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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
MIDDLETOWN

Benjamin Bailey who was caught
as a deserter from his camp at Louis
Vile. XIV. and held at the Aviation
Camp for orders, was taken there
Yesterday by Sergeant Nolase, of the
Aviation Corps.
Mrs. Frank Hampton, who spent
the past two weeks in town with
Mrs. Mary Hickernell, has returned
to her home at Lorain, ONO. she
was accompanied as far as Pittsburgh
by Mrs. Hickernell, who will spend
the winter months with her son,
Mrs. c. j.. Bowers has returned
home from a weeks visit to her son,
Karl Bowers, Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Rodfong, whose prop
erty in Center Square, was Destroy
ed by fire early last Saturday MORN
ing, will rebuild. The fire company
insurance adjusters were In town
Joseph Brady. who was charged
with taking about forty chickens
from ]. D. Aldinger, Conewago, May,
1916, was given a hearing before
Squire C, T.. Bowers yesterday morn
ing, and was held under $500 bail for
III. s. Roth has returned home from
a several days business trip to Phil
MIS-. D. II. Palmer. of Columbus,
The Palmyra Glee Club will give
a concert in the st. Peters Lutheran
Church, this evening.
Miss Edna Beard and Miss Ida
Beaverson, spent yesterday at Har-
risburg.
PHILADELPHIA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
OBERLIN

Mrs. II. Horvath living near Ober-
| lin, died on Tuesday. Funeral services
were held from the Roman Catholic
Church, Steelton, to-day.
At meeting of the Swatara town
ship school board, on Monday even
| ing, P. I. Parthemore was elected
president, and j. +. Berkheim er,
vice-president. Mr.. Berkheimer was
| installed for the term of four years.
| w. II, Horner, Adam Fackler and Jo-
seph Pacey, for six years.
Miss Gertrude Brubaker was elect
ed principal of the Enhaut building,
taking the place of Prof. Miller now
serving the faculty of Central High
school, Harrisburg. Mrs. George Bell
succeeds Miss Brubaker in the sixth
grade, Enhaut.
Prof. w. r. Zimmerman, the as
sistant county superintendent will
address the teachers of the township
in the High school room next Tues
day evening at 7.30, on the subject of
"Penmanship."
Miss Helen Hooker is visiting her
sister, Mrs. George Goodfellow, in
Philadelphia.
John Quigley, of Shippensburg,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Wise
Mrs. George Shearer and Mrs
Harry Wolf, of I-ummelstown, Wis
"Brookside."
George Eshenaur and family spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Eshenour.
At a meeting of the church council
of Salem Lutheran on Monday, nomi-
nations were made for church oftic-
ers to be elected at a congregational
meeting on the coming Sunday, De-
cember 81. The pastors salary was
increased for the third time since as
suming charge of the congregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Saylor are
spending several weeks at their cot
| tage at Mt. Alto. Mr.. Saylor is hunt
| ing for deer.
Last evening at s o'clock in the
Paxtang Presbyterian Church, Miss
| Clara S. Reichley, formerly of Pax
tang and Clair NJ. Stengle, of Ober-
lin, were married by the Rev. II. b.
King, pastor. The bride was mailing
clerk at elliott Fisher Company, and
the groom is the son of G. A. Stengle,
a merchant in Oberlin. The wedding
was witnessed only by the immediate
| families. The bride was dressed in
Georgetta crepe and carried bridal
! flowers. After a trip to Baltimore
Washington and other points, they
will make their home at Oberlin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Recruiting Increases
During Final Campaign

The first days work in the cam
paign to enlist a Steelton Unit which
expired at noon to-day resulted in
five enlistments. Three men enlisted
yesterday and two this morning run
ming the total number OF enlistments
since the sub-station was located
here less than a month ago up to
twenty-five.
Corporal Paul in charge of the
local station announced this morn
ing that he will send letters to all
men in this district who are subject
to draft requesting them to enlist
before December 13. By this appeal
and individual soliciting on the
streets Corporal Paul, believes re-
cruiting will pick up considerably in
the next few days. The men are re-
quested to enlist at the Steelton Of
flee in order that this borough makes
n good showing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Large Audience Expected
to Hear Charity Concert

