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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-11-08

Frederick G. Bushman, aged 90
years, Civil war veteran and resident
of the Seventh ward in Watertown for
the past sixty-siX years, died Monday
morning at o'clock at his home,
1916 River Drive, after a short illness
Mr. Buschman was born in SchleS-
wig, Germany, December 16, 1928. He
came to America and to Watertown in
1850, settling III the Seventh ward He
enlisted in Co. X. SD Wisconsin vol
unteers as a private September 20,
1864, and was honorably discharged
by executive order June II, 1865 He
Joined o. d. Pease Post No. "a, G. A
r., September 10, 1895, and was a
member in good standing at the time
of his death.
Mr.. Buschman's wife died in July
1907. He is survived by two sons,
Henry, Bismark, North Dakota and
William, st. Paul, Minnesota, and one
daughter, Emma, at home.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the
late home to st. Marks Lutheran
church at o'clock Interment will
De made in Oak Hill cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Duncannon Church to
Reopen After Repairs
BY Special Correspondence

DmcannOn, Pa, April 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. George p. Thayer, of Altoona,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Forsht and little
son Ralph, of Duncansville, and W. II.
Hamilton. Of Hollidaysburg. were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Sieg
during the week.-Mr. and Mrs. DON
aid English announce the birth of a
son Wednesday, April II, 1916.-Mrs.
Mary f. McKinzie. widow of John
McKinzie. died at the home of her son,
DR.. II. W. McKinzie, or Tuesday night
Funeral services were held at the
house this afternoon at 2.30.-Sunday
school will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal Church tomorrow morning
at the usual hour. The church has
been closed for weeks while repairs
and improvements were being made
TO the interior.-Mrs. Clara Zimmer-
man fell from a stepladder and frac-
tIIred her right arm.-Dr. George II.
Johnston and w. II. Zeigler were in
attendance at the meeting of the Car
Isle Presbytery at Harrisburg this
week.-TwentY-fiVe negro laborers ar
rived here on Monday evening to work
in the Duncannon Iron Works.-The
Duncannon High School baseball team
will omen the season here with Marys-
Vile High School team on Saturday.
April %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
''The Man Who Forgot"
Given to Aid Prohibition

Mt Union, Pa, April 15.-Walter
Smith, president of the Senior class of
the High School entertained at his
home his classmates and members of
the faculty Wednesday evening. -
Prof. w. p. Harley, principal of Mt.
Union school has been elected to the
superintendency of the schools for a
term of three years at a salary of ST.
500 per year. Prof. Harley has greatly
strengthened the standing of the
schools since coming here in 1917
An art exhibit was held in the public
schools on Friday. - Katharine
Oliver Mccoy of Kenton, o., who has
entertained crowds everywhere, gave
her dramatiZation of the story The
Man Who Forgot" under the auspices
of the Flying Squadron Foundation
before large crowd in the Presby-
terian church Thursday evening. Her
plea was for nationwide Prohibition.
- Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Crum who
spent the winter in Florida, have re-
turned home. - J. +. Miller is spend
ing some time at Mcclure, Pa. -
Miss Helen Taylor has gone TO Free
burg, Pa, where she will visit her
brother, Ralph. - For some time the
wearing of powder rings made from
the powder manufactured here has
been a fad. AS n result much powder
was carried away from the plant and
the company has issued orders that
all employees caught wearing powder
rings or carrying powder from the
plant will be discharged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Tower City Pupils Give
Pennies For Paper Boxes

