2 The Day's News in Cities and Towns of Central Pennsylvania USEFUL LIFE OF CHURCHMAN ENDS [Robert S. Davis, Native ot Chambcrsburg, Passes Out at 88 Years Cliniitbersbnig. Pa., Non. Robert Stewart Davis, who was born here 88 years ago, died on Monday night at his homo in .Pittsburgh after a short illness. Despite his age Mr. Davis visited relative in Chambers • burg last pring and at that time was ■ active and well. . Mr. Davis was educated at the Chambersburg Academy. Ir * lb " he went to Pittsburgh, where he entered the bookstore of Johnston and Stockton and for fifty years his I vocation was that of bookse' joined the First Presbyterian church upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and, since 1862 had been an cider He was secretary and treasurer < board of trustees for 49 years and, at one time was president of the Pittsburgh Bible Society. lie w. s for years a trustee of Diddle vcrsity. ... He was a great friend of home and foreign missions, having visited some of the stations in China and Japan in 1888, making the long trip home in company with his daughter. Annie K. INivis, a missionary, who was returning on furlough. In 1596 he attended as a delegate the Pan- Presbyterian Council, held in Glas gow, Scotland. lie visited Europe on several other occasions, his first trip having been made in 1867 when he was at the llrst Paris exposition. Camp Hilll Lutherans Will Hear Pastor Preach Camp ItUI, Pa., Nov. 26.—'The an nual Thanksgiving Day service will be held in Trinity Lutheran Church to-morrow morning at 10 o clock. The Rev. Di. IS. D. Weigle. pastor of the church, will prouch. The an nual thank-offering sejvlce under the direction of the Woman's Mis sionary Society, will he held to night at 7.30 o'clock. The Bible elars taught by the pastor will meet at the home of Mrs. C. 11. S. Bishop. Washington Heights, on Friday eve ning. "The Perils Which Beset Young Men and Boys" will be the tirst of a short series of sermons to the young on next Sunday evening , in this ehurch. Bad Road Is Getting Attention of Officials New Cumberland. Pa., Nov. 26. j Officials of the United States Army Reserve Depot at Marsh Run, near , here, arc seeing that a bud stretch . of road between the Government , Reservation and the bridge crossing the Yellow Breeches creek at the limits of the borough is being im proved. Stones are being placed on the road until a permanent road is '.>Uilt. Since the depot was located lere the i oad has been in bad shape. I No Turkey on Tables at Thanksgiving Dinner Gettysburg, Pa., Not'. 25. —Many Gettysburg families will eat their Thanksgiving dinner without turkey, to which they have been accustomed for years. The prevailing high price, together with the scarcity of the fowl are the causes I for the famous holiday "mird being | missing from the table on Thursday, j BIBLE TEACHERS TO TAI.Iv ! H. D. Woolley, of London, Bible' eacher and author, will preach to- j ■ lay, to-morrow and Friday night at ! •Uudebaker hall. Second and State ■ .itreets. TO HOLD SPECIAL SERVICE "What Does Thanksgiving Mean to Ts'.'" will be the subject of the Rev. ;. Luther Cunningham, pastor, at spe ial Thanksgiving services in the -t. Paul's Baptist Church to-morrow norning at 11 o'clock. yaaaoa * oc s a g inocoana a * ; TTie High Price '-■ '•■ Of Coffee '■■ - S ! never troubles : ; the users of s " ; Neither does the ® jj use of Postum \ \ trouble their nerves a ? ! Ab advance In Price \ a - Made l>y The POSTUM CERF.AL COMI-'ANV Battle Creek.Micli<fan. WEDNESDAY EVENING ASKS IN VAIN FOR HUSBAND ! Chambersburg. Pa., Nov. 26. When William Miles failed to call at the Chambersburg llos • pital to visit his wife, who is re covering from an operation, the I sick woman repeatedly inquired I of the nurses why he had not | come. Inquiry brought the sad news that shortly after he had finished his day's toil at the plant I of the Rlue ltidgc Knitting Com | any he had died suddenly of heart failure, lie was 68 years ' -old, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the Senior O. U. A. M. He is sur vived by his widow and a son, Charles, employed at the post office here. ; Burdett Stryker Is Promoted by Bell Co. ■Kf 9 Ifiiflajr V mml . " RB . # Hp BURDETTSTRYKER Burdett Stryker, general super intendent of plant of the Bell Tele | phone Company of Pennsylvania, j with offices at Philadelphia, has been appointed general manager of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, with headquarters at Bal timore, Md. Mr. Stryker served in various capacities with the Bell J Company and has continued, since I his lirst entry into the telephone j Held, to