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Happenings of a Day in Central Pennsylvania
SHOPMEN GO ON
NINE-HOUR DAY
Unusual Rush of Work at
Northumberland Plant;
Longer Hours
Sunhury, Pa., 3O. Men em
ployed in the Northumberland car
shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have been placed on a nine-hour
basis owing to a rush in car repair
work. Both the day and night shifts
will work nine hours instead of eight
as heretofore, it has been announced.
It appears that car repair work is
at high pressure, with refrigerator
cars predominating. It was on ac
count of the large number of the lat
ter needing repairs the car shop
working day was lengthened.
It was stated to-day no definite
time limit for the operation of the
nine hour rule has been set and that it
may continue indefinitely. About 400
men are affected.
Minister Tries to Get
Clear of Another Auto;
Machine Runs Into Pole
Dnupliin, Pa., Aug. 30. When
the Rev. Robert M. Ramsey, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church here, tried
to avoid colliding with another auto
mobile at the foot of the Dauphin
Narrows last evening he steered the
car against a telegraph pole. Mrs.
Ramsey was thrown against the
windshield and badly cut about the
face and hands. Their 9-year-old son,
Dauglas, was painfully bruised on
the back of the head and the minis
ter sustained severe bruises of the
chest.
Medical aid was quickly given by
Dr. A. B. Coble, of this place, who
brought the injured minister and his
family back to this place in his car.
The Ramsey automobile was demol
ished.
No Joint Celebration of
Perry's Found in Welcome
Marysvillo, Pa., Aug. 30.—Move-1
intents to hold a combined welcome j
j home celebration for all county men j
<nnd women who were enrolled with |
jthe United States during the past I
[war. have fallen altogether. Action |
[to this effect was taken at Duncan
[jion at a meeting attended by com- j
fmittees from the several towns now j
■ planning welcome home celebrations j
and by representatives from other
towns.
It was proposed that each town
of the county co-operate in the
iplan, which provided for the hold
ling of a several days' celebration in
(JJuncannon. All of the home com
jing celebrations planned by the sev
eral county towns were to have
ybeen cancelled. It was planned, in
( taddition, to hold the reunion of the
.3'erry County Veterans' Association
lin conjunction with the joint event
(at Duncannon. When the plan for
the combined celebration fell, how
'cve.-, this plan was dropped.
George B. Cole Critically
111 at Shippensburg
Sliippcnsbiirg, Aug. 30.—George '
Pi. Cole, of this place, is reported j
critically ill. For several weeks he i
has been suffering from a compli
cation of diseases and being 84 !
• years of age, his strength has been .
failing. For many years he had j
"been in business here, was the first j
telephone operator in the town, and ;
wrote for city newspapers.
SCHOOLS OI'F.N TI'ESDAY
New Ctimbcrlnnd, Pa., Aug. 30.
C. M. Prowell, secretary of Lower
Allen township school board, gives
notice that owing to Monday, Septem
ber 1, being Labor Day, the Lower
Allen township schools, including 101k
wood, will npt open until Tuesday,
September 2. 4
MUST BE VACCINATED
New Cumberland, Aug. 30. —The
borough schools will open on Mon
day, Sept. 1., by order of the School
Board. The vaccination law will be
strictly enforced, and all children
six years of age must he sent to
school.
INVTTK G. A. K. POST
New Cumberland, Aug. 30.—13. F.
Eisenberger Post, 462, Grand Army
of the Republic, has been invited
to participate in the parade to be
held here next Saturday, Sept. 6.
DIES OF APOPLEXY
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 30. John
Ptcnctt, one of the best known men
in lower Lancaster county, dropped I
dead yesterday at his home near
Unicorn, in Drumore township,
death being due to apoplexy.
GREENCASTLE
Groeiieastle, p a „ Aug. 30.— J.
Frank Hade has sold his farm in
Antrim township at private sale 'o
George Mosser. The farm contains
355 acres and was sold for a con
sideration of $30,500. The highest
price paid for a farm in this section
In a number of years.—The mem
bers of the XV. E. O. Club enter
tained at the home of the Misses
Strock, East Baltimore street, in
honor of Miss Frances Cramer, who
will leave next week for Philadel
phia, and of Miss Mary Gilland,
whose engagement to Roy Haw
baker recently was announced. Mi.:s
Cramer was presented with a beau
tiful pearl and amethyst pin by tile
club, and Miss Gilland was given
a miscellaneous shower. Her gifts 1
Included cut glass, linen, fancy work
and many useful kitchen articles.—
Miss Mary Watson Craig was host
ess to a large number of her friends
Monday evening at her home in
North Carlisle street.—The public
schools of Greencastle will reopen
on Tuesday. Two new members
have been added to the faculty. Miss
Elizabeth Hege, Chambersburg, has
been elected teacher of the sixth
grade, and Miss Martha Hollinger,
who comes from college at Hunt
ington, Ind., has been chosen third
assistant,in the High school.—Mrs.