Tower City. Pa, April 15.-Mrs. Will
liam Romberger, of Keffers, visited
her mother during the week.-Mrs..
Sponsler went to fremont, where she
will spend some time.-Robert Lud-
wig, of Reading, spent the weekend
here.-Mr. and Mrs. Dando attended
the funeral of the formers brother-in-
law at Wiconisco.-Mis Lawler spent
a day at Pottsville.-Miss Ella Lewis
will spend the weekend at Lebanon
Miss Erma Kaufman, of Pottsville,
enjoyed the weekend here.-Master
Karl Baier went to Lebanon, where he
will spend Easter.-Miss Boyer, prin-
cipal of Tower City schools, chaperoned
the girls of the domestic science class
10 Williamstown, where they saw an
electrical kitchen demonstrated.-Mr
John Niley presented her husband
with a baby girl.-Durlng Passion
Week services will be held every night
i'm the United Evangelical Church.
These services will end i'm a prayer
meeting at o'clock on Easter morn
ing.-At a directors meeting of the
Porter township schools it was decided
to erect a vocational school.-Mrs.
william Schreiner is spending the
week at Pottsville with the Rev. Mr..
Fetterhoff and family. - Miss Hattie
Barnhardt. of Wiconisco, visited her
brother during the week.-The pupils
of the primary schools gave pennies
for the purpose of buying boxes 10 be
stationed throughout the town in
which 10 deposit paper and rubbish
in order to keep the streets clean.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
MIR. and Mrs. Zimmerman
Celebrate Silver Wedding
Br .SeeefaI Corestonderee

IinSlestown. Pa, April 15.-Church
services will be held in the United
Brethren Church tomorrow morning
by the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Lynch;
in the Church of God in the evening
by the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Whitaker,
and in Wenrich's Church in the morn
ing by the Lutheran pastor, the Rev.
o. r. Bittner.-Mrs. David Rudy and
son, of Penbrook, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Feeser on Sunday.
Ira Rooms. of Harrisburg. spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben KoonS.-Nevin w. Moyer, of
Morganza, spent several days with
relatives here.-Alr. and Mrs. Miller.
of Wormleysburg, were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shepler.-Miles
Zimmerman made a trip to Philadel-
phia on Monday.-AleXander Sample.
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sample on Sun
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Shepler Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. w. G..
Zimmerman celebrated their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary on Sunday.
Mrs. Amos Buck is spending the
week with Mrs. Clara Early at IIar-
risburg.-Mrs. David Felty and daugh-
ter Ruth We're at Harrisburg on
Wednesday.-Mi Emma StuclSey, of
Highspire, visited friends here on
Thursday.-AIissV Verna Juillard was at
Harrisburg on Wednesday.-Wo has
been received of the death of Ward
Backenstoe. at Mount Joy. He is a
grandson of IT. d. Rooms, of this place.
MIR. and Mrs. Boyd Good, of Harris
burg. spent Sunday as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. William Good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Fascinating Fanny Brown"
by Halifax Home Talent
Bv Stcefnl Corrcttordencc

Halifax, Pa, April IS. - Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Etzweiler of Penbrook
spent Sunday with their parents here.
- Mrs. John Miller of Harrisburg
spent several days at the home of her
brother, II. NJ. Getz. Mr. and Mrs
Elias Etzweiler and daughter, Lulu,
spent Saturday at Millersburg.-Fr
Kaufman of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
at the home of Ambrose Reynold. -
Dr. Frederick Smith attended a
of the Dauphin County Medi-
cal Society at Harrisburg on Tuesday
ng.-"Fascinating Fanny Brown"
a home talent play given in the High
School auditorium Monday and Tues
day evenings attracted fair audiences
and the parts We're we'll rendered. At
the close of the play those who took
part presented Miss +. Jane Breimeier
under whose direction it was held, a
handsome bunch of white carnations.
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Nathan
Rooms, on Sunday. - John A. Fawbee
has been appointed constable in
Jefferson township to succeed Charles
r. Yuges resigned. .- Walter ].
Bowman, a student at the Philadel-
phia College of Pharmacy, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
w. Bowman. John e. Mace cele-
brated his eighty-first birthday at his
home in Fourth street on Saturday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Spahr of Har-
rsburg and c. A. Crater of Atlantic
City, n. J., Visited at the home of their
father, John Crater. - Lloyd Straw,
of Humm elstown, spent Sunday at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
William Straw in Fifth street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Bond and Key Fraternity
Occupy Their New House
BY Special Correspondence

