thieves steal 1311 hostess is called...

FEBRUARY 21, 1914.

RECEPTIONS, PARTIES. WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIESTHIEVES STEAL 1311

FROM CASH REGISTERMifffintown Mad Held on Eleven

Counts For Selling LiquorIllegally

AN OLD-FASHIONED DONATION

Florida Visitor Sends Home FromSouth Cocoanut With

Husk on It

Mifflbitown, Pa., Fob. 21. ?Thieves

entered a rear window of the John J.

Patterson store at East Water ford and

took about JSI) from the fash regis-

ter, besides a lot of merchandise.Samuel Sheetz, of Mifflintown. wm ar-

rested for selling intoxicating drink

without a license. Eleven different

counta were found against him He

was released under SI,OOO bail.?Thecongregation of the McCoysville UnitedPresbyterian Church gave their pas-

tor, the Rev. Mr. Hose, an old-fash-ioned donation. About seventy people

were present. ?The first permit for a

permanent camp site on State forest

land in Juniata county has been grant-

ed to a party of campers from ban-

caster county. The camp is to be erect-

ed near the large spring east of Winn s(Jap.?Mrs. H. H. Hartman, of The

Hill," who is spending the winter in

Florida, sent her Bon J. Lloyd Hart-man, cashier in the Juniata Valley

bank, by parcel post, a cocoanut with

the husk on. It was grown in Florida

and is on exhibition at the JuniataValley bank.

Personal News ItemsFrom Nearby Towns in

Central PennsylvaniaKreamer. W. A. Swartz transacted

'business in Selinsgrove last week.Miss Edna Seaman visited friends in

Middleburg. Mrs. George Dielu, of

Bwinefordf visited Mrs. Samuel Rum-

baugh and daughter. Mrs. W. A.Veeler David Bilger and J. k.Ma-

gee transacted business in Middleburg.

?Walter Libby, Hay Stetler, of Middle-burg; H. IS. Pysher. of Montgomery, J.

W. Follmen, of Beavertown; U. WMepk of Selinsgrove; Karl v ««

Horn' J E. Stahlneck, of Midaleburg,

were here this week. h Sirrle " oj|rs'

of Thompsontown, visited Mr. and Mrs.

Ezra Roush this week. Dr. A. H.Herman, of Middleburg, made a D"s '"

ness call here. Samuel K.eele .^ rsp ® 1?i

a few days with his parents, Mr. andMrs W A. Keeler. Mr. and Mrs.

Stomell. of Sunbury, visited CharlesRome. Dr. David Sampsel, of Win-

tleld visited his brother, Samuelslmpsel Harry D. Heigh, of Harris-hure visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Keller.

Mrs. Jaris Koush visited her brother,Millard Koush, at Middleburg.

Mexico. Benjamin Lytle made a

hii'ainesa trip to Mexico on Monday. ?-

Miss Anabel Farleman spent Mondaj

at Mifliiniown.Council Blurts, lowa, wno has betli visiting his parents, Mr. andKurtz leit for Paim r ia. Aira.

i Moist, of Port Royal, visited lier

narants Mr and Mrs. D. A. Rhine, on

SandK>- - and lVlrs ' muel J ril",Kvisiieu the latter s mother. Airs. Hai pel,

of uxtoru, Pa., on ounuay. lne ii«y.j M Price, pastor of united Lvantell-cal Church, will preach nis last sei«io"beiore conierence on ounuay, i-euiuaiy

'J he Misses Mary Martin, Mai-iraret Lanuis and Olive Mai tin spent

juunaay evening at the home of Mrs.

linos Halaerman. Mrs.visited irienus at lrenton, recenuy. E. U. HetricK. maue a business

trip to MltHintown, on ounuay.

Middleburg Mrs. Edwin Bower isvisiting ti lends at Columuus, umo.'the xiuniuie Club was entertained at

the home ot Mrs. J. L. .viarKs, on iliurs-

day aiiernoon. Mis. jonn Ainig andson, oi Lewistown, are visiting at the

home of tne lornier s paieiils, Ml. anu

Mrs. J. L. Marks. Mr. ana airs. Biuce> eatctsr. of .Nortnumbeilanu, spent oun-

day with the ia tiei s parciits, .vir. aiidMrs. P. e>. fitter. -ihe ivev. Mi. etaui

ler, of cnanioei sburg, fliieo tne puipit

of the Lutheran t_nuich, ounuay e\en-

<nlt Mrs. James inonipsun is visit.-

na frienus at Lewisburg tnis week.

Professor Clarence loole, assistantprincipal of the Milton high school,spent ounday with friends 'n wwnMrs. James Sigler is visiting hermother, in Altoona. H. 1. Romlg, of

Beaver Springs, was a business callerIn town. A. H. lmboden, ot Hum-

melstown, is spc-nouig some time withhis brother, Raymond lmboden, pro-prietor of the Eagle Hotel. A. D.Gougler was a business caller at Uewis-

town on Monday. Mrs. Kiee-ger has returned from Michigan, whereshe spent several months. Miss MaeKlase and Sue Toole spent Sunday atSelinsgrove. Dr. Charles Brosious, of

Shamokin Dam, visited his brother, J.N Brosious, on Thursday. Miss BessSmith, of Beavertown, spent Sunday

with her sister, Mrs. Edwin Charles.Miss Mabel Ranck, of Philadelphia, isspending some time with her sister,Mrs. F. A. Gilbert. Harriet Aucker,of Verdilla, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.R. Kreeger.

