Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-01
News Items of Interest
in Central PENNSYLVANIA

Marietta. - Miss Mary M. Stibgen
was badly burned last evening while
making candy. She attempted to lift
the pan from the stove, when the boil
ing candy was spilled over her.
Marietta.-Ashara Lodge, No. 398,
Free and Accepted Masons held Its
annual election of officers last evening
and banqueted at the Paules home
stead. Turkey and all it's accessories
was the bill of fare. Henry S. Rich
was the POSTMASTER.
Sunbury-More hog cholera has de-
veloped in Point township, Northum-
berland county, near here, and more
than $50 porkers have been killed.
Sunbury. = Coloring matter from
wallpaper is believed to have caused
Charles l.. Benson, a well-known Sun
bury young man, to lose his right eye.
1t was removed at u Philadelphia hos
pital.
Sunbury.-The Rev. DIR. w. II. Hill
bish. of Palmyra, was formally nj
stalled as pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church here on Sunday night before
an audience that filled the building.
Dillsburg. - Revival services con-
Quoted by the Rev. ]. f. Britton, of
Virginia. in the Wolgamuth Brethren
meeting house for several weeks closed
on Sunday night.
Dillsburg.-On Saturday II. L. Mil
Ter, Bruce Klugh. Milton Shultz and
John Grove took the civil service eX-
animation for rural mail carrier to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Henry b. Smith, of Route No. .
from the Dillsburg post office.
HaZleston, - Buying q revolver at
Hazleton with the aVowed purpose of
Staying his father, who had elected
him from the parental home at Free
land for alleged waywardness, Leon
ard Pascoe, of Freeland, was given
twenty-five days in jail by Mayor
Harvey.
PottsvilIe. - Mrs. Maria Deane of
Lost Creek, to-day entered suit against
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company to
recover $4,000 for alleged damages
sustained to her lands by reason of
culm and silt from the company's col
lieries being deposited upon it.
Reading.-After the wedding of Miss
Kathryn Weidner to George A. Lup-
pold at the home of the bride to-day
the brides bouquet was placed on the
grave of her father.
Reading.-A band of more than 100
musicians will render a sacred concert
in the Auditorium here on Sunday, De-
eember 13, for the benefit of the poor
of the city
CarIisIc.-Counsel for Max Morgan
thau, who was sentenced to death in
the electric chair for the killing of
John NJ. Rupp, will in all probability
appeal that will act as a supersedeas
before the Supreme Court of the State.
Shamokin.-While Anna Demwick,
aged 10 years, was playing yesterday
in the middle of the road at Johnson
City she was struck by an automobile
and, seriously injured. The driver of
the lear disappeared.
Reading-Accordin to statistics is
sued by the county commissioners here
yesterday, Berks county has 30,027
men subject to army duty in case of
emergency, an increase of 300 over
last years enrolment. There are
16, ,4S2 in the city and 1885 in the
county.
Reading.-A stranger believed from
letters in his pocket to be Andres Hur-
banek, 40 years old, was killed by q
Reading Railway train at Belt Line
Junction here yesterday.
Shenandoah.-J Anstock, Peter
Grusda, George Milach and Frank
Nashah were seriously injured in the
mines yesterday by falls of coal.