J. W. Homer" and Miss Anna Gil
land entertained at a sewing bee
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Homer. —Mrs. Daniel Nelson
and son, of Jacksonville, Pla., ate
visiting in the homo of Mrs. Nel
son's parents.—Mr. and Mrs. A. ti,
Oniwake, Washington, D. C., are the
guests of Miss Katherinc Omwakc.
—Miss Helen Collier, Washington,
D. C., Is spending her vacation with
her mother.
.SATURDAY EVENING,
Faithful Y. M. C. A. Chief
Ends Work at Columbia
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 30. After
forty-nine years of service with the
Pennsylvania Railroad, twenty-nine
of which were spent as secretary of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Young
Men's Christian Association, since
its organization in Columbia. George
C. K. Sample will retire at the close
of this month. Last night in honor
of the event and as a token of their
esteem for him, the directors of the
association tendered him a fare
well dinner at the Victory restau
rant. At the same time they pre
sented him with a tine traveling bag
on the eve of his departure to
Maine to attend a Gible Institute.
During Secretary Sample's tenure
he hold 5,744 religious meetings,
which were attended by 327,161
people. He made in the same time,
16,500 visits to the sick; and he re
corded attendance at 37,800 recep
tions and entertainments, as well as
entertained 245,000 visitors at the
rooms. Tracts and books distribut
ed amounted to 105,000. The num
ber of men occupying beds in the
rooms were 16,176; number who
took advantage of shower baths,
16,248. Mr. Sample's successor will
bo J. William Pinkerton, a railroad
clerk.
Marysville Asks Perry
Veterans to Join Welcome
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 30.—Invita
tions have been extended by the
general eomniittee in charge of the
Iturysville welcome home celebra
tion to the Perry County Veterans'
Association to hold its annual re
union in Marysville this year. The
invitation, it is expected, will be ac
cepted and the reunion be lieid in
conjunction with the local celebra
tion on Saturday and Sunday, Sep
tember 27 and 28.
It lias been the custom to hold
the annual reunion of the Veterans,
made up almost entirely of men who
fought in the Civil Wat, In New
Bloomfield. Because of important
highway improvements of the coun
ty seat town, which has resulted in
most of the borough streets being
torrvup, it will be impossible to have
tho % vent there.
Former Judge James W. Shull,
who has been caring for the inter
ests of the association to a large
extent, made the offer to the Marys
ville committee.
Boy Makes Unusual
Escape From Under Auto
Columbia, Aug. 30.—One of the
most remarkable escapes from
death in automobile accidents in
this section occurred yesterday,
when William Weaver, the ten
year-old son of Jacob Weaver, the
miller, near Churchtown, was pin
ned under an overturned Ford de
livery ear in a deep mill race near
his home. Somehow he managed
to crawl from under the car and,
strangling, rose to the surface. He
was unhurt.
ENDERS
Finders, Pa., Aug. 30. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry M. Swelgard, of Harris
burg. spent Sunday at the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Swei
gard.—Mr. and Mrs. C E Rettinger,
of Lykcns, were the guests of Mr
and Mrs. Ira A. Enders, on Sunday.—
Lester and Ammon Enders joined
some friends in an excursion to Wil
low Grove on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Laßoss Garber, of Harrisburg, were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George
Loudermilch over the weekend.—N.
R. McCurtin and family are enter
taining Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mc-
Curtin and sons, Joseph and Ward
McCurtin, of Dayton, Ohio; Mrs.
Anna McCurtin and grandson, Rich
ard Bothe, of Curtis Bay, Md.; Mrs.
Frank Jeffries and neice, Dorothy
Griffith, of Baltimore, and Mrs. C. E.
Bothe. of Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Harry
O. Warfel, of Harrisburg, spent Sun
day at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Warfel.—Miss Mabel
Enders left for Harrisburg, where
she Is employed.—Miss Elfie Shoop
spent a few days with relatives at
Killinger.
Little Lines From Nearby
Now Bloomfield —A reunion of
the Lightner family is being held
to-day in Groff's Woods.
Wellsvillc—'The funeral of Thom
as B. Hoover, retired net manufac
turer. was held yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. Mr. Crow, officiating.
Duiicaiuioii—Members of Wen-
Dote Tribe, No. 305, Improved Ord-
J cr of Red Men, will hold a chicken
corn soup supper on the evening of
September 11.
York —-Mrs. George W. Fry, this
city, who has been missing from her
home since Tuesday, was located
yesterday, at the home of a relative
at Salisbury, Md.
Red I,ion—Prof. Franklin Meng
es, a member of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, was the prin
cipal speaker on Thursday, at the
Gala Week exercises, being held in
\this borough.
York. New Salem —Captain Walt
er W. Van Baman, of York, will de
liver an address before the Christ
ian Endeavor Society at St. John's
Lutheran Church, on Sunday eve
ning, at 7 o'clock.
