The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
Is South thirteenth street, Har.

Quoted by the Y. M. C. A. of Har-
risburg opened its sessions.
death of Mrs. Mary L., wife of
DR.. G.. Willis Hartman, head of
the Keystone Hospital, Harrisburg.
death of Henry l.. Boyle, 11OS
Wallace street, Harrisburg, for As
years machinist in P. R. R. shops.
5-Sudden death of Darwin G.. Fenno,
chief editorial writer Of the Har-
risburg "Patriot," and at one
time managing editor of Mcclure Is
Philadelphia 'tTimes," veteran
of the Civil war.
5-Death, in Harrisburg, of Augustus
Garverieh, aged 8S years, the
pioneer business man Of the town
of Dauphin.
5-Frank E. Shambaugh, of Wico-
nisco, elected County Superintend-
ent of Dauphin county, succeeding
III. V. B. Carver, of Middletown,
who had held the office Is years.
DIR. F. E. Downes was unanimols-
ly reelected Superintendent of
the Harrisburg schools; whilst, in
Steelton, Prof. l.. f. McGinnes,
after a service of more than 80
years, was also accorded unani-
nous reelection.
5-FTederick Wenrich, 1884 Wallace
street, Harrisburg, veteran of
the Civil war, found dead in his
bed.
6-Sudden death of Mrs. Adaline M.
Fry, 1904 North Second street,
Harrisburg, prominent in the city s
philanthropic work.
6-Opening of the TrilState baseball
season, York being the victor in
the first game on Harrisburg's
grounds.
hanna township High school.
9-Death, at Dauphin county aims
house, of Rose Schroy, aged so
years.
10-Death, at Harrisburg Hospital, of
Parmenas Brink, veteran of the
Civil war, and former b0atman
of the old Pennsylvania canal.
10-Death of Albert C. Rutherford, of
Paxtang, superintendent of Done
gal farm.
10-A packed meeting in Dauphin
county Court House held the an
nual thanksgiving services of the
G. U. o. of o. L.
10--Mass meeting, in the Majestic the
atre, Harrisburg, of striking shop
men, Pennsylvania Railroad.
11-Sudden death of Mrs. Lizette Fit
zimons, 1884 North Second street,
Harrisburg.
at Hershey, of Mrs. Har-
riet Fox, aged "a years, the oldest
resident of the place.
of Josiah P. Ryan, SIS
North Fourth street, Harrisburg.
12-Pennsylvania Street Railway AS
sociation began its annual session
in Board of Trade building, Har-
risburg.
1S-Death of Mrs. Sophie West, 1901
Green street, Harrisburg, an ac-
complished landscape painter,
aged SO years.
14-An interesting and largely at
tended all day clinic, under the
auspices of the Southern Pennsyl-
vania Chapter of the Jefferson
Alumni Association, held at Har-
risburg Hospital
14-Death of Miss Annie B. Diven.
2151 North Fifth street, Harris
burg, aged 81 years.
16-Eight annual Track and Field
meet, under auspices Harrisburg
Track Athletic Committee, held on
Island Park, Harrisburg Technical
High School winning first place.
19-Opening in Harrisburg, of annual
session Grand State Lodge l. o..
o. F., one of the Rebeeca Assem-
bly, for the State.
19-Clair N. Graybill, District At
torney of Juniata county, dele
gate to |. O. o. +. convention, died
suddenly on bench in Riverside
Park, Harrisburg.
l9-Barn of Thomas Taylor, at Beaver
Station, burned, together with the
stock in it.
l9-State primary election resulted in
Vance c. Mccormick, of Harris
burg, receiving the Democratic
nomination for Governor; whilst
Judge George Kunkel, of the Dau-
phin county bench, was placed on
the non-partisan ticket for the
Supreme Court of the State. Will
liam NJ. McNair, a former resident
of Dauphin county, was made the
Democratic nominee for Secretary
of Internal Affairs; and William
K. Meyers, prominent Harris
burg attorney and publisher. was
within few hundred votes of be-
ing one of the Democratic nomi.
nees for large.
20-'Some so members of HARRISBURG
Chamber of Commerce started on
trade and acquaintance trip
TO neighboring municipalities of
Pennsylvania.
2O-Death, in Philadelphia, of George
W. Langletz, for many years.
prominent in the business and poll.
tics of Harrisburg.
21-J. M. Rupp, a dairyman living
near Mechancsburg, and we'll
known in Harrisburg, killed in a
revolver duel with persons an
preaching his hennery at night.
2l-Annual convention Pennsylvania
Electric Medical Association open.
ed its sessions in Harrisburg.
sz-Commencement exercises of Har-
rlsburg Teachers Training School,
-, Miss Anne U. Vert, principal.
l3-Death of Joseph F. Bechtel, 1740
Herr street, Harrisburg, well
known contractor.
s3-Dual track meet of Harrisburp's g
two high schools at Island Park re-
suited in victory for Technical.
'3-lrhe body of nineteen.year old Ha-
eel Myers, of York Springs, Ad-
ans county, found in cellar in
the outskirts of Carlisle where it
had been thrown, presumably,
some days before, by the persons
who had murdered her.