Clear, Steady, Even tight. #Bl
You simply pull a chain or touch a button and flood i
the store with mellow, evenly distributed light when !
vou have
SEMI-INDIRECT GAS LAMPS
These exceptional new lamps are equipped with a i
short chain, or can be arranged to light from push but- '
tons at a central point.
They are neat and clean. The gas burner is down
in the bowl where it is not seen. The rays of light are
mellow and soothing. The light is reflected from it
to the ceiling, walls, show-cases and shelves leaving j
no shadows or dark places.
We are Demonstrating Them at the Oas Office or will send a ,
representative with illustrations.
HARRISBURG GAS CO., 14 S. 2nd St.
Bell 2028—Cumberland Valley 753
SUBURBAN
MIDDLETOWN
Mrs. Conrad Bowers, Aged HO Years,
Died Last Night
Special Correspondence
(Middletown, Jan. 23. —(Mrs. Conrad
Bowers, aged 66 years, died at her
home on West Main street, last'nigbt at
9.30 from a complication of diseases.
Besides her husband she is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Bletz Bowman,
residing at home and one sister, Mrs.
Charles Hatton, of town. The funeral
arrangements will be announced later.
Christian Ober, Emaus street, receiv
ed word yesterday that his stepfather
Samuel McClanahaji, died at Elizabeth
town on Thursday. His funeral will be
held on Sunday afternoon from the
home of his daughter at Elizabethtown.
Interment will be at Running Pump
burial grounds.
Burgess Thomas Jordan attended
the funeral of a relative at Mercers
burg to-day.
Mrs. Sara Merkley, of Ohio, is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Markley, East
Main street, for several days. This is
Mrs. Mark ley's first visit east.
Alexander Campbell lias returned
home from a two days' trip to Philadel
phia.
Mrs. flarry Orner returned to her
home at Philadelphia after spending
the past several days in town as the
guest of relatives.
Miss Margaret Emminger is ill at her
home on North Union street.
At the services in the M. E. church
Sunday morning at 10.30, Miss Char
lotte Somberger will speak ou "The
Scientific Treatment of Poverty."'
Sheriff Wells transacted business in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Mervin Light and two daugh
ters have returned home from a several]
days' visit to Harrisbung.
The Middletown High school basket
ball team played the York High school
team at, the latter place last evening.
Middletown markets were well attend
ed this morning and eggs sold at 30 ;
and 35 cents a dozen. Cleaned chickens
at 40 and 80 cents a piece. Live chick-1
ens at 75c and $1 a pair. Butter, 38 j
and 40 cents per pound.
Mrs. A. L. Etter has returned home j
from a several days' visit to relatives
Ht Hummelstown. She was aceom- i
panied bv Mrs. J. L. Brandt, of Mari-!
etta.
The funeral of Martha Jane, the
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1
Arthur Rose, was held from the par-|
t ' m - i i.
Directory of
Leading Hotels
of Harrisburg
THEPLAZA
Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.
At the Entrance to the P. B. R. Station !
EUROPEAN PLAN
F. B. ALDINGEB.
Prtfyrietor
The Metropolitan
Strictly European
For something good to eat. Every I
thing in season. Service th* beat.
Prices the lowest.
HOTEL VICTOR
No. 'J.', .Jouth Fourth Street
Ulrrctl; <>pii«»lte I uiun siat| un
r<tulpped ultb nil Modern linnroveJ
■lent*) running outer In every moan
line bullti perfectly aunltary, nicely
lurnUbed throughout. Rate* moderate.
European I'laa.
JOSEPH aiusil. Proprietor.
THE BOLTON
Market Square
Large and convenient .Sample Room*.
Passenger and Baggage Elevator. Elee
trie Care to and from depot. Electrie
Light and Steam Heat; Rooms en suite
or single with Baths. Rates, 92.50 per
day and up.
J. H. a: M. S. Butterworth, Prop*.
| ent 's home on Catherine street, this
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Ful
i ler Bergstresser, jvastor of the St. Pet
| er's Lutheran church, officiated. In
terment was in the Middletown ceme
j tery.
>, j William Swartz, a student at the
I Annville College, is spending several
i days in town as the guest of his par
-1 I ents, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Swartz, Spring
r i street.
j Miss Carrie Forney, of Harrisburg,
| is the iguest of Dr. and Mrs. H. W.
H George, Spring street, and while there
i took ill.
, Mrs. William Lynch, South Swatara
;. j street, is at the Harrisburg hospital,
1 where she underwent a successful ouera
. I tion.