York, New Salem—The farm of
the Henry W. Lecrone estate, Co
dorus township, consisting of 108
acres and 134 perches, was sold at
public sale on Thursday, at $l3O an
acre. The purchaser was Titus
Bortner.
Duiicannon—Miss Ada P. Noye
and Elmer P. Collins, of Dunean
non, were married at Hagerstown.
The bride was an employe of the
Bell Telephone exchange. Mr. Col
lins was recently discharged from
the military service.
Wellsvillc One hundred and
fifty persons attended a Welcome
I Home reception tendered Guerney
I Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
I Smith, at the Smith home, several
nights ago. Young Smith only re
! cently returned from overseas.
Delta—Mrs. Mayme Wetzell was
I re-elected president of the York
County Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union at its thirty-fourth
annual session held In this place on
Thursday. Red Lion was chosen
as the place for the 1920 conven
tion.
New Bloomflcld—But one new
face will be seen on the teaching
force of the New Bloomfield public
schools, when they open on Mon
day. Isaac F. Hand will serve as
assistant principal, succeeding the
Rev. J. W. Weeter, who next year
will teach In Carson Long Institute.
CHIEF COCKLIN
ON DUTY AGAIN
Middlctown People Are Pleas
antly Entertained at
F unction s
| MeolinnleJiburg. Pa., Aug. 30.
After an illness of more than a week,
I Chief oT Police E. S. Cocklin is again
jon duty. His return was welcomed
j by many friends.—Mrs. C. Lloyd Lin
demuth was hostess for a number of
friends from Middletown at her home
in West Main street, on Monday
| evening. The guests spent the time
socially and with needlework. Re
freshments were served to the fol-
I lowing: Miss Verona Kilper, Miss
Martha Swartz, Miss Ruth McNair,
Mrs. A. B. Cressler and Mrs. Harold
Kauffman.—Among the members of
Col. H. I. Zinn Post, No. 415, G. A. R..
of this place, who attended the re
| ception given by Grand Army veter
. ans, of Harrisburg on Monday even
[ ing in honor of George W Rhoads,
of that city, were: F. K. Pioyer, who
was one of the speakers; W. H. Moh
ler, George W. Baish, John H. Blair,
Harry Wetzel and Francis Marion.—
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kimmel, of West
Coovcr street, entertained a number
of friends at dinner in honor of the
birthday anniversary of the former.
—Martin Harloe and daughter, Beu
lah, of Winchester, Va„ are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gray, East Keller street.—The Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ellis Bell and daugh
ters, the Misses Lois and Marion, re
turned from two weeks sojourn at
Ocean Grove.—Roy Shettle, of South
Market street, is in Detroit, Mich.,
on a business trip.—John Grissinger,
of Philadelphia, spent some time with
his brother, Col. J. Weir Grissinger,
in this place.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank C.
McClure and four children, Elizabeth,
Ann Diven, Nancy Patterson and
Frank Chandler, of Patton, Pa., were
guest a at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Scholl, on Wednesday. The
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stoneslfer,
of Wilmington. Del., were calling on
friends here on Wednesday.—Jesse
Robbins, florist of Carlisle, was a
Wednesday visitor here.
Married at Summer Home
of Officiating Clergyman
Cliamborsburg, Pa., Aug. 30.
Emerson G. Greenawalt, of Lemans
ters, this county, and Miss Lola
Pearl Harvey, of Lancaster, were
married by the Rev. Theodore W.
Bare, of Philadelphia, at his sum
mer home at Fishing Creek. Fol
lowing the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the home of
the bride, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Greenawalt left on an extended
wedding trip. After October 1 they
will be at home to their friends, at
Lancaster.
The groom is a member of the
faculty of the Lancaster Boys' High
School.
City Hotel of York to
Be Turned Into Garage
York, Pa., Aug. 30. The City Ho
tel property in West Market street,
one of the oldest hostelrles in the
city, wa s disposed yesterday by The
odore R. Helb, a local brewer, to E.
A. Clark and Chester W. Fink, local
garagemen. Possession will be given
February 1. The hotel will be con
verted Into a modern garage.
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Chambersburg, Aug. 30. Tho
Franklin County Sunday School As
sembly came to a conclusion In
Rhode's Grove with a memorial
service for the soldier dead. The
boys band of the Quincy United
Brethren Orphanage played and
the flag was raised by Edgar Faubel
who left a leg near Metz. Vocal
music and addresses made up the
program.
WED IN HISTORIC CnURCH
Columbia,' Pa., Aug. 30. Miss
Elenore W. Knipe, a teacher In the
Columbia schools, and Fred. A.
Nolte, of Columbia, were married
yesterday afternoon In tho old his
toric Donegal Presbyterian Church,
the ceremony being performed by
the Rev. George Wells Ely, pastor
of the Columbia church.
