The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-05
SUBURBAN
MIDDLETOWN
Borough Council Holds Special Session
and Reorganizes

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Special Corresponds
Middletown, Jan. 5.-The Borough
Council met in special session last even
ing for reorganization. The following
were elected: President, Harry Christ.
man; clerk, p. f. Irwin; treasurer, B.
r. Longenecker, of the Farmers bank;
supervisor, Harry Fishburn; high con.
stable, Charles Houser; janitor, George
Mansberger; light superintendent, John
Boyer; borough solicitor, John r. Gey-
er. The retiring president is Grant
Souders. The second Monday of the
month has been fixed as the regular
meeting night.
The funeral of the late Aaron Poor
man was held from the home of his
son, Aaron Poorman, Jr., South Wood
street, yesterday afternoon. with serv-
ices at 2 clock. The Rev. Joseph
Werlich officiated. The pallbearers
were David and George McCsnn, Aaron
and Homer Poorman, d. Snyder and S.
Brown. Those present from out of
town were Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank and
Mr.. Shoop, Harrisburg; Abram Kope,
Deodate; Harry Poorman, Union De-
posit; Mary Spidle, Hummelstowu; I;
Mrs. Philip Boyer, Swatara Station;
Mrs. Samuel Espenshade, Union De-
posit; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Snyder,
Palmyra. Interment was made in the
Middletown cemetery.
Charles G. Campbell, of Lebanon,
spent Sunday in town.
Claude Ware. Winfield Sides, ]. f.
Park and Norman Hartman returned to
their studies at State College to-day
after spending the past two weeks in
town, and Lloyd Lindemuth, Croll
Nissley, William Wallace and Oliver
Swartz, who spent the past two weeks
here, returned to their studies at Phila-
delphia on Monday.
Miss Edna Beard has returned home
| from a weeks visit to relatives at
| Sharpsburg. She was accompanied by
Miss Pearl Gotwalt, who also spent a
week there.
Miss Ethel McNair, who spent the
past two weeks in town as the guest of
her father, Alvin McNair, returned to
her studies at West Chester Normal
School on Monday.
Harry Baumbach, of Reading, spent
Saturday and Sunday i'll town as the
guest of his family on South Wood
street.
George Ripple, of Royalton, was
given a hearing before Squire c. f.
Bowers yesterday morning on serious
charge and taken to Harrisburg Jail
for further hearing some evening this
week.
Michael McCann. of Saginaw. Mich,
is visiting relatives il town This is
Mr.. McCann s first visit to Middletown
for 90 years. Prior to that he was a
resident of town.
The moulding department of the
Wincroft stove works will resume work
on Wednesday morning, after being
shut down for the past two weeks.
The ear shop and Liberty basketball i
teams and the Union and Tennis Club
teams will play in the NJ. A. c. rooms
this evening.
Mrs. Benjamin Brandt. who died very
suddenly on Sunday night. was sur
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Jacob
Becky and Mrs Jacob Patton, of Roy
alton, and Mrs. Samuel Becky, of town.
The union prayer services held in the
! Presbyterian church last evening were
largely attended. The Rev. w. R.
Ridington. pastor of the NJ. Z. church,
preached fine sermon. The services
this evening will be held in the .. B.
church and will be in charge of the
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, of st. Peter s
Lutheran church.
Harry Moore has gone to York
where he was called on account of the
serious illness of his mother.
John Thomas and two children have
returned home from a weeks visit to
relatives at Woodsbo.o, Nd.
Miss Tillie Schomberger, Of Lingles'
town, is spending several days in town
as the guest of friends.