John H. Landis, the drayman, ot
r Royalton, is able to be out. again after
- j being ill for the past week,
e Mrs. b. D. Wright, of Paoli, is spend-
Bi ing sometime in town as the guest of
. Mrs. Charles Ware, of Catherine street.
, DAUPHIN
Mr. and Mrs. Fite Entertain in Honor
of Son's Birthday
. Special < '.I-.. <■„,! <M,
Daupihin. Jan. 23.—Mr. and Mrs. E.
J. Fite enterlained at their home on
I Friday evening in honor of the sixth
. | birthday anniversary of their son, Rieh
i ard. The evening was spent in games.
■; A special feature was a large tub filled
with sand, in which the children dug
■; for prizes. Refreshments were served
I to Mrs. Bertha Kauffman and daugh
ters, Rose and Jessie, of Harrisburg;
Mrs. John Feltv and son, John, of
i Roekville; Mrs. G. W. Fite, Mrs. W. D.
1 Kinter, Mrs. Frank Bailets, Mrs. J. L.
. Feasor, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fite, Mar
! garet Speece, Mary Grimm, May and
Dorothy Kline, Dorothy Wvnn, Helen
jiHenninger, Dorothy Bailets, Millard
I and Purdy Garman, Russell Reed, Scott
. Kline, Ralph Wynn and Richard Fite.
HALIFAX
Sunday School Convention to Be Held
To-morrow Afternoon
Special Correspondence.
Halifax, Jan. 23.—A convention of ;
I the three Sunday of town will
be held in the Reformed church to i
j morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The!
1 different phases of Sunday school work '
j will be discussed by iMiss Rose Lauder- j
i milk, Charles IF. Stell, the Rev. A. 1. i
i Collom and the Rev. C. (A. Funk. Miss I
Helen Wert will sing a soprano solo. !
( There will also be a number of other I
features on the program.
Stanley TJrich, who is employed by :
J the Allen Nursery Company, of Roches
! ter, X. Y., is visiting his parents, Mr. ,
j and Mrs. Harry Urich.
; IH. Stewart Potter was a business j
j vi«itor to 'Harrisburg (Friday after- j
1 noon.
Isaac IH. Bowman, who has been j
| seriously ill a/t his home on South j
i Fourth street for some time, is slowly
I improving.
ELIZABETHTOWN
Statistical Report Shows IPO Guests at
the Masonic Home
| Special Correspondence.
Elizabethtonm, Jan. 23.—The statin-1
i tical report of the Masonic iHome shows ,
i that at the beginning of the year 1915,
i;i population of 190 guests, eighty-five |
mon, eighty-two women and twenty-five j
| children, occupied the home. There are
twenty-seven married couples among,
i the number. The postal facilities show
| that* 700 pieces of mail passed through
| the positoffice during the month of De-!
j (-ember, 1914.
A magnilicant polished brass lectern |
for use in the Assembly Room has been I
presented to the Masonic Home by the';
following lodges: No. 224, Danville;;
■No. 265, Bloenisburg; No. 394, Cata
wissa; No. 460, Orangeville; No. 462, J
Berwick; No. 561, Danville; No. 667,1
Benton, F. A. M., Pa.
Mrs. Jacob Rutherford, of Elizabeth- j
town, has been appointed matron for!
Guest House No. 2 at the home and in i
the near future. Some of the guests of
the main building will be transferred to
that place.
Some of the local Masons are espous
! ing the necessity of organizing a Ma-!
sonic Lodge in Elizabethtown, but as'
the majority of the local members be
long to Lodge No. 557, F. & A. M., at
Mt. Joy, the success of the venture will |
depend in a large meiusure to the ami- I
able action of iJodge No. 551 may take j
in the matter, as Elizabethtown belongs 1
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1915.
to the territorial jurisdiction of the
Lodge.
Chwrlqp H. Worm ley, telegrapher op
erator at Rheesns for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has gone to New
York City and expects to got bark to
Philadelphia Sunday morning in time
to hear Billy Sunday preach. Mr.
Wormle.v is a news;-a.per reporter ami
will tell nil aibout his trip on his re
turn.
; | The Klein Chocolate Company has
| | purchased two lots from Mrs. John
I Bbersole on Brown street and will build
] a large factory building to meet in
j creased business.
I l Samuel MeLanachan, one of the old
| ' eft and beet known citizens of E'.iza
botbtown, died Thursday afternoon at
; : the home of his son-in-law, Martin I.in
, ld(yniuth. in his eighty-eighth year.
