8 Plant Sehill's "Quality" Cucumber Seed If you want the best cucumber crop you ever grew—Quality Cu cumbers that will make yon smile sweetly no matter how sour the pickles are destined to be —grow Schell's ••Quality" On c umber Seed. Here are a few of the varieties I am offering: —and don't forget! They Grow Better They Yield Better laerevH While Splie—Good shape. smooth light green with white spine* - Davis Perfect— Similar to White Spine, except darker green: flnest quality. ■■rraml I «•* lireea—The fa vorite of many home and market gardeners: quality unexcelled. Jersey Pickle—Very productive, small fruits use.l for pickles, the larger ones for sweet pickles. French Endive Ever eat it' It's real name Is Witloof. but it's knowr. in the best restaurants as French En dive. Treat as endive, except late in summer gradually bank up like celery. Make* a delicious salad. 'Everything for the Garden"' Walter S. Schell "Quality Seeds" 1307-09 Market Street SUBUJ9B/4A/ SHIREMANSTOWN Mr. and Mrs. J 0 Sensetnar. Entertain Ladies' Missionary Society st»c'a! " rresp->:.dence. iShiremanstown. April 30. —The La dies' Missionary Society of the St. Joint's church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. t-enseman. The topic for discussion was "The Children of the World at Worship." Mrs. Mary Dean, of tlarrisburg. v.s ited her sisters, the Misses Louise and Kate Xoci. Mrs. W. M. Bower haa returned to fcer home after spending several days aa the guest of iier son. B. A. Bower, at this tJa e. Josepn Erb transacted business in Thomssville. Rae Harlaeher. of Harr:sbur<:. spent Sunday with her parents here. Mrs. Frank Herber. of Souderton. has gone to York, where she will visit friends after spending several weeks with Mrs. H. M. Ru t .p as this place. Mrs. Jacobs, of Harrisburg. visited her mother. Mrs. Mer'sle, at her country home near here on Tues iay. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. and son. fiaphae!. and Mrs. Myra Ecsies motored to Carlisle Sunday. Miss Claire Marktey. of New Cum berland. spent the day here. Mrs. Lawrence Miller, of Tyrone. »pen: Tues-tay with her sister here. B. A. Bower attended the Lutheran conference in Millersviiie. Dr. Snagle. of South Dakota, spent Tuesday w:th S. Rupp and family. DUNCANNON Bain Storms Do Much Damage to Fields Seeded for Oats Sp:c:al Correspondence, Duccannon. April 30. —Ha.n storms passed over this socrion W edcesJay au 1 Thursday e% eniegs do:ng much to neids recently plowed and aeede-i for oats. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sneliy. of New port, spent Monday with the former's j«rects. Mr. and Mrs. David 6aelly. Miss Myrtie a :ra.ned nurse, has retarne»J to Philadelphia after a several days' visit to her parents. Mr. ud Mrs. David Shelly. Roy Wolpert has moved his family and nousehold goods to Wayceaooro. waere he is employed by the singer jjewing Maciune Company. Mrs. Edward Farinan and son. Har old. of Harrisburg, visited her parents. Mr. and -Mrs- Jacob Lehman, daring the week. Harry Hamihon. who is empioyed at toe State hospital. Hamburg, spea: Sunday with his tarents, Mr. and Mrs. VT. <J. Hamilton. HALIFAX P. O. 8. of A. to Hold Convention at Grats To-morrow £p» :al CorresDondenc*. Halifax. April 30. —The annual con vention of Upper Dauphin District Xo. 3. Patriotic Order Sons of America, will be held at Gratz to morrow. More than seventy delegates from taese camps, which comprise the district. Hal ifax. Millersburg. Elizabethville. BeTrys burg. Pillow. Loyaiton, Gratz. Lykens. WiJliamstowa and Wiconisco. wiH at tend. As :s usually tae case there will be contests on for the various offi.