Wormlevsliurg. Mrs. Getz is visit-ing her daughter, at Philadelphia, for acouple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Wes-ley Geiger entertained their brotherand family, of Paxtang, and brother-in-law, of Geigersville, Pa., the past

week. Miss Bruce entertained theEmbroidery Club, Monday evening.J. D. Hippie is kept busy taking outsleighing parties. Wesley Geiger wasin Washington, D. C., on a business trip,Monday. The Ladies' Aid Society, ofthe United Brethren Church, met withsuccess at their oyster supper, on Sat-urday evening, notwithstanding the badweather, clearing s4l. Mrs. RolioSparrow is junior superintendent at. T.heUnited Brethren Church in place ofMrs. J. J. Hemmor, resigned.

\>w llloomfleld. James S. Magee,United States Marshal, after spendingseveral days with his family returnedto his duties at Scranton, Pa., on Wed-nesday. William C. Garber, of An-dcrsonburg; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hench,of Centre; Miss Alice Hench. of CesnaBun; Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Newport, andMrs. N. J. Briner and Miss Garber, ofGreen Park, attended the funeral ofDaniel E. Garber, here, on Thursday.?James Miller Is visiting in Philadelphia,this week. Mrs. George E. Harris, orBraddoclt, Pa., is visiting her friend,Mrs. W. H. Darlington, here. Theo.K. Long, a former resident of Green-wood township, now of Chicago, spentseveral days here on business, andthen went to Palm Beach, Fla., tospend several weeks.

Jonestown. Harry W. Edris, D. Ho-bart Cope and C. Russel Long went to

Friday evening, to attend theexercises of the Muhlenberg CollegeGlee Club, and hiked It home after theexercises. Despite the drifted roads,sleighing parties are all the go. TheLebanon Valley College Glee Club wasst the Heilman House and Lebanonhigh school students were at the WhiteHorse Hotel. lra Krieder and CharlesC. Loser, the rural mall carriers, haveeach purchased a new sleigh. MissIda Deisher, of Topton, spent severaldays with her brother, the Rev. GeorgeR. Deisher, pastor of the Walmers-Jonestown parish. Adam Shuey, ofShamokin, Is visiting relatives in thissection. Miss Margaret BrunnerSjent ft&veral days with her uncle, Wil-

am H. Bross, and family. JohnHenry Shuey, »8 years old, one of theolileßt and best known residents of thissection and for many years a fuller ofwool In the neighborhood of Harpersdied Monday morning. John Copen-liaver, of Lebanon, Is visiting his sis-ter, Miss Malinda Copenhaver. who isseriously ill. Elias H. Gerhart, theundertaker, on Tuesday had the funeralof a Mrs. Houtz.

HOSTESS IS CALLEDIWir BEFORE PARTY

But Christian Endeavor Society IsEntertained at Home of a

Fellow Member

EXERCISES TO MARKBIRTHDAY

Foreign Missionary Service in Mif-flinburg .Reformed Church

Under Rev. Spessard

Mtfflinburg, Pa., Feo. 21. Underthe hospitality of Mrs. Blanche R.Oast, president of the Christian En-deavor Society of the MlftiinburgPresbyterian Church, a social was heldon Monday evening at the home ofMrs. Samuel W. Johnston, in Chest-nut street, owing to the fact of Mrs.(last being summoned to Hot Springs,Ark., on account of the illness of hersister. Miss June Reighard. The fol-lowing program was rendered: Pianosolos by Miss Virginia Anspach. organ-ist of tbe Presbyterian Church; pianoduet by Isabel C. Schocb and LouiseGlover; piano solo by Martha Shook;recitation by Miss Anspach; vocal soloby Miss Olive Thompson; piano solosby Isabel C. Schoch and Louise Glo-ver. Guests present were: Mr. andMrs. J. Clayton Irwin, the Rev. Dr.and Mrs. M. H. Calkins, Mr. and Mrs.George \V. Chambers, Mrs. WarleySchoch. Mrs. Alice Barber, Mrs. DavidI. Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill LinnSteadman, Miss Jessie Herr, Miss SaraGutelius, Mrs. Joseph C. Foster, Mrs.J. C. Stens, Mr. and Mrs. S. W.Johnston, Mrs. Benjamin Eaton, Jr.,Mrs. William S. Shook, Miss VirginiaAnspack, Miss Olive Thompson, Rob-ert Foster, Mrs. Benjamin Chambers,Mrs. James Chambers, Misses EvaIrwin, Isabel Schoch, Mary Shlvely,Jessie Shlvely, Florence Irvln, MarthaBoring, Florence Irwin, Louise Glo-ver, Julia Steadman, Annie Chambers,Eleanor Chambers, Myrtle Thompson,Catherine Maloy, Catherine Gutelius,Mary Gould, Myrtle Hursh, CarolineSteans, Vina Dleffenderfer, MargaretSpigelmyer, Helen Chambers, CyrusEaton, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beckley.?The Athenaeum Club was entertainedon Tuesday evening at the home ofMiss Edith Gutelius in Green street.The program Included: "Washington,Our Nation's Capital." Interesting re-marks on the subject by Miss EdithGutelius were followed by a paper byMiss Margaret Lodge, on "NotedWomen of the White House"; vocalduet, Mrs. Oliver K. Pelltnan and MissSara Klose; reading, "My Father,John Brown," Mrs. Ernest Watson.The critic of the evening was MissCarrie Mensh. Those present wereMrs. Guy Roush, Mrs. Newton Kurtz,Miss Martha Doebler, Mrs. MerrillL.Steadman, Miss Sue Bogenrief, Mrs.D. I. Glover, Miss Fannie Brown, Mrs.Frank Uuhl, Miss Sara Klose, Mrs.Waller Glover, Mrs. Clark Mensh, MissCarrie Mensh. Mrs. Paul B. Gutelius,Mrs. Oliver K. Pellinan, Miss DaisyRoyer, Mrs. Ernest Watson, Miss Mar-garet Lodge.?Very appropriate exer-cises commemorating Washington'sBirthday were held in the MitfllnburgHigh School room on Friday after-noon, when the members of each ofthe respective schools in rotation ren-dered programs.?Foreign missionaryservice will be held in the ReformedChurch on Sunday, conducted by theRev. Dr. K. Otis Spessard, who, withMrs. Spessard, have just returnedfrom a pleasant visit in Florida andother Southern States.