Death being due to infirmities, incident
I to his advanced years. The d<eceas?d
; was a stone mason by trade and fol
; lowed it for many years. He was a
j member of borough council in 1858
and subsequently thereto he was eleet
'ed as constable iu Hie borough and
I served for a continuous term cf over
| thirty years. He was often re-elected
;to the office without any opposition,
| j being the choice of the voters of the
I borough. He is survived by three sons
j | and one daughter, David of York; John
i I and James and Mrs. M. Lindermuth,
|| of town. Funeral to-morrow at 2 p. m.
; I Services at the house by the Rev. Seld
: : omridge. pastor of U. B. church. Inter
; I ment Mt. Tunnel cemetery.
WILLIAMSTOWN
Over 300 Converted During Present
Evangelistic Campaign
1 Special Correspondence.
Wiiliamstown, Jan. 23.—This bor
ough is undergoing a great evangelistic
! wave, the equal of which was never
' known during the town's history. Over
I three hundred persons ha,ve been con
|i verted during the past three weeks.
1 Nightly services are being held in the
Methodist Episcopal, United Brethren
| and Seybert's Evangelical churches.
Otto Messncr was among the expert
j typewriters appointed by the State
I Senate.
Frank Wagner visited relatives in
' Steelton the early part of the week.
1 The Hev. B. A. Barnes, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and quite
a number of the members of the church
! assisted in a revival meeting in the
I Wiconisco Methodist Episcopal church
Thursday evening.
! Monday has been selected as Button
| Day by the local organization of tho
I'nited Mine Workers of America, when
all employes working in and about the
e colliery are expected to wear a union
1 button. /
John Snyder and T. M. Shadle at
t tended the inauguration ceremonies at
Harrisburg Tuesday.
I Mrs. John Mease, of Muir, visited
, | Mrs. John Neidlinger Thursday,
j Samuel Dewalt employed at Wood
| side is visiting his family.
! TOWER CITY
Richard F. Sntcjiff's Body Brought
From Camden for Burial
'* Special Correspondence.
Tower City, Jan. 23. R. F. £utcliffe,
aged 24, a former resident of this place,
: died very suddenly on Sunday at the
, home of his mother at Camden, N. J.
His body was brought to this place on
COURT or COMMON PI.RAS NO. 6.
COUNTY OK PHILADELPHIA.
December Term, l#lu. No. 4709.
SAMUEL REA. Trustee.
PKNNBTLV A NIA CANAL COMPANY el i).
NOTICE.
TROSTRE'S EOHECI.OSCItE SALE
OF ALL THE ESTATE, IIRAL ASK I'MtSON
AL, BIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES WHAT.SO
BVER Of THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL
COMPANY.
Pnrwuant to dei-r<*> of the Court of Common
Pleaß No. 5, tor Philadelphia County, nia.le iu
tue above entitled cast' November 15, 11)13. u»
amended Octouei iu, 1914, San.u.l Ilea. Suhsii lit
j uuder the mortg.g si - , eu und execut
ed July 1, JS7O. b.v Pennsylvania Canal Coin; any
to Herman Lombaert as original tiue;e\ t-»
secure tho payment of its coi.p <n bun.s to the
fu.000.000, of the denomination of sl.-
■ «?« . 1- r, lylo, of which bond* to tho
I i i fcI.IMS.OUO are outstand n* due and
unpaid. ui)on which dcfcuil wat made when they
I. »S l l < i. c " l A 4 ' ai,l l tlrf,t da> of - ml >- will cell
at labile Auction, at 12 o'clock noun. at 1521
SnHi"* 1 B ,fiT« et * fa., on Wednesday.
t ~ ! 3* thr Properrlw. rights and prlvi
leges hereinafter briefly d.f.-rilei. refcr-nee being
inane to said decree for a full description. on ihe
conditions and terms of sale hereinafter act forth
PROWSRTIR.S TO P.K SOU).
. P°rl. lon ' being atomii 0 71-UiO miles in
length, of the Wyoming Division of the Canal ex
tending from Northampton «tic-t. in the city «.f j
>\ likes-ilarre, to tiie eastern boundary of that por- J
! lion of the t.unal which was conveyed bv th«* Cinal
E - Fs "'* r * y da led •February I
, 24,,1900. subject a# to part tl.«*ie>f, to the r,gh;s
i and casement for railroad purpose* t,'ranfe i bv the
Carnl Co. to the North ami \N e*t Hrai.eh U.ilwa, I
Co by dent d<lted August IJ. In*;i. and r cor .ed
| in Luxera* County In l*»ed Hook LW. p g.» 326:
; and 'ttbject to the srani of coal and other mln-
I era s etc.. undeil.ving th«- Mnrae part ihcrc<.f in ido
i by the Canal K 0 l 0 i harlc® I'arrlah by d e.| dated
; l.Ss.i, recorded iu Luieiiie County In i
Dp<m| B«)ck No. 211. pngo .19.
