The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19


Hummel, 107 South Front street,
Harrisburg, aged so years, promi-
nent in church and benevolent
work.
12-tMrs. Mary t. Gaffney, 517 North
Front street, Steelton, found dead
in her bed. 1885,
12-Death of Aaron Smell, OF Harris
burg, veteran of the Civil war,
for 35 years in employ of Harris
burg Shoe Manufacturing Co.
13-Merry war at Camp Hill over the
water question.
13-Death of Captain John G. Harvey,
106 South street, Harrisburg, a
veteran of the Civil war, for many
years secretary and treasurer of
Chesapeake nail works.
1S-Death of Samuel s. Kline, 1894
North Fourth street, Harrisburg, a
veteran of the Civil war.
13-Death of Mrs. Catharine Christ
mer, of Royalton, aged SO years.
13-Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Kutz,
1854 Mayfower street, Harris
burg, aged 64 years.
14-Opening of Harrisburg's annual
auto show.
14-Death of James Collins, Sr., of
Steelton, aged 50 years, long in
the employ of the Penna. Steel Co.
14-An Austrian woman found dead in
her bed, at her home, 1SS South
Front street, Steelton.
14-Death of James B. Patterson, 1881
Vernon street, Harrisburg, aged
81 years.
15---Death of James B. Donahue,
steelworker, of 1918 Wallace
street, Harrisburg
lo--Conduetor John H. Farling, 633
Hamilton street, Harrisburg, drop
ped dead from heart trouble,
whilst on his run on the railroad
15-idiram Hellerman, 1923 North
Sixth street, Harrisburg, celebrat-
ed his 90th birthday anniversary.
16-The ice in the Susquehanna, at
Harrisburg, broke up and passed
out quietly.
16-Death of William G. Smith. a P.
aud R. clerk, GA Briggs street,
Harrisburg.
16-Death of Catharine Ann Sieg,
widow of Jacob Walters, of Har-
risburg, aged S5 years. She had
been member of the M. L. church
Hoi -
l6-Death of Mrs. Mary Gregory,
1903 Bambaugh street, Harrisburg,
aged n years.
16-ln trolley car accident near
Shiremanstown, Mrs. Isabella
Jones, of Camp Hill, was instantly
killed and number of persons SER
iously injured.
16-Death, in Baltimore, at the age of
sc years, of the Rev. Joel Swartz,
former pastor of Zion Lutheran
church, Harrisburg.
16-Death, in a Philadelphia hosrdtal,
of Mrs. Tillie Pierce, .Allenman, of
Selinsgrove, prominent writer on
the Gettysburg battle and otner
historical matter, and a FREQUENT
visitor to the Harrisburg Chapter
Daughters of 1872.
li--Washlngton House, of Middletown,
a very old hotel, Quilted by fire.
lI-Death of engineer Thomas Mel
hgan, of 1908 Wallace street, Har-
risburg.
17--Thomas Lowe, IS years old, of
los North Thirteenth street, Har-
risburg, stricken dead at the break
fast table.
IS-Opening in Grace church. Harris
burg, of the annual session Cen
tral Penna. Conference, M. E.
church.
lS-Death of Mrs. Amanda s. Barnes.
--- 64S Roast street, Harrisburg, aged
so years.
lS-Death of James Mckee. a retired
engineer of Washington Heights
20-J W. Hoffman, an izabetbfown
florist, fell dead in trolley car at
Fourth and Walnut streets, liar
risburg.
2O-Death of Ellsworth Mcclellan Oar.
on, long business man of Steel
ton, and one of its postmasters.
2l-Death of Vernon r. Minis. s2s
Penn street, Harrisburg, we'll
known letter carrier of the city.
from the effects of a fall on the
ice received five weeks before
whilst in the discharge of his du,
ties.
zl-Death of Joseph Foreman. 1928
Market street, Harrisburg, aged
20 years.
2l-Junk house at Hancock and Chris.
tlana streets, Harrisburg, destroyed
by fire.
and Mrs. Jerome Tyson. 2143
Jefferson street, Harrisburg. cele.
brate their golden wedding ami
versary.
zS-'Death of Mary Dinelli. wife of
Charles Dinelli, of HARRISBURG.
celebrated for her cookery.
z5--Death of Jacob Reinoehl. sol
Green street, Harrisburg, aged S5
years.
zf-Death of Jacob Arnold, a veteran
of the Civil war, at the home of
his daughter in Steelton.
2o-Death of John N. Snavelv of
Hummelstown, aged SO wears.
ga $4,000 foundry fire at Lykens.
zo@Sudden death of DR.. Alvin /. Mil
Ter, 15 South Third street, Har-
risburg.
21--'Meeting in Harrisburg of the road
supervisors of Dauphin county, at
which a county organization was
effected.
man died at Harrisburg
hospital from injuries received
from train the evening before
at Harrisburg.
27-Foundry and machine plant of e.
N. Cooper 4 Co., Short street,
Harrisburg, destroyed by fire.
death of Josiah Higgins, 321
Muench street, for 30 years an
employe on Capitol Hill.
death of Mrs. Mary A. Fickes, of
Harrisburg, aged 81 years.
2S-Death of Nathaniel Ewing, of
Fayette county, president of the
Pennsylvania Public Service Com.
mission, Capitol.