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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
"ExPERIENCE SOCIAL

Marysville, Pa, Feb. 26.-To-mor-
row evening the annual experience
social" of the Trinity Reformed
Church will be held in the Sunday
school room, when this program will
be given: Instrumental solo, Ray Lii
ley; reading, Mrs. w. w. Ruhl; ladies'
quartet, Sweet Mistress Mary"
reading, Miss Adaline Byers; instru-
mental duet Miss Helen Wise and Miss
Carrie Smith; vocal solo, the Rev.
Ralph e. Hartman; sketch, His Old
Sweethearts," cast, school girl, Mary
Corl; athletic girl, Adella Smith; ac-
tress, Elizabeth Sadler: college girl,
Helen Lick; winter girl, Anna Wag-
ner; summer girl. Hattie Lykens; rid
ing girl, Pauline Glass; debutante,
Sara Eppley; widow. Louise Corl;
bride, Carrie Smith; bachelor, Scott
Leiby
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26

! Labor. according to officials, is very
scarce. Employees have recently re-
ceived two 10 per cent increases in
their wages.
More than 100 persons are under
steady employment at the New Cumber-
land factory of the John c. Herman 4
Co. cigar factory. This plant has not
yet received "A shock from the scarcity
of tobacco or railroad congestion, as
a storehouse in the neighborhod is i'm
good shape to carry the firm through
for some time Scarcity of cigar boxes
I is the chief difficulty in the output.
Through contract il has been possi-
BILE for the Pennsylvania Dye and
Bleach Works to secure dye which lis
essential material in operation of this
plant. Thirty persons are employed
and the plant is running in full blast.
Mexican difficulties have jolted the
output of the cigar box factory of
Defiance Lenhart The cedar wood.
which is secured in Mexico. cannot be
purchased, and a substitute is hard to
secure. The plant is Just able to run
full. employing five persons.
In order to install a compound clay
crusher and roll the brick plant of II.
f. Fleurie has closed down for week.
The cost of the improvement will be
$500 This is the first time the plant
has closed down for year. The daily
output is $4,000 and "a men have
steady employment.
The brick plant of +. c. lands,
formerly known as Leiby and Lands,
has a daily capacity of $4,000 brick and
employs 40 persons. The total num-
Der of bricks turned out by this plant
in nine months is eight and one half
millions. Both plants have large
list of orders. Mr.. Lands announced
yesterday that plans are being made
for minor improvements about the
plant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
Two Auto Accidents Near
Carlisle Saturday Night

Carlisle, Pa, Feb. 26.-Two serious
auto smashes occurred near Carlisle
on Saturday night, from which one
death is expected to result. Ira Rail-
inS, of Shippensburg, sustained a
broken back and internal injuries
when the light runabout in which he
was riding was overturned while at
tempting to pass u big touring car.
Raining and his companion, Charles
Shearer, were throw nout. Shearer
sustained a broken collarbone and
bruises. Both men are in the Car
lisle Hospital.
Confused by the lights the cars of
w. Il. Munro and John Railing went
together on the Walnut Bottom road
about three miles west of Carlisle
Saturday night and were damaged.
Munro was severely cut by flying
glass.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
MarysvilIe Ministers Print
Names on Applications

MarysvilIe. Pa, Feb. 26.-Names of
the siSners of the two applications for
liquor licenses in Marysville. the names
OF the owners of the hotel properties;
bnndsmen. were published last week
through action of the Marysville Min
isteriaI Association. Monster remon-
strances against both applicants nave
Robinson, clerk OF Perry County court
at New Bloomfield.
Only one licensed hotel now exists IN
Marysville This is owned by Mrs.
Olive Smith. of Steelton, and is oper-
ated by w. W. Rhoads, of this place,
being known as the Central Hotel. The
the Railroad Hotel, in South Main
street owned by Mrs. Mary l.. Graup-
ner. of Harrisburg. X. II. White is the
applicant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
BAZAR AT DAUPHIN

Dauphin, Pa, Feb. 26. A bazar
will be held by the Dauphin Athletic
Association in the Odd Fellows Hall,
on Friday and Saturday evening,
March 10 and II. The committee in
charge consists of Thomas r. Kinter.
chairman; Charles Hoover, Cotsy Nc
Curdy, and Blake Gilday. All kinds of
handiwork, fancywork, cakes, candy,
pies, ice cream, etc, will be for sale.
A special orchestra will play during
the evening. Dauphin baseball fans
will all patronize the affair by both
material and financial aid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
VETERANS HOLD REUNION

Marietta, Pa, Feb. &c. - With the
ranks OF the veterans of the Civil war
fast thinning, Marietta seems to hold
out better than other places. On Sat
urday five men who were members of
Company b. Forty Fifth Pennsylvania
Volunteers, which regiment was one
of the few that lost heavily, gathered
at the office of George q. Lindsay,
Market street, Marietta, and after roll
call, adjourned to the Brunner restau-
rant, where they partook of dinner.
The men were Edward W. McElroy,
George G. Lindsay. Washington l..
Hershey, Marietta; Samuel Myers, of
Newtown, and Robert Hall, of Column
bia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
KINGS GLASS MEETING