GETTYSBURG
Gettysburg, Pa.. Aug. 30. If for
any reason it is impossible to start
work on the permanent improvement
of Chambersburg and York streets
this year, bids for which are to be
received on September 2 by the State
Highway Department. Commissioner
Sadler, in a letter to the town coun
cil, states the department will take
over the repair of these streets until
the work can be started, the borough
being asked to make only • a small
contribution in the form of material
to be used in the work.—Lieut. Nor
man Tagg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hicks
Tagg, New Oxford, who was a mem
ber of a camp hospital unit, stationed
at Brest, France, has volunteered his
services to the Red Cross which is
combating a "flu" outbreak. He will
be sent through Rumania, Servla and
Turkey.-e-Work has been started to
lay out the football field at the
Kurtz playground. The Gettysburg
Masons who have been encamped near
Harney for nearly two weeks broke
camp Tuesday afternoon.—Tuesday
evening was test night for the Get
tysburg file truck and apparatus.
The test was conducted by B. W.
Hummer and Fire Marshal Swope.
Special attention was given to the
new flexible suction hose which was
given its first tryout. The test was
satisfactory in every respect.—B.
Smuckler, manager of the local shirt
factory on Nortty Washington street,
has fented the store foom of H. E.
Melhorn, and it is understood will
open a branch factor*- in September.
—The Western Union Telegraph
Company has moved into its new of
fice, vacating the old office at the
Western Maryland station that was
used for many years.—Major Alfred
H. Brown, head of the naval branch"
of the American Red Cross of the
Atlantic division, who is traveling
with the aerial convoy which recently
spent several days here to take charge
of the entertainment for the men on
their transcontinental Journey, was
high in his praise of the canteen de
partment of the local Red Cross.—
When Private John E. Horan, of But
ler, bought a prayer book while a sol
dier in Camp Colt during the summer
of 1917, he little thought the hook
would be the means of saving his life.
He carried the book in the upper
left hand pocket of his blouse and a
Boche bullet would have pierced his
heart had not the book stopped .It,
going almost through the book.
TTATTmfIWOCRG TELEQRXPH
PARADE ROUTE
IS ANNOUNCED
Committees Also Complete Line-up of the Various Divisions
• —Small Ends of Arrangements Will Be Picked
Up Early Monday Morning
These are more of the hustling committeemen of the Welcome Home
celebration. At the top from right to left are Colin S. Few and Harry
Hess. At the bottom are George I. K ing and Davis Garver.
Middletonn, Aug. 30. The line-up
and route of the parade in the Wel
come Home celebration here Monday
was announced to-day by the com
mittees, which have had the arrange
ments In charge. This virtually com
pletes the work of the committees
with the exception of a few minor
detulls, which must be worked out at
the last minute.
The lineup of the parade will be as
follows;
Line of two police and two mem
bers of each fire company, Chief
Marshal E. S. Gerberlch, Chief of
Staff Harry Fenical, aids, automobiles
containing wounded soldiers, . mem
bers of G. A. R. and borough officials,
Spanish American War Veterans,
stretcher carried by four Boy Scouts
decorated in memory of dead soldiers,
fourteen girls dressed in white in
honor of dead soldiers carrying Amer
ian flags, marshal first division, Davis
L. Garver, mounted bugler, Arthur
Welrich; Liberty Bond, color bearers,
commissioned men of the World War,
Lieutenants Winfleld Hlder and David
Wallace, soldiers of World War, Ser
geants Harry Countryman and John
Boughter in charge; Steelton colored
band, colored soldiers of the World
War, Sons of Veterans, automobiles
containing relatives of dead soldiers.
First division will form In Market
street; right resting on Catharine
street.
Second Division—Marshals Mrs. C.
C. Etnoyer and Mrs. John Frank,
Marietta band. Red Cross nurses,
Mothers' Congress Circle, Girls' Jitney
Club, children of Emaus Orphans
Home, public school children, Boy
GETS POSITION
AT WASHINGTON
Halifax Newspaper Man Gets
Position in Government
Office
Halifax, Pa., Aug. 30. The Rev.
J. P. Statley was at Elizabethville on
Monday.—Mrs. J. A. Lcbo, Mrs. Leroy
Shott and Bernice Lebo, of Enterline,
and Mrs. Virginia Lebo and son. Jo
soph, and Clarence Fowler, of Phila
delphia, were guests Tuesday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bowman.—
James Enders and family, of Ashland,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Mecltley.—Jesse McNair
and family and Agnes Mace, of Steel
ton. visited at the home of W. B.
Bowman and family. Mrs. Lillle
Snyder and daughter, Mary, are
spending a few days with friends at
Lykens.—Mrs. Lloyd Marsh and Mary
Fauber, of Philadelphia, arrived here
Tuesday to spend some time.—Mrs.
Harold Weigle and Mrs. Curtis Keiter
and son, of Plainfield, Cumberland
county, spent the weekend with W.