Calithumpians ReceiveNewly-wedded Couple

By Special CorrespondenceBerrysburg, Pa., Feb. 21.?Mr. and

Mrs. Harry Howe, of Lykens, arespending a few days with Mr. andMrs. J. H. Howe. Emanuel Sminkand bride moved to Wiconisco, wherethey will make their home for thepresent.?A literary society was begunin the High School by ProfessorKlinger.?Mr. Bucher, living at RedCross, has accepted a position withRomberger & Blngaman, stone cutters.He will move into the house owned byMrs. Martz.?Mrs. L. C. Havice hasreturned from the Harrisburg Hos-pital very much improved. MissAlice Deihler, employed at Philadel-pha, is spending a few weeks withher parents. A Mr. Moon, who istraveling around the world with sev-eral trained wolf dogs, passed throughtown last week en route to Gratz,where he held an exhibition. ?Profes-sor D. L. M. Raker arrived here withIlls bride on Tuesday evening about 8o'clock. They were only in town aboutan hour until the calithumpians weregiving them one of the latest tunes.

Mrs. Bowersox EntertainsKeystone Bible Class

By Special CorrespondenceMllroy.Pa., Feb. 21.?Mrs. John Bow-

ersox entertained the Keystone BibleClass at her home on Tuesday even-ing. The Rev. H. J. Deiss and theRev. J. M. Über are holding evangelisticservices at Siglerville, tills week, andwill continue next week. The Rev. J.C. N. Park, of Indiana. Pa., has chargeof the meetings. John Hacket Is stillin a serious condition. Four sledloads of young people went to Lewis-town on Tuesday night. ?? Mrs. ReedThompson was out of own on Tuesday.?Mrs. S. M. Zook entertained the LightBearers Bible Class of the MethodistChurch, on Thursday evening. MissHelen Stewart has returned from hervisit to Philadelphia. Mrs. HarryKenewell, of Yeagertown. visitedfriends hero recently. Frank Nale,of Altoona. was with his parents, overSunday. Frank Brown, who Is work-ing at Altoona, was with his parents,over Sunday. George Smith, who wasIn Florida, lias returned to his home.?A. W. Thompson and family, and An-drew Thompson spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs. G. L. Thompson, of Milroy.?Pauline Linthurst has been ill. TheLadies' Aid Society, of the M. E.Church, held a chicken and noodle sup-

per on Monday evening.?Mrs. MollleHoutz. of Johnstown, Is the guest ofMrs. W. H. Kohler.?-Mrs. W. E. Au-rand was at Reedsville on Tuesday.

FACTORY MEETINGS CONTINUE

By Special Correspondence

Shippensburg. Pa., Feb. 17.?JohnRlipplnger moved back to Shlppens-burg from Mowersville. ?Mrs. Letn-Inger.of Chambersburg.is visiting Mrs.W. F. Keefer.?The factory meetingsare still continuing, with more inter-est. ?The Methodist Church was filledlast Sunday to hear Evangelist Connerspeak.?Mrs. Hippensteel, of nearCleversburg, died last night.?On April

1 the rooms now occupied by A. C.Squires will be used by Charles Vlener,and an opening will be made in thepartition lietween the two, thus makingIt one room.?There Is much repair-ing being done in Shlppensburg at thepresent.?Mr. and Mrs. Frank Green,of Canton, Ohio, spent a few days withfriends here.?D. L. Kaurman. of Hnr-risburg. spent Monday in SShippens-.burg, on buainess.

