The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, December 22, 1914, Page 2, Image 2
2 1 GREAT NEWS TO' GIFT BUYERsI We will make your money go twice as far. Seeing our stock thinning out, and it being too late for a factory shipment, we made an iy| offer for a jeweler's entire stock. gjj H WE BOUGHT AT A TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE B gj| and have placed everything on sale just as we bought it with a little profit added. The goods are first-class, of the best known iirms in kS the world, and includes everything in Watches, Diamonds and Jewelry. gfl m Oldest and Best Known Jeweler H HE. L. DARON OF STEELTON 41 North Front Street 0 || Every Christmas Shopper must welcome this timely opportunity, and remember our guarantee covers everything sold, just as if it u8 I was our own stock. | f| I FINE STATIONERY, 1. WATCHES— AII sizes, guaranteed CIA AA GOLD FILLED WATCH FOBS at Half Price SOLID GOLD POCKET KNIVES, . . Ci AA O B hi boxes. w movements. Values, S2O, $25, . vIV.W DIAMOND RINGS AA Values up to SIO.OO. 04.UU gm | 8-DAY KITCHEN CLOCKS, AO- LA VALUERES, values up to SIO.OO, ti CA Values up to sls. Perfect cut stones. UMBRELLA STANDS AO.. Bit I Regular values $3.50. Solid gold; line cut diamond. JEWEL CASES aa ' ft h ff STERLING SILVER THIMBLES, ... lA. HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES, AA Values up to $3.00." VUC BRACELET WATCHES, (PC AA gsra | Values up to $1.00.. A alues up to $5. <pi*vV jjujboN j»OBS CI AA Values up to SIO.OO. $«•"" graf 1 1847 ROGER BROS.'SILVERWARE, lAC _ m«st see them to appreciate them. Values up to'ss 00 WW LOCKETS AND CHARMS (I AA ft Kegulm- priee *5.30 per set. »• KnOWB * 2 ' !o SI 51 MANTEL CLOCKS tl 7C Values up to SB.OO. WW M IS (li laiives mid (i forks) ALARM CLOCKS -M-3V MAWTOWrfWM, $1.75 FRENCH IVORY AND SILVER J, QC WiM. MESH BAGS <Pi AA V™™ 1 a 2 lo ,^ ed to mention the make. v l ° u _, TOILET SETS. Values up to $6, wd || sl-09 CUFF LINKS-Sohd gold, $2.00 vE 50c SOLID GOLD BARY RINGS, ....... Cjj Kg n(i "PTVPii 1 t?op"h i t?q qtt vpp tit app a ciluos up to jfo. \ oui choice. 4 1 Pr • alucs up to $1.50. t/vw li U. SILVERWARE > $4,75 EMBLEM BUTTONS 1A HATPINS, CA- ROSARIES, 1 .... tfi r A g| BDnnntr bt e V alues up to 50 cents. Values up to $3.00. Values up to $4 (X) «M*wV |US BROOCH PINS jc SOLID GOLD SCARF PINS, CQ r THE NEW TIFFANY WEDDING (M AA HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF CUT GLASS Kj \ allies up to $3.00. Values up to $3.50. RINGS. Values up to $5.00, .... AT HALF PRICE | | y ENGRAVING FREE. OUR WINDOW BARGAINS ARE CHANGED DAILY. NEAT HOLIDAY BOXES. II IThe P. H. CAPLAN CO. U-swW | If f % , j 18 N. FOURTH STREET JEWELERS OPEN EVENINGS i** fg REVIEW OF 1911 8! PRBF. WERT Fourth Installment of Interesting Events of the Year in Harris burg BY PROFESSOR J. HOWARD WERT Continued From Yesterday AUGUST I—Policeman Robert P. Scott shot and instantly killed Nathan Banks, } of 111!) Monroe street, Harrisburg, j whilst liie latter was attempting to escape arrest. I—.J. H. Laird, a prominent citizen | of Meciianiosburg, fatally stricken ! with heart trouble whilst walking tlwougii Capitol Park, Harrisburg. i I—Death of William W. Daugherty, I a watdhman Harrisburg P. and P. H. Co., from a broken neck re ceived in a tail down stairs three weeks before. 2—A heavy electrical storin over the j < umberland Valley resulted in tue I burning of four barns near Car- ! lisle. 