H. Keiter and wife. —Mrs. Charles
Gonder and two daughters, and Mrs.
Samuel Shott and children, of Diet
rich, spent Sunday at the home of
Alvin Gonder. Alfred Bowman and
wife of Lancaster, spent several days
with his father, Cornelius Bowman.—
H. S. Potter, who has been a member
of the Gazette staff for nine years,
has tendered his resignation on Au
gust 23. Mr. Potter left for Wash
ington, D. C.. where he has been ap
pointed to a position In the Govern
ment printing ofllce.—The Rev. Henry
Whltaker, of Balnbridge, spent Tues
day with his son, Hurry Whitaker
and family.—Henry Fetterhoft, Robert
Fetterhoff an<l family, Mrs. Clara
Walforn, Mrs. Chester Feagley and
daughter and Clara und Ruth Fet
terhoft, of lowee City, spent Sunday
with Philip Fetterhoff and family.—
John Rothrock, wife and son, J. C.
Hooper and wife and Bertha Gates, of
I Altoona, were weok-end guests of
Andrew C. Swclgard and wife.
NAMED FARM AGENT
MJffllntowii, Pa., Aug. 30.— R. A.
Fordyce, of Greene county, has been
appointed Juniata county farm
agent by the Juniata County Farm
Board. He has already assumed his
new duties. Ho succeeds D. R.
Pheasant, who will return to State
College about the middle of Septem
ber to resume his collegiate work.
WILL CHOOSE PASTOR
New Cumberland, Aug. 30. On
Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, a con
gregational meeting will be held
in the First Church of God, at which
time the official board will be elec
ted, and a ballot cast for a preacher
for the coming conference year.
POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE
New Cumberland, Aug. 30.—The
postofflce will be closed 10.30 on
Labor Day.
(Other State News on Page 2
Scouts. The second division will form
in Market street.
Third Division Marshal William
Crow, aids, band, all Royalton organi
zations and Royalton school children.
It will form in Catherine street, north
of Ann street.
Fourth Division Marshal Edgar
Nuskey, aids, Palmyra band, lodge,
B. I', (j. 13.; Bainbridge band, Red
Men, Daughters of Poeohontos and
Knights of Golden Eagle, band,
Knights of Malta, Daughters of Lib
erty and Daughters of Naomi and all
merchants' floats. Will form In Ann
street, west of Catherine street.
Fifth Division Marshall Warren
.1. S. Schreincr, aids, Highspire band,
Middletown Car Company, Annville
band, Kreider Shoe Company, cigar
factories, Wincroft stove works.
Form in Wood street, north of Ann
street.
Second Section Liberty Fire Com
pany, Rescue baud, Rescue tHose
Company, Union Hose Company. Form
in Wood stroet, south of Ann street.
Sixth Division Marshal Howard
Kleinfelter, aids, aviation general
supply and ordinance supply depots.
The route of the parade wltl be
down Ann street, to Union, to Water,
to Vino, to Main, to Spring, to Water,
to Catherine, to Emaus, to Wood, to
Pike, to' Union, to Royalton. back to
Union, to Center Square and counter
march.
On Monday afternoon at 1.30 the
presentation of the medals will be
made to the returned soldiers before
the parade forms. The soldiers will
be lined up before the speaker, J. R.
Geyer.
CAMPFIRE GIRLS
ENJOYING OUTING
Pittsburgh Women Guests at
Home of Mrs. Mary
S. Kline
Daupliln, Pa., Aug. 30. Mrs. D. L.
McCully and Miss Anne Cassldy, of
Pittsburgh, were the guests of Mrs.
MfCully'g aunt, Mrs. Mary S. Kline,
Thursday.—Mrs. Fred. Haas, of Balti
more, Md., was the guest of Miss
Cora Cofrode, Tuesday.—Miss Betty
Lyter was the week-end guest of
Miss Margaret Jones, of Speecevjile.
The Oyantawaka Campflre Girls are
spending a week camping at Yellow
Springs.—Mrs. Sarah Sponsler has re
turned home from York, where she
was the guest of her neice, Mrs. Fred.
Schneider.—Williams and Dill, of
Waynesville, are laying the founda
tion for William Fry's house in
Clarks Valley.—Mrs. Guernsay Pattpn
and son, Jack, of Harrisburg, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Ly
ter.—Mr. and Mrs. William Wert and
children and Miss Elsie Strieker at
tended the Hoffman reunion at Hall
fax.—Miss Margaret Jones, of Speeee
vllle, was the guest of. Miss Rebecca
Lyter, Wednesday.—Mrs. Belle Haw
thorne and daughter, Sarah Margaret,
returned Monday from a visit to At
lantic City and Philadelphia.—Miss
Maud Firestone, of Harrisburg, is
visiting at the home of Miss Alice
Minskers.—Charles McElwee, of the
Meadows, spent Sunday with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
McElwee. Mrs. William Paul, of
Progress, spent several days with her
sister. Mrs. Daniel Bordner.—Miss
Cora Corfrode left Thursday for sev
eral days' visit at Marysville.—Ser
geant James Fulerman has returned
from overseas, and is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Mary Fulerman, Clarks
Valley—The Ladles' Aid Society of
United Evangelical Church, met at
the home of Mrs. George Shoop In
Erie street, on Thursday evening.
