The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-09
SUBURBAN
MECHANICSBURG
George w. Sonders, Aged 76, Died at
His Daughters Home

Special Correspondence.
Meehanicsburg. Nov. 9.-Georre w
Sonders died at the home of his daugh.
ter, Mrs. A. A Arnold, East Marble
street. He was aged &c years. He is
survived by four sons and three dauph.
ters, Mrs A. A. Arnold, of this place,
at whose home he died; Mrs. Louis A,
Dlller, also of this place; Mrs. o. S,
Booser, of Highspire; David L.. of
Hampton, Va; Oscar g.. of Church.
town; Jacob, of California, and John
v. of Churchtown His body was ta.
Ken 10 the home of his son. John. at
the Sender homestead at Churchtown,
from where the funeral was held TO.
day, conducted by the Rev. Z. d. Wei.
gle, ID. d., of Camp Hill. Interment
was made III Mount Zion cemetery at
Churchtowl.
n very largely attended union meet
ing was held yesterday afternoon in
the Presbyterian church in the interest
o. the coming evangeistic campaign.
The meeting was in charge of the Rev.
j.. J. Reesh, of the Methodist church.
who IS member of the executive com.
mittee the address of the afternoon
was by w. G. Hean, of Harrisburg, who
gave very impressive and inspiring
talk, his subject being Putting First
Things First in an Evangelistic Cam
palgn. The music was under the di.
rectlon of NJ. f. Anderson and was led
oy union orchestra. The next mass
meeting will be held next Sunday aft.
ernoon in Grace United Evangelical
church, the speaker being the Rev. DR..
j. II. Price, of Carlisle
our older residents are very sorry
TO see one of the old landmarks being
removed. 1t is the old farm house To-.
Gated ON the south side of East Simp-
son street between Market and Arch
streets. 1t was the John Coover home.
stead and, although Mr.. Coover had
retired from farming and removed from
1t, 1t was owned by him until his death
and until recently belonged to his heirs.
The house is of brick and was one of
the hnest residences in this vicinity,
and the wood work, which is especially
elaborate in the interior of the house,
was all hand made. The brick barn
belonging to 1t was converted into four
dwelling houses a number of years ago.
The land was converted into building
lots a number of years ago and is now
Market and Arch streets, south of Simp-
son street, and Keller, Marble and
Coover streets, east of Frederick
street. The house is now owned by w.
W. Aulthouse, who is having it razed
The ladies of Grace Evangelical
church held an old1time supper and
Yankee auction on Saturday evening in
the Rescue Hook and Ladder build
ing.
On Saturday Louis Buch celebrated
the first anniversary of his news agency
in this place by giving banquet to
the nine newsboys who carry his papers.
The banquet was held at the Quigley
cafe and was very excellent one. The
boys certainly did the justice to it
that only boys can do
Mrs. j. Ponnesmith and daughter,
Mrs. Dice, visited relatives in Shire
manstOwu yesterday.
Mrs. Daniel ugenfritz, of New
Kingston, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Dornbach, West Main street.
Mrs. a. o. Sample spent yesterday
in New Cumberland, where she was Il
guest in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. s. Black.
Miss Lizzie Mieley, West LocuA
street, who was stricken with paralysis
recently, is not improving as her friends
could wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Hall and little
son, of Harrisburg, spent yesterday
with Mr.. Halls parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. p. Hall, South Washington street.