step forward. THIEVES STEAL SILK j Thieves broke the plate glass win | dow of the Wolfe Corset Shop, 224 I North Second street, early this morn- I ing and removed more than SIOO worth of silk stockings, underwear I and other tilings. The polilce are j working on the case. THANKSGIVING SERVICE j The annual Thanksgiving sermon will be preached to-morrow morning lat 10 o'clock, in the Nugle Street j Church of God, by the Rev. William N. Yates, D. I). of the First Church | of God of this city. MACCABEES TO ENTERTAIN An entertainment at White's hall this evening will be given with the Ladies of the Maccabees as host esses. No admission will be charged and all Maccabees have been in vited. SAY OSTEOPATHS IGNORE STATUTE * Stale, Prober Finds Assertion of Board of Charities to Be Well Founded York, Pa„ Nov. 26. —In violation of law insane persons are being de tained at the Pennsylvania Osteo pathic Sanitorium, along the Lincoln highway, east of York. Tltfc sana torium is operated by a board of which Osteopathic Dr. O. O. Bash line, of Philadelphia, is president, and Osteopathic Dr. J. E. Rarrick, superintendent. The charge W 'J ! | made here yesterday afternoon by Dr. Frank Woodbury, secretary of j the state commission on lunacy, fol lowing a visit to the institution. The sanitorium is recognized by practicing osteopaths from all sec tions of the State, and patients are received from any part of Pennsyl vania or United States, for that mat ter. Dr. Woodbury said the officials of the sanitorium recently applied for a state license for the retention of insane persons, but ho found after examination, they have been kept there all along. Considerable trouble is reported to have lieen experienced by the police and local authorities during the past several months by apparently demented persons placed in the os teopathic sanitorium. Some have escaped on several occasions, made their way into the city, and the aid of the police had to lie enlisted to apprehend and return them to {he sanitorium. Cupid Has Busy Week in Franklin County Seat I'liamborshnrg, Pa., Nov. 26. Cupid has been unusually busy in Franklin county during the past few days, the following persons having been granted marriage licenses: J. Arthur Hess and Carrie Adeline Harbuugh, of Ringold, Md.; O. Samuel Buhrman, of Waynesboro and Helen Mae Ebersole, of Cham bersburg: William M. Barclay, of Shippensburg and Zella It. Mixell, of Leesburg; Garland S. Frey and Althea A. Nisewunder of Lovetts vllle; Floyd R. Hess, of Waynesboro and Rhae Mae Miller, of Leitersburg; Paul Martin Stover and Dorothy Baker, of Shippensburg; Charles Edward Gilbert, of Chambersburg and Isabelle Dixon, of St. Thomas; Daniel Jacob Minnicli, and Edna L. Brunner, of Chambersburg;'Clyde A. Shipp and Ruth E. Roth, both of neur Mercersburg; Lewis Pine and Anna Robinson, both of Mercers burg. Jackson Township Man Sustains Nose Fracture Hlain, Pa., Nov. 26. —While Harry i E. Wilt, of Jackson township, was | cranking his car preparatory tft | bringing his family to church he had I his nose broken. Mrs. Howard Kline and little | daughter, Rosalie, of Lewistown, are i spending several days with Mrs. j Kline's mother, Mrs. Catherine [ Bower, and brother, C. H. Wentzel and wife. A sale of the personal property of the late William Garber, of Stony Point, was hfeld on Friday, Novem ber 2, and was well attended. Al most everything brought good prices. A Sunday school convention of the district comprising Jackson town ship, Blain borough, and Toboyne j township will be held in the Metho | dist Church on Saturday afternoon and evening. Mrs. Joseph Johns, an aged wo man. of New Germantown, fell down stairs, fracturing her right leg. I The farm product show held here I was well attended. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SHOPS IDLE WHILE MEN WAIT FOR PAY Work Conies to Standstill at Hagerstown When Workmen Fail to Receive Back Wages Due Since Last May; Officials Not Worried Over Action of Toilers Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 2G. Practically all work in the shops of the Western Maryland Railroad came to a standstill late yesterday when boilermukers, machinists, pipe fitters and other craftsmen stopped work as the result of an alleged grievance, failure to receive back pay claimed to be due them from iast May. The men did not leave the shops, but stood by their machines ready to resume work upon the receipt of the money. It was not a walkout or a strike, the men simply declining to work. It was stated at the railroad offices that about 600 workmen were affected. Other information was that the discontent spread from the WEDDING SECRET LEAKS OUT WHEN BRIDE COMES Lid MISS ELLA HARPER Lylcens, Pa., Nov. 26.