NEW CUMBERLAND
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cadwalader and
two children, of New Cumberland, are
visiting friends at Milton.
Mrs. Edward Prowell, of Philadel
phia. is visiting friends at New Cum
berland.
Mrs. Carrall, of Lancaster, is a
guest of Mrs. Roy Lechthaler and
Mrs. John Lantz, at New Cumberland.
Frank Kelster has returned from a
trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Lillian Grove, Marguerite
Fisher and Miss Jane Naylor, of New
Cumberland, went to Washington.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
New Cumberland, Aug. 30. Mr.
and Mrs. Grimes Nisley, of Front
street, announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Belva Catherine Nisley, Friday,
.August 29.
WILL START ITS
SCHOOLS MONDAY
Newville Teacher Is Principal
of Shiremanstown's
School System
S>Hrrmanstivn. Aug. 30. The
Shiremanstown schools will open
Monday with Miss Henrietta Miller,
of Newville, principal; Miss Sheeder,
of Mechunicsburg. intermediate, and
Miss Sue A. Kline, of Liverpool, pri
mary.
John Weber and son Walter, of
Rossland, British Columbia, have re
turned home after spending three
weeks at the home of the former's
brother, Frank E. Webeg, and family,
at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. William Corman en
tertained at dinner at their residence
here in honor of Laurence Oribble,
recently returned from Camp Mer
ritt, N. J.; Mrs. Laurence Gribble, of
New Cumberland, and Frank W. Wal
lace, who recently returned from
overseas. Later in the evening Mr.
and Mrs. Corman entertained the
Men's Organized Bible class of the
Bethel Church of God.
Mr. and Mrs. David Shopp, sons,
Milton, Jacob and Frederick; daugh
ters, Ruth, Mae and Pearl Shopp, of
Shiremanstown. motored to Hugers
town, Md., on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Garrett, of Mechantcs
burg, was a recent guest of Miss
Kate Noell and Miss Louise Noell,
at their home at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Charles Grissinger and daugh
ter, Madelene, of Mechanicsburg,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Grissinger's
parents at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin S. Etter, sons,
Lester and Laurence Mervin Etter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Wolfe ' and
daughter, Janet Louise Wolfe, of
Shiremanstown, motored to Doubling
Gap on Sunday.
Mrs. R. E. Eberly, rtf Shiremans
town, visited Mrs. John Hinkle, in
Mechanics burg, on Thursday.
Mrs. Rachel Henderson, of Shire
manstown. is spending some time
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Jerome
Feister, in Harrisburg.
Saturday nfternoon the annual pic
nic of the Junior Christian Endeavor
Society of the i'nlted Brethren Church
will be held in Mrs. Kebaugh's
woods, near town.
Former Judge to Have
Part in Teaching Law
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 30. Several
important changes in the course of
tho Dickinson School of Law will
take place with the opening of the
school next month. Preliminary esti
mates point to the largest attendance
in record and three new professors
have been added to the faculty.
Instead of Dr. William Trickett, the
veteran dean of the institution, for
mer Judge Wilbur F. Sadler, presi
dent of the Board of Incorporators,
will have charge of the Moot Court
trials. These trials at Dickinson are
one of tho leading features of the
work of the institution. In addition,
courses in personal property and
quasi-contracts will be introduced.
Linglestown Will Have
, Parade on Welcome Day
Llnglestown, Aug. 30.—One of the
features of the welcome heme cele
bration, which will be held here on
September G for the returned sol
diers, will be a street demonstra
tion in which all the lodges, vet
erans and other organizations will
participate. In the evening a large
fireworks display will be given. A
meeting will be liehl on Tuesday
night to which every person inter
ested hits been urged to attend.
FRUIT PICKERS BUSY
Chiuilbcrsburg, Pa., Aug. 30.
The various orchards of the county,
and Franklin county now stands
first in the State, maybe in the Na
tion, for number of apple trees
standing, are now busy places. The
later peaches are being marketed
and the apples are coming in faster
than they can be picked. Men, wo
men, girls and boys are picking and
packing the fine crop, and oars are
being loaded rapidly. All the or
chards of any size in the country
are members of the Cumberland
Valley Fruit Growers Association,
which markets all the fruit, hand
ling the funds therefrom.
ACCEPTS PULPIT CALL
Slilppcnsburff, Aug. 30.—The Rev.
Hurvey Emmcrt, of Waynesboro,
has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Brethren Church here, suc
ceeding the Rev. Mr. Murphy, who
accepted the presidency of the Blue
Ridge College, at New Windsor,
Md.
