The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-15
THUNDERSTORM
Main Street Being oiled for Entire
Length of Borough

| Special Correspondence
Hummelstown, May 15.-In order to
avoid the dust nuisance oil is being
put on Main street the entire length
of the borough. A tank ear of oil has
been received and an oil sprinkler is
being used to place the oil. The work
was started yesterday and several ap-
plications of oil will be made during
the summer.
At the meeting of the general com
mittee in charge of the Fourth of July
celebration the borough was divided
into districts and district assigned
to each organization represented in the
committee. The members of the organi-
zation will solicit subscriptions in the
districts for the celebration fund. The
Busy Bee club, an organization com
posed of girls, requested permission to
hold button day and in the near flu
ture safe and sane Fourth of July but
tons will be sold by the girls in an
effort to raise funds. The program of
events to be held during the day will
be arranged at a meeting of the com
mittee and souvenir programs will be
issued for the celebration this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wells Buser and
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Mccall attended
the funeral of Mr.. Buser' sister, Mrs.
Joseph Fletcher, which took place from
her late home in Steelton yesterday
morning
Mrs. Emma Hoffer was a visitor in
Harrisburg yesterday.
At recent meeting of the board of
directors of the Hummelstown National
Bank, a semi-annual dividend of 6 per
cent. was declared on the capital stock
of the bank.
The Busy Bee Club is anxious to
show the residents of the borough what
they have accomplished by their winter
course in domestic science and will hold
food sale Saturday afternoon and
evening, May 30 on the lawn at the
residence of F. j. Schaffner in Centre
Square. Cakes, candies, pastry, biscuits
and potato chips will be sold all of the
food being prepared by the girls.
The Acme band will 60 to Middle
town this evening to play for the Union
Fire Company drill team which is
holding bazar. The trip will be made
In Brightbill s large auto truck.
The borough council through its park
committee is seeking donations of
benches for use in the borough park.
No Special kind of bench is required
and any suitable park seat will be ac-
ceptable. j. M. Brightbill is arranging
to make number of suitable benches
with place provided for an advertis-
ing inscription and each merchant and
place of business will be asked to do
nate one or more benches, with or with
out the advertising.
The Woman s Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the Sunday school
room of the United Brethren church on
Monday evening at 7.45 O'Clock.
Thomas Jacks and Leroy Fellenbaum
have returned from the Fountain
Springs Hospital at Ashland, where
they had gone for treatment
Miss Bertha Buser, of Harrisburg,
spent yesterday afternoon with Mrs.
w. B. Shope.
Mrs. Victor Dippell, of Lancaster,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Fox.
Mrs. George A. Larsen has gone to-
Duncansville to visit her mother, Mrs.
G. B. Nee. Holland.
Mrs. w. c.. Daag spent yesterday
afternoon in Harrisburg.
Christian Collmer, of Philadelphia.
is visiting at the home of H. Wells
Buser