Marysville, Pa, Feb. 26.-At re-
cent meeting of the Kings Glass of the
Church of God Sunday school, held at
the home of George Weaver, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Teacher, Bernice Bit
ting; president, George Weaver; vice.
president, Donald Holland; secretary,
Charles Mark; assistant secretary,
William Fenfish; treasurer, George
King; lookout committee, Carl Bit
ting and George Killing; missionary
committee. George Weaver and Bel
mont Donahue; flower committee,
Walter Killing and Charles Mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
TWO PREACH FAREWELIs

Lebanon, Pa. Feb. 26. - Two Leba-
non pastors last evening preached
their farewell sermons to their respec-
tive congregations. The Rev. DR.. j.
Max Hark not only retires from the
pastorate of the Moravian charge. but
also frota the active ministry after a
service of forty years. The Rev. T.
Clinton Harris gives up the pastorate
of the First Baptist Church, TO accept
call to Shinglehouse. Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
BURIAL OF MRS. voGELsoNG

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Feb. 26.-Fu-
neral services for Mrs. Elizabeth No-
gelsong, who died on Friday night,
will be held tomorrow at 8 o'clock at
her late home in South Market street,
and the regular service at the Stone
church in the State road,J conducted
by the Rev. 5. S. Garnes. Burial will
be made in the adjoining cemetery.
The following children survive: Mrs.
q. w. McGonigle, of Somonauk, ILL.,;
Milton j. Nogelsong, of Shermansdale;
Mrs Simon Walters, of near Good
Hope; William II. Nogelsong, of New
Kingston; Mrs. George Shaull, of
Sporting Hill; George w. Nogelsong.
of Harrisburg; Robert Q. Vogelsong,
of Mechanicsburg; Mrs. S. NJ. Lindsay,
of Enola; Earl and Miss Sylvia Nogel-
song at home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
KNIGHTS OF MALTA OFFICERS

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Feb. .2G.-These
officers were elected by st. Paurs Com
mandery. No. 15s, Ancient and ulustri-
GUS knights of Malta, for the ensuing
term: Commander. NJ. Il. Ibach: general
issimo. j. r. Prowell; captain general,
Harry n. Cromleigh; prelate. DIR. ]. A.
Kilmore; recorder, W. NJ. J4loller; as
sistant, Guy II. Lucas; treasurer, Fl. b.
Markley: senior warden, l. ]. Webb;
trustee, six months, ]. w. Wister; rep
resentative, Guy If. Lucas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
FOUND DEAD ON ROAD

Duncannon, Pa, Feb. &c. = Edward
Hutdler, who came here a week ago,
and was given work at the Cove Forge
Dairy Farm, was found dead along
the road about a mile south of here
yesterday morning. Death is believed
to have been due to exposure. Hutd-
Ter said his home was at Hagerstown
when he came to the dairy farm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
SCARLET FEVER QUARANTINE

EliZabethville, Pa, Feb. 26.-In or
der to check the outbreak of scarlet
fever at this place, the local board of
health closed all Sunday schools and
church services against persons under
16 years of age. The assembling of
children at the moving picture show
on Saturday night also was forbid
den. The public schools will likely be
closed for the present. The present
patients are a daughter of Dewin
Bechtel; Mary, the daughter of Mrs.
Mclaughlin. and Harry, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gideon Fogelman. other
sick children are watched for develop
mentS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
RIVER CONDITIONS BAD

Marietta, Pa, Feb. 26.-The condi-
tion of the Susquehanna river is hour
ly growing more dangerous. All the
water from the creeks and inlets
pouring into the stream the past few
days is damming somewhere. Ice
some places is frozen to the bottom
of the stream, over thirty inches thick.
At Wrightsville on Saturday ice twen-
ty inches thick was cut.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
EIGHT GENERATIONS on FARM

Marietta, Pa, Feb. 26.-Eight genera
tions of Rissers have been reared on
the farm that Jacob p. Riser, of Mount
JOY township. transferred to his SON
Amos Riser. The present owners
grandfather's great-grandfather bought
it from the Penns nearly 200 years ago
1t is one of the best farms N Lancaster
county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
UNION PRAYERNfEETING

Enola, Pa, Feb. 26.-The weekly
union prayermeeting of the churches
campaign will be held in the United
Brethren Church on Wednesday night.
The Rev. ]. S. Glen, pastor, will lead.
The union choir, under the direction
of Adam cambridge, will hold its re-
hearsal Immediately after the meet
ing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
HERSHEY

George Schroll has been seriously
Ill during the past week.
Charles S. 1eager, of the Ephrata
Review, was a visitor here.
The Rev. .. q. Romlg, of New
Holland, spent several days with his
family here.
Alan Fidler visited his parents at
Pinegrove.
Mrs. Harriet Henry is ill.,
Mrs. John Il. Snyder visited friends
at Lancaster.
II. 7. Kieffer visited his son, Wilbur
ID. Kieffer, at Washington, D. C.
Mrs. E. T. Johnson, of Newark,
Ohio. was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Chase, at the Y. w. c. A.
The Rev o. G. Romig attended a