-es. For district president, H. Stewart Pot ter. of Camp Xo. 576. of this place, it is said, wall have no opposition- There wiii be two sess-ons held, one at 10 a. m. and the other at 2 p. m. Much business wiii be transacted dur ing the day. The officers of the conven tion are: President. John D. Rowe. of Loyaiton; vice president, K.mber E. Heckert. of Miilersburg; master o: forms. H. Stewart Potter, of this place: conductor, Ira Keiter. of Wieoaisco; re cording secretary, C. M. Wise, of Gratz; financial secretary, A. F. Minnich, of Lykens; treasurer. D. D. Self, of Loyal ton; inspector, C. S. Lebo, of Berrys burg. MILLERSTOWN Young Men's Bible Class of Methodist Church Held Social Tnseday Sp»i-iHI Correspondence Milierstown. April 30. —The Young ■Men's Bible class of the Methodist Sunday school held a social in the rhureh on Tuesday evening for the men of the church. The program consisted of special music, and the Rev. J. C. Col lins and the Rev. Mr. Stahl, of New port, made addresses. Refreshments were served to ail. Kirk Patton and sister, 'Miss Ella Patton, of Liverpool, were recent vis itors at the home of K. 51. Patton. The "Campsre Girls," of this place, I HARRIgBFKG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1915. - will hold a festival in the sehool hall i on Saturdav evening. Gilbert Kickabaugh was confined to | ; the house this week with illness. Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter, of Al : toona. visited at the home of John j ' Ward, on Sunday. HUMMELSTOWN German Night to Be Observed in High School j special Correspondence. Hummelstown. April 30.—German j night will t>e observed in the High school this evening. The entire pro gram, consisting of songs, recitations and two playlets, will be given in th«v. German language. Mrs. Jacob Kasuacht and children, [ Marion and Zora. of liarrisfcurg, were guests of Mrs. George Cassel yester ! day. Mrs. Oscar Bobbs, of Harrisburg. i visited her pareuts. Mr. aud Mrs. Elias ; I Earnest, yesterday. Mrs. William Mullin spent yesterday in Harrisburg. Misses Esta and Pearl Kilmer have | gone to Cleveland, Ohio, to sjxfnd sev f eral weeks with their uucie, the Rev. Mr. Yost. •Mrs. Joseph Rhoads. of Harrisburg. j was a visitor iu town yesterday. Mrs. Clayton Swope and daughter, I Ruth, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Swope's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry j j Miller, at Swatara Station. NEWCUMBERLAND Church of God's Last Service in Inde pendent Americans' Hall ! Special Correspondence. Xew Cumberland, April 30. —Next ! Sunday. iUy 3, the congregation of the! Church of ftod will hold their last j service in the hall of the Independent | Americans, where they have been wor shipping since their church was torr. j down almost eight months ago. It has ' j beea replaced by a very handsome i new structure. The baseball season will ogen here . to-morrow. A game is called for 3 p. : m. between Hersbey and Xew Cumber land. Preceding tiie game au automo bile parade headed by the Xew Cum ' berland band will form at Dull's store 1 on Bridge street and parade through town. Strieker will pitch for Ne» Cum ; berland. A severe electrical storm, accom * ! panied by a heavy downpour of rain visited here between 4 an.i 5 o'clock las: evening. Hail accompanied the storm but no damage was reported ex : cept that sewers were choked and pavements overflowed. William James, of Harrisburg, visit . Ed his mother and sister. Annie, on Wednesday evening. I During the storm last evening the front door at the home of Samuel ' Eichenger slammed shut and broke the ' large plate glass iu the door. Maud Keister and Dorothy Kaufman had just passed through a few moments before with the Eichenger twin babies. The High School and assistant prin • cipal accompanied the senior class to • the station yesterday to see the senior | class depart for Washington, D. C. Miss Carrie Simmons, of Hershey, j was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William | Simmons yesterday. James May cnt Tuesiav at Camp Hill. Mrs. H. A. MeCleary, Mrs. Mervin ' Bomberger and two children visite i. Mrs. David Seip at Letuovue vester-. day. endersT~ Mrs. Moses Enders. an Aged Resident, t Celebrated Birthday Anniversary Si>.-cial Correspondence. Enders. April 30. R. Leaig and bis worsmen are pushing the painting of the and woo iwork of the Star ot ; Bethlehem Lutheran and Reformed , church. The Rev. G. W. Enders. one of our , aged citizens, is ill and gra lually grow ' ing worse Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shoop are on 1 the sick list, the latter wita pneumonia. ' Miss Clara Byerly, of W"est Milton, was the jfuest of her aunt. Mrs. Ira IM He It. ' Mrs. Raymond Zimmerman is ill with , ■ pneumonia. A birthday surprise partv was given ' in honor of Mrs. Mos.