SOLDIERS' ORPHANSIN AIOALREUNION

Graduates of State's InstitutionsWill Hold Twenty-seventh

Meeting at Mt. Joy


Mt. Joy, Pa., Feb. 21. ?Miss ClaireManning left for Washington, D. C.,where she will spend some time.?Mrs.Frank Amivay returned home afterspending several days at Mercers-burg, Franklin county .where she pur- |chased a fruit farm. Mr. and Mrs.Amway will take possession of thefarm on the first of April.?Miss KateEby, of Lemoyne. is the guest of heraunt, Mrs. Etta Bennett. ?David Mart-in, of Florin, and Miss Rosa Arndt, ofMt. Joy township, were united inmarriage on Sunday by Bishop HenryB. Hotter, of near Mt. Joy. Thejunior class of the high school enjoy-ed an old-fashioned sleigh ride toElizabethtown on Monday evening.?Professor L. B. Nye, of the Steelton'high school, spoke in the PresbyterianChurch in the Interest of the Anti-Saloon League on Sunday morning.?The twenty-seventh annual reunionof the Mt. Joy Soldiers' Orphan Six-teeners, will be held in Mt. Joy Hall,on Saturday, February 21. Landis-vllle First National Bank stock wasput on the market for the first timelast Monday, when two shares weresold at public sale at slsl per sharefor the estate of Levi Buel. The parvalue of the stock is SIOO. ?The seniorclass of the high school took a sleighride on Tuesday afternoon to Colum-bia, where they visited the high school.The trip was made in a large two-horse sleigh which was furnished byWilliam Gardner, a Mt. Joy townshipschool director, and his son, a formermember of the high school, was theirlver.?Albert Campbell spent Sun-

day at Shiremanstown, as the guest ofhis daughter, Mrs. Leßoy Bates.

Missionary to AfricaLectures on His Work


Northumberland* Feb. 21. WilliamPage returned on Wednesday from avisit with his parents, in Willlamstown.?Mrs. Lottie Raber, of Wilkes-Barre,spent Sunday In town. She was ac-companied home by her aunt, MissMaggie Chesney, who will spend sometime with her. Mrs. Nan Miller, ofClearfield, was a guest of Mrs. AnnieW. Van Alen, this week. ?Bishop Darl-ington. of the diocese of Harrisburg,will visit St. Mark's Church to-morrowmorning. Clarence McAllister, Jr.,and son, of Bloomsburg, spent Sundayat the McAllister home, on Queenstreet. Superintendent Ellenberger,of the Sunbury schools, has been se-cured by Principal Geddes to addressthe Parent-Teachers' Association, whenit meets on Monday evening, March 2.?A stereopticon lecture on "The Pan-ama Canal iwill be given by the stu-dents of the high school next Mondayevening. The Rev. F. M. Traub,formerly of Bloomsburg, who has beena missionery in Africa for severalyears, gave an interesting lecture onhis work in the Lutheran Church, Sun-day evening. Maurice O'Leary andson, Leonard, returned on Sunday fromWinchester, Va., where they had beencalled to attend the funeral of a rela-tive. H. B. Wenck, of Red Bank,N. .T., has been here the past weekon account of the illness of his sister,Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott. Mrs. RobertStahl and son, Robert, of Montandon,were recent guests of Fred Stahl.Mrs. H. E. Walker and Mrs. J. B. Mc-Pherson, were recent visitors in Lewis-burg.

REVIVAL SERVICES CONTINUED

By Special Correspondence[,ln|flrNt«w n, Pa., Feb. 21.?Revival

services will continue during nextweek in the United Brethren Church,conducted by the pastor, the Rev.Clyde Lynch. Church service will beheld in Wenrick's Church on Sundaymorning by the Lutheran pastor, theRev. Bitner. Miss Helen Crook andMiss Sylvia Cassel, of Oakdale, arespending several days with Miss Pris-cllla Perkey Mrs. Henry Wilbert andson, Harold, of Raysorville Heights,visited Mrs.' Mary Feeser, on Wednes-day. John Shive, after spendingseveral months at Limestone. N. Y..returned to his home, last week.?Mrs.Annie Buck spent Thursday in Harris-burg, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. An-drew Buck. Miss Susan Mcllhennyspent Thursday the guest of her sis-ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Balthaser.Samuel Balthaser, of Newark, N. J., wasthe week-end guest of his mother, Mrs.Elizabeth Balthaser. Mrs. Barny, ofPhiladelphia, spent & few days as theguest of Mrs. Monroe Kyle. Mrs.John Geyer spent Tuesday as the guestof her sister. Miss Minnie Baker. ?Dr.W. F. Baker Is spending sometime atScranton. Eugene Strlte , of NewCumberland, spent a few dayg with Mr.and Mrs. George Shrelner. Mr. andMrs. John Shive attended the funeral ofthe former's sister, Mrs. Hannah Gage,of Wilmerdlng, Pa. The funeral tookplace from the home of Charles Shive,Penbrook. ?The funeral of Mrs. J£ss

I Hughs will be held at Mt. Laurel(Church, to-morrow morning at 10

; o'clock. Mrs. Miles Zimmerman andUloldie Wade spent Wednesday as thei guests of friends in Harrisburg.

HORTICULTURAL EXHIBIT AND BOURSE

idT frnffik'* 41111 ,

MFH^^WBKBrosawM,

Dlllshurg, Pa., Feb. 20. ?Above Isand bourse on the third floor of th«a close on Thursday night after a tweInstitute held in York county this wthe institute, an average of 500 at ea<taken in the exhibits of poultry andfor this purpose a public meeting wll


i an illustration of part of the horticultural exhibit, the ladles' departmenti Opera House held In connection with the farmers' institute which came to>-days session with a record-breaking attendance. This was the thirteenthInter and the most successful in every wuy. Fully 2,500 persons attended3h session. The Interest aroused by the success of the institute and thatfarm products is such that a permanent organization will be formed, and

11 be called in the near future.