ANNVILLE
Aimville, Aug. 30. Prof. A. E.
Shroyer has returned to Annville, af
ter spending some time in New
York City.—Misses Mary and Mabel
Brightbill, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Grace Brightbill, of Washing
ton, are guests of Mrs. A. M. Hrighl
bill. —Prof, and Mrs. J. T. Spang
ler are spending several weeks at
Johnstown. Stanton Gebhart re
turned to Annville, after a two
months' visit to friends in Philadel
phia and Baltimore. Miss Cora
Brunner spent several days at Phila
delphia.—Dr. and Mrs. Harry Im
boden, of Npw York, are guests of
the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Imboden. —John B. Gebhart,
of Philadelphia, is visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gebhart.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. P. McClure, of
Dillsburg, were recent guests of
Prof, and Mrs. C. G. Dotter and
family. Mrs. Harry Saylor spent
the day at Harrisburg.—Prof, and
Mrs. W. L. Muttis and children,
Richard and Marjorie, returned to
Dayton, 0., after two weeks' visit at
the home of Mrs. Mattis' parents,
Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Dauglierty.—Prof.
John N. Evans was a recent visitor
at Bloomsburg. Prof, and Mrs. 11.
H. Shenk and daughters, Lucile and
Esther, returned to Annville on Sat
urday, after spending two weeks at
Silver Bay, N. Y. While there they
Visited at the cottage of Dr. and
Mrs. Edmund Lorenz, near Horlcon,
N. Y. Dr. Lorenz was formerly
president of Lebanon Valley Col
lege.—Postmaster and Mrs. H. M.
Bowman are at Atlantic City. Mrs.
Harry Kelchner and son, Albert,
are visiting friends at New Hollund
and York. Lieutenant Clement
Kreider, son of Congressman and
Mrs. A. S. Kreider, returned to Ann
ville, after a year spent abroad with
the American Expeditionary Forces.
Lieutenant Kreider was with the
Army of Occupation in Germany.
AUGUST 30, 1919.
McVeytown Citizen Is 95 *
and Is a Consistent Voter
McVeytown, Pa.. Aug. 30. Adam
Leftard has just celebrated his ninety
fifth birthday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Annie Campbell, who
resides near here. Mr. Leftard was
, .
ADAM LEFFARD
born In Sinking 1 Valley, Huntingdon
county, and moved to a farm he pur
chased just west of here In 18U5. He
is slightly deaf and his sight is fall
ing, but otherwise his health is very
good. He has not missed an election
in seventy-four years.
Town and Township
Welcome Their Soldiers
liculnlonn, Pa., Aug. 30. Rceds
ville und Brown township held a big
celebration to-du,v to honor soldiers
and sailors, Rod Cross nurses and Y.
M. C. A. workers. An address of
welcome was made by the Rev. A. 11.
Spangler, I). D. A. ball game was
played between Rcedsvllle and Hun
tingdon teams yesterday afternoon.
These teams belong to tin' Tri-County
League. The Burnhant community
band furnished music for the cele
bration. A basket picnic was held
on the ball grounds at tin* same time.
Junita County on Good
Behavior; No Jury Cases
Miflliiitowii. Pa., Aug. 30.—Jun
iata county's deportment during the
past several months has proven of
the highest grade. Not a single case
is listed for trial at the September
session of court which convenes next
week, and Sheriff CargilJ has just
issued instructions to all jurors, both
grand and petit, that their services
will not be required.
POSTMASTERS TO MEET
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 30. The
second annual meeting ol' the Perry.
C'ounty Post m astern* Association
will be lield in Hotel Rhinesmith,
New Hloomfleld, on Friday evening,
September 19. The business session
will bo held during the early part
of the evening. A luncheon will fol
low. Several prominent speakers will
be in attendance. Postmasters, pos
tal employes and rural letter carriers
of the county are being invited to
attend.
GETS All MY FQOD
Marysville, Pa., Aug. 30. Many
Marysville citizens are to-day getting
their first taste of army food. The
first portion of the supply of corn,
beans, baeon and other army mate
rials offered through the postotflce,
has just been received by Postmaster
I'H*as B. Leiby, who has made prep
arations for its distribution. The
value of this army food ordered by
borough citizens was between $3OO
and $4OO.
BOY LOSES ARM
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 30.—Donald
Helwig, a tifteen-year-old boy, while
riding a bicycle to work this morn
ing,. tried to head a passenger truck
loaded with passengers for the silk
mills, Where he worked, when his
bicycle struck a stone, threw him
under the loaded truck and crushed
his left arm, which was later am
putated at the Columbia Hospital.
HOI.D FRATERNAL REUNION
Iliigrrntnwn. Md, Aug. 30. The
third- annual reunion of the Jr. O.
U. A. M. lodges of Maryland, Penn
sylvania and West Virginia is being
held to-day at Pen-Mar with a large
crowd in attendance. Excursion
trains were run from different points
hauling hundreds of members of the
order and their families to the park.