'i—Death of James R. Davis, 111 Calder street, Hairris/burg, aged SG years. 1 lSlias Kreiser, 66 years old, living near Humiuelstown, crushed to j death beneath a mower he was | operating. 4—'"Sons of St. George" of Pennsvl- ; vania opened biennial session in j Harrisburg. t Paxtang borough held its first mu- ! nieifal election. 4—Death at Atlantic City, of Miss i Minnie M. 'Mehring, of i' 439 North | Jsixth street, Harrisburg. 4 Death of Charles Dukeus, of Riv | erside, uear Harrisburg, a veteran ! of the Civil war. s—Annual outing given, at Horshey, j . to the orphans in the various in- j stitutioiis and under the care of | the beuevolent societies of Harris ] burg. o—Death of engineer David K. Sny der, 1713 Cireen street, Harris burg. 6—'Herrv S. Buehler, of Gettysburg, a COUPON ~~ """ Guaranteed Sterling Silver Initial Glassware This coupon when presented or mailed to K. . 'lljjl THE star independent (,' **\J I with 4 J cents. Is good for Six (6) Tumblers—lo cents |:[ <• jy « extra by mail; 1 1 '* if . OR il'-S W il "•Ith 7.1 centa, is good for One (1) Uu-ga Water 1; IL fWHI!I Pitcher—lo cents extra by mail; |'| I 111 with 48 cents, is good for One (1) Sugar Bowl and jj! If |j j I ° n * <!» Cream Pitcher— Ift cents extra by mall; I I I pall K " ,!le cntire «et of Nine (9) Pieces with j I I I HI the amount specified above, or any two sets with the li I 111111 l advertised price, if you have one of these coupons. j|i i ml|||| bets now on display at nJfIM THE STAR-INDEPENDENT 18-220-22 South Third St., Harrisburg, Pa. veteran of the Civil war. well known in Harrisburg, fell dead at his home. 6—Death, at Camp Hill, of J. J. Speck, a clerk of the Penna. Water Supply Com. 6—Death of brakeman Jefferson G. Bife, 213 'Maclay street, Harris burg. 7—Flags in Harrisburg half masted and decked with crepe in mourn ing for the wife of President Wooirow Wilson who died the pre \ious afternoon. 7—Death of I<ouis P. Chester, 1115 Kittatinny street, Harrisburg. a re tired caller 'P. R. R. and a veteran of the Civil war, aged 75 years. S Bobert Nisley, 10 years old, of 184ti State street, Harrisburg, killed by a fall from a third story window. B—Death, at the age of 80 years, of George W. Barnes, for more than 40 years court crier of Dauphin county. 9—LMr. and 'Mrs. Simon Drabenstadt, SI3 South Front street, Harris burg, celebrated their 56th wed ding anniversary. 10 —Death ot Wesley W. Shope, 21 South Thirteenth street, Harris burg, for many years a baggage master P. R. li., aged 61 years. I I—'Harrisburgl—'Harrisburg City Council passed bill looking to the elimination of the district called Ilardserabble. 'l—Lineman William Dill, of Lebanon, instantly killed by contact with a live wire whilst working on top of * telegraph pole in Camp Hill. M—Death of Patrick F. Burns, 1313 Berryhill street. Harrisburg, for 49 years a blarksmith in emrilov P. H. R. ■ II "eath of John W. Walzer, 1803 North Second street, Harrisburg, a retired business man of tlhe Cltv, aged 69 years. 13—Annual picnic of the Harrisburg grocers held at Hershev, about 6, 000 persons being present. 13—Edward Flickinger, a former busi ness man on IMarkct street, Harris burg, found deait in bathroom at Commonwealth hotel. 13 —"Death of Mrs. Laura E. Kautz, 1103 Cowden street, Harrisburg, aged 59 years. 13—Death of Hamper iL. McAlicher, 1633 Wallace street, Harrisburg. an engineer on P. R. It. 13—(A dead foreigner, identified as iMichael Dodonskv, of New York, found on top of a freight car in the Rutherford yards. 