The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-23
Last Installment Of
Interesting Events of
the Year in Harris
burg
BY PROFESSOR ]. HOWARD VERT
Continued From Yesterday
OCTOBER

comprising Lebanon, Harrisburg
and Carlisle, held at Island Park,
Harrisburg.
Death, in New Cumberland, of
Charles A. Burns. for many years
business man of Harrisburg.
S-John BrightbiH, milkman living
near Iinglestown, instantly killed
by train on the Northern Cen
trail at Dauphin.
Sudden 5 death of Mrs. Mary L.
Wilson, All State street, Harris
burg.
4-Destruction by fire of large barn
on the farm of Dedsecker Young,
near Middletown.
4-Colored Knights of Pythias, of
Harrisburg, Scranton and Johns
town, TO the number of several
hundred. held special services at
Bethel A. NJ. E. church, Harris
burg.
6-The opening, in Harrisburg, of an
nual session State Firemen s Asso-
citation and of the Ladies Auxil,
iary, the city being elaborately'
decorated for the event.
6-Death of jefferson Payne, $40
South Front street, Harrisburg,
aged 20 years, for many years EN-
ployed in the iron and steel in
dustries of South Harrisburg.
"a destructive fire in Lemoyne,
originating from a gasoline ex-
plosion, inflicted damage Of
SS5,000.
6-Formal opening Harrisburg exten-
sion University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and
Economy with approximately zoo
students.
Death of Mrs. Anna c., widow of
Christian f. Jauss, 1113 North
Sixth street, Harrisburg, aged 50
years.
S-The parade of State Firemen,
with 1900 uniformed men in
line. was not only the greatest pa
rade ever held in connection with
the meeting of the State Associ-
alton, but also the most extensive
parade of any character ever wit
messed in the Capital city. About
$50 fire companies were represent
ed accompanied by more than 120
bands and drum corps. Marching
over a route of almost eight miles,
it occupied nearly three and a
half hours in passing given
point, so, although the head of the
procession moved soon after 1.30
o'clock, the last divisions were not
able to start until almost
o'clock. In addition to regular
trains some forty special trains
brought the fire companies and
other visitors 10 Harrisburg, it be-
ing estimated that the number of
persons in the city, inclusive of
its own citizenship approximated
100000. 1t was a subject of spe-
eial note that neither in the pa
rade, the masses of the people on
the streets, nor in the immense
crowds transported by steam and
electric roads. was there a serious
accident to mar the perfect sue
cess of the display.
S-Death of Mrs. Louisa Keys, 434
Kelker street, Harrisburg. aged
76 years.
9-Death, at Bellefonte, of Samuel
II. Orwig, for many years an at.
torney at the Dauphin county bar.
Mrs. Uriah Shuman killed in an
automobile accident, near New
port, whilst coming to Harrisburg
TO hear the candidates who were to
speak the next day at Fifth
Street NJ. E. church.
Burial, in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
of Lawrence A. Hepsmith, United
States Army. who had died, at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, September 6.
2-Gubernational candidates Brum
baugh and Mccormick and Sena-
torial candidate Pinchot delivered
sermons or addresses on moral is
sues. at different hours during the
day, in Fifth Street NJ. E. church.
Harrisburg.
Five prominent persons of York
seriously injured in an automobile
accident near Middletown.
death of James F. Kirby. 255
Cumberland street, Harrisburg.
3-Four houses on Mohn street, Steel.
ton, destroyed by fire, Henry
Arndt, an aged man. being burned
to death in one of them.
3-lnteresting and extensive pure
food exhibit opened in Chestnut
street auditorium, Harrisburg.
3-Dedication, at Hershey, of the
very fine school building erected
by chocolate king" NJ. S. Her |
shey, and by him presented to the
school authorities of the district.
1t started its educational career
with an enrolment of $50 pupils. |
4-Otheials of Toronto, Canada. Wis |
tied Harrisburg.
o-Death OF engineer J Albert Rein |
hard, PA Cumberland street, Har-
risburg.
Death of Joseph L. Nissley,
pioneer business man of Middle |
town, aged sc years.
6-Charles A. Wilhelm, of Harris. |
burg, specially honored at ban.
quet given him in commemoration
of his having completed half a
century of Odd Fellowship.
f-P. r. r. Fireman John ii. Sites
1907 Capital street, Harrisburg.
committed suicide in Riverside
Park.
Tabernacle, 24Ox172 feet, and ca.
pable of seating almost 10000
people, for the use of Evangelist
Slough, begun in a vacant square
of the old Eighth ward, Harris
burg, several hundred volunteers
working on it. 1t had been in
tended to complete it in a single
day, but this was not entirely ac-
complished.
S-Cornerstone of new A. NJ. f. Zion
church, Forster and Ash streets,
Harrisburg, laid with Masonic