Selinsgrove, Pa, April IS. - Glenn
Richter and Claude Botteiger spent
week with Mr.. Richters parents at
Lock Haven.-AIrs. Roscoe North is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Southard Parker. at
Washington, d. CT. w Walkin-
shaw. a former student of Susque-
hanna University. visited friends here
this week.-Mrs.. John Bucher and
Eva Leiby spent several weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Charles In New
York State.-Dr. and Mrs. Charles T.
hikens entertained Miss Smith. of
Northampton, Mass, and Misses Ber-
nice and Vivian Decker, of Montgom-
ery,, this week.-Mrs.. and Mrs. Frank
S. Wagenseller, of Grove City, and
George ]. Wagenseller, of Newport,
were here this week visiting at the
home of George c. Wagenseller. -
Members of the Bond and Key Fra
ternity of Susquehanna University this
week occupied their new house in Col
lege avenue. The Bond and Key is the
first fraternity here at Susquehanna to
build its own home.-AIiss Jennie Luck
visited at the home of Robert Coleman
this week.-Selinsgrove school board
has decided to reopen the old school
house which is located in what is
known as the Isle of Que section of
Seinsgrove. Two additional teachers
will be employed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
The Rev. Joseph J. Davis
Lectures at ShiremanstOwn

Shiremanstown, Pa, April Is. -
Primary school was closed several
days this week, the teacher. Miss Sue
4. Kline being called to Liverpool
where her parents are very ill., - The
Rev. Joseph J. Davis of indianapolis,
Ind, representing the Flying Squadron
Foundation. will lecture in the United
Brethren church tomorrow. - Mrs.
Sara Strong of Walters Park. has re-
turned TO her home in Green street
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Zeigler
and daughter, Eleanore Virginia
Ieigler of Shermansdale were called
here by the death of Mrs. Zeigler's
brother. Miss Emma Willis, of
Hyndman. spent several weeks at Car
Isle and Shiremanstown.-NTi Mary
Harman has returned to her home
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Carl at Dillsburg. - Ralph Sheely of
Chambersburg spent Tuesday with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Sheely. -
Miss Helen Arnold, Miss Evelyn
Arnold and John Arnold of Church.
town spent the weekend with their
sister, Mrs. Percy Kelsey. - Mrs. H.
+. Greenawalt has returned to her
home in Harrisburg fter visiting her
sisters here. - Mrs. Samuel NJ. Com
fort is spending several weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Oliver B. Baker at
Lemoyne. - Miss Louise Noell and
Miss Kate Noell visited their sister in
Harrisburg on Monday. - Mrs. Har-
riet Wickersham of New Cumberland
is spending several weeks with the
Misses Roberta and Elsie Strong.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Storm Disables Trolley
Car and Passengers Walk

Lykens. Pa, April 10. - Harold
Weidle of Scranton. was here to at
tend the funeral of his mother-in law
Mrs. Edward Lebo. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Heidenwag and son, John have
returned from Detroit, Mich. - Vera
Cooper spent Sunday with Esther
Searer at Tower City. - Mary Nc
Cauliff spent day at Tower City. -
Howard Burlington of Jersey Shore,
Pa, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burlington. - Mrs
John Fisher spent several days at
Lewisburg. Mrs. Jacob Zerby OF
IIlizabethville, spent some time here.
- DR.. Arthur Lebo OF Philadelphia
came home for the funeral of his
mother, Mrs. Edward Lebo. --- A troll
ley car was disabled by the heavy
electric storm that passed over this
valley Tuesday evening. All the pas
sengers had to walk to Lykens, a dis
tance of two miles. --- Clarence Fear
who has been confined to his home
for several months on account of
sickness is about again. - w. A.
Treon and w. r. Bowman spent We'd
nesday at Berrysburg and Elizabeth
Vile. Mrs. Frank DIETRICH spent
Wednesday at Williamstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
ThOmpsontOwn Streets Are
Being Covered With Flint