13—Death of Mrs.* Ida V., wife of Jacob B. Hoopes, 1021 North Third street, Harrisburg. 14—Death of Mrs. Ellen Kennedy, 1709 Pulton street, Harrisburg, aged 80 years. H—'Death of 'Brakeman John W. Da vis, 4 52 Verbe.ke street.Harrisburg. 15—'Annual picnic of the Barrhrtnirg F. and M. works held at Willow HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1914. Grove Park wit'h * very large at tendance. 15—Sudden death at 416 Cumberland street, Harrisburg, of Christian •Moeslein, an olden time cabinet maker, aged 83 vearg. 15—Death of J. Paul Nissley, cashier Hummelstowu bank. 16—Death of Henrv Prickman, 1723 Susquehanna street, Harrisburg, a veteran of the Civil war. 17—Death of James Klybn, 245 Chis t'ian street, Steelton, a veteran of the Civil war. 17—Death, in New York City, of Mrs. 'Mary Ij. Cope, aged S6 years, for 30 years a resident o*f Harris burg. IS—Death of Mrs. Ooldic !May Lind say, 400 Boas street. Harrisburg, wife of C. H, Lindsay and daugh ter of D. H. Ellinger. IS—Death, at 318 Chestnut street. Harrisburg, of Jatob Rickard, aged S7 years. IS—Joseph C. .Null, of Harrisburg, died at Lewistown from injuries received three nights before when thrown by companions from a bridge to the river shore thirtyfeet •below. IS—Death of Mrs. Jmncs Doyle, 501 Hamilton street, Harrisburg, aged 62 years. 1 9—Skeleton of Harry Heisey, a young man of Harrisburg, who jumped from 'Market street bridge April 1, found near Sa>fe Harbor, l>an caster county 20—Death of John A. Gerhart, a Me chauicsburg undertaker, at one time associated with the establish ment of Kudolph K. Spicer, Harris burg. -o—feu-year-old Carlton Beshore in stantly killed in Stccltou, before his father s eyes, bv an auto truck. 20—Electrical storms of gTeat sever ity, with an almost unpreeendent ed downpour of rain, caused a large amount of damage in various ways, in Harrisburg and adjacent territory. The Berryhill Nursery plant near Harrisburg, was parti ally destroyed after being struck with lightning, the loss being about $5,000. The storm covered a wide extent of Pennsylvania ter ritory and the blaze of burning barns could be seen in manv sec- tions. 21—Dentil of Frederick H. Mather, 2416 Jefferrsoii etreet, Harrisuurg, a tar repairman P. R. R. 21—*—Sixteen-year-old John laddick, Harrisburg, drowned in Hiisque hauna near Dun-cannon. 22—Mrs. Phyllis Lewis, Steel ton. fell <le«d on a <Harri£burg eitreet. 23—Death, at age of 78 years, of George Gray, of Middletown, a veteran of tie Civil war. 23—Death of tMichael S. Mover, a busi ness man of Twentieth and Brook wood streets, Harrisiburg, 24—IMillernburg visited 'by a $30,000 supposed incendiary origin, at which several persons were in jured. 24—'Death of Theodore D. Erb, of 325 Crescent utreet, Harrisburg, a fireman P. and B. railway. 24—'Warren W. Cornell, of HamslMirg, working in North Carolina as a foreman for a contractor, killed 'by lightning. 25 —'MidcHetown fair (began. 25—Death at Greetw'astle, Pa., of tfee Rev. Thomas T. Everett, the pri vate secretary to Governor Patti son and a former Lutheran pastor in Harriebnrg. 25—Death of brakeman B. F. Wolfe, 1222 Bailey street, 'Harrisburg, from injuries received whilst in tihe line of duty. 26—(Beginning of a three days re union of "Sixtceners,'' or gradu ates of the State's Soldiers' Or- plian schools. 