STUDENT RECEPTIONAT IRVING COLLEGE

Washington's Birthday Will Be Ob-served by Brilliant Social Af-

fair This Evening

Special to The Telegraph

Mechanic sburg, Pa., Feb. 21.?Thenational colors, intermingled with:palms and ferns decorates Columbian |Hall, Irving Ccllege, for the annual |student reception, incident to Wash-ington's birthday, which will be giventhis evening. The Updegrove Orches-tra of Harrisburg will furnish music ifor the occasion.

Receiving with Dr. and Mrs. E. E.Campbell will be Miss Frances B.Shelton, preceptress of the college;Miss Alleine Geiple, teacher of elocu-tion; Miss Elizabeth Huston, of Car-lisle, president of the class of 1914;Miss Doris Potter, of Minersville; MissVera Llchty, of Reading; Miss StellaEngers, of Erie, and Miss Nina Flke,of Confluence.

The young ladies who will introducethe guests to those in the receivingline are: Miss Ruth Croft, of Cham-bersburg; Miss Gertrude Vandergril't,of Lancaster; Miss Doris Flscus, ofApollo; Miss Mary Zarger, of Green-castle; Miss Lana Grove, of Mercers-burg; Miss Catherine Allshouse, andMiss Carolyn Small, of Jeanette, andMiss Ruth Brandt, of Hagerstown.Aside from the students' guests, thealumnae of the college are invitod tothis function.

Refreshments will be served to near-ly 300 guests from Philadelphia, StateCollege, Lancaster, York, Mercersburg,Gettysburg, Chambersburg, Carlisle,Camp Hill, Harrisburg and Mechanics-burg.

Department of Art inNewville Public SchoolsBy Special Correspondence

Newville, Pa., Feb. 21.?Mrs. C. D.Hartzeil has returned from a threemonths trip to points in Nebraska,Illinois and at Renovo, Pa.?Miss LenaKoser spent Thursday in Harrisburg.?Joseph and Frank Wheeler, ofSteelton, spent Sunday with their par-ents, the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. FrankT. Wheeler. ?Thomas Graham, ofFoltz, Franklin county, spent a fewdays with his sister, Mrs. Jesse Boyles.?W. W. Dougherty, a coffee sales-man, was taken illat Altoona on Fri-day and returned to his home hereon Monday. He is improved.?P. S.Hill, of Halifax, spent Sunday withfriends here. Mr. Hill was formerlycashier of the Farmers' NationalBank.?The fifth and last entertain-ment In the lyceum course will beheld on Thursday night in the New-ville Opera House, when Jesse Pguleand Novelty Company will appear.?Dr. A. S. Faslck, district superintend-ent of the Harrisburg Methodist Epis-copal Church, will preach In the local

Methodist Church on Thursday even-ing.?The Young Ladies' Bible Classof St. Paul's Lutheran Church areholding a bake and sauerkraut sup-per in the George D. Frey rooms, backof the Post Office, to-day.?Miss Cora

| Clever, of Shippensburg, is the newart teacher in the public schools. This

I is a new department for the schoolsof Newville. Auctioneer Spanglersold the B. F. Alter home In SouthHigh street on Saturday for $3,175.! Mrs. Frank Rickabaugh, a daughter

of the late B. F. Alter, wai the pur-chaser. Emmet R., the 1-year-oldson of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet R. Wood-burn, died at their home In Chestnutstreet Wednesday morning at 6o'clock of pneumonia.

MINISTER READS PAPERPiketown, Pa., Feb. 21.? Hiram

Wilt spent several days this weekwith relatives In Harrisburg.?Con-rad Velter was a visitor In Llnglestownon Wednesday.?John Mumma, ofFishing Creek Valley, on Wednesday'visited Joseph Mumma.?Miss Goldle

j Wade was the guest of Mrs. MilesI Zimmerman in Llnglestown. MissPrlscilia Ramsey on Thursday visited

i her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ThomasRamsey in Fishing Creek Valley.?Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Megonnel and son[Claude, of Beaver Creek, spent Wed-| nesday afternoon with H. B. Megonneland family.?The Rev. Jonas Martinattended the ministerial meeting of

; the Churches of God In Harrisburg on! Monday where he read a paper on

I "Caring for Converts."?Fred Shiveattended the funeral of his sister, Mrs.iJohn Gage, held in Penbrook on Wed-nesday.?Miss Rebecca Weaver is theI guest of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Nye at

; Manada Gap.?John Nye,, of Fshing'Creek Valley, visited his parents, Mr.

| and Mrs. Daniel Nye on Tuesday.?

[Clinton Rhoads, of Fishing Creek Val-| lev. was a visitor here on Tuesday.?Chester Cassel, of Harrisburg, was n

I recent guest of his parents, Mr. andI Mrs. Johri Cassel.

CHORAL SOCIETY TOSING "CREATION"

Waynesboro Musicians RehearsingFor Presentation in

Near Future


Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 21.?MrsAdelia Dtiloe and Mrs. Clarence Deloe

entertained a large number of theirfriends at a tea in their apartments inthe Warner block.?A valentine partywas held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.F. S. Starner. ?The rehearsals of theoratorio, "The Creation," by theWaynesboro Choral Society, will beresumed Tuesday evening.'?Mrs. Wil-liam Shiliito has received a letter fromher son, Charles, from Yokohoma, Ja-pan, saying that he had reached thatplace safely. Mrs. Shiliito wrote thisweek to her son, giving him the firstintimation of his father's death. ?