According to indications to-day
the High school auditorium will be
filled to its capacity this evening to
hear the concert by the Steelton
Band for the benefit eff the Asso-
ciated Charities of the borough. The
seat sale up until noon to-day as
far as could be learned was very
large.
The program to be presented is as
follows: March, 'U. S. A. National"
arranged by PAMELA; Fantasia, Err
nani," Verdi; reading, Mrs. Freder-
ick Harling; airs from Spring
Maid" II. Reinhardt; "Nigger in the
Barnyard," descriptive conglomera-
tion) Lovenberg; reading, Mrs. Fred
erick Harling; grand scenes from
Samson and Delilah," Saint-Seans;
reading, Mrs Frederick Harling;
melodies from "Katinka," r. F'rimi;
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Place Community Xmas
Tree in Fairgrounds

A large pine tree measuring about
thirty-five feet in length was placed
in position in the Lawn Fairgrounds
in Front street by borough workmen
in charge of Street Commissioners
Jacob Meshey this morning. Final
arrangements for the community
Christmas tree celebration to be
held under the tree will be made
at a meeting of the executive COM
mittee next Tuesday afternoon at
2.30 o'clock.
Mrs. c. A. Alden, chairman of the
committee, announced this morning
that the Christmas treat for chill
|Hiren will be given under the tree
Fith special ceremonies on December
"a The theat will be composed of
stockings, gloves and oranges and
toys. Nearly forty children will re-
ceive these gifts. The Rev. Mr..
Heilman, rector of Trinity parish,
will speak to the children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
NEWS OF STEELTON
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TO HOLD MEETING
Instructors to Discuss Disci-
pline and General
Topics

The first OF a series of five meet
ings to be held by the borough
school teachers this winter will be
held on Monday. The general subject
is Moral, Educational and Vocation
al Guidance, The meetings last year
were largely attended and were a
benefit to teachers, especially those
who have not had much experience
in teaching.
During the program the outlined
professional reading for the month in
Davis Vocational and Moral Guild
ance will be discussed. Prof. William
NJ. Harclerode, supervisor of music
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

in the borough schools, will have
charge of the musical end of the
program.
The program to be presented is as
follows:
Echoes From the Summer Vaca-
tion," (a) Summer Schools" (b)
"Other Means of Professional I'm
provement;" (c) Physical Recrea-
tom" (d) MY Bit" for Uncle Sam"
Echoes From the County Insti-
tue" (a) From the Standpoint of
Information" (b) From the Stand
point of inspirations" (c) From the
Standpoint of Social Fellowship"
=" Echoes From the School of Ex-
perience," (a) Influences That
Caused Me. to Become a Teacher;" /"
(b) Personalities That Have Touch.
ed My Life Most For the Best"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
PATRIOTIC DUTY
TO JOIN CHAPTER
Red Gross Officers Ask All
Residents in District to Be-
come Xmas Members

In a statement by the publicity
committee Of the local Red Cross
Chapter this morning, residents of
steelton. Highspire. Enhaut, oberlin.
Bressler and surrounding territory
were requested to join the chapter
during the Christmas drive as pa
triotic duty.
Members of the committee ap-
pealed to residents OF this district to
come forward and join whether they
woman and child will be asked to
join the chapter ana are urged by
officers not to hesitate in taking out
their memberships at the opening
of the campaign. Efforts are being
made to wage a more extensive cam
paign than the previous one.
Officers of the Highspire auxiliary
of the local chapter yesterday offered
their services in the campaign and
committee of twenty-five women was
appointed to campaign in this town.
town.
Mrs. Quincy Bent. Mrs. Frank A.
Robbins and Mrs. w. Fl. Nell from
the local chapter yesterday visited
the auxiliary and found everything
running in good order. Members of
the committee admired the spirit
with which members of the auxiliary
are doing their work.
Mrs. Nell, who has charge of the
local membership campaign, spoke
to the women or the campaign work
and how it will be conducted. Mrs.
Bent, chairman of the Steelton
chapter, lauded the Highspire wom-
en- for their splendid support and
complimented Miss Blanche Mumma,
head of the auxiliary, for her untir-
ing efforts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

