The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-28
SUBURBAN
MIFFLINTOWN
Narrow Escape AS s. E. Pennebaker s
Auto Becomes Unmanageable
Special Correspondence

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Special Correspondence
Miffiintown, April 2S.-Beal town
ship High School commencement will
be held in the Presbyterian church at
Academia Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
While S. +. Pennebaker, of East
Waterford, was in Miffiintown having
motored from his home with his fam
lily, they had a very narrow escape.
He and his daughter, Miss Buelah,
drove down to Petite S garage for some
repairs and supplies. When driving
out on the street his car for some un-
known reason headed directly for the
old canal basin, along side the laundry
building. Mr.. Pennebaker could not
get the ear stopped and only the pres
ence of telephone pole in his path
prevented him from going over an en-
bankment of twenty feet to possibly
death.
George Heck, former resident of
this place but now living in Altoona,
is visiting his many friends here. Mr..
Heck was the founder and proprietor
of the Riverside restaurant.
Commencement exercises of the Port
Royal High School will be held in the
Prcsby terian church Friday evening,
April 80, at 7.30 O'Clock The fol
lowing is list of the graduates: Mary
Elizabeth Brackbill, Mary Chandler
Graham, Elizabeth Moorhead, Esther
Mary Haldeman, Pauline Rice Mimen-
ger, Margaretta Francis Shimmel, Ed
gar Thompson Graham, Lawrence Mar
tin Brackbill, James Roland McBurney,
James Foster Dukens and Carl Austin
Pfahler.
In 1888 a man living in the West
attended Perry county fair at New
port and on the fair grounds found a
pocketbook containing So and a small
trinket. This week after lapse of
over 26 years he started proceedings to
locate the owner. The add states the
owner would receive his property by
identifying the trinket.
Jacob Snyder, of Reading, arrived in
town Sunday and will spend a few
weeks with his cousins, George and
Miss Sara Parker.
Charles Stump, of Harrisburg, spent
Saturday and Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kelly Stump.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stahl and Mr..
and Mrs. Truman, of Lewistown, spent
Sunday at DR.. Andrews.
Miss Mary Leach, of Academia
spent Saturday with her aunt, Miss
Margaret Laird.
Dr.. and Mrs. H. w. Swagart and
children, of Lewistown, were Sunday
visitors at the Vincent home on Cher
ry street.
Mrs Wilbur Schweyer and daugh-
ters, Elizabeth and Evelyn, spent Fri
day in Harrisburg.
Miffiin commencement exercises of
the class of 1915 were started when
the Rev. Mr.. Lilley delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon last Sunday. On the
evening of April 80, the Rev. Mr.. Ely
will address the class at s O'Clock in
Mifflintown Court House. Music by the
Mifflin orchestra. The graduating class
consists of the following persons: Miss
Sara Berry, Helen Lauver, David Rowe
and Ralph Mayer.
AT the last meeting of Mercersburg
Academy Athletic Committee William
Banks was elected captain of the team
for this spring. William is native of
Miff1intown and is Is years old. This
is the third year in which he has won
his ON. He has been member of
the relay team and cross-country team
for two years. In addition to this he
holds the honor of being the youngest
fellow to win an "M.'' The distances
in which he excells are the mile, half
mile and quarter mile.
Mrs. Paul NJ. Humasher and daugh-
ter, Jane, returned to her home in
Philadelphia, Saturday, after several
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. |. Kulp.
Mrs, Anna Fasick, of Juniata, and
Mrs. .Klinepeter, of Harrisburg, spent
last week at the home of Olive DIFF,
fendaffer.
Mrs. James Neely, of Harrisburg,
was visitor on Friday at the home
of Mrs. d. l.. Berry
Shelly Souder and sister, Miss
Josephine, spent Sunday with their
parents at Spruce Hill.