-s Enders on Mon ■ day evening and quite a crowd of rela t.ves and friends gathered an! greet ed the old laly with gifts in their ■ hanis. Relatives from Lykens and Car sonviUe were present. Quite a number of people attended the commencement exer.ises a: Bern's ■ burg on Tuesday evening at which time 1 Miss Mary Enders. of this place, grad uate!. DAUPHIK A Band of Oklahoma Gypsies Have Taken Up Camp Xear Here Sp'tiai Daufiin. April 30. —Charies K. Fer t;g took the following on a straw ride to Harr sburg on Tuesday evening: Prof. Miies C. Hammer. Miss Edna ■ Maeuer. Miss Goklie Maeder. 'Miss ■ Christina Long, Miss Anna Hager. Miss ■ Mary Garman. Miss Esther Shaffer. Miss Violet Wynn. John Roff. Max 1 I> -r,2 and Joseph Kennedy. Despite be-! ing caught in a heavy rain at Riverside ; HARRISBURG WOMAN FINDSQUICK RELIEF! Mary Wheeler Gains in Weight After Taking Wonderful Remedy Mary Wheeler, of 706 Green street. Harrisburg. Pa., for a long time was a victim of stomach disorders. She' tried many treatments and found noth ing that could help her. At last she came upon Mayr's Won derful Remedy and quickly found her self on the way to health. She wrote: j "I received your wonderful stomach | remedy. I took it and it acted just as you said it would. I had suffered . with my stomach for nearly a year and doctored all the time. The first dose of your treatment gave me re • lief. I feel like new. I had awful !. distress after eating and suffered from bloating and gas. but now I feel fine, ' am gaining in weight and ran eat any thing." Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per manent results for stomaoh, liver and | intestinal ailments. Eat as much and '' 1 whatever you like. Xo more distress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it' on an absolute guarantee—if not satis- 1 ,! faetory money will be returned.—Adv. i You Pay Less For Better Quality at Miller & Kades |K THIS is the time of the year t()^^^^^j ! | x Murnish your home and porch ' - with summer furniture. Come to x ® Miller & Kades Furniture Department Store and see our large display of Crex Rugs. Reed Rockers and Chairs, Refrigerators and Ice Chests, Couch Hammocks, Porch Swings, etc. j || Don't Forget the Idea j £ s % 5- insulntcd with mineral wool psi-kinc which is a turn- 1 y i J jj \ % % wou credit to any piece of furniture. The SR| jßi CTjK 3S9|6*6i * _ . ■> •> doors are all paneled. The patent waste trap allows JkjSßjS MH 5. ' : -ji ♦ v C /\4- C* rt j■ ■ M l n l. /tl -tfl /\ ■■ A 5 S water to drain off quickly without the air pene- hj', galfe. 1 §5- ' I * I OrCll iet vOmpiClC 1 ■■ s!> tratiug the ice chamber and is go constructed that BjKT R f * I I * •> it can bo easily removed. As long as there is a /j^BI 4PlnraC #ll B * * pound of ice in the ice chamber you can feel as- MI4MB JiPt<3ggS3B £ I IVVVJ flUl IvA • • • • Vf +•> sur ed that a perfect circulation of dry, cold air is --zi. + * ji J, being maintained. It is built mr. 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As a swinging couch hammock That the people appreciate our efforts is evidence of the A large assortment of Hey nothing ever built can equal fact of our wonderful growth. wood and Bloch Carriages and this one for comfort. Sulkies. DON'T FAIL To See Our Special Offer in Our Famous Kitchen Cabinet $19.f00.W..k I MILLER & KADES CREDTT FURNITURE DEPARTMENT STORE jyj| 7 NORTH MARKET SQUARE f|f I thev went on to Harrisburg and en joyed the show at the Colonial. A band of gypsies from Oklahoma ar- i rived in town on Wednesday morning and have taken up camp several miies from here. The Mite Soeiety of the Presbyterian chureh met at the home of John" Brick-1 er. on High street, on Tuesday evening. After spending a pleasant evening so-, cially, refreshments were served. Charles Gerberick is playing the sax-! aphone with rhe Koionial Kids 'at Rar- • risburg this week. MIDDLETOWN Miss Lydia Peters Entertains Members High School Senior Class Middletown, April 30.