Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-01
: MIDDLETOWN|
Lutheran Church Will
Celebrate 150th Year
of Its Organization

st. Peters Lutheran Church will
celebrate the one hundred and
hftieth anniversary of the old Luth-
eran church September 16, II, is
and 10; Following will be the pro-
gram Tor the four days: Sunday,
september 16, $50 a. m, Sunday
school rally and dedication of new
grand piano with appropriate music
and addresses by former pastors;
lO.45 a. m, anniversary sermon by
the Rev. b. f. Alleman, d. D., of
Lancaster, Pa; 3 p. m, meeting in
old Lutheran church, with addresses
by the Rev. w. NJ. Baum, d. D.,
Canatoharic, n. Y, and the Rev. b.
r. Alleman; T.30 p. M, sermon de-
ilVered by the Rev. S. T. Nicholas,
y. D.; of Washington, d. c. Mon
day, september II, 7.30 p. M, Sun
day school night, with unveiling of
Dronze tablet erected in memory Of
former superintendents; S. C. Peters,
presiding. Addresses will be made
by the Rev. Fuller Bergstersser on
John Smell, the Rev. b. f. Alleman
on John Croll. The Rev. H. c. Hol-
'loway on G. A. Alleman. The Rev.
f. W. Staley on Isaac 0. Nissley. The
grafton will be delivered by the Rev.
{. Z; Wiler, d. D., Philadelphia.
tuesday, September is, the mission
airy societies will give a reception 10
the wives of the former pastors, Mrs.
H. Z. Holloway Mrs. +. w. Staley,
Mrs. s. +. Nicholas and Mrs. Fuller
GerDstresser; 7.30 p. M, grain of
wheat night, payment of annual rem
tai OF one grain of wheat to one of
the heirs OF George Fisher, founder
of Middletown. A reception will be
gwen TO the former pastor. The Rev.
Fuller Bergstresser will preside.
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quadrl-centennial celebration with
addresses by the Rev. ]. w. Fink
binder, Colorado Springs, Colo, and
the Rev. l.. G. Manages, Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman McGraw
ana two children are visiting at Ben
derville. Pa, for several days.
The Middletown schools will open
up Monday morning for a nine
months term, and the continuation
school will also open up with Miss
Elizabeth Overdeer as teacher and
seventy-five pupils.
julius Albami, of Harrisburg, and
Miss Gertrude Nigrow, of town, were
married in the st. Mary's Catholic
Church on Thursday afternoon at 2
O'Clock by Father julius Foin. The
best man was John Scarselloy, of
Harrisburg. The bridesmaid was
Miss Kathryn DeFrank, of Steefton.
The flower girls were Della Barbush,
annie Ntgrow, Maize Vence and
Steelton.
Adonis Dewitt was given a hearing
before Burgess Jordan on Thursday
afternoon charged with shooting crap
and threatening to cut officer Noon
with knife when he arrested him.
The burgess imposed a fine of S12
and indefault of same he was placed
in the lookup. The other two, Charles
Davenport and James Duncan, who
were arrested at the same time for
the same offense, paid their costs
of S5 and were discharged.
Miss Mary Kelsch, who spent the
past month in town, returned to her
home at Washington, D. c., to-day.
Edward Ware is spending a few
days at Atlantic City.
Miss Reba Hendrickson, of Camp
Hill, is visiting in town.
w. V. LutZ, the barber had q
growth removed from his right eve
at the Harrisburg Hospital yester-
day.
Mrs. Robert Hickernell has re-
turned home from a several weeks
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Seaman, at Mt. Joy.
Isaac Singer, of Niagara Falls, Is
visiting relatives in town. .
Miss Ethel Dalton, of PhiladeI-
phia, Is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry and
two children, OF Chambersburg, is
visiting in town.
Ralph Manning, of Washington,
d. c., is visiting in town.
Miss Eva Blecher is spending
some time at Mt Gretna.
Communion services will be OBJ
served i'll the United Brethren church
Sunday morning and will be IN
charge of the Rev. I. H. Albright.
The funeral of David Rooms was
held from the home of his sister,
Mrs. Samuel Irely in Ann street, yes
terday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The
Rev. T. c. McCarrell, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church. officiated. Bur-
ial was made in the Middletown
Cemetery.
Karl Bowers, of Philadelphia, ,s
visiting in town