tb.i Su- h right as th»» Canal Co. rcay have t»»
( reconstnu-t and maintain tl:e laui acroaa the
\>est Itrnnct- of the Susqui-hanna U:\pr n ;»r «
! Montgomery, in the County of mi I
' te",r Th f ¥«?««; the portion of the
i , lirnnch I>ivij*inn «,f the canal, about on - '
l mil*' i" length, contiguous to the site of the sail i
dam. extending from a point 4' 0 fe t Mastwardlv
I measured along the South propertr line «f siid
Canal from the intenaectlon of said property line
I wltli a line In prolongation .southwardly rfae.os* '
j the canal) of *h'- breast of said Muucy Dam, to i
• a polut in a line iu proloiigatlou Southwartlh. i
aeroaa the canal, of the Westerly line of the I
House lor at 1»« L No. 19. in the•Townahl.) '
tr * l4l ;vfo '»tgo!nrT J . County of Incoming, tether
Hani 1 r 'Bht to Hood certain lands above at id '
, 'U 1 . B L. Pi,rt - of . t,; ' Potion of the Wert !
I Bianeh Oivlalon of the Canal in Snyder Count 3'
I ing from SelinsgroTe railroid brlflffe fo the |
I former site of Penu'a Creek Aqueduct, a dla
lance 0 f nfiottt 3 :i-H) mllHa, which was reserved !
to the Canal Company in its deed to toe Northern '
Central Connecting Itailrond Compiuy, dat-d Oc- I
toj er 24. 190.T and recorded in Snyder Co. In
■ Mlacellaneotia Book No. «. p M ge 37Sa !
fUS # Th A t D V rti , on ha , T J n « a length 'of about 50
! feet of the .lunlnta Division of tli<* Canal at
j Junction. Dauphiu County, extending from i
' v boundary of the Canal aa conveyed
S 3r .Jr„ c J in J 11 Vs- to th,t v R "• by daed I
°otol»er IR. 1890, to the Wc»t« rn boundary i
of ,. w. Kaatern Division of said Canal, together '
| with the four frame dwelling hor.fe* th»-r^n.
lei That portion of the Eastern Division of the i
Canal, at said Juniata Junction, ext.*ndlng South
wanlly frotu the Southern boundarv of the Canal ]
rinVl ,n i ? r»' d ,15 .. fh( U C tJL nal , Co fo tbe No them I
Central Connecting K. Ft. Co. hr (sut<Ml Ooto . j
? r to and iueludlng the 10,-k to the pooi
at (larks terry dam.
' rh '* bridge a crow the Buantiehanna River '
at Clarka Ferry in the Township of Reed. County
of Dauphin, known as Clarks Ferry Hiver bridge,
having a length of twenty hnndred and eighty
elgh. (20,V> feet more or less, aubjeet to condeiu- I
! nation proree<llngs heretofore Instituted by rhe 1
conntT of pjuphiu to acquire the bridge, together !
with the right to the damages awarded therefor.
<•,'.» I hat portion of th<- Wiconisco Dlflslon of I
the Canal In Daunhin County extending froin »• .
, point 100 feet above the hea<i of the outlet larV
known as "No 1" at Clark. Ferry. Westwuffb |
a distance of J(K» feet, more or less, to a po'hi -•
the Intake alln from the Susquehanna River an '
I dam aeroaa said Hiver at Clarks Ferry, togeth* i
with the frame dwelling thereon, having an esti
j mated area of about one acre.
Also, all the personal property of the Canal Co. i
| and all the estate, right, title and 'ntereat of the
I Oanal Co. of, in and to all r»al estate, r-al prop- !
i erty rights and privileges of every kind soever j
forming p.«rt of, connected with or belonging or in
nn.v way appertaining to the works and property
now or heretofore known as the Pennsylvania !
Cann. (exieptlng the parts and portions heretofore
void and convoyed by thr Canal Co.) and all and
singular the corporate rights and franchises of the
< anal 10. and generally all property whatever and
wheresoever, real, personal and mixed, thereto b2-
{ longing and in any way appertaining.
TRRMS AND CONDITIONS.
.!• The »e?eral above described premipp* will
®f nr™ °neie<| for tale separately, and thra all
of the Mid premises as a whole, to the hUheat
Court** "'daera. subject to confirms tion by tht
2. Twenty-fire Der cent, of the amount of ant
accepted bid shall be paid at the time of tale. In
cssh, and tbo balance of the purchase money ahall
be paid upon confirmation of the sale by the
( ourt. without any liability of the purchuser to
•ee to th* application of the purchase money.
SAMUEL ERA.
