The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-19
SUBURBAN
MECHANICSBURG
Auctioneer William Shower Died Sud-
denly Early This Morning

Special Correspondence.
Mechanicsburg, Oct. 19.-William
Shower, 80 years old, an aucti n e :,
died this morning at o clock at his
home on West Simpson street, this
place. of a heart attack believed to
have been due to acute indigestion. He
took suddenly i'll and succumbed before
medical aid could be summoned. He
leaves his wife, two daughters, Hazel
and Nerna, sister and several broth
ers. Mr.. Shower was an active member
of the Grace United Evangelical church,
a member of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle and the Citizens Fire Company.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
| been made.
The frst football game played here
this season was played on Saturday be-
tween the Oberlin team. The result
was a tie. The score was 0 to 0.
The week of special services in hon
or of the second anniversary of the re-
opening of the Methodist Episcopal
| church began yesterday. The sermon
in the morning was preached by the
pastor, the Rev. j. J. Resh In the
evening. the Rev. A. $. Fasick, D. D.,
of Carlisle, district uperintenden
| filed the pulpit. The sermon this even
ing will be preached by the Rev John
NJ. Warden, pastor OF Bethany Presby-
terlan church, Harrisburg.
-Four special services We're held y5s
terday in St Luke's Episcopal church.
beginning at 9.l5 a. m., when com
munion services were held in charge of
the Rev. Mr.. Appleton, d. D. Morning
prayer at 1890 followed, conducted by
the Rev. Mr.. Anne. d. ID. At 4 p. m
the Rev c. 5. Kitchin, d. D., conduct
ed a special service including me-
mortal service for, and the unveilng OF
a tablet in memory of, Alfred S. Martin
who was one of the first members o.
this church and was one of its vestry
men thirty years. Special and appropri-
ate music was a feature, with Professor
Newall Albright, organist, Miss Reba
Barnes ami William Hinton, violinists,
and K. Byron Schroeder baritone solo
ist. The two local secular organiza.
tions |. o. OF o. +. and Colonel Zinn
| Post, 6. A. R.. of which Mr.. Martin
was member, were present and par
! ticipated in the service. At 7.30 p
IN. confirmation services were held when
the Rev. DR.. kitchin presented five can
didates to Bishop w. II. J. Darlington
| for confirmation.
| Yesterday afternoon another union
meeting in the interest of the coming
evangelistic campaign, under the leader
/ ship of Evangelist Miller, was he'd
The meeting was held in the bethel OF
/ the Church of God, in charge of the
! Rev. George Fulton, of the Presby
( terian church, who is chairman of the
executive committee of the evangeiistiC
campaign. The meeting was addressed
! by Dr. w. y. Yates, of the Fourth
Street Church of God, Harrisburg, who
/ in a most inspiring address, told of the
! revival that has already begun in Har
risburg, two weeks before the opening
Of the Slough meetings. Several mum
bers were given by the male quartet OF
! the United Brethren church
Rally Day was observed yesterday
/ by the Sunday school of the Church OF
/ God. A very able address was given
by DR., +. E. Campbell, of Irving Col
lege.
Yesterday afternoon the Rev. Charles
Raach addressed a men s meeting al
| Enhaut.
After several years illness with ner
I vous trouble, Mrs. Lydia Bowers, wife
of James Bowers. died on Friday al
/ the county asylum where she had been
/ a patient two weeks. Her BODY was
! brought to her late home here, East
Keller street, from where her funera
will be held tomorrow afternoon. Serv
ices will be held in the First U. B
church, of which church she was a mem
Der. The services will be conducted by
the pastor of the church, the Rev. i
| q. B. Castle. Interment will be made
in fredericksburg cemetery.
Several persons from this place at