126—Death of > Harry Musser, 1715 Hunter street, Harrisburg, a vet eran of the Civil war, aged 91 years. | 26 —Death of Thomas R. McChiue, 220 Harris street, Hajrisiburg, for many years a prominent art dealer of the city, i 27 G. William Bowen. 1511 Vernon | street, Harrisburg, a conductor of P. R. R., fell dead on tho street, j 2 7—Bernard Schmidt, the 'Harrigburg 'baker, celebrated '' Butternut I day" at Paxtang Park, with an attendance of mauy thousands, j 2S—Harry Charles, 1411 South | Twelfth street, Harrisburg, died from wounds inflicted the day be fore with suicidal intent, j 2S—Death of Joseph H. Williams, a baker, 3.11 Chestnut street, Har ' risburg. J 2S—Death of Mrs. Ida McFadden, wid ow of Thomas McPadilen, 13 Sum mit street, Harrisburg. j 28 —At M't. Grotna rifle range, Albert 1* Dunn, Company D. Kighth re.gi mcnt, Pennsylvania National Guard, won the meii'al of being the State's champion s'hot. 29 —Annual excursion from Waynes boro brought about 1,250 people to Harrisburg. 29—Thousands of Odd fellows from Dauphin and six contiguous coun ties held a reunion at Herahey. 29—Death of William H. Wharton, 35 4 Woodbine street, Harrisburg, a re tired Pennsylvania Railroad em ploye and a veteran of the Civil war. 29 —Death of George M. Groflf, 256 North street, Harrisburg, for many years a prominent shoemaker of the city, and a veteran of the Civil war. aged 86 years. 29—Sixth annual track, and field moot of the Harrisburg playgrounds held on Island Park grounds, tlie representatives of the Sycamore grounds winning first place. 29—Death of Mrs. B. P. Wevant, 319 Hay street, Harrislburg. 30—Dearth of Philip M. Shirk, a black smith, of 1619 Derrv street. Har risburg. 31 —Opening of the Grangers' Picnic, Williams Grove. 31—Death, at 1111 North Front street, Harrisburg. of Charles D. Palmer, a veteran of the Civil war. 31 Death, at 1946 Xcrth street, Har risburg, of Augustus Kyle, a vet eran of the Civil war, nged S2 years. SEPTEMBER 2 Destructive fire in Penbrook caused a loss, approximately of $35,000. 2—Street Sweeper Robert Clark. 1422 Penn street, Harrisburg, fell dead whilst at work. 2—SWbway under Cumberland Valley Railroad, at 'Front and Mulberry j.tree+e opened to travel. 2—Death of Jeremiah K. Greenawalt, 130 Walnut street, Harrisburg, loug associated with an extensive tanning industry of the city, aged S5 years. 3—Death of the wife of William J. Rose, division freight agent Penn- Fine Xmas CANDIES In Ohrittma* Boxen and Baskets 35< and up Golden Seal Drug Store, 11 U. Market Square. sylvania Railroad, widely known in Harrisburg foT philanthropic and charitable work. 3—Death of Mrs. Agnes Adam?, 1010 South Cameron street, Harrisburg, aged 78 years. 4— 41 Romper Day" celebrated in Res ervoir Park, Harrisburg, by fully 3,000 children, with Banker Sam uel Kunkel in his usual role of host. 5—A Chambersburg excursion brought over 1,200 visitors to Harrisburg. s—Harrisburg . Tri-State Baseball Club, by a victory over Trenton, clinched the 1914 pennant in one of tho most exciting races tlw league had ever known. s—Death of Erik J. Carlson, 310 North Front street, Steeltor, an aged steehworker of the borough. s—Some 150 Knights Templar of Boston guests of the Harrisburg Sir Knights. s—Death of John T. Tilghman, 104 Tuscarora street, Harrisburg. 6—Death of Mrs. Rachel Gilbert, 44 North 'Seventeenth street, Harris burg, aged 93 years. 