Trustee.
NOTE
' The condemnation proceedings here
tofore instituted to acquire (Marks
Ferry River Bridge (see "t" supra) have
been dismissed by the Court since this
advertisement first appeared, and there
fore the sale of said bridge will not
be subject thereto."
Wednesday and taken to the home of
his brother, Fred Sutcliff. The funeral
was held on Thursday afternoon from
the M. E. church, of wlhich the young
,n.an was a member. The services were
conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C.
B. Felton.
Mrs. William Murray and daughter,
Katharine, spent several days at Potts
ville.
Miss Mary Coleman, of Lykens, was
the guest of Miss Eva Miller.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
family of Robert Adams, who resides
about a mile from this place. A son
died recently and at present Mr. Adams,
his wife and a 10-year-old son are all
in the Pottsville hospital suffering from
typhoid fever.
Charles Patrick, wtho was employed
for some time at Akron, Ohio, has re
turned to his home at this place.
William F. Knecht, son of Editor
W. F. and Mrs. Knecht. was married at
Fort Smith, Ark., to Miss Agnes Nor
beth. Mr. Knecht is a graduate of the
Keystone State Normal School and is
principal of the schools at Calhoun,
Okla.
11. M. Strick, Homer Lebo, William
Hearer and Frank Tallman attended tho
inauguration of Governor Brumbaugh
on Tuesday.
Revival services are still in progress
in the United Brethren and Methodist
Episcopal churches.
NEW CUMBERLAND
Sunshine Guild to Meet at Residence
of Mrs. Parker Buttorff
Sp""ial Correspond i .re
New Cumberland, Jan. 23.—The
Sunshine Guild will meet at the home
of Mrs. I'arket Buttorff, Third street,
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All
members are requested to be present.
A delightful surprise party was held
on Thursday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Newmyer, Jr., at
Bellavista. It was given iu honor of
their son, Herman, 3d., who celebrated
his eleventh birthday anniversary. The
evening was sp»nt in playing games.
Refreshments were served. The guests
were Misses Fairy Fetrow, Elsie Cliue,
Lillian Waugh, Gertrude Shulze, Mar
garet Hoover, Esther Newmyer and
'Laura Newmyer, Charles Hoover, Wil
liam Shulze, Paul Cline, Lloyd Cline,
Lester Zcigle.' Melvin Campbell, Her
man Newmyer, William Newmyer and
Harry Newmyer.
John Ocker of near Newville, vis
ited his niece. Mrs. B. F. Garver, on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Davidson and
daughter, Ruth, and son, Tlicon, of
Harrisburg, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. David Beckley yesterday.
John Conley and Ralph Smith, paint
ers, who have been working at Ashland,
Pa., the past three and a half weeks,
have returned home
Miss Caroline Bover, of Royalton,
visited her sister. Mrs. John Conley,
this week.
DILLSBURG
Peter Kinter Found Dead on Tract of
Woodland
Special Correspondence.
Dillsburg, Jan. 23—Peter Kinter, R.
I). 5, a well-known resident of Frank
lin township, was found dead ou a
tract of woodland on the premises of
William P. Spahr. a neighbor, Thursday
evening. \L Kinter was apparently
in good physical condition during the
day and lie was assisting Mr. Spahr to
cut wood. About 5 o'clock Mr. Spahr
roturned to the barn to attend the
feeding of the stock, while Mr. Kinter
remained in the woods alone, continu
ing the work Night came and lie did
not return from his work. A search
was made and his body was found near
'bis place of work. An examination
seemed to indicate that heart trouble
caused his death. Tli6 funeral will be
held from his late home to-morrow
morning. Interment in the cemetery
adjoining Bariens church. He leaves
a wife and two daughters. He was 62
vears old. •
i A special oar leaving Mechanicsburg
; last evening at 10.30 brought a party
i of townspeople home from the Miller
j evangelistic services Among the party
j was the Dillsburg High school.
Tiiie men's chorus of this place at
tended the evangelistic meeting at.
Chestnut Grove church laßt evening and
| have arranged to attend the Wellsville
| evangelistic meeting to-night and the
j Mechanicsburg men's meeting Sunday
j afternoon.
Martin Munima, of Mechanicsburg,
was a visitor in town Thursday.
L. L. Bentz was ia York on business
Thursday.
Arthur Hess has accepted a position
as traveling salesman for the Stock
| Food Company, located at this place.
The preaching service in the IT. B.
ehurdh to-morrow morning will be con
! ducted by the Rev. J, H. Powell, the
} Rev. Mr. Krenz, the pastor, being en
| gaged elsewhere.
i Samuel Arnold and F.ita Bents, both
lof Dillsburg R. D., were married at
' the Lutheran parsonage by the pastor,
! the Rev. Mr. Eveler, Thursday evening.
