUSANDS HEAR PICNIC SPEECHES Centennial Grove Is Filled With Church People and Odd Fellows Beaver Springs, Pa., Aug. 27. The first annual picnic of the Sny der County Sunday School Associa tion was held in Centennial Grove, this place, last Saturday. An excel lent program was presented, and was opened with devotional exercises by the Rev. W. R. Fitzgerald, pastor of the Beaver Springs Lutheran church. Prof. W. W. Spiegelmire, of Mif flinburg, county superintendent of schools of Union county, was the first speaker. He dwelt at length upon the mission opportunity of the •Sunday school and emphasized espe cially the work that should be done In lining up those who are nonat tendants. Hon. A. W. Johnson, president Judge of the Union-Snyder district, apoke upon Sunday school work in the reconstruction period. The Judge was listened to attentively. The Revs. J. B. Focht, of Selinsgrove, and W. M. Rearick, of Miffiinburg, also delivered interesting addresses. Mrs. Hoyt Graybill, superintendent Of the children's department, out lined the work the department en deavors to do the coming year. She stated that last year only one town, Beavertown, followed the program outlined by the department. She urged a closer co-operation between schools and superintendent. The officers ot the association are: President, T. H. Spiegelmire, Selins grove; secretary, 11. I. Romig, Beaver Springs; treasurer, Hoyt Graybill, Paxtonville. At the same time the annual re union of the I. O. O. F. of Union, Snyder, Juniata and Mifflin counties was held in Centennial Grove. Fully 2,500 people were in attendance. Music was furnished by the Girl's Band of this place and the Alfarata Band. Tag day was observed by the Girl's Band and nearly S6O was raised. The Rev. W. R. Fitzgerald con ducted the devotional exercises. Prof. C. W. Oldt, of Lewistown, was the first speaker. He put the crowd in good humor with his stories. His talk also was of serious vein. In the afternoon Messrs. C. I. Helt, Fred MacGready and Robert Davis spoke upon the great work the order is accomplishing. Special at tention was called to the Sunbury Orphanage and contemplated im provements to the amount of $75,- 000. Over 250 children are cared for in this home and such is the de mand for admittance that the work planned is necessary. Light Standards For Mechanicsburg Planned Meclianicsburg, Aug. 27. The improvements at the Mechanicsburg square are rapidly nearing comple tion, and will not only relieve traf fic congestion at that point, as planned, but w.ll add greatly to the general appearance of the street. The plans also include the erection of six standards, four on the couth em side aid two on the northern lide, of the street, each to carry no less than five large electric globes. Near the intersection of Main and Market streets a large standard will also be erected, or: which will be placed three signs directing the driv ers of vehicles to Harrisburg, Car lisle and Gettysburg, in addition to the usual "turn to the right" sign. MAY GET BUILDING Mt. Union, Aug. 27. —Mount Un ion is In all probability to have a public building. Congressman B. IC. Focht, of this district has in •roduced a bill in Congress asking that Mount Union be given such a building, the cost not to exceed 1150,000. 6 Bcll-an* Hot water, W Sure Relief RELL-ANS FO R IN DIG &STI O r 'HENRY MEMIf j; AND SON : DISTRIBUTORS 1 Alabastine |j J r THE PERFECT COLD | WATER PAINT j I J I Ij SPECIAL PROPOSITION I TO DEALERS. •100 S. SECOND ST. HARDWARBSMiLL | WEDNESDAY EVENING, REPORTED DEAD SOLDIER IS ALIVE Goldsboro, Pa., Aug. 27. Private Ralph S. Armstrong, son of Mrs. Claj-a Armstrong, offi cially reported dead by the War Department, is alive and well and is expected to arrive home soon. Mrs. Armstrong on Saturday re ceived a letter from the War De partment confirming this and stating that the reports of her son being seriously wounded and of his death were due to simi larity of names, the soldier who died being Private Ralph F. Armstrong, Company