7—Labor Day celebrated in Harris burg. Amongst the features -were a large reunion of Heptasophs at Paxtang Park; picnic of postoffic.e employes at Boiling Springs, and the raising, on Island: Park, of Harrisburg's 1914 baseball pen nant. 7—Death of John T. Nutt, 517 Wal nut street, Harrisburg, as the re sult of a fij.ll receive! two days before. 7—Death, at Meehanicsburg, of Dr. Albert F. Brandt, 111 North Fourth street, Harrisburg, a vet eran of the Civil war. B—Death of William P. Patton, 215 Muench street, Harrisburg, aged 82 years. B—Death of Mrs. Annie Kun kel, wife of Samuel Kunkel, 901 North Second street, Harrisburg, for many years prominent in the city 's church activities. B—Opening of several hundred cot tage prayer meetings in Harris- burg in preparation for Stough Evangelistic Campaign. 9—Death of Miss Annie R. Morning wake, a dressmaker of 416 Hum mel street, Harrisburg. 10—William Whtite, 123 Verbcke street, Harrisburg, crushed to death beneath an elevatOT in Pennsylvania Railroad roundhouse. 10—William Schlnuffman. sexton of Baldwin cemetery, Steetton, com mitted suicide when refused' nat uralization papers. 11—Unknown foreigner found crushed to death in Rutherford railroad yards. 11—Death, of Mrs. Mary P. Ritner, 1303 Susquehanna street, Harris lburg, aged 75 years. 11—Death of Jacob Weaver, of Pen r CIGARS OC Nicely Baud £3 Fir Sifts $1.25, $1.78, $2.00, *2.25 and SB.OO Guaranteed by Gorgas AOR6AS DRUG STORES 11 N. 3rd Si. and Penna. Station brook, head florist oif State Hos pital at Harrisburg. 11—'Death of Frederick Taubert, an ex-policeman of 1142 South Cam eron street, Harrisburg. 12—Veteran Association P. R. JR., Mid dle division, held annual outing at Coatesville, Harrisburg, being largely represented. 12—Heath oif Peter B. Myers, 2404 North Fifth street, Harrisburg, aged 84 years. 13—Death of Joseph B. Hummel, 303 Swatara street, Steelton, watchman Steelton National bank. 14—* atholic Slovak Union of America began biennial session in Harris ■lwirg. 14—Death of Solomon Zimmerman, of iHijrlispire, prominent in the (busi ness activities of that section. 14—Death of Thomas Haley, 1253 Swatara street, Harrisburg, aged 85 years. 15—Meeting in HarriAurg, of police chiefs of Pennsylvania for the formation of a Sfafe organiza tion. 15—Annual conference Pennsylvania (Association Sealers o>f Weights and 'Measures begun in Harrisburg. 16—House between Linglestown and Harrisburg occupied toy A. E. S'bafTner and family, destroyed by fire, tilie inmates narrowly escaping with their lives. 16—Sentence oif 'Martin Fleming, of Harrisburg, iconvieted oif murder of mother-in-law, commuted to life imprisonment. 16—'Five men seriously burned in a gasoline explosion in a garage at 1336 Thompson street, Harrisburg, one of them, Morris Bream, dying on the 18th. 17—Harrisburg visited toy a'bout 125 members of a Sunib-iiry fire com pany. IS—'Death of Mrs. Mae E. Bacon Shreiner, wife of George A. Shreiner, Seventeenth and Forster streets, Harrisbmrg. 19—'Death off Joseph Sadler, of Worm leysburg, a retired employe of N. C. R. B. 20—Death of Washington I. Denny, of Penibroot, aged 78 years. 20—Death of Elmer Wileman, of En- haut, a veteran of the Civil war. 20—Deat<h in Carlisle of Mrs. Eiiza 'beth De Huff, aged 96 years, ttip la«'t survivor of those who knew "IMollie Pitcher." 22—More than 300 P. R. R. Officials spent night in Harrisfrurg during the annual track inspection of the road. 22—William E. Gruver, of Pentirook, a roofer, died from effects of a fall received whilst at work the day 'before. 