C. K. Bushey, Baltimore street, spent
| several days during the week in Cam
' den, \. J.
j The Citizens' Hose Company, of this
j place, has decided to hold a bazar in
j Hheir hose house for one week, begin
| ning February 22.
HIGHSPIRE
Friends Tender Mies Olive Holenbaugh
a Farewell Party
j.Sneelal Corre">n»nlonce.
Highspire, Jan. 23. —Miss Olive Hol
| enbnugh, who will leave Monday for
Bellefonte to enter a hospital to study
nursing, was tendered a farewell party
jby a number of her friends Tuesday
; evening at her home on Market street.
I 'Fourteen guests were prevent and she
' received a number of useful presents, j
Stewart of Thompson town,
' wa* entertained by friends in the bor
; ough Wednesday.
Captain Xei<«>n, of the Salvation
j Army, Narrisburg, attended the Hillis
I evangelistic meeting Wednesday even
| ing and made the opening prayer.
Ray Zimmerman, of Pittsburgh, is
1 visiting his sister, Mrs. A. C. Hocker,
Mead'wood.
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Reiglc have re
turned to their home in Harris burg, aft
[ or a phort visit to Mr. and Mrs. ltald
en SchwaJm, Market street.
Samuel Shipe, after several weeks'
treatment for an injured hand at the
Harrisburg Hospital, has returned to
his home in the borough.
The interior of the Citizens' Fire
Hcuse is being repainted.
The following order of services will
h® observed Sunday in the United
Brethren church, the Rev. H. F. Rlioad,
pastor. Morning service at 10.15
o'clock. Theme, "The Home." Even
ing service at 7 o'clock. Sunday school
at 1.30 p. m.
Mrs. C. E. Hillis will preach in the
CALL 891-ANY "PHONE."#* -H"*-
JT% FOUNDED 18 71 mg
j&xmvnaaJ
HARRISBUIta'S POPULAR MMRTMKNT STOM
The Store T
You
JHEBE-S a sou. in the store that serves you well.
It is made up of the effort of men. It's existence lies in the ef
fort of the chiefs, the heads of departments; the managers; the super
intendents; the clerks; the delivery men; the wrapping girls* the errand
boys. Directors and directed—each has his part to play in putting
that effort into service which makes for good work and good will.
1 hat soul is palpitant within the walls and everywhere upon the
floors. It vibrates in every space and department, and affects the soul
of the buyer, whether he buys much or little.
I
He- -or she—feels at ho
It's a place to come to; to meet friends in; to see new faces, and
breathe deep and joyously of the busy currents of Life.
It's this soul of the store that asks you to be with us again and
come soon, and the atmosphere of Welcome which resides in cvorv
nook and corner of the building, and lingers in the minds of its
dwellers, will greet you.
Come often, and remember tis our desire to give you service and
serve you well. At all times, the cozy, new rest room 011 the third
floor (comfort station adjoining) is open to women who desire to
spend their leisurely moments undisturbed by the hum and hustle of
half a hundred departments.
morning and the Rov. C. E. Hillis in
the evening.
HUMMEI.STOWN
Board of Directors of Farmers' Bank
, Elected Recently
Special Correspondence.
Hummelsto'wn, Jan. 23. —At a recent
meeting of the stockholders of the
Farmers' Bank, of Hummelstown, the
following board of directors was elect
ed: Allen K. Walton, W. R. Fox, T>r. W.
C. Baker, John 11. McSlhenny, Joseph
S. Stricklor, John Moyer, Joseph Burk
holder and William H. Earnest.
Mrs. Graver C. Buser entertained the
Ladies' Bible class of the Reformed
Sunday school at her home on West
Main street last evening. Those pres
ent were Mrs. H. C. Oassel, Mrs. J. Ur
ban Kilmer, Mrs. Charles Laub, Mrs.
Ellis Balmer, Mrs. Morris Wagner, Mrs.
Trace Bailey. Mrs. J. Irvin Ruff ftnd
daughter, Florence; Mrs. Llewellyn
Musser, Mrs. Harriet Crist, Mrs. Alfred
McCall and son, Alfred; the liov. R.
A. Bausch and Mr. and Mrs. Buser and
children, Behney and Sara Jane.
Tho funeral of Mrs. John Rudy, who
died at her late home at Hershey on
Tuesday, was held yesterday morning.
She was aged 57 years and was a
daughter of John and Sarah Kauffman.
She is survived by a husband, three
sons and one sister. The services were
held in Zion Lutheran church, this
place, and were conducted by tho Rev.