There are now ninety children in theQuincy United Brethren Orphanage. Afamily of Ave children was recentlybrought to the orphanage from Har-risburg, both father and mother beingdead.?Mr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Tress-ler and daughter, Miss Ethel Tressler,who have been spending several weeksvisiting relatives in Waynesboro, BlueRidge Summit and York, have return-ed to their home in Sopulpa, Okla-homa.?Daniel Rinehart, Daniel G.Benedict and Walter S. Mentzer at-tended the Pennsylvania and Atlan-tic Coast Retail Hardware Associationconvention at Philadelphia. TheGirls' Mission Band of the Presbyter-ian Church has elected these officers:Miss Katherine Amberson, president;Miss Blanche Urey, vice-president;Miss Lucile Woltz, recording secretary;Miss Mary Dorsch, treasurer and pian-ist; Miss Agnes Haugh, correspondingsecretary; Miss Dorothy Snively, sec-retary of literature.?Biss Mary Hef-fleflnger, Baltimore, is the guest of hercousin, Mrs. Clarence Deloe. Twinboys were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mau-rice Lohman on Sunaay morning.?George Wagoman, Quincy township,took two gray fox skins to the coun-ty commissioners office and received abounty of $2 each. He then sold themto a fur merchant for $2.50 apiece.?Frick company tendered the managerof its branch offices an elaborate ban-quet'on Tuesday evening at the Le-land Hotel. There were twelve man-agers present, in addition to the localofficials of the company. The visit-ing managers were: O. C. Shaffer,Williamsport. Pa.; W. F. Hoverter,Harrisburg; John Senft, Baltimore; P.M. Dellinger, Salisbury, N. C.; GeorgeS. Abby, Knoxvllle, Tenn.; A. E. Hess,Nashville, Tenn.; T. H. Ball, Charles-town, W. Va.; Kinney Stephens, Pitts-burgh; Uri Tracy, Rochester, N. Y.;R. E. Griffith, Winchester, Va. ; C. A.Rodgers, Frederick, Md.; H. P. Kel-log, Rochester, N. Y.?Miss Elsie Cor-bett has returned home from a twoweeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. Deck-er, Harrisburg.?James T. Austin,president of the Waynesboro BusinessCollege, has moved his family fromPleasantville, N. J., to Waynesboro.?Miss Cornelia Potts has returned froman extended trip to Marion, Ind., whereshe was bridesmaid at the weddingof her friend, Miss Carrie Paull, a for-mer Waynesboro girl.? John Lohman,Elizabeth, N. J., is visiting relatives InWaynesboro.? Miss Lottie Summers isspending some time in Philadelphia.?Miss Anna Hovis has been appointedassistant clerk in the Rauzervtlle postoffice.? S. M. Jopver is spending threeweeks in Petersburg, Florida.

Lumberman Had Six RibsBroken Under R. R. Train

Ttiompsontown, Pa., Feb. 21.While working on the lumber trainon the mountain at Denholm on Wed-nesday, John MJller was thrown un-der the engine and had six ribs

. broken. The Misses Marie Roberts,of Steelton, Lenore Knisely, of Mex-ico; Mary Patton, of Van Dyke; Verna

1 Books, of Mexico; Marguerita and! Marion Dimm, of Kurtz Valley, andProfessor George Lyter, of PortRoyal, were guests of S. W. Cameronon Saturday.?Rural mall carriersH. C. Rowe and Casper Hoverter fail-ed to make their trips on Tuesday

! on account of drifted roads. Miss| Bertha Kearns is visiting at the homelof Mrs. Amanda Bashore, near Mc-| Alistervllle.?Casper Hoverter sold hisfarm to William Freed, of McVeytown.?There were no services In the Meth-odist Episcopal Church on Sunday onaccount of a burst in the steam pipes.?John Smith, of Philadelphia, vis-ited friends in town recently.?Mada-lino Long, Miss Mary Warner, Mrs.Maria Long and Mr. and Mrs. AmosStauffer wear guests of Mr. and Mrs.M. W. Long in Port Royal Sunday.?Mrs. Jushua Gross, of Harrisburg,tind Miss Maude Hoopes. of East Su-lcm, are visiting Mrs. D. H. Spotts.

SUNDAY. MARCH 1.GO-TQ-CHURCU DAY

Selinsgrove Ministers Have MadeSpecial Appeal to Irreg-

ular Attendants

PASTOR GOES TO FREDERICK

President of University and LawStudent Celebrate Joint

Birthday


Selinsgrove, Pa., Feb. 21. Selins-

grove intends to fall in line with theprogressive campaign to increase at-

tendance at the Sunday divine wor-shipping in the churches. Local min-

isters held a conference this week andhave set aside Sunday, March 1, asthis borough's "Go-to-church" Sun-day. Each of the local ministers willhave on that day a message of spe-cial appeal to the irregular attend-ants at divine service.?The Rev. Mr.and Mrs. John A. Ditzier and daugh-ter will leave this week for Frederick,Md., where the Rev. Mr. Ditzler willbegin, March 1, the duties of pastor-ship In one of the large Reformed con-gregations of that city.?Mrs. SamuelYoder entertained her sister and mem-bers of the Good Shepherd class ofthe First Lutheran Sunday school thisweek. The evening was spent pleas-antly at the Orange street home ofthe hostess.?Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Ro-mig returned this week to tholr Isleof Que home, after a stay of severalmonths in Elmhurst, L. I.?PresidentAikens delighted his host of auditorsThursday night, when he delivered hislecture on "Trossaeks of Scotland." ?