—i Mrs. Onrtis Hoffman and Elizabeth and Ruth, of Spruce Creek, arrived in , town to-day and will spend several days as the guests of the former's parents,. 'Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Fisoei, East Main street. William Swartz, of Annville College, w.il spend several days in town as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.; M. Swartz. Spring street. -y. H. K. Hess, who was injured at the Pipe ami Pipe 'Bending Works at Har- I risburg by a heavy rlank falling on his foot, went to the Harrisburg hos | pitil, where he underwent an X-ray ex-, ainination. He was accompanied by his; son, H. M. Hess. Mrs. Amos ""Huntzberger is spending j a few days at Philadelphia. Mrs. H. J. Wiekey is visiting rela- \ tives at Ickesburg. Miss Sarah Davis has returned home from a several days' visit to Mi»s Min nie Melhorn, at Shippensburg. Mrs. Paul Gerber, of York, arrived in town this morning and will spend several days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Carr, South Wood street. James Covan and Prank Botts have - completed the elertrie sign for H. S. Roth, the furniture dealer, foi the lat -1 tef's store at Shippensburg. Mess Lydia Peters, one of the teach ers in rhe High school, entertained the members of the senior class at her home on Xortb Union street last evening. Re* fresumcnts were served. Miss Erma Brenneman has accepted ) . I i the position as stenographer at the shoe factory. The Royaiton schools closed yester day after an eight months' term. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schaeffer, who ! were married at Hagerstown last Satur day were given a serenade by the Res ■ cue band on Wednesday evening. Frank Xonemaker. clerk in R. P. ; Raymond's hardware store, is off duty , on account of illness. Samuel *B. Gingrich, who had been : confined to his bed for the past two i weeks, is able to be up again, j Mrs. Webster Weaver, who had been j ill for the fast few weeks, is eonva ' lescing. i Miss Rose Bowers, of flarmburg, is spending several days in town as the i guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowers, I Swatara street. Scott Sides and /orce of men are building a two-story kitchen to the ! home of FYank Shenfelt, South Wood . street. During the wind storm on WeAnes idav afternoon one of the large trees in front of the home of John Wagner, Wood and Ann streets, was 'blown j down and also one in front of the home ! of E. F. Hartman. Ann street. HERSHEY Samuel Lute Returned From a Recent Visit to New York City j Special Correspondence. Her?hey, April 30.—Allison Garman I delivered an address at the annual in i gathering day services at Myerstown on ' Sunday afternoon. P. W. Pugh, of the Hershey Choco late Company, is making a ten days' business trip to Detroit, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Mrs. Ed Coover, of AUentown, was What Is the Best Remedy For Constipation? This is a question asked us many times j each day. The answer is ' We guarantee them to be satisfactory j to you. Sold only by us, 10 cents. George A. Qorgas • the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 'Morrisj | Wenger. Samuel Lutz was a visitor to New , | York City. W. D Kicffer, a member of the; Tyrone band, visited his parents. Mr. : i and Mrs. iH. T. Kicffer, at this place. ! W. A. Mulligan, of the I'nderwood i Typewriter Company, was a Hershey visitor. *"» Ewing Cain transacted business at j Washington, D. C. | William Brinker, Mrs. Milton Slesser j I and Mrs. Daniel Elliott are .recovering ' : from illness. | J. Adam Dellet, A. R. Hill, Ira Mam ma. Roy Mamma and John Malone vis | ited friends at Lancaster. Harry Brenneman visited his family , at Reading. Miss Theresa Spross, of Lancaster, I > spent several weeks here with her sis > ter. Mrs. George Eppley. 1 George Gerth has purchased a Max well automobile. Miss Mary Burch spent several days i with her mother at Williamsport. ~ The Rev. W. F. and Mrs. Bentz, of I | Williamsport, were the guests of their > son. the Rev. George S. Bentz, *na family. ■Mrs. H. W. Stine spent severay days at Elizabethville with her mother, who i is ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brandan spent a ! '| few. days with relatives at Easton. j F. C. Snavely transacted business at i | Philadelphia and New York. ! Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Flowers visited relatives/at Mastersonville and Lawn. I MECHANICSBURG Violent Electric Storm Does Little Damage In the Borough Special Correspondence. Mechanicsburg, April 30.