REVIEW OF 1914 HI PROF. WERT Second Installment of Interesting Events of the Year in Harris burg BY PBOFEBSOB J. HOWARD WERT Continued From Yesterday MARCH I—Charles Brooks, of Harrisiburg,died * few minutee after 'being found unconscious on the steps of a doc tor's office on State street. 1-—Death of Christian L. Bowman, of Camp Hill. I—Death of Dr. Paul A. 'Hartman, 514 North Third street, Harris 'burg, for many years prominent in medical work of the city and county, having been fatally strick en, the previous day, whilst minis tering to a patient at t'he Tuber culosis Dispensary. I—A blizzard extended over a wide sweep of territory in whicth intense cold, a wind of hurricane velocity, and drifting snow conspired to produce damage and discom fort, whilst telegraphic and rail way service were seriously im[ted od, Harrisburg suffered less than New York City, New Jersey and most sections of Central and 'East ern Pennsylvania. I—ln the midst of a terrific wind storm, the buildings of George Shu man, near Summerdale, were de stroyed 'by fire, involving a loss of 112,000. 2—-Instant death from heart disease of Archie H. Galloway, 107 Adams street, Steelton. 2—(Mr. and Mrs. Edward booker, North and Fifth streets, Harris burg, celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary. 3—Annual report of Harrisburg Railways Co., for 1913, showed tliat in that year over twenty three and a half million passengers were carried. S—Death, at Miilersburg, of Henry Cordes, prominent in the politics of Dauphin county, and a veteran of the Civil war with a distinguished record. 3—'Brakenian W. I*. l,enkcr instantly killed in an jiccideut in the Enola yards. 3—Death of the Rev. Orville E. Hous ton. pastor of the Church of God. Penbrook. 3 Death of Miss Jane li. Robin son, i for many years a teacher in Har rie'ourg. —Sudden death of Mrs. Jane Fair lumb. for many years a prominent Steelton milliner. 4—Death of George W. WoolJey, 1936 Derry street, tlarrisburg, a well uown printer of the city. 4 Death of J. Emory Hair, for 40 I . 'curs a Gettysburg banker, who | had entensive business associations | m Harrisburg. 4— Death of Miles Coyle. SOS South | second street,Harrisburg. a watch- ; man P. R. R., for 43 years in the! employ of tin; company. 4 Death of William G. Davis, of En | haut, a veteran of the Civil war. 6—Members of Dauphin County Bar, in convention assembled, issued a call to President Judge George Kunkel to 'become a candidate for the State Supreme Court bench. 6—A woman, who wag afterwards identified as Rose Rauliut, of Mv- Keos Rocks, found dead in her bed at the Ix» hiel hotel, 'Harrisfburg, a couple of hours after she had reg iste.ed as Mrs. M. Beiuhart. 6—Nearly 50 pupils of t'he 'Milton High school visited the Capitol. fi—Death of Mrs. Mary V. Webster, of Pultou street, Harrisburg, aged 80 years. 6—Death of Mrs. Sarah A. Lerero, 124 5 Swatara street, HarriSburg, aged 81 years. 7—i Death of Mrs. Eliza 'Monetb, of Mulberry street, Harrisburg, widow of George Monet'h, a prominent C. V. engineer. 7—<Hon. 'Henry Houck, "the genial inan_of Capitol Hill," celebrated his 78th birthday anuiversary. ® -Death of Mrs. Kmma Hanshaw, 1621 North Fourth street, HaTris 'burg, widow of Daniel :M. Han sha w. B— of 'Middletown, aged 72 years, found dead in bed. ® A $4,000 Are in Meehaniesburg, supposed to be of incendiary origin. 9—Death of Prof. Uwis S. Shimmell, 424 North street, 'Harrisburg, who had filled many important educa tional positions, written many educational works and was, at the time of (his death, a district super visor of the Harrisburg schools. 9—(Death of John Y. Boyd, 124 Pine street, Harrisburg, one of *he city s wealthiest and most promi nent citizen*, who had filled im portant positions in the State and was a zealous worker in religious and 'benevolent activities. »—Charles ißlouch, 1513 Vernon street, Harrisburg, a young man connected with P. R. R., committed suicide. 9—Death of John Olewine, of Rock ville, a veteran of the Civil war. 9—l Death of John Of. Hager, of Steel ton, a veteran of the Civil war. 9—Death of Philip Bover, of Summer dale, aged 90 years. 9—Death in the Bahama Islands from injuries received in a game, of John Jones, a (Harrisburg profes sional -baseball player. ®—l- 1«. Haehnlen, a Hummelstown chemist, one of the victims o< the fire whicfo destroyed the Athletic Clu'b (house, St. Douis, Mo. 1 ,J — A n Austrian, living in Paxtang Furnace row, Harrisburg, found dead in Paxton credk, near the home. —Two explosions, in a Williamstown colliery, wit)bi D a half hour, result ed in death of two minora. 10—(A'bout 80 leading suffragists of the State began a fewo days' confer ence in iHarriaburg, 'to devise means of furthering their cause. 10—Mns. I.Vfewy SeheJleriberger, 547 'Race street, Harridtrarg, fatally stricken whilst on 'her way to church, dying in a few minutes. —Death of Calvin 'Hamilton, Super intendent National Cemetery, Get tySburg, known to all visitors to that great battle-field. 11—(Death of Mrs. Eliza I. Bueher Hummel, 107 South Front street, Harrisburg, aged 80 years, promi nent in church and (benevolent work. I'2—lMrs. Mary T. Uaffney, 617 North Front «rtre»t, Steelton, found dead in iher bed. 12—Death of Aaron Snell, of Harris burg, a veteran of the Civil war, for 35 years in employ of Harris burg Shoe Manufacturing Co. 13—Merry wtrt at Camp Hill over the water question. 13—Death of Captain John C. 'Harvey, 106 South street, Harrisburg, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years 'secretary and treasurer of Chesapeake nail works. 13— DeAth of Samuel S. Kime, 1434 North Fourth street, Harrisburg, a veteran of t'he Civil war. 13 —Death of :Mrs. Catharine Ohrisi- mer, of Rovalton, aged 93 years. 13—Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Kutz, 1364 Mayflower street, Harris burg, aged 64 years. 14—Opening of 'Harrisburg's annual auto show. 14—Death of James Collins, Sr., of Steelton, aged 69 years, long in the employ of the Peuna. Steel Co. 14—An Austrian woman found dead in her bed, at her 'home, 188 South Front street, Steelton. 14—Death of James (B. Patterson, 1531 Vernon street, Harrisburg, aged 57 years. 15—Death of James B. Donahue, a steelworker, of 1618 Wallace stroet, 'Harrisburg. 15 John H. Failing, 633 Hamilton street, Harrisburg, drop ped dead from heart trouble, Whilst on his run on the railroad. 15—'Hiram Hellerman. 1123 Nortfli Sixth stroet, 'Harrisburg, celebrat ed his 90t'h birthday anniversary. 16—The ice in the Susquehanna, at Harrisburg, broke up and passed out quietly. 16 —Death of William G. Smith, a P. and R. clerk, 614 Briggs street, Harrisburg. 18—Death of Catharine Ann Sieg, widow of Jacob Walters, of Har . risburg, aged 85 years. She had 'been a member of the M. E. church for 72 years. 16—Death of Mrs, Mary Gregory, 1403 Bam'baugh street,Harrisburg, aged 7 7 years. 16—'In a trolley car accident near Shiremaustown, Mrs. Isabella Jones, of Camp Hill, was instantly killed and a number of persons ser. ionsly injured. 16—Death. in 'Baltimore, at the age of 86 years, of t'he Rev. Joel Swartz, a former pastor of Zion Lutheran church, Harris'burg. 16—'Death, in a Philadelphia hospital, of Mrs. Tillie (Pierce, Ailenman, of Solinsgrove, a prominent writer on the Gettyrfmrg battle and otnei historical matter, ami a frequent visitor to t'he Harrisburg Chapter Daughters of ISI2. 17—-Washington House, of Middletown, a very old hotel, gutted by fire. I"—Death of engineer Thomas Nel- of 130S Wallace street, Har risburg. 17—Thomas Lowe. 78 years old, of 105 North Thirteenth street, Hur risburg, stricken dead at tthe break fast table. iS—Opening in Grace church, Harris burg, of the annual session Cen tral Penna. Conference, iM. E. church. 18—(Death of Mrs. Amanda S. Barnes, 648 'Boast street, Harriaburg, aged SO years. j 18—Death of James (McKee, a retired . engineer of Washington Heights. j -O—J. W. Hoffman, an Elizabethtown florist, fell de.vl in a trolley car at Fourth and Walnut streots, liar rislburg. 20—Death of Kllsworth McClellan Dar on, long a 'business man of Steel ? ODe postmasters. -I—'Death of Vernon R. IMinnis, 922 Penn street, Harrisburg, a well known letter carrier of the citv from the effects of a fall on the' ice received five weeks before, whilst in the discharge of his du ties. 21 Death of Joseph Foreman, 122S Market street, Harrisburg, aged 70 years. 21—funk bouse at Hancock and Chris tiana streets, Harrisburg, destroyed 'by fire. 121 r - afrt Mrs. Jerome Tvson, 2143 Jefferson street, Harrisburg, cele brate their golden wedding anni versary. 23 Death of Mary Dinelli, wife of Charles Din el li, of Harrisburg celebrated for her cookery. 23 Death of Jacob Reinoehl, 801 Green street, Harrisburg, aired 85 years. Death of Jacob Arnold, a veteran of the Civil war, at the home of • _ hi 9 daughter in Steelton. 25 Death of John N. Snavely, of Hummelstown, aged 83 vears. 25—A $25,000 foundry fire at Lykens. 26—Sudden death of Dr. Alvin I. Mil ler, 15 Soutih Third street, Har risburg. 2 i —.Meeting in Harrisburg of the road supervisors of Dauphin county, at which a county organization was effected. 27—Lebanon man died at (Harrisburg hospital from injuries received fiotxi a train the evening before at Harrisburg. 27—Foundry and machine plant of E. N. Cooper & Co., Short street, Harrisburg, destroyed by fire. 27—Death of Josiah Higgins, 321 Mitench street, for 30 vears an employe on Capitol Hill. " 27—Death of Mrs. Mary A. Fickes, of Harrisburg, aged 87 years. 28—Death of Nathaniel Ewing, of Fayette county, president of the Pennsylvania Public Service Com mission, Capitol. 28—(Mr. and iMrs. Ansel G. West, 19 Linden street, Harrisburg, cele brated their golden wedding anni versary. -9 Spring flood in Susquehanna reached a height of 18'/ 2 feet. 30—William Metz crushed to -dearth in a fall of coal in a -L/ykens colliery. His body iwas not recovered until April 3. 30 —Nick Laus, a rigger, 63 Conesfcoga street, Steelton, crushed to death whilst following his occupation at the plant of the IPenasylvania Steel Company. 30 —Paderewski, the great pianist, en tertained a HaTrisburg audience. 31—Death in Adams county of the Rev. Father Kohl, former rector of St. Patrick's cathedral, Harris burg. f APRIL 1—>4,000 worth of automobiles de • Stroved by a fire in the garage of the Fink Brewing Company, Har risburg. I—Opening of the Kunkel building, HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1914. ,I.i wmmm m - - ■ ■ ■■ Directory of Reading Hotels of Harrisburg THE BOLTON Market Square Large and convenient Sample Boom*. Passenger and Baggage Elevator. El et trie Cars to and front depot. Electrie Light and Steam Heat; Rooms en suite or single with Baths. Kates, (2.50 per day and up. J. H. « M. 8. Butterworth, Props. THEPLAZA 138-435 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa. \t the Entrance to the P. E. R. Station EUROPEAN FLAK r. B. ALDINGEB, Proprietor Hotel Columbus Absolutely Fireproof 90 Rooms and Baths European Plan Maurice E. Russ, Proprietor Third and Walnut St*., Federal Square The Lochiel Corner Market and Third Streets Entrance on Third Street EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms provided with Heat, Hot and Cold Water. Baths f'ee to guesU.. W. H. BYERLY, Prop. HOTEL DAUPHIN 300 MARKET STREET European Plan. Rates 11.00 per day and up. Rooms single ur en suite, with private baths. Luncheon, 11.30 to 2 p. m.. !Me Pinner daily. 5 to 8 p. m„ Soe Special Sunday Dinner. 12 noon to 8 p. m„ 73c A la "carte service, 6 a. m. to 12 n. m HURTING A MI.\ULK. Proprietor* The Metropolitan Strictly European For something good to eat. Every thing In season. Bervic? tha best Prices the lowest. HOTEL VICTOR No. 25 3outh Fourth Street Dlreutlj opposite I ulna Mutloa. equipped Mitli all Modera Improvr oieuiMt ruunlns water In every room Inr bath; perfectly fumitory;' nl.-cl.y tumlnbrd throughout. Rnt» luodrratr. European I'laa. JOSEPH tUUSTI, Proprietor. Third and Market streets, Harris burg. I—Two foreigners crushed to death in a fall of stone in a quarry near Hummelstown. I—Death of David Weaver, of Me chaniesburg, aged 80 years, a vet eran of the -Civil war. I—Harry P. Heisey, 1719Va North Fourth street, Harrislburg, missing, after leaving indications that he had committed suicide by jumping into the swollen river from the Market street bridge. 2—Two days' convention of State No- License League began its sessions in Harrisburg. 2—Alvin A. Longsdorf, of WillianiSi port, committed suicide in the Globe hotel, Harrislburg. 2—Death of Mrs. Eliza C'oover, 1121 North Second street, Harrisburg, aged 81 vears. 2—Death of Thomas Hiarkinson, of Enola, a veteran of the Civil war. 3—Death of Robert Atkins, Paxton and Cameron streets, Harrisburg, for 4 4 vears an emplove of tfie P. R. R." 4—Deatih of Maurice C. Eby, a former Mayor of Harrisburg and for years prominent in its civic and philan thropic movements. 4—Death of Pierc-? J. Bradlow, Sr., 423 Boas street. Harrisburg, aged 84 year 3. s—Death of Joshua W. Jones, 214 North Third street, Harrisburg, formerly superintendent of State Printing and a prominent in ventor. 6—Beginning of three days' session in Harrisburg of the Pennsylvania Housing and Town Planning As sociation, 6 —Death of Cassiu® Mars, North Fourth street, Harrisburg. a vet eran of the Civil war. 6 —Death of Mrs. Turie S'li-ahter, 1007 North Third street, Harrisburg. 6 —Deatih of Mrs. Caroline K. Hal bl-eib, 1315 James street, Harris buwg, aged 5-2 years. 6—Deat'h of Herman L. Lajnipa-s, a machinist of North Sixth street, Harrisburg. 7—Destruction by fire of an office building at" Twenty-fourth and Derry streets, Harrisburg. 7 —Death, at Columbia, of John P. Ripper, for many years a promi nent printer iu Harrisburg. 7—First State convention of the ithreshermen of Pennsylvania, be gan its sessions in Harruburg. i 7—Dearth of Mrs. Lydia Bickel, 403 Rei'ly street, Barritibturg, ageid 74 years. 7—First Uhunderstorm of the season, j 7—Daniel R. Page, 226 North Fif teenth street, Harrisburg, mel-' ancboly over death of a daughter, comjiititert —roiniil# In I IB) 1 Naming B—lnstruction8 —Instruction by fire of the StalW / printing office, on Court street, / illarrisbung, involving a loja ot j JIBO.O'OO and the destruction of I many valuable State documents. \ One veteran fireman, WiUiaim H. \ Harris, of the Hope company, dieii-' Xrom asphyxiation whihtfi#hTfng tTOHHW— ..I I 9 —Death, at the a'jie of 84 years, of Amdrew J. Du4l, 101 South Front street, Harrislburg, a prominent 1 citizen who had boen extensively i connected with the iron industries of the Start*. 11 —Death of Ja.m«s B. Zimmerman, 630 Cumberland streeit, Harris- \ burg, from poison taken by mis take for medicine. 11—Doa/th, at 1325 James street, of Emma Sheesley, from the effects 1 of a Ail! dorwn stairs a few days before. 11—Death of Mrs. Caroline Fickes, 1112 Bart ine street, Harridboirg, aged 75 years. 13—Deatih of Flunk D. Cumberland street, llarrisiburg, following a fall an the street, the evening before. 13—Death of John Quiacy Adams n. Wolfe, 101 South Riveir street,) Harrisburg, a veteran of ilhe Civil war after suffering for ten da#s from hiccouighs brought on by running to catch a stage. 13—Central (Democratic Club of Har risburg held its annual 'Jefferson Day dinner with Secretary oif the Navy Daniels ae principal speak er. 13—Mrs. Carrie Yentzer, 18 years old, 1507 Derry street, Harrisburg, died from burns received that morning when heir clothing oaiught fire whilst attending to household duties. 13—Death, in Chicago, of Joshua Stirouee, formcflly in mercantile business in Harriaburg. 14—Choral Society of Harrisburg gave its annual concert in the Majee tlc theatre. 14—Death of Mrs. Isabella S. Wilaon, 1948 Deny street, Harrisburg, aged 88 years. 14—Dcwth of Mrs. Amne E. HhcesJey, 1000 South Ninth street, Harris b.iTV?, aged 74 years. 15 —Begining of tthe North street cathedral of the annual spring meeting of the Scottish Bite Ma sons of Harrisburg and adjacent territory. 17—'Death, at Meffhaniictiburg, of J. Sherrick McCaleb, a cferk of the Auditor General's Department, llurrisburg. IS—■-Death of Uriab Pox, of Harris burg, for more than 40 years an employe of the P. R. R. 19—Death in Pittsburgh, of Herman Aefcrieh, long prominent in the business life of Harrisburg. 19—Harrisburg Lodge No. 107, Loyal Order of Moose held memorial ex ercises for the dea<l brethren of the preceding year. 19—(Death of John C. Wolfley, 226 North Second street, Hairrisburg, prominent in the flsh and fruit business. 20—Death of John Egeureider, 324 Reily street, Harrisburg, a well known baker. 22—Death of a stranger, supposed to be R. G. Giibney by name, from gas initialled, the nig'ht before, with suicidal intent, in a Harris burg lodging house. 23—'Brakeman Rosa D. Waltz, of Har risburg, crushed to death in P. R. R. yards. 23 -Death of Mrs. bJmma Humer Fought, 233 Maelay street, Har risburg, aged 80 years. 23—Death of DavidH. Lewis, 1610 North Fourth street, 'Harrisburg, an engineinan P. R. R. 23—An Austrian crushed to death by a fall from a third story window of Dauphin county almshouse. 23 —"Death of William H. Wise, 25 South Second street, Harrisburg, long prominent as a boarding house keeper. 24—Walter Moore, of Fifteenth and Thompson streets, Harm'burg, in stantly killed by an accident whilst working on the new Dock f-.treot bridge. 26 Deuta, in 'Philadelphia, of George F. Baer, president of P. aud R. railway. 26—A tire in annex to Shope Hospital, Harrisburg, caused much excite ment. 26—A large barn on one of the farms of the C'un.C>ler estate, near Steel ton, destroyed by lire with tho stock in it. 26—Death of Richard Tagg, 343 Kel ker street, 'Harrisburg, a veteran of the Civil war nnd for 33 years a P. R. R.-car inspector. 27—Death, at Harrisburg Hospital, of S. B. Kurtz, a trav eling salesman, from the effects of gas inhaled in his room, South Third street,'Harrisburg, two days before. 2 <-rdPeath of Mrs. Susan Hay ward, I G6O Verbeke street, Harrisburg, widow of Rithard 'Hayward. 27—Death of Mrs. Anna' K. Small wood, Paitang, aged 7G vears. 29—Death of John Froehlich/lO South Nineteenth street, Harrisburg, aged 78 years, for many years a prom inent merchant tailor of the city. 30—State convention of Pennsylvania Association opposed to Woman Suffrage, held in 'Harrisburg. 30—Death of William H. Bicklev, Sr., 1 425 North Third stroet, Har risburg, a well known machinist of the city. 30—Jacob Susie, of Steelton, killed by fall of earth whilst working at Pennsylvania steel woi J ks. MAY 2—Death of John Vincent Logan. 210 Roily street, Harrisburg. 3 —Death, at 'Harrisburg Hospital, of Brakeman (Herman Wcngle, who was crushed between two cars in P. R. 'R. yards, two days before. 4—Deat'ii of Lyman J. Gilbert, 203 1 North Front street, Harrisburg, a leader of the Dauphin county bar, and for many years Deputy Attor ney 'General of the State. 4—Death of IMrs. Charles E. Ripper, 7c a Diy for Thus FINE WATCHES i j The Wmtch and the Price Defy • All Competition Women's and Men's Open face or Hunting ease. i These watches fully guaranteed, Elgin or Walt ham movement, ex pansion balance, polished regu lator, display winding works, pat ent »elf-locking setting device, and rust-proof case guaranteed for 26 yean. Perfeet in'every respect. Only $14.00 50c a Week— Can Ton Beat It? FUII Line of Xmas Goods Kow on Display Amiricin Watch ft OiamiiMl Ctmpaiy Open Evenings OOE. 4TH and CHESTNUT ■*■„ HARBIBBUKG} 25 South (Fifteenth street, Har risburg. 4—The Spring T&iblo conference con ducted by the Y. M. C. A. of Har risburg opened its sessions. <—Death of Mrs. Mary L., wife of Dr. G. Willie Hartman, 'head of the Keystone IHospital, Harrisburg. 4—-Death of 'Henry 'L. Boyle, 1108 Wallace street, Harrisburg, for 45 years a machinist in P. R. R. shops. s—Sudden death of Darwin G. Fenno, chief editorial writer of the Har risburg "Patriot," and at one time managing editor of MeClure's Philadelphia "Times," a veteran of the Civil war. s—Death,5 —Death, in Harrisburg, of Augustus Garverich, aged 88 years, the pioneer ibusiness man of the town of Dauphin. s—Frank E. Shamibaug'h, of Wico nisco, qlected County Superintend ent of Dauphin county, succeeding 'H. V. B. Garver, of Middletown, who had held the office 15 yoars. Dr. F. E. Downos was unanimous ly re-elected Superintendent of the Harrisburg schools; whilst, in Steelton, Prof. L. E. 'McGinnes, aifter a service of more than 30 years, was also accorded a unani mous re-election. s—Frederick Wenrich, 1534 Wallace street, Harrisburg, a veteran "of the Civil war, found dead in 'his bed. 6—Sudden death of Mrs. Adaline M. Fry, 1904 North Second street, Harrisburg, prominent in tho city's philanthropic work. 6—Opening of the TriJState baseball season, York feeing the victor in the -first game on Harrisburg's grounds. 7—'Commencement exercises Susque hanna township 'High school. 9—Death, at Dauphin county alms house, of Rose Sehroy, aged 92 years. 10—Death, at Harrisburg Hospital, of Parmenas Brink, a veteran of the Civil war, ami a former boatman of the old Pennsylvania canal. 10—Death ( of Albert C. Rutherford, of Paxtang, superintendent of Done gal farm. 10 —A packed meeting in Dauphin county Court House held the an nual thanksgiving services of the G. U. O. of O. F. 10—Mass meeting, in the Majestic the atre, Harrisburg, of striking shop men, Pennsylvania Railroad. 11—Sudden death of Mrs. Lizette Fit zimons, 193 4 North Second street, Harrisburg. 11—Death, at Hershey, of Mrs. Har riet Fox, aged 94 years, the oldest resident of the place. 11 —Death of Josiah P. Ryan, 515 North Fourth street, Harrisburg. 12—Pennsylvania Street Railway As sociation began its annual session in Board of Trade building, Har risburg. 13—Death of Mrs. Sophie West, 1801 Green street, Harrisburg, an ac complished' landscape painter, aged 88 years. 14 —An interesting and largely at tended all day clinic, under the auspices of the Southern Pennsyl vania Chapter of the Jefferson Alumni Association, held at Har- risburg Hospital. 14—Death of Miss Annie B. Diven, 2151 North Fifth street, Harris burg, aged 81 years. 16 —Eight annual Track and Field . meet, under auspices Harrisburg Track Athletic Committee, hold on Island Park, Harrisburg Technical High School winning first place. 19—Opening in Harrisburg, ot' annual session Grand State Ixvrlge 1. O. 0. F., one of the Rebecca Assem bly for the State. 19—Clair X. Graybill, District At torney of Juniata county, a dele gate to I. O. O. P. convention, died suddenly on a bench in Riverside Park, Harrisburg. 19—Bam of Thomas Taylor, at Beaver Station, burned, together with the stock in it, 19—State primary election resulted in Vance 0. McCormick, of Harris burg, receiving the Democratic nomination for Governor; whilst Judge George Kunkel, of the Dau phin county bench, was placed on the non-partisan ticket for the Supreme Court of the State. Wil liam M. McXair, a former resident of Dauphin county, was made the Democratic nominee for Secretary of Internal Affairs; and William K. Meyers, a prominent Harris burg attorney and publisher, was within a few hunured votes of be ing one of tho Democratic nomi nees for Congressman-at-large. 20—WOIM 80 members of Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce started on a "trade and acquaintance trip" 1 o neighboring municipalities of Pennsylvania. 20—Death, in Philadelphia, of George W. Langletz, for many years, prominent in the business and poli tics of Harrisburg. 21— J. M. Rupp, a dairyman living near Meehanicsburg, and well known 'in Harrisburg, killed in a revolver duel with persons ap proaching his hennery at night. 21—Annual contention Pennsylvania Electric Medical Association open ed its sessions in Harris'burg. 22—Commencement exercises of Har risburg Teachers' Training School, Miss Aune U. Wert, principal. 23—Death of Joseph F. Becttel, 1740 Herr street, Harrisburg, a well known contractor. 23 Dual track meet of Harrisburg's two hijjh school? at Island Park re sulted in victory for Technical. 23—The body of nineteen-year-old Ha zel Myers, of York Springs, Ad ams county, found in a cellar in the - outskirts of Carlisle where it had been thrown, presumably, some days before, by the persona who had murdored her. 24—Excursion to Harrisburg of 3,000 people from Baltimore and other Maryland points. 24—Harrisburg Branch National As sociation of Utter Carriers held their first annual memorial serv ices for deceased members. 24—Death of the Rev. John W. Bough ter, burgess of Boyalton, a veter an of the Civil war. 24—Death, at Washington, of De Ben neville Randolph Keim, a life-long newspaper correspondent, intimate ly associated with many Harris burg affairs. 23—Death of Daniel Downey, of Em porium, a former resident of Har risburg, and a veteran of the Civil war. 25—The licensing of Pennsylvania au tomobiles in the Highway Depart ment, Oaipitol, passed the" 100,000 mark. 26—Commencement exercises of Has riiburg Hospital Training School for Nurses, six young ladies being graduated. 26—A foreigner crushed' to death by faH of heavy girder at the Penn sylvania steel works. 26—Death of ex-County Treasurer E. I Comfort for ifM Morning, Noon or Night A Copper Reflector Gas Heating Stove will kill the chill quickly. A safeguard for baby's health at bath time. Small, light and handy. Copper Reflector Heaters, $3.50 to $7.25. Other types of heaters, sl.£»s to $37.50. Connections extra. Sold on the Deferred Payment Plan. At the gas office or from representatives. HARRISBURG GAS COMPANY Rankin Houston, a prominent citi zen of 'Mechanicsburg. 27—(Death at Harrisburg hospital of a runaway Reading boy crushed be neath a freight traiu in the Har risburg yards a few days before. 28—Commencement exercises of the Steel-ton High school. 28—Death of Jacob IH. Brown, of New 1 Cumberland, a veteran of the Civil war. 28—Sudden death of Henry Sounbeer, 716 Capital street, Harrisburg, long a prominent merchant of the city. 29—Death at Gettysburg of Dr. Har vey W. McKnight, for many years president of Gettysburg College and a veteran of the Civil war well known in HarrisJhurg. 29—Death of Selena Augusta BtSbins Bear, 217 Peffer street, Harris burg, for some years a teacher in ' the city's public schools. 29—Death of Leander L. Sanders, of Hummelstown, a veteran of the Civil war, aged 82 years. 30 —Memorial Day ceremonies impres sively conducted in Harrisburg by the veteran and military organiza- lions of the city. 30—A $70,000 fire destroyed h largo mill and warehouse at Swatara Station. 30—Death at Harriaburg hospital of Mrs. Mary Stalnau, of Duiicnnnon* who had been crushed a few days ■before by a log, her death being one of the most horrible, in pa thetic suffering, ever witnessed at that institution. 30—Death of Sylvester McKay, for . many years a puddler at the Bai ley plant. 30—Death of PeHer M. Hummel, of Steeiton, a veteran of the Civil war, aged 83 years. To Be Continued Monday POSTMASTER' 3 FUNDS SHOET William Cherry, East Altoona, Arrested for S7OO Embezzlement Altoona, Pa., Doc. 19.—William R. Chernv, aged 35, postmaster at East Al toona, was arrested yesterday by Post office Inspector Calvert on the charge of embezzling S7OO in postal funds. He gave bail for an examination. Thursday it was reported that Cherry's office had been robbed and SSOO stolen from an unlocked safe the night 'before. Investigation showed that funds had been taken during the last three months. The bulk of the money was taken from the money order funds. The office is now in the hands of his |; jp ; i i I > ABRAHAM 'LI NCOLN SAID""NO'L7BRARY" IS COMPLETE Ul ! ! ~ f. WITHOUT TWO CERTAIN BOOKS —THE! BIBLE AND S3 i 1 ; jJrjV is^^"*? DLY i A QUOTATION USED IN LfTERATURE fej < , 15 , N I °.T. T^ K E N from ONF OF THESE ' ' I | The above Certificate 1 1 ;; Entitles bearer to this $5.00 Illustrated Bible! I • > l( presented at tka offlca of tbis newspaper. together with the Mated amount that I I «•*•*» tke nacaaaary EXPENSE . Itoma of thia graat distribution -incluriiag 1 ' dark hire, coat of packing, cheeking, cxpraaa from factory, ate., otc. (I \ [ MAGNIFICENT ( ,ike illustration in announcements from day to day) is < > i(it a HCTDITrn l l n< * J n u 'l flexible limp leather, with overlapping covers '' ~ ILLUoInAItU and title stamped in gold, with numerous full-page plates < [ J [ Ediiloa > n color from the world famous Tissot collection, together « > ( ,9w •• the with six hundred siiperb pictures graphically illustrating 11 818 L E , and ® al f ln « P lain the verse light of modern Biblical! 1 ! , , ~ knowledge and research. The text conforms to the" I ) authorized edition, is with copious * . .marginal references, macs and helos; printed on thin J ! ][ bible paper, flat opening at all pages; beautiful, IfjaliS expense" i , readable type. One Free Certificate and tin * !tam» 1 I Tb « *5 "»* c^ he ."™p e t" Also an Edition for Catholic i; I > ILLUSTRATED the style of binding. Through an exclusive arrangement we < » :; bible ich is in silk cloth: I have been most fortunate in securing the contains all of the illua- Catholic Bible, Douay Version, endorsed i > ' tratlon* and I I , by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop I I maps. One free I Qla fxpfnuf (>">* Cardinal) Farley, as well as by the < > . . ccrtUcat* and OXV. yarious Archbishops of the country. The I I ; ; illustrations consists of the full-page en- < » ! ! cut the. Tisaot and tyt pictureg. It mil be distribute} in tK°e^e b lindlngs h Mthe Pre- < t ; 1 book ',r*?.* t —v An,ount Ex P <;c " It'"", with tbe ecesaary Free Certificate. SI ' ' 111 o B l?--I W Tia b J ""f 0 * 1 po " t ' lnolud * EXTRA 7 oents within ! ' ! 1 motuSi forS'po'u^^ 1 ,or • r ~ t,r " k yoor —j; bonding company. It will be abolished December 31. Checks Croup Instantly You know croup is dangerous. And you should -also know the sense of se curity that comes from always having I'oley's Honey and Tar Compound in the house. It cuts the thick mucus and clears away the phlegm, stops the strangling cough and gives easy breathing and quiet sleep. Take it for coughs, colds, tickling throat, hoarse ness and for bronchial and la grippe coughs. Contains no opiates. Every user is a friend. George A. Gorgas, 16 North Third street, and I'. H. i{ gt a . tion. _ _ adv. GETS 12 YEARS FOR ROBBERY Herbert Hixon Sentenced for House breaking i n Easton Kaston, Pa., Dec. 19.—Herbert Hix on, of this city, was yesterday sen tenced by Judge Stewart to serve from 12 to l(i years in the Eastern peni tentiary for robbing four houses on the outskirts of Kaston. Ho was released from the penitenti ary vnly a few months ago after serv ing 12 years for burglaries. #NEW r^I IL J —' MODERN 1 j IIOTEPH VENDIGi, ;; PHILADELPHIA I! 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