ence;. prayer, the Rev. A. K. Wier;
anthem. Americas Message" male
chorus, "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground"; address, Frank B. Wicker
sham; selection, "Song of the Flag ;
rollcall of soldiers, unfurling of hon.
or roll. unrur1ing of service flag
Battle Hymn of the Republic
audience.
The honor roll is composed OF
Francis d. Beidel, r. Franklin Lii
Miles C. Morrison, Roy Shelley, Carl
Shelley, Roy Thomas, Chester Blyer
George Curley, Charles C. Gruber
Samuel Curley, Mr.. Van Lear, STAN
ley Shupp, Brightbill Armstrong
Charles f. Reeser. Lester Swartz, Jo-
seph Schreffier. Earl s. Bush, Mer-
vim Barrick. Thomas Reinhard, Will
liam II. Nelson, r. r. Shuler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

sick headache, dullness, feverishnezs
sore throat, sneezing. soreness ans
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" m tire.
quickest, surest relief known ana
costs only few cents at drug store4
1t acts without assistance. tastes nice,
and causes no inconvenience. Don't
laccept n substitute. Insist o.
"Pape's"--nothing else.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Election of officers will take place
at a meeting and smoker of the
Modern woodmen Camp, No. $3.50
this evening. The final contest in q
series of quot games for the Cham
pionship will take place this evening.
All members are requested to be
present for the election of officers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Centenary Church Will
Honor Men in Service

A patriotic service in honor of the
members of Centenary United Breth-
rem Church who are in the service
of their country will be held on Sun
day evening. An address will be
made by Frank b. Wickersham. A
large service flag will be unfurled
is as follows: Organ prelude, Mrs.
Clara Poors; scripture lesson, the
Rev. A. K. Wier; America" audi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07
Don't stay stuffed-,lpI

Quit blowing and snuffing! A dose
OF "Pape's Cold Compound" taker
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery ant
preak up severe cold either in the
head. chest, body or limbs.
II promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops mast
dlscharge or nose running: relieve!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
WEST BARNET.

CThressa Biain, Correspondent
Henry Bailey was in St. Johnsbury
recently having dental work done
Nj. and Mrs. dudley Fitzgerald and
son, Gordon returned from Boston
Monday.-Mrs. John Roy was quite i'll
the past week with to1silitis.-Gordon
Fitzgerald is i'll with the chicken poX.
Mrs. Dudley B!ain and Miss Lula
Blake spent Wednesday in st. Johns
bury.-t,rneSt Roy attended State
Grange in Burlington as a delegate
from Lake View Grange.-Leon Roy
WAS in Cabot ecently.-Bertram AL
len went to Boston to enlist, but was
not accepted on account of his teeth.
Miss Wanna I4ackie spent Wednes-
day in St. Johnsbury.-Lake View
Grange was held Tuesday evening
with the average attendance. Light
refreshments we're served ana
Mrs. Milo McLam spent Wednesday
In Passumpsic.-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
l;lain gave a party to about 20 of
their friends Wednesday evening
Mrs. George Blain was quite i'll a few
days last Week.-Mrs.. Albert Bluett
and son. James, visited at E. S. Man
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Liohtina Methods Improved.

The great development of lighting
within the last ten years is made APP
probable only when tie results are
shown in figures. It is well-known
the introduction Of the metal filament
lamps has reduced the consump
ton of current for given amount OF
light to one-half or one-third of what
it was before, but there has been alss
a great improvement in the durability
of the new lamp. A French authority,
A. Boutaric, has Investigated the rec
ords of 1924 lamps ins &c establish
ments. In 1908, only half of the metal
filament lamps withstood as much as
200 hours of usage, but in 1914 not less
than SO per cent endured for that
length of time, and the percentage OF
.hose having a life of 1000 hours had
risen from 31.5 to so. Besides their
carbon lamps, the French were max.
ing 100000 metal fflament lamps
yearly as the war began, the prospect
being large increase on the return
Of peace.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19