—Another j electric storm visited our town about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rain fell in torrents. At the beginning ot the rainfall quite a number of large hailstones fell. Lightning and thunder added to the storm. Lightning struck a tele; hone wire on Simpson street, following the wire into the house of A. (B. Rapp. The family saw what appear ed to be a ball of fire. So far as known no serious damages was done. Last evening St. Paul's Commandery, Ancient and Illustrious Knights of j Malta, held their annual I>auquet in j 'Malta haH, houck building. Beside | their wives and sweethearts, each | knight had also a gentleman friend as ; a guest. The evening was a delightful ! one. The banquet was very fine and ! the after toasts were full of wit and i wisdom. The addresses and music add ed to the pleasure of the evening. The regular monthly meeting of the ; Mite Society of Trindle Spring liu j theran church was held last evening at j the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gense ; man, Main and High streets. A very good program, consisting of music, read i ings and dialogues, was given, after j which a very enjoyable social hour was | spent. I The Standard Bearers, the (Missionary j Society of the young people of the ' Methodist ehuTeh, met last evening at the home of Mrs. Ilarry Wise, Main and I Chestnut streets. The business transact- j ed included the election of Misses Etoile | Sellers and Verna Klink as delegates to the district convention to be held In Stewartstown next month. At the closi? j of the program much amusement was j afforded by identifying shadow por- j traits of the members and guests. Miss J i 'Maude Williamson won the first pr.ze, i snapdragons, and Miss Edna .Miller the ! consolation prize, white lilacs. Delicious , ' refreshments were served by IMTS. Wise, j I Last evening Miss Pearl E. Corman. j of Boiling Springs, and Abram L. Mc- j Clane, Jr, were united in marriage In . their newly-furnished home on 'East ! Main street. The ceremony was per- I formed by the Rev E. C. B. Castle, ot I the First U. B. eliurch, in the presence !of only immediate relatives. Mr. aud Mrs iMcClane will reside in Mechanics, burg. Thev have many friends. who I unite in wishes for their happiness. i The Irving College Gdee Club, with i Miss Bae as leader, gave a concert in . Sfork last evening under the auspices o fone of the Lutheran churches of Uiat' city. The funeral of David M. Karns was I held this afternoon from the home of his son, Milton C. Karns, South High * street, where services were held. In-! terment was made in Trindle Spring cemetery. The Sewing Society of Bt. Mark's Lutheran church trolleyed to Koxbury yesterday morning where they spent the day, guests in the home of Mr. and Mrt. M. H. Pfiegar. 'Mrs. Pflegar has a reputation among her many friends as a successful social entertainer and yesterday, as usual, her guests were royally entertained. Several of our music-loving people were to Harrieburg last evening to hear the Russian symphony concert. IMrs. W. H. Henoh, of Shiremans town, was the guest of her niece, W. A. Huber, West Main street, yesterday. Mrs. R. Wilson Hurst and little daughter, Mary Caroline, West 'Main street, have returned from a visit to relatives in Carlisle. Mrs. R. C. Rowe, East Main street, is spending several days with relatives near Newport. W. H. Strong, South York street, was a 'business visitor in Carlisle yester day. I W. H. Strong, South York street, was J a business visitor im Carlisle yesterday The Singer band gave short concerts at several places on our streets last I evening which were greatly enjoyed by j the citizens. Miss Maud Williamson was the guest ' of her cousin, Mrs. S. iM. Goodyear, in Carlisle, this week, and on Wednesday I evening attended the Russian symphony concert given there. l _____ SPRING PICTURES Are Interesting j There are many unusual scenes ! that you can snap with a good Cam ! era during Spring time. Clear views are to be obtained and landscape effects are distinct, i We sell SENECA CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES $2.00 to $25.00 Forney's Drug Store 42H MARKET STREET 1
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