—Malvon Finton and' Miss Ella Harper, both of this place, were married In Phila delphia on October 1 by the Rev. Leslie Gosslyn, an Episcopalian clergyman. The news of the wed ding leaked out here yesterday with the arrival of the bride from Phila delphia, where she had been a trained nurse. The groom was one Courthouse Notes letters on I",state. —The Common - [wealth Trust Company was granted letters of administration to-day on the state of Frank Cerganle, a for [ eigner who died here recently leav ing no known relatives. His estate, all cash, is estimated at SSOO. Mauk Case Postponed. —Argument of the C. H. .Mauk case was post poned until late in December, it was decided in court this morning. Farm Bureau Appropriation.— The County Commissioners to-day appro priated S3OO to the Dauphin County Farm Bureau, this money being ad ditional to the annual appropriation. Will Filed.— The will of Mrs. Cath erine Yooss, 94, late of Paxtoma, was probated to-day. Mrs. Mary Murphy, a daughter, was made ex ecutor of the estate amounting to S9OO. Boy Fatally Injured in Hagerstown Street Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 26. —Clar- ence Feigley, aged 7 years, son of William K. Feigley, was probably fatally injured by being run over by a heavy delivery truck while play ing in the street near his home in this city yesterday. When exam ined at the hospital it was found that the boy's intestines were punc tured and his abdomen crushed. He is not expected to recover. Shiremanstown Churches to Unite in Thanksgiving Shiremanstown, Pa., Nov. 26. The annual Thanksgiving service will be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock at Keller Memorial Luth eran Church. The Rev. J. W. Gable will preach the sermon, Mrs. Her bert Price Hunt will sing "I Will Extol Thee O 1.0 rd," by Costa. The offering will be devoted to some benevolent cause near home. LITTLE LINES FROM NEARBY Himtsdale —Mrs. Elizabeth Weak ley died at her home near this place yesterday. She was the wife of Lin coln Weakley. Gettysburg—Because of the scar city of sugar, there will be but few cranberries on Thanksgivng Day tables here this year. Carlisle—Hartzell Brothers bought the three-story brick buildihg in Market avenue known for many years as the Bratton building. Marietta Marietta's community building is fast nearing completion and is expected to be ready for dedi cation in about a month. Gettysburg—William M. Conover, of this place, has invented a metal sewing horse to take the place of j the wooden horse used by saddlers, j Marietta Fire destroyed thei dwellings of M. A. Heider and Alvin; Ebersole at Billmeyer and much ofj their furniture was badly damaged.; Annvllle— The College News, the I students' publication at Lebanon Vai-| ley College, has appeared in new' form, being enlarged from a four-j puge publication to 20 pages. Carlisle—The remains of Miss! Ruth Washington, a former resident! of tills place, were brought here from ! Norchester, N. Y. t yesterday after-1 noon for burial. Slilppeiishnrg James Alexander. | of this place, was convicted of theft | In court at Hagerstown yesterday, with the record of having served, four terms in prison. York —The Rev. W. H. Ketternuin, 1 a Lutheran minister, who died 1 roundhouse and back shops to the main shop and later all work was at a standstill. The shutdown came as a surprise, as there had not been any intimation of discontent. The outcome is problematical. The officials do not seem alurmcd.. They say such things happen occasionally and the men it is believed, upon sober re flection, will return to work. The Federal administration, it is stated, is preparing the vouchers for the tack pay of railroad men as rapidly as posible, but they arc not expected to be ready for distribution until some time in December. The local shopmen, it is understood, expected their back pay on their last pay day. u MALVON FINTON of the first volunteers and was in the service for 26 months. He was a sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps at Fort Crocket, Texas, and now is employed in Lykens.. Mr. and Mrs. Finton are making their home with the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harper, in North Second street. The bride is a charm ing young woman. Deaths and Funerals MRS. ESTHER A. TRIM 111 R Funeral services for Mrs. Esther A. frimbur, who died yesterday at her home in Pittsburgh will be held Fri day morning- from her former home, 1320 North Second street, at 10 o'clock the Rev. Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge, pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church officiating. Mrs. Trimbur is survived by her husband, Harry T. Trimbur, and one sister. Miss Mary Ruth Scheffer. MRS. MARIE t'Rl'M The funeral of Mrs. Marie Crum, aged 75, who died Sunday, will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock | from the home of her son, E. M. I Cium, 2822 Herr street, f'enbrook. [ Further services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, and burial will be made in Slioop's Cemetery. Mrs. Crum was the widow of Jonas Crum. GRACE E. U A IFF.MAN The funeral of Grace E. Kauff man, who died Sunday evening at her home, 504 Hamilton street, was held this afternoon at 1.30 o'clock from her late residence. Burial was made In the Trindle Spring Cemetery, near Mechaniesburg. Digs Up Jewelry in Yard at Tower City Tower City, Pa., Nov. 26. —George Reinold, residing in the western end of Tower City, while digging up water pipe in his yard unearthed a box containing jewelry consisting of lavallieres, cuff links and vuluable rings. Reinold recently purchased the property from Isaac 'Patrick. The home formerly was owned by- Noah Laing. VALUABLE FURS STOLEN Furs, valued at between S7OO and SBOO were stolen yesterday from an American express car. enroute from Jersey City too Harrisburg. The ma terial was taken from consignments for York merchants. of pneumonia, was buried here this alternoon. He had been pastor of Star View charge for 35 years. Sure Relief BELL-ANS U£—^Hot water 9-- Sure Relief RE LL-ANS ■FOR INDIGESTION r —> Organ Recital and Illustrated Lecture on the History of the Organ Fifth St. Methodist Church 1 Tuesday Evening, Dec. 2, 8.13 Given by Clnrenee Dickinson, Organist. Brllii I'resli.i tcrinn Church, Jinv York, ADMISSION ;t3e READING OFFICER j HAS JURY AWARD Twelve Men at Lancaster l)c-' vide He I nearthed Slayer ! of Woman Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 26.—John! \V. Smith, a detective of Reading, is; entitled to the county reward of j SI,OOO offered by the commissioners ': for the conviction of the murderer j ot Elizabeth Lausch in northern i Lancaster county by Samuel Garner. } The jury's award here in court ves- | terday was $1,072.50. Smith arrested Garner in Berks county a few days after the escape of Garner, Langer and Hurst from the Lancaster county prison. ; Garner was arrested for a Berks j county robbery and lie had in his > possession some of the articles that led to his conviction for the murder. The county's contention was that Garner wus arrested before the re ward was offered; that Smith did nothing lo bring about the convic tion of Garner and that all the testi j niony that was gathered in the j Garner case was secured by Slate i Policeman "Lanlz and the local uu ■ thorities. There is a legal question involved i in tlie ease which will be argued at the December term. If the court sustains the point raised by the county, then the verdict will be re versed and Smith will not get the reward. PRAISE SERVICE This year lor their Thanksgiving praise service on Sunday evening,' the choir of the Market Street Pies- I byterlan Church will present a pro gram of Welsh sacred music. Mrs, Wilbur F. Harris will direct the choir with Mrs. John It. Henry at the organ. "God Be Merciful," "Duw Bydd Droygarog" will be sung by Mrs. Edltli Watkins Heefner, Mrs. Eliza beth Walkins. Evan Evans. Owiiyni ' Watkins, and Mr. Watkins will sing! a solo. "All Through the Night," "Ar 11 yd y Nos." Both will be sung in the Welsh tongue. An organ re-' cital of traditional Welsh airs Willi precede t lie concert, beginning at 7.15. Tlie program for Sunday night is the first of a series to be I given during the winter months. Later subjects will be Christmas carol fj excerpts from "St. Paul."' Mendelssohn, negro spirituals, • and j an evening of some of the moot i popular anthems in the world. SPECIAL SERVICE A special Thanksgiving service' I will be held in the Camp Hill Pres- 1 j byterian Church to-morrow morn- j ing at 10 o'clock. The pastor will 1 [preach on the topic "The Benefits of I j Thanksgiving." COMMUNITY SERVICE A community Thanksgiving service will be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock at Paxtang Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. H. B. King. The Rev. Irving L. Deer, of Harrisburg, secretary of the Central Pennsylvania district of j the Interohurch World Movement 1 j will preach. r Store Closes Every Saturday At 6P. M. Store Closed All Day, Thanksgiving Day i| H £8~30"3£ North Third Street. I ON SALE FRIDAY | E=i = I One Day Only | About Forty High Class Suits j For Women and Misses | Regular Prices Up to $55 | 1 Sale Price I I Choice $25 I Many of these suits are trimmed with fur collars and are tvpical examples of the ultra fashionable garments of our estab lishment. We have taken this small group for a one-day sale and reduced the prices in some cases as much as one-half and more. There are not all sizes in each model, in fact only about one of a model. However, all sizes are in the assortment. The materials ||j and colors are the season's most fashionable. None charged. None sent C. O. D.; all transactions final. On sale only on Friday, one day. NOVEMBER 26, 1919. BULL DIES IN ! J RACE AT MILL i Red Lion, Pa., Nov. 26. —Eman- uel Huhn bought an 800-pound I bull here and started to drive the I, animal to the Huhn place be tween Red Lion and Rittersville. i The bull, hobbled with chain and j log ran into nearly every lane and roud along the three miles to ■ Hahn's mill. Reaching the mill the bull, covered with lutlier, jumped into the mill race and j scarcely had touched the water ! I when ho was seized with a con- I gestive chill and dropped dead. , ! i jWOMAN LECTURER | FAILS TO SPEAK Socialists at York Heed Warn-i ing of Mayor to Cancel Night Meeting York, Pa., Nov. 26.—Mrs. Mary McVickers, of New York, who was to have delivered a Socialist lecture here last night on "Freedom for Po litical and Industrial Prisoners," didn't carry out her intention. She arrived here In the afternoon and went to the hall, where she was told by the Socialists that Mayor llugentugler had forbidden the hold | ing of the meeting. She went to j the Colonial Hotel and to reporters ■ who answered lier summons to ' print an interview scored Mayor j Hungentugler roundly, saying he! had been blinded by prejudice and that some day lie would regret his action. Mrs. McVickers claimed to be a Quaker exliorter. Members of the American Legion, Spanish-American War veterans and Sons of Veterans threatened to raid the meeting if one should be held j and in order to avert trouble and to ! prevent tlie spread of propaganda j I against law and order, Mayor Hun ! gentugler served sharp notice on the j [ Socialist committee to cancel its en- j I gugement with Mrs. McVickers. I Former soldiers were ready to es ' cort the woman out of the city had [ she insisted on making her speech. Reformed Congregations > to Hold Union Services i The annual union Thanksgiving j | service t'or Reformed churches this, year will comprise three congrega-l j tions, Salem. Second and St. John's, I and will be held in the Second | church. The service will begin at 10 i o'clock Thursday morning and will I be conducted by the pastors of these [ congregations. Dr. E. N. Kemper j and Revs. A. N, Sayers and C. H. Ranek. Special music will be ren dered by the choir of Second church. HorliCk'S the Original Malted Milk. Avoid ' imitations and Substitutes APPEALS TO HIGH COURT FOR COUNT Counsel For Man Defeated Takes Election Case to Supreme Bench Altoonu, Pa., Nov. 26.—Appeal ing from the decision of Judge Thomas J. Baldrige who refused a recount in the mayoralty election case, Attorney Thomas H. Greevy went to Ebensburg yesterday, where he appeared belore Justice John H. Kepliart and made application for a supersedeas, with a view of hav ing the matter brought before the supreme court at the earliest pos sible date. Should Justice Kephart issue a j supersedeas, the certificate of elec j tion may not be issued to Mayor I lthodes until after the case has been adjudicated by the supreme court. There is thus the possibility of the city being without a' mayor for a period after Jan. 5, In which event the director of finance would be the acting mayor until the court takes action. GKT MCENSKS IN MAItVI.AMt llngcrstown, Md., Nov. 26.—Mar riage licenses were issued here to the following couples from Pennsylvania: William 1... Harrington, Erie, and Margaret M. Fitler, Newport: Aaron 1,. Andrews. Burnham, and S. Made line Mcßride, Lewistown; Earl E. Souders, Cito, and Edna P. Jenkins, McConnellsburg; Hugh L. Barlup and Pearl E. Harman, both of Waynes boro; Victor Bollinger and Leah M. jKolin, both of Northumberland. EAT With False Teeth? SURE Dr. Wernet's Powder Rtipi them firm. Prevents sore sums. White. Flavored. Antiseptic. 1 If your dental plate is loose and drops, get instant relief, use Dr. Wernet's Powder for false teeth. You can eat, laugh, talk with ease. Guaranteed by Wernet Dental Mfg. Co., 116 Beekman St., N. Y. 25c, 50c, & SI.OO. At Drug and Department Stores. Refuse •11 others. This it the original powder. MANHATTAN SHIRTS FORRY'S, OPEN EVENINGS
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