The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-14
HUMMELSTOWN
Christmas Savings Fund Checks to Be
Distributed Tomorrow

Special Correspondenca.
Hummelstown, Dee. 14.-The Farm
ers' bank of Hummelstown, will dis
tribute the checks to the members of
its Christmas savings fund club TO-
morrow. Nearly 400 checks will be
issued, amounting to about $4,000.
The bank will open new club next
Monday and in addition to the savings
plan in operation during the past year,
several new features will be added.
The bank officials look for a large in
crease in the membership of the club
for 1915.
The Sunday school of Zion Lutheran
church are rehearsing service son
Christmas Day. which will be render
ed in the parish house of the church
ON Thursday evening, December "a.
An early morning service will be
held in the Reformed church on Christ
mas morning. The service will begin
at clock.
The regular meeting of the church
council of Zion Lutheran church will
be held on Thursday evening.
The Busy Bee Club, an organization
composed of girls, will hold sale of
candies in the social rooms of the Re-
formed church ON Saturday afternoon
and evening. The candies will all be
homemade and the sale is being held
to supply the Christmas needs of the
residents of the borough who desire
home made candies. The club is anxious
to secure funds to carry out work
which has been planned and to con-
tinue the courses of instruction in do
nestle science and needlework which
is being taught the younger members
of the club.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry David.
son, who died Wednesday at the age
OF 40 years, took place Saturday morn
ing from her late home on the conf
mons in the northeast section of town.
Services were held in the Brethren in
Christ church, at II clock, and were
conducted by the Rev. Samuel T..
Brehm. lnterment was made in the
Hummelstown cemetery.
Edward Bechtel, of Elizabethville,
has accepted a position as clerk in the
Hummelstewn National bank.
The borough council will meet in
regular session in the council cham ber
this evening.
}. Lands Strickler has charge of the
distribution and sale of the Red Cross
Christmas seals in the borough.
Charles Holsberg, salesman in
western States for the Moorehead
Knitting Company, of Harrisburg, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Fidelia Hols-
berg.
David c. ,Rhoads, dealer in horses
and mules, left to-day for Missouri on
a business trip. ~
Mrs. Ida solomon and Mrs. Kate
McGloughlin, of Harrisburg, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Wells Buser
yesterday.
Miss Gladys Ebersole, of Harris
burg, is spending several days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Reed.
The Rev. Robert A. Bausch will or
ganize catechetical class ON Friday
evening, January 1. The class will
meet for instruction each Friday even
ing.
The frame dwelling house ON West
High street, built by Richard B. Ear
nest, real estate broker, will be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy this
week.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Blough Bros. Shoe Man
ufacturing Company, will be held in
the office of the company at the shoe
factory on Tuesday afternoon, Janu-
ary II, when "a board of directors will
be elected.
The /. 7. I Club of Zion Lutheran
church, was entertained. at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Musser d. White, on
Friday evening Following a business