Claude G. Aikens, son of PresidentAikens. of Susquehanna University, alaw student in the University of Penn-sylvania, and Burleigh A. Peters cele-brated the twenty-second anniversaryof their births by a unique party Sat-urday night at the home of Dr.

I Aikens. As Sunday was the twenty-second of their mutual natal days, the

| party was held the preceding evening.Twenty-two guests were present, andthose from out of town were MissesEllegards, Marguerite Tennis, ofPhiladelphia, and Misses Vernice andVivian Decker, of Montgomery.

Farmer Gives Stag PartySleighride to Millersburg


KilHiigor.Pa., Feb. 21.?The funeralof an infant child of Mr. and Mrs.Homer E. Weaver, of Pleasant Hill,which was to be held on Sunday, waspostponed until Monday on account ofthe snowdrifts and burial was madeat the Reformed Church at Killinger.?Frank Welker, of Berrysburg, spentSunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.John A. Pifer. ?William Sleigle, who

I has been confined to his bed for overI a week with pneumonia, is bettfer, but| is not able to be up yet.?Miss HazelShoop is confined to the house with a

I bealing on her face. Ch-xrles E.! Beard, teacher at Feidt's school, had| no school for several days, not beingable to get there on account of theroads being closed. ?Joseph L. Hen-ninger has been confined to the housefor several weeks with the grip.?Da-vid F. Witmer. of the Rowe farm, tooka stag party to Millersburg on Sundayfor ap leighride.?Charles C. Cooperis confined to the house with the gripfor the last week.

Driver Had to AbandonWagon in Snow DriftsBy Special Correspondence

Groenoastle. Pa., Feb. 21.?HowardPentz and William Goetz had a toughexperience on Saturday while deliver-ing bread for T. J. Clary on a countryroute. When they attempted to drivethe two horse wagon on the Wil-iiamsport pike the road was so driftedthat the horses were unable to pullthe wagon through the snow. Messrs.Pentz and Goetz left the remainderof the bread and the wagon at a storealong the road and mounted thehorses with the intention of ridingthem to town. Before they had gonea great distance Mr. Goetz was over-come by the cold, and had to be takento a farm house. He was not able toreturn home until Monday.?CharlesWarner, Lewistown, who spent thepast two weeks with his parents, wassuccessfully operated on for a tumor

his neck.?Mrs. Alfred Lesher hasreceived word of the safe arrival ofher daughter, Mrs. Frank Barnet andMr. Barnet. at Barbadoes on February13.?Miss Emma Goetz took herscholars on a sleighing party toWaynesboro on Tuesday.?Miss Bar-bara Grove returned to Butler thisweek after a month's visit with hermother. ?Mrs. Mary Sllke and MissMary Rhodes are spending a week in

'Philadelphia,?James Rice has re-turned from a trip to Florida.?MissJessie Spielman is visiting her sisterin Harrlsburgr.?Mies Nola Hollingerhas returned from Harrisburg, whereshe attended the, Kuhn-ArnoM wed-ding.?Howard Kuhn, of Dayton,Ohio, has been visiting his parents.?Miss Alice Heilman is home fromPhi'adelphia.?Mrs. W. R. Davison ispending two weeks with friends InPittsburgh.

Penbrook Fire Company'sSemiannual Banquet

By Special CorrespondencePenbrook, Pa., /eb. 21. The semi-annual banquet of the local Arc com-

pany will be held next Wednesdaynight in the town hall. Invitationshave been sent out to more than 100of the present and past members, andpreparations are being mnde to makethis banquet the best in the history ofthe company. Speeches will be madeby the president, Mr. Hoofnagle, post-master; by the secretary, Charles HWirt, and by several of the other offi-cers of the organization. Wives of themembers will serve the food at thebanquet. Preparations are beingmade by Burgess Koomes for theSpring clean-up in the borough whenefforts will be made to clear the streetsvacant lots, and unoccupied sections oftown of all rubbish and waste paperTwo chicken coons, one in Banks streetand the other in Clirtln street woreraided this week. Miss Clair Garver-Ich. a student of the Mlllersvllle StateNormal School, is visiting her parentshere. George Haverstick has return-ed from a recent trip to PhiladelphiaHoward Mentzer la visiting his parentsat Freeland. Preparations are beingmade to observe "Go-to-Church" Sun-rtav. on March 1 In this town. Mrs.John Ebersole has returned from New-vllle. where she visited relatives.Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wlngert, of Potts-vllle, are visiting relatives in Canbystreet. Miss Eleanor Winn, of Pal-myra. is visiting relatives in SouthTwenty-ninth street. The Rev. O. E.Houston, pastor of the Bethel Church ofGod. will hold sneclal services In the

I church next month.

