The citizen., 1914-08-14
THE NUPTIAL KNOT. T.
Some Happy Couples Who Have
Linked Their Lives Together
for Better or for Worse.
sTANsBURY-REPP.


sTANsBURY-REPP.
Miss Grace A. Repp and George F.
Stansbury were married August at the
home of the BRIDES uncle Elder S. f.
Repp, of townsville.
MYERS-BENNRTT
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Myers, of New
Windsor, announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Sarah Myers, to Nimrod
F. Bennett, August 6.
SMITH-HAYS.
Charles NJ. Smith, of Purcell Pa, and
Miss Daisy Hays, of MartinSburg, w.
Va, were married Monday at Trinity NJ.
E. parsonage by Rev. Franklin F. Neel.
WILES-SHAFF.
John T. Wlles and Miss Bessie V.
Shaft, both of near Jefferson, we're mar
ried al the parsonage of the Jefferson Re-
formed church, August S, by Rev. w. S.
Gerhard
HARRISON-BAGENT.
Harry c. Harrison and Miss Elizabeth
Bagent, both of Lovettsville, Va, were
married Monday at the parsonage of the
Trinity M. E. church, South, by Rev.
Franklin F. Nee.
REECHER-SToVER.
Ddgar McKaig Reecher and Miss Lii
liam Marie Slower, both of Waynesboro,
Pa, were married at the parsonage of the
Trinity NJ. f. church. South, August g.
by Rev. F. F. Neel.
Observation-Disclosures
Miss June Shewbridge, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w, Faulkner Shewbridge, OF
Hagerstown, and Mr. Berry Doub, son of
Justice Doub, we're married Wednesday,
by Rev. DR.. ]. Spangler Kieher.
DELAUDER-sTEINER.
A wedding was solemnized at the
Evangelical Reformed parsonage Friday
last. the contracting parties being Miss
Bertha V. Steiner, daughter of MIR. Her
man Francis Steiner. OF this city, and Mr..
Roy d. Delauder, of Hagerstown.
Ok Fibre Hard Hit By War.
The Ok Fibre Brush Works, this city.
is an important Frederick industry which
has been hard hit by the European war.
Practically all the bristles used by the
firm in making the immense number of
brushes which the plant turns out come
from Germany or through that country
and many also come from Russia. The
fibre used in brush making comes princi-
pally from the South and Mexico.
Assistant Manager Price stated recently
that the war will most seriously interfere
with the operation of the plant. and that
he did not believe that the Ok Fibre Fac
tory has bristles on hand for more than
six weeks operation.
Mr.. Price said quotations have been
withdrawn upon all German and Russian
bristles, and he takes il that none are on
hand in this country or the amount so
small as to be negligible. With brush
making fibre prices have advanced about
rs per cent. within the past month or two.
The fact that much of the fibre used
here came from Mexico and was stopped
by the war in that country struck the fac
tory very hard.
In order to give work as long as posi-
BILE the factory management has reduced
the working week to five days, and it is
possible that this time may have to be
reduced still further, and the factory pos
sibly closed As nearly 800 persons are
given employment. it will mean that
should the factory close it will work a
great hardship upon those employed.
1t was pointed out that should the fac
tory close it will be solely on account of
the war and its inability to secure brush
mixing materials. The plant has been
finding ready sale for its products, and
at any time when commerce opens will
be able to open up on full time.
1t is stated that other local industries
have also felt the effects of the disturb
ances in the business world. Some orders
for local factories have been cancelled,
but these cancellations are probably only
temporary because of the unsettled con-
ditions resulting from the war.
John l.. Johnson, superintendent of the
Union Knitting Mills, this city, one of the
largest hosiery mills in the country, has
been in Philadelphia buying supplies of
dyes and colorings IN advance. The local
factory will get in stock that will tide it
over for some time. Much of the DIVES
used at the local hosiery comes from Ger
many.