chester part of Tuesday and Wednes-
day.-The Busilla Club met with Mrs
Henry Roy Thursday afternoon
Mrs. E. S. Bailey visited her. aunt,
Mrs. Julia Carter, Thursday!-The
Red Cross did not hold, meeting
Friday afternoon as usual on account
of the heavy fall of snow, which made
the atrveling bad.-Mrs. Arthur Roy
and son, Francis, spent Thursday with
Mrs. George Blain.-Mrs. Leonard
Brock has been spending few days in
Wells River.-Mrs. Albert Bluett and
son, James, spent the weekend with
George Nutter.-Roy Warden, Har-
ley Bushway, James Richie and Les
lie Thornton are out of town attend
ing Masonic meeting.-DudIey
and Mrs. Andrew HASTE and daughter
Fitzgerald were in Groton Friday-Mr
Mildred, Mrs. Margaret Hale, Miss
Georgia Thornton and Mrs. Dudley
Blain were st. Johnsbury visitors Sat
urday.-A1. Blake and daughter went
10 West Danville Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
What Others
Like to Eat at
Christmastide

CPAIN loves her turkeys. Nor does
y she find it necessary to run them
Ito death on the farms in order &c.
make their meat tender, for the fowls
are driven into town from long dis
tances, and their feet are tarred to
withstand the. hardness of the roads,
For three days before Noche BBena
the streets Of the cities and villages
are thick with squawking poultry and
bleating lambs and kids that are des-
tined for the slaughter. S
Cuba fattens up her turkeys on wall
nuts to make their flesh more tooth,
some. Mexico grinds the cooked it,ir-
key to a paste, which is mixed with
chill, raisins, currants, wine and few
other ingredients into what is called
mole de guajalote. France, too, al
though she shows her partially for
turkeys by examining them with truf-
fes, coquettes with her Christmas
menu. Now she throws her scarf to
blood red sausage, fat and juicy !; now
to stewed hare with unferlnented
wine; again to .pheasants, to hazen
hens, to heath cocks.
In Brittany the home cured ham
gives SAVIOR to the rye bread and to the
chocolate porridge, especially dedi-
Gated to Noel. In Cuba baked hams,
previously boiled in champagne and
well sugared, vie for favor with a
"Nors and Christians" in "reminiscences
of page in Spanish history, and made
Of black beans and rice. ~
In southern Italy cells. curled round
with tail in mouth, defy time on the
Christmas board by the emblem Of
eternity. In the smaller italian cities
on the day before Christmas the air Is
shrill and cries of kids being brought
to market in panniers swung from
donkey backs. Chickens, pigeons, tripe,
boiling hot, are other dainties appro-
pirate to the season, as well as tur-
keys, geese and calf's head.
German and Scandinavian countries
are noted for the bounty of their
Christmas cheer. In rural neighbOr-
hoods the tables are spread from
Christmas to Epiphany. England, too,
offers wide and varied hospitality In
Warwickshire, for instance, they serve
roast crab apples with chine of pork
and elder wine. Yorkshire has Its
frumenty, its Yule cakes and plum
pudding. Scotland boasts one dish all
her own--haddock, stuffed with oat-
meal and onions--C Chicago Tribune. s
4sEs<ss< z Z 4 eakas&Ees
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
SOUTH RYEGATE.
IN. C. Hall, Correspondent

IN. C. Hall, Correspondent
Dewey S. Darling, who is attending
the Harvard Dental College, has en-
listed in the medical reserve corps
which will enable him to complete
his dental course before being called
into active serVice.-Miss Nellie Bone
went Wednesday to West NeWbury to
spend a week or more with her sis
ter, Mrs. G.. l.. Tyler.-MisS Jean Far
quharson was the, winner in the con-
test for the most popular young lady
in town, the contest being carried on
by the Morgan Show Company, which
wound up weeks entertainment
last week, Monday evening. Miss
Iarquharson received a valuable gift
Of silverware.-Rev. ID. S. Giles of
peKalb, n. Y, will preach next Sum
day morning in the Presbyterian
church, having extended his stay in
town from two to three weeks.-The
H. A. S. of the Presbyterian church
realized $21.00 from the supper gwen
Thursday evening in the yestry.-Alex
]. Smith and Raymond Beaton went
Saturday morning TO Springfield
Mass, where they joined the Sam
mics" abroad the Federal express for
Jacksonville, Fla, where they will
spend the winter in the training camp
for the quartermaster's department
Almost the entire village turned out to
see the boys off at the station Satur-
day morning Howard Gray of Grand
Rapids, Mich. son of Mr.. and Mrs T.
$. Gray of this place has enlisted in
the engineering corps of the United
States army and has gone into camp
in Ohio.-Charles f. Gibson contell-
plates entering the military stores
school at Hanover, n eH.-Miss Jean
Farquharson and Miss Georgiahna
Brown went Friday to St. Johnsbury
to visit Miss Dora Farquharson. Miss
Brown returned Saturday afternoon,
but Miss I'arquharson remained over
Sunday.--Mrs T. F. Glennon, who has
been assisting Mrs. +. J. Doe, has gone
to Burlington and Mrs. T. S. Gray is
now caring for her little grandson
Miss Alice LaClair went Saturday
where she viii spend the three weeks
vacation.-The village school closed
Friday for q three weeks vacation
The Red Cross ladies realized s13 from
serving refreshments Friday evening
to those attending the Grange dance.
There was Il small attendance on &C
count of the heavy snowstorm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
PERSONALS

