The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-09
MIDDLETOWN
M. E. Sunday School to Render Special
Program Tomorrow

Sp~"ial Corresponds,
Middletown, Jan. 9.-The NJ. E. Sun.
day school will hold special services to.
morrow afternoon at the Sunday school
hour, starting at 1.30 O'Clock. Follow,
ing will be the program: Singing by
school; prayer; singing; study of les
son and marking of class records; sing
ing by school; piano solo, Catherine
Weaver; recitation, Miss Edna Schaef.
fer; song. Miss Weller's class; piano
solo, Pauline Reitzel; singing by school;
report of the past year will be read by
Superintendent N. C. Fuhrman as fol
lows: Number enrolled, 500; atten.
dance for the year, 1914, 1914, a
gain of 1,S4S over the year 1918; av.
erage attendance, 297; smallest atten.
dance, $50; largest attendance, 459;
average attendance of teachers, 90 per
cent; new scholars, 10; collection Tor
year, $471.15, not including missionary
collections; visitors, 54S; members OF
the school taken into the church, so;
deaths during the year, 2; those who
did not miss during 1914, So; missed
one Sunday, 20; singing by school; pre-.
sentation of gifts to those who did not
miss any Sunday during 1914, Profes.
sor II. j. Wickey; report of secretary
closing song. All are invited to be
present. Bring new scholar along.
The union prayer meeting services
held in the Church of God last evening
were largely attended. The Rev. |. H,
Albright delivered the sermon.
Mrs. Edward Paulis is i'll at her home
on Ann street with pneumonia.
Edward Fletcher, who has been Wis
iting relatives in Philadelphia for the
past several months, will return home
Sunday.
George Resh who had accompanied
Alex. Sayda, driver for +. C. Stiner, of
the Empire bottling works, met with an
accident yesterday afternoon when they
were delivering some goods to Cone
wago. When near the home Of S. Man
ming, near the >Colebrook road, the
horse became frightened and ran to
one side, tearing the top off the wagon
and throwing Resi- out, cutting a deep
cash in his head.
Yesterday was pay day for the en-
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in town.
George Blotcher, of Falmouth, spent
ipHay III ioNh ds tht Suesl VI rCId-
tives.
Miss Elsie Laverty has returned
home from week S trip to Philadel-
phia and New York City.
Revival services will begin in the
Church of God and the NJ. E. church on
Sunday evening.
William Hopkins left on Friday for
Royersford, where he has secured work
in foundry at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Ober entertained
number of friends at their home on
Emaus street yesterday in honor of
Mrs. 0ber's birthday. Those present
were Mrs. A. c. Ober, Palmyra; Mrs.
Emma Seibert, Hummelstown: Mrs.
John G. Hoffman, Mannheim; Mrs. Will
liam Morning, Elizabethtown; Mrs.
Elizabeth Shooken, Lancaster; Mr.. and
Mrs. Freddie Myers, Mrs. G. E. Bow
ers, Mrs. w. Weaver, Mrs. Baxter.
Mrs. F. Condran, Mrs. Gillette and
daughter, Mary; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Nuskey. Mrs. Myers sang a solo which
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Samuel Clouser, East Main street, is
i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Karl Keim is i'll at her home
on Ann street.
Mrs. l.. C. Keim, of Steelton, spent
yesterday in town.
Mrs. J. M. Alderman spent Friday
at Harrisburg visiting relatives.