Thompsontown, Pa, April Is. -
Mrs. Mary Bucher of East Salem, was
a guest of Mrs. Cyrus Carvell on Tues
day. After teaching the Lock
school during the winter, Miss Helen
Herrick returned to her home in Jer-
sey Shore on Thursday. - Mrs. w. II.
Brubaker was a guest of Mrs. Thomas
Bastress at Mifflin on Saturday. -
Holy communion will be observed to-
morrow in the Lutheran church at
1880 a. III. The Rev. ID. B. Treibley,
pastor. Miss Beulah Cameron left
on Saturday for Harrisburg. - Mrs.
d. B. Treibley and Mrs. S. j. Cameron
and daughter, Marion, visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry SiebCr
near Mexico on Tuesday. - The
borough council is having the streets
of the village covered with flint. an
improvement badly needed. - Mrs.
Floyd r. Shuman left on Thursday for
jersey Shore where she will attend
meeting of the ID. A. r. She will
visit friends at Williamsport before
returning home. - Mrs. William
Longacre underwent an operation in
the Harrisburg Hospital on Tuesday.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cameron and
little son of Harrisburg were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Saus-
man. Easter services will be held
in the Lutheran church in the evening
of April %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
BY Special Correspondence

Dillsburg, Pa, April Is. - Miss
Mary Elizabeth Lau, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Lau, of Franklintown
celebrated her sixteenth birthday on
Monday evening, April 10. There
We're many guests present from Har-
risburg, Mechanicsburg, Dillsburg and
her home town. The evening was
spent in games and contests, vocal and
instrumental music after which re-
freshments We're served. - II. ~.
Arnold who has been spending the
winter in Florida has again returned
to Dillsburg, Pa, for the summer. -
Mrs Daniel Hamm, of Harrisburg, has
been spending several days at her
home here. - Pros. Chas. Smith, of
Lansford. spent Sunday at the home
of his father here. - Robert Lerew,
Lizzie Lerew and Mr.. French all of
Philadelphia are spending the week
among friends here. Mrs. Robert
Spahr is spending some time in Har-
risburg visiting her sons Norman and
Clyde. - J. S. Kapp of the firm of
Kapp & Seibert. is at Baltimore. -
Mrs. Jacob Knisely has been spending
some time at MeChanicsburg. - w. B.
Dick is spending the week at Phila-
delphia. - w. NJ. Flicker entertained
the w. c. Y. L. at her home on Tues
day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Bailey spent Wednesday at Mechanics
burg. - w. NJ. Flicker, editor of the
Dillsburg Bulletin was at York and
Harrisburg during the week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES
''The Burden of the Cross"
by Zion Lutheran Choir

Hummcistown. Pa, April 10. - Pu-
pills of the eighth grade and their
teacher Miss Annie h. Nye, surprised
Russell Zeiters, Il member of the
school on Thursday evening at his
home on Railroad street. it being the
occasion of his fourteenth birthday.
The evening was spent in contests and
games and refreshments were served.
Harry Hemperly, who had his ankle
broken at Rutherford two weeks ago,
is improving slowly - Charles Reed
has been confined to his home two
weeks suffering from infammatory
rheumatism. Mrs. Kate Ulrich en-
tertained her brother. William Bow
man of Lebanon, over Sunday. - The
Rev. l.. III. Zerr preached in his new
charge here in the Methodist Mission
on Sunday. The only child of Mr. and
Mrs. r. j. Walton, Jr., is i'll with
diphtheria. The Zion Lutheran
choir will render Reeds cantata, The
Burden of the Cross" on Good Fri
day evening. jeremiah Balsbaugh
has been seriously i'll for the past two
weeks. -- Mrs. James Mcqueen, of
Sewictley, a former resident of this
place, is the guest of Miss Minnie Ba-
som. Mrs. w. a. Lands spent We'd
nesday at Harrisburg. - The executive
committees of the Mems Organized
Bible Glass met in the parish house on
annual luncheon. which will be held
early in May. The last patrons
meeting of the year will be held in
the high school April IS at which time
County superintendent Frank l..
Shambaugh will be the speaker. -
Simon Baker is suffering with typhoid
fever. - Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Neibert,
OF Palmyra, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry &. Ebersole. Mrs.
Cyrus II. Miller spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Mary NitZ. at Harris
burg. - Miss Marion Espenshade, of
Harrisburg, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Espen-
shade.-The rev. George Hartman of
st. Johns Reformed Church, Harris
burg, preached in the Reformed
church here on Thursday night. The
Rev. Herbert Garnes was a recent visi-
tor of his brother at Mechanicsburg.
Mrs. S. NJ. Killough and Mrs. Harry
Baer spent Wednesday at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Lancaster Farmer Has
FOur-Legged Plymouth Rock