Herbert Games, the pastor, and the
Rev. A. C. Forscht, of Union Deposit.
Interment was made in the Hummels
town cemetery.
SHIREMANSTGWN
Mrs. B. A. Bowers Entertains Lutheran
Missionary Society
Speelal Correspondence.
Shiremanstown, Jan. 23.—The ladies
of the Lutheran church held a mission
ary meeting at the home of Mrs. B. A.
Bower Thursday afternoon.
About 200 men, women and children
of this place attended the services in
the tabernacle in Mechanicsburg in a
body Thursday evening. Everybody
who went said they enjoyed the serv
ice very much.
Mrs. Ellsworth Bitner was an attend
ant at the cottage prayer meeting on
Thursday morning at the home of W.
H. Keller in Mechanicsburg.
A number of people from this town
and vicinity on Tuesday attended the
j inauguration of Governor Brumbaugh.
MECHANICSBURG
Dr. Henry Houck Delivers Address to
Woman's Club
Special Correspondence.
iMechanicsburg, Jan. 23.—The snow
which began falling last evening and
continued through the night was about
five inches deep this morning. Sleigh
bells are again heard on the streets.
Last evening Dr. Henry iHouck, Sec
retary of Internal Affairs, gave an ati
dress before the Woman's Club of this
place. Dr. 'Houck's subject was " Home
Life of the Pennsylvania Germans."
The lecture was as usual in Dr. Houck's
inimitable style, replete with wit anil
humor, yet abounding in much of in
terest and benefit to tho club, whose
study for this club year is Germany.
Tho meeting was held at thp home of
l>r. and Mrs. N. W. Hershner, West
'Main street. Dr. Houck was the guest
of IMr. and Mrs. S. E. IBasehore, West
Main street, during his stay in town.
At the regular hour for morning serv
ice baptism will be administered to a
number of candidates in the Kirst U.
B. church.
Mrs. Theodore Brandt, of Church
town, was the guest of Mrs. A. J.
Gross, South Market street, this week,
and attended the taiernacle meetings.
LMrs. A. IL. 'Hollar, of Harrisburg,
visited her parents, IMr. and Mrs. H. S.
IMohler, West Main street, on Thurs
day.
Miss Catharine Keefer is visiting
relatives in New York City.
NEW BLOOMFIELD
j Man Gets Three Months for Selling
Liquor Without License
Special Correspondence.
| New Bloomfield, Jan. 23.—The im
portant: case brought before the Court
•j of Quarter Sessions was the case of the
I Commonwealth vs. Abram Stroup, who
| was charged with selling intoxicating
liquors without a license. Stroup lives
in Tusearora township. He pleaded
j nolle contendere and was sentenced to
j serve three months in the couuty jail
and pay a tine of SSOO.
G. B. M. Bair, of Buffalo township,
| was in town this week attending court
I as a juror.
The following constables were in
| town this week 011 official business:
Jacob Morrison, of Landisburg; J. B.
I Copp, of Penh township; Benjamin
Sheaffer, of Wheatfiekl township,
George A. Spallr returned home from
i Harrisburg on Wednesday after hav
| ing spent several days iii that place.
James T. Alter spent Tuesday in
j Newville.
! Elmer E. Stephens, of Montgomery
j Kerry, was in town 011 Wednesday.
MARYSVILLE
: Twenty Converts in One Night at
Great Evangelistic Rally
Special Correspondence.
-Vlarysville, Jan. 23.—The greatest
, religious movement this town has ever
known started on Wednesdav of last
week. Thursday night 20 or more peo
j pie made a public profession of their
I faith. Tihis is the largest number that
j has been converted in one night during
! this religious movement. All the
j churches have united in their efforts to
j make the movement the greatest sue
: cess the town has ever known.
I Abram Flurie is visiting his son. E.
j E. Klurie, at New Cumberland.
Mrs, D. H. Spotts, of Thompsontown,
| is visiting relatives in this place.
Mijs V. May Smith is visiting rela
-1 fives and friends in Duncannon and
Harrisburg.
Miss Helen V. Smith is visiting her
sisters, Mrs/Frank C. Horting and Airs.
Bruce Mingle.
Misses Sielle and Jessie Kough are
visiting tiheir friend, Mrs. W. L. Gard
ner, at Harrisburg.
'Mrs. Nelle Cumbler and daughter,
Lucille, have returned from visiting
friends at Harrisburg.
The Board of Trade will hold a spe
cial meeting on Monday at 7.30 p. m.
in their hall.
William Whitmeyer, of East , Water
ford, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Whitmeyer.