RURAL CARRIERS ARETROUBLED BY DRIETS

Routes Not Covered For SeveralDays on Account of the

Deep Snow

TAKES SALTPETER BY MISTAKE

Ice Clogging Water Wheels PutsDillsburg in Darkness

Monday Night


DUlsburg, Pa., Feb. 21.? From Fri-day until Wednesday the rural mallcarriers were unable to go over theirentire routes on account of the roadsbeing drifted shut with snow, someplaces the drifts being more than

twelve feet deep.?Levi M. Myers Is

confined to his home at Siddonsburg

by illness caused by taking saltpeterfor epsom salts. He purchased It at &

grocery store. ?Chester Stouffer, ofMlddletown, was the guest of his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stouffer,over Sunday.?Professor J. EarnestHartman, of New York, visited hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hartman,on Sunday.?On account of the ex-treme. cold on Monday the schoolshero had to be closed. On Mondayniglit slush ice clogged the waterwheels at the. power plant of the Dills-burg Light, Heat and Power Companyat Willams Grove on the YellowBreeches creek, leaving Dillsburg in.darkness.?A class Initiation will b®held to-night in the Opera House byWashington Camp, No. 777, P&trlotioOrders Sons of America. Theteam from the Labott Camp willpresent to confer the degree oncandidates. V

| Henry Wert in Hospital| With Broken Hip, Has

Stroke of ParalysisBy Special Correspondence

MillershurK, Pa., Feb. 21. Mrs,

Jerome Witmer, residing north of Mil-lersburg, was taken to the HarrisburgHospital for treatment on Monday.?Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Steever enter-tained in honor of their grandson,Roswell Day, on Saturday evening.

Roswell being a member of thePioneer Cabin Mountain Club, had forhis guests members of his clan, among

whom were Alfred Hoffman, Allen Gil-bert, Lambert Franke, George Bufflng-ton, Clark Cooper and Miss JosephineHoffman. A merry evening was spent?Mrs. Charles Sausser has returnedfrom a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. J.Duffy, at Sayre, Pa. Henry Wert,who was taken to the Harrisburg Hos-pital about a month ago suffering witha broken hip, the result of a fall onan Icy pavement, sustained a strokeof paralysis last week and there islittle hope of his recovery.?Hay W.Bowman entertained the men's Bibleclass of the Methodist Church at anoyster supper in the church diningroom on Tuesday evening. There wereforty-five present. J. Earl Lebo.whose life was despaired of early In rthe week, he having been seriouslyill with pneumonia. Is said to be im-proving.?H. W. Bowman and LeviWagner, who were overcome by coalgas in the early part of the week, havefully recovered.

Many Visitors Hospitably iEntertained at Newport!

By Special CorrespondenceNewport, Pa., Feb. 21.? Miss Jennla

M. Snyder is visiting her sister, MissElla E. Snyder, who Is a student atthe Mlllersville State Normal school.-Mrs. J. Emery Fleisher and Mrs. Gil-bert Haven Frank were recent guestaat several social events in Mlffilntown.?Jesse E. Butz spent the week-endwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess*S. Butz. ?Mr. and Mrs. Hiram M:Keen have gone to Philadelphia andLansdale for a few days.? Mrs. HarryM. Owens, of Lewlstown, Is visitingher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred ?Clouser.? Amos Gilbert, of Quarry-,ville, was a recent guest of Mr. andMrs. Hiram M. Keen.? Mr. and Mrs 4Charles W. Smith visited their d&ugh-lters, Mrs. Frank O. Hortlng and Mrs.jBruce Mingle, of Harrisburg, on Sun- 1day.?Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M, Blatzer

| were in I.ykens this week attending; /the funeral of the brother of Mr. Blat-Izer.?Edward G. Sheafer, superintenddent of the Elk Tanning Company, laon a business trip to New York.?Mr.and Mrs. Harry D. Schlomer, of Steel-ton, spent Sunday herewith relatives.?Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Rebert hav«been called to Gettysburg because ofthe death of an aunt of Mr. Rebert.?jMrs. James Ryals and Mrs. George IBoyd, of Cleveland, Ohio, were recent I

! guests of their brother, H. MunsonCorning, principal of schools.?Miss 1Irene Brown, attended a dance re-

|cently given at Dickinson College.Carlisle.?T. H. Buttorf was a visitor

Ito Harrisburg on Tuesday.?Mr*. P. F.Duncan, of Duncannon, is in town to-day. The congregation of the East

I Newport Church of God Is making ar-J rangements to celebrate the sixth an-niversary of their Church with an ap-propriate program.

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Miss Jane Potts Gives IDinner in Honor of Brother

By Special CorrespondenceIxnvisberry, Pa., Feb. 21.?Funeral

services were held Tuesday afternoonat the home of Mr. and Mrs. FrankYinger for their Infant daughter. Theservices were conducted by the Rev.D. L. Dixon, pastor of the M. E.church. Burial was made in theSalem Cemetery in Fishing Creek

?Valley.?A dinner was held at theIhome of Miss Jano Potts, in honor ofher brother, Penrose Potts, before1 leaving for hiß homo In Lexington,

1Nebraska. The following persons werepresent: Mrs. Annie Laird, Dr. H. C.Hetrick, Mrs. Elizabeth U. Laird, Mrs.Leah Pottelger, Mrs. M. J. Potts, W.S. Hammond, Miss Bessie Kunkel,Miss Ethel Laird, Herman Potts andBruce Hetrick.?Mrs. W. S. Ham-mond returned home on Wednesdayafter a month's visit with her daugh-ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-liam 8. Nortenhelm, of Philadelphia.?lselene, youngest daughter of HarrySnyder, is confined to the house withIllness for the past week.? The Rev.D. L. Dixon will preach in the Metho-dist Episcopal church on Sunday even-ing. Dean R. Hudson will lead th»league at 6:30 p. m.?Miss Jane Pottais confined to her home with illness.?Penrose Potts left for his home laLexlngon, Neb., after spending som*weeks with relatives In town and It*vicinity.

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