Marietta, Pa, April Is. - Danief
Heilman, of Marietta, a member of
the board of prison directors has been
elected secretary of the board, to NIL
the vacancy caused by the death of
Alexander Morrison.-William Orms-
bee of Chickies, killed White weasel
and sent the hide to the State De-
partment at Harrisburg and had the
skin returned with the fee for captur-
ing this kind of an animal. They are
very rare. - Mrs. Daniel Fralich, of
Harrisburg, was the guest yesterday
of Mrs. Fred Waller The Rev.
James r. Bullitt. of Harrisburg was
the guest of the Rev. Herbert b.
Pulsiher. Mrs. NJ. A. Overcash of
Steelton. who was visiting her sister,
Miss Annie Worley. has returned to
her home. - Joseph NJ. Stafford who
was operated on at the Columbia hos
pital is much improved. - Miss Cert
rude Mott of Burlington, n. j., visited
her aunt. Miss Gertrude Mehaffey. -
Miss Gertrude Y. Nillee has received
a letter from Homer Rodehaver, the
trombonist with Billy" Sunday, COM
plimenting her on the composition of
a song.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
Alpha Class of Allen
Sunday School Celebrates
By Special Correspondence

Allen. Pa, April Is. - Alpha class
of young women of the Church of
God Sunday school, Elizabeth Starry,
teacher, celebrated the second ami
Versary of their organization by an en-
joyable entertainment on Suncay eve
ming. The proceeds were applied to
the purchase of folding screens for
the Sunday school. To make i'm
provement in handling road material
Monroe township supervisors have
purchased two dump wagons. - The
Rev. +. Z. Seylar and family are
spending a week with friends in
Franklin county. - Dorotha Bow
man, the genial postmistress, assisted
her sister, Mrs. f. +. Best of Camp
Hill, to move into a newly purchased
home in South Main street. - Mrs.
Maria Shearer was called to York to
attend the funeral of her brother,
mir. Arnold. Oliver Dewalt. who
has been confined TO the house with
rheumatism during the winter enjoys
the sunshine of these April days. -
Farmers are anXiously waiting settled
weather to push forward the plant
ing of the Spring crops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
" Annexation of Mexico"
Subject of Literary Debate

Ephrata, Pa. April >. - THAT the
Peaceful Annexation of Mexico by the
United States Would be Advantageous
to Both Nations" was the resolution
for debate at the last meeing of the
Ephrata High School Literary Society.
- The affirmative side being taken
by Bertha Nipple and Thomas Rhoads
and the negative by Ruth Fry and
Eugene Shirk. The judges decided
in favor of the negative. The pupils
of the High School several days ago
enjoyed a very instructive lecture by
Mr.. Farnaham on the ways and
Customs OF the Orient" During the
his talk Mr.. Farnaham displayed
many objects and trinkets in use by
the peoples of the Far East. - The
pupils of the Ephrata High School
will give a concert in the Grand
Theater. Ephrata, on Monday evening
April "a. - An enthusiastic meeting
Of the guarantors of the Ephrata
chautauqua was held on Monday eve
ming. IT. w. Knickel, the chautauqua
promoter was also present. - The
chautauqua will be held from June
1S to % inclusive. - The Rev. J. NJ.
Walters and his son, Leroy Walters,
are both confined to bed this week by
illness. The latter is a~student at Leb-
anon Valley College and came home
on Monday quite i'll. - Samuel Slower.
q well known horse dealer of Ephrata
Is seriously i'll with pneumonia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
High School Class Studies
Motors at Electric Plant
Br SbeciaI Correstondence