'Miss Mona Houdeshel is spending
some time with relatives in this town.
Mrs. Martha Kirschner, of York# is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edgar
Gault.
Charles Kistler, of Columbia, is vis
iting his father, W. C. Patterson.
Miss Nettie Lilley, of Miffliu, spent
tihe week-end with her brother, J. P.
Lilley.
Miss Laura Flickinger and Mrs. W.
R. Hench are spending several days
with Miss Flickinger's uncle, IH'arry
Flickinger, at Philadelphia.
On Tuesday a train of 53 cars load
ed with Buick automobiles passed
through the local railroad yards.
NEWVILLE
j Members of Royal Arcanum Hold An
nual Banquet
Special Correspondence.
Newville, Jan. 23. —The members of
the Royal Arcanum held their annual
banquet Thursday evening in their
rooms on High stroet. The banquet was
a very enjoyable affair a number of
out-of-town folks being present, among
whom were F. B. Wickersham, supremo
regent of Pennsylvania; Mr. (leisea
berger, of Lancaster, and Jacob Weiii
er and John of Carlisle. C. A.
Myers was toastmaster. Caterer James
served the banqet.
-Miss Lottie Woods, for many years
la resilient of this place, died Friday
morning at 10.45 o'clock at her home
on Biig Spring avenue. She had been a
| sufferer with tuberculosis for several
; months. Miss Lotlie was a member
of Big Spring Presbyterian church.
Two brothers survive. James, at home,
and O'Brien, of Lima, Ohio. Funeral'
service Monday at 10 a. m. Interment
[ in Presbyterian graveyard.
O Brien Woods, of Lima, 0., is .11
| town, called here by the death of his
j sister, .Miss Lottie Woods.
Mr. aud .Mrs. Albert Clouser, who
were recently married, moved yesterday
to Lemoyne. Mr. ( louse is employed by
the C. V. K. R. .Mrs. Charles Liudsoug.
mother ol Mrs. Clouse, accompanist
j them, and will remain over Sunday.
A special meeting for the children
I ot the town, was held this afternoon in
the bethel of the Church of Uod An
interesting address was delivered.
Mrs. W. J'. Simpson, of Harrisburg,
spent Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
F. N. Parson.
George (ietter has gone to Billville,
I'a., where he will remain for some
time as the guest of his brother, Or.
•lolin (iottcr.
MILLERSBURG
Educational Rally to Be Held by Teach
crs February 6
; Special Correspondence.
Millersburg, Jan. 23. At a ineethjj
jot' the Wednesday Club, of this place,
j held at the home of Mrs. L. M. Shepp,
I Wednesday, the following officers wore
elected: President, Mrs. William Dou
den: vice president, Mrs. C. G. White;
secretary, Mrs. W. C. Skcath; treasurer,
Mrs. ill. S. Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. \V. K. Buffington left
on Wednesday night for Greenfield,
IMass., to be with the latter's aunt, who
is seriously ill.
Ignite a fen people from this place
have been to Philadelphia to hear Billv
Sunday, among whom are the Rev. anii
.Mrs. William ('. Skeath, 'Mrs. Emma R.
Kahler and IF. H. Winegard.
Luke Johnson, of Trevorton, visited
his parents, iMr. and I.Vlrs. Joseph M.
Johnson, this week.
I'layton B. Holtzman and Miss Dcil
lio Harper, of Elizabethville, were ina/-
ried at that place on last Thursday
evening by the Rev. J. S. Farnsworth.
Mr. Holtzman had resided in Millers
burg for several years.
A meeting ftf the Alumni Assoei»-
tion of the Millersburg High school
was held on iMoudav evening. The or
ganization expects to give a play, "The
Old Oaken Bucket,'' in the near fu
ture.
An educational rally embracing the
upper end of Dauphin' county, Millers
burg, Upper Paxton township, Lykens,
Williamstown. Klizabethville and Wico
nisco will lie held at this place on Feb
ruary 6. A great many teachers are
expected here. Sessions will be held
both morning and afternoon. Miss
Martha 'Mwrk, of this place, v/ill have
charge of the primary grade section
of the institute. County Superintend
ent F. K. Shainbaug> will speak 011
the "Ungraded School District," Prin
cipal J. F. Adams is a member of the
committee in charge of the rally.
Dancing
Dancing at Red Men's hall, West
Fairview, every Saturday night. Adv.
Battleship Nebraska a Winner
Washington, Jan. 23.—The battle
ship Nebraska, wu.i a score of 78.941,
was first in the engineering competi
tions among vessels of the battleship
class for the six months ended Janu
ary 1. The "West Virginia was at the
foot, of the list with a ratinir (if
25.663. " j