22—IDeath of William ©eidleman, 218 Crescent street, 'Hiarriilmrg, a fore man of Swift Packing Co. 23—Dr. J, B. Allister, of flarrisburg, unanimously edected president of Pennsylvania State Medical Asso ciation. 23—Several hundred Shriners of Zembo Temple, Harrisburg, visited Rajah Temple, Reading. 23—Death of Frank Caum, general manager Scranton Railway Co., an able official, born, raised and educated in Harrisbusg, 24—IPrank F. Fritz, 2121 Jefferson street, Harrisburg, a flagman P. R. R., died from injuries received a few 'hours 'before, near Trenton, whilst in line of dluty. &s—State convention of Rezall drug gists began in Harrisburg. 25—Death of Edward Walker, 518 State street, Harrisburg, from in juries received 'bv a cave-in of a sewer in which he was working. 26—Middletowu raised t&e champion ship pennant won in CentralPenna. Baseball League. 27—Death at 919 Green street, Har risburg, of Daniel IJ. Stroll, for many years an expert billiard play er of the city. 28—'Evangelical 'Lutheran Synod of Kast Penna bogan its sessions in Zion Lutheran c'hurch, Hawisburg, making the centennial of the erec tion of the firs* Lutheran church in this city and the 127 th anniver sary of t>he building of the first church jointly occupied by lai t'heran and Reformed const'ena tions. i 2S—(A SIO,OOO fire destroyed several buildings at Charles Stouffer's duck farm near White Hill. 29—'Death of Henry Yetter, 304 Main street, Steelton. for 38 years an empfloye Penna Steel €o. " 29—(Pennsylvania Shoe Retailers' As sociation organized at a meeting held iu Harrisburg. 29—Death of .lames W. Grant, 303 South Fourteenth street, Harris burg, for many years an employe di vision freight office P. R. K. 30 —<J«cofb R-eagle. a butcher, instantly killed at Union Deposit when a railroad train struck his team. ' 30—Death of Mrs. Mary P. Care, of •I»ittgiestown, widow of Clement IBrooke Oare. 30—Death of Jere P.. Rex, crier Su preme Court, Capitol, for many years a power in Pennsylvania politics and the holder of rcspon sible 'Clerkships in the Legislature. | 30—Death of William H. DeHavcn, of Harrisburg, a veteran of the Civil war. To Be Continued To-morrow PHm Cured In <1 to 14 Daya DrUßKists refund money if P.\ZO OINT MENT falls to cure Itching, Bllriri, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First ap plication trivea relief. 50c. FORMER STARS TO PLAY Academy Five Has Hard Game for De cember iMJ An alumni team, the players of which have mad« their marks in col lege athletics, will play the team repre sen ting their alma mater, the Harris burg Academy, on December 29 in Ca thedrnl hall floor. The alumni team will toe made up of the same men who played on the 1910 five. The forwards Will be played by Edward Stackpole, one of the star players on Yale 'varsity, and Warren Hall, a Gettysburg student, who form erly played on the Carnegi Tech five. John Herman, another of the 'varsity men at Yale, will jump center anil George Kunkcl, a Franklin and Mar shall player, and Clarence Hoar, an other Gettysburg player, will cover the guard positions. The Academy lineup for this game will be as follows: Albert Stackpole and Bennett, forwards; Broadhurst, center, and Jennings and White, guards. IMHi'illlHH Non-greasy Totlet Cream—Keeps the Skin Soft end Velvety In Rourh Weather. An Exqulatt* Toilet Prep aration. 25c. GOBGAS DRUG STORES W I*. Third St* and P. R. R. Statins >■ ii i ii