Wiconisco, Pa, April Is. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Acaley and daughter.
Alice of Enola, visited the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Aca-
ley this week. Students of the
graduating class of the High School
accompanied Professor John Sham
baugh to the Electric Light plant west
of town on Tuesday afternoon to
make a study of the motors. Joe
Dreibelhis of Germantown. Phila-
phia, spent several days with rela =
tVes. His father, Abe Dreibelbis, a
war veteran accompanied him to
Philadelphia, where he will make his
home. - William Coles has returned
to Millville, \. d. - Isaac Holland of
Bellflower, Cal, is spending some
time with relatives here. - Mrs.
Hayden Prout of Mauch Chunk is
spending a week at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Evan Jones. Mrs.
John Shamaugh is spending a week at
Millville, Pa. Cyrus Mark OF Chi
cago, spent several days with his
brother. John Mark, who has been i'll.
- Ada Miller of Lloyalton spent sun
day with Lucy Kniley. . Mrs. Miller
and daughter. Nina, of ShamolSin.
spent several days at the Umholtz
Homestead. - Roy Evans of Will
Jamestown spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-15
OWNER OF JITNEYS
ASKS CERTIFICATE
Goes TO Public Service Com.
mission For Right to Run TO
LewiSIown and Burnham
MAIL CARRIER RESIGNS
Says Compensation Is Not Suf.
ficient For Work Done For
Post Office Department

Mihlintown, Pa, April Is. - Muir.
ray Hetrick spent Sunday in Howard,
Pa, visiting Matthew Rodgers, Jr.,
who was seriously injured in an auto.
mobile accident last week. - Joseph
Gaul and daughter, Ethel and sister.
in-law, Miss Lottie Reiss spent Sun.
day at Quarryville, Lancaster county.
- Miss Katherine Mathers let for
Philadelphia to-day where she will
make a short visit prior to a trip
through the Middle West before re.
turing to Mitfiintown. Mrs. Allen
delphia where she will visit Mrs
Samuel Hart and Miss Anna Kelly
who are in the German Hospital. -
Hayes ID. Pettitt, accompanied by hii
lawyer, j. Howard Neely, were al
Harrisburg this week appearing be.
fore the Public Service Commission
asking for a certificate for his jitney
line to Lewistown and Burnham.
Philip Bishop, who has been en-.
gagged in carrying mail between AIifflir
and Miftlintown during the past sew.
eral years, has rendered his Resigna.
ton on account of the salary not be.
ing satisfactory - James Mathers OF
Altoona spent Sunday with his sister
Miss Katharine Mathers. Jacot
Davis of MediX Run spent Sunday with
his mother Mrs. Sara Davis. - Burl
Etka left Thursday for Akron, Ohio
where he has secured employm ment.-
Lyman Sulof left Thursday fol
Philadelphia where he will enter the
Williamson Trade School. Mist
Elizabeth Okeson returned home or
Thursday after spending the past !:
months with relatives at Scranton
John Bousum, president OF the Junior
class of the Mifilintown High Schoo
entertained the members of his class
at his home. - Mrs Samuel Hart and
Miss Anna Kelly who are in the Ger.
man Hospital recovering after opera.
ton for appendicitis are getting alons
nicely and expected home in shor
time. Mrs. Wilburforce Schweyei
entertained the members of the
Coterie Club at her home on Satur
day evening.