Mrs. George Lowrey is slowly but
satisfactorily recovering from seri-
Gus operation.
Mrs. John Rickaby of Arlington,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Mary Menut
One of the men now at Camp
Green, in a recent letter home, said
on December 3 they were in their
shirt sleeves and had thunder
shower. but on the 18th they had
eight inches of snow. The wood
problem there is a serious one,
nearly as bad as in New England
The engagement of Miss Edith r.
Gates, ST. J. A, and daughter of ex-
Gov. Charles w. Gates of Franklin, to
Lieut.. Merle Halsey Davis was an
nounced last Saturday afternoon at a
tea given at the Pi Beta Phi rooms
in Burlington. Both are graduates OF
the University of Vermont, class of
1915. and Lieut.. Davis is now at
Camp Monroe, Va
Miss F'reda Gilfillan, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Gilfillan is now
employed in the draughting Office al
the Charleston Navy Yard, the first
woman to be in this department OF
the service. Miss Gilfillan is a grae-
uate of Cornell University. Her
brother, Second Lieut.. Max Gilfillan
who has been at the officers training
camp at Quantico, Va, during the
summer, left the last of October with
the marine corps and is now some
where in France.
Harry SaIman and Archie Hunter
are at home from Norwich University
to spend the holidays.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Personals and Locals.

{. l.. Stay was a business visitor
in st. Johnsbury Monday.
Mrs. J. r. Wilson of Canaan, n. H.,
is visiting friends in this city for a
few days.
Henry Bulls is quite sick with the
grip.
Benjamin Brown is working nights
in the local office of the American
Express Company during the absence
of the night agent, Homer Martin,
who is entertaining the grip at his
home on North avenue.
Fred Snay,, who is a mem Der. of
the national army stationed in New
Jersey, is spending a weey with rela-
tives in town. f5
II. w. Martin spent last week in
Montreal and Boston.
Mrs. Ralph Fairbanks went to
Lyndonville Monday where she will
be "a guest in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Luther Hackett 4 -
DIR. Charlotte Fairbanks of st
Johnsbury was in the. city yester-
day. having been called in consulta-
ton with the attending physician DR..
H. E. Somers, in the case of Mrs
BENJAMIN Riley. 1t was deemed adj
yisable to remove. the patient to- a
hospital for treatment and she, wa:
taken to- BrightIook, hospital at st.
Johnsbury- this afternoon. This
evening word has been. received. that
the operation could not be performed
owing to the patient having develop
ed pneumonia during, the. day. Her
recovery is. considered doubtful. I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Not Until aNext Christmas"

1t was said the other day by an old
southerner in Washington that no
home loving Virginian ever would move
until after the next Christmas" The
next Christmas comes and goes. but
there is still another to come. and tie
moving is put OF and happily will be
put off until the holiday spirit has gone
from the South, a spirit that viii go
when the South goes.-New York Eve
ming Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Advertised Letters.

Letters advertised for the week
ending Dec. s, 1917:
Ladies-Mrs. Robert Dean, Mrs
Charles J. Hill, Mrs. J. W. Hawley,
Miss Ella Parker, Mrs. George Whit
ford.
Gentlemen-Alec Bolduc, Joseph
F. Cheney, Frank Davies, Diddon En-
field, Harry Hinton, T. Mitchell
Jamison, Carl C. Upham.