DIES IN CHAIR
Columbia, Pa., Aug. 30.—Horace
G. Weaver, aged lifty-nine years,
and for a long time carpenter at the
Columbia Silk Mills, was found dead
In a chair, at his home by his wife
who had gone to ihquire about his
condition. He had been ill with
Bright's disease.
DAY AND
NIGHT SCHOOL
Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Accounting,
English, Penmanship, Arithmetic, Spelling, Etc.
Strictly Individual Promotion
Register Now, Day and Night
Sessions Open Sept. 1, 2 & 3
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"
STRIKERS MARCH
THROUGH STREETS
Cigar Makers Parade Over
Thoroughfare of Lancaster
With Band
Lancaster. Aug. 30. —The striking;
employes of the Lancaster cigar fac
tories paraded through the streets
ltpre'yesterday three hundred strong.
The procession was led by a band
composed entirely of cigarmakers and
the line of march was spotted with
standards on which were stated the
demands of the strikers. A delega
tion of 30 strikers from Ephrata
flaunted their banner near the head
of the procesion. The cigar factories
of the town were passed by the pa
rade and windows were crowded with
employes still at work who cheered
the men and women marching past.
The strikers were optimistic con
cerning the effect of their strike and
expected many recruits at their meet
ing at Central Labor Union Hall this
afternoon.
Waynesboro's Sugar Famine
Relieved by Big dbipment
Waynesboro, Pa., Aug. 30. A
truck load of sugar, with eight bar
rels on board, arrived here yester
day and was soon disposed of. It
was some help, as hundreds were able
to secure a two-pound poke—but no
more. Residents have no hope when
I they will be able to secure sugar to
put up all the apples and
other jarred stuff they wish. The
sugar situation in Waynesboro lias
been bad for several weeks, and hun
| dreds of dollars' worth of fruits and
I vegetable# are going to waste on ac
count of the shortage.
Lemoyne Schools Will
| Begin Term on Labor Day
liOmoyiM*, Pa., Aug. 30. The
I schools of Lemo.vne will open on
Monday. All pupils are to he pres
ent promptly Monday morning, so
as to he properly classified, receive
their hooks, have lessons assigned
! jtnd he ready to start work on what
j is hoped will he a successful term.
All children must he vaccinated be
fore entering school and all pupils
are to present their certificates. If
no certificates are presented sufli
cient evidence of huving been vac
cinated recently will be required.
The session on Monday will he short,
giving plenty of time to the children
lo see the Labor Day sights.
Autoist Sees Peddler
Drop Purse and Gets It
Klixuhctlitown, Pa., Aug. 30.
As John Ueyer delivered a quantity
of oil to Mrs. Harriet Hoffman in
North Market street his purse con
taining between $3O and $3O fell out
"or his hip pocket onto the street.
An auto passed just then and one
of the autoists jumped out and
grabbed the purse and rode at great
speed. Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Kel
ler saw him, hut before they could
give the alarm the autoist was out
of reach.
SILK WORKERS STRIKE
j HfiKerntown, Md., Aug. 30. Pe
j mantling an increase to 00 cents an
I hour, all of the weavers at Cromer's
| silk mill here yesterday went out on
j a strike and later 30 throwers em-
ployed at the plant struck in sym
pathy with the weavers, leaving the
j plant practically tied up. The weav
! era claim that conditions at the mill
are unsatisfactory. Yesterday a com
mittee from the weaver# attempted
to hold :i conference with Mr. Cromer,
hut the men said he refused to meet
them.
WOMAN UKTS POST
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 30. Carlisle
1s to have a protective officer. The
Carlisle Civic Clbb is planning such a
step to care for the interests of young
girls of the community. The. new
official will take charge on Septem
] her 15. She is Miss Elsie Bailey, who
j lids had considerable expereince in
the work and has been in the Gov
ernment service at Newport News.
STEAL lIAKREL OF WHISKY
II tigers town. Aid., Aug. 30. A
barrel of whisky was lost from a
train near Engle s, west of Harper's
• Ferry, and was found and placed in
I the freight house at Engle's. The
■ following night unknown persons are
I supposed to have driven to the
j freight house In an automobile and
I after breaking into the building ap
! propriated the barrel of booze.
CHOSEN COUNCIL CHIEF
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 30. Dr. John
M. Bentz, Republican, who has served
a number of terms in the body has
been selected as president of the
to succeed- the late
J. E. Carothers. Owing to death and
resignations, ten of a total of fif
teen councilmen are to be elected this
fall.
niiYS DWELLING HOUSE
McchimicHhurg. Pa., Aug. 30. The
three-story brick dwelling house lo
cated In West Main street, belonging
to the Misses Ru and Manilva Zug,
was sold to Jesse L. V. Smith, presi
dent of the Potts Manufacturing
Company.