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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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
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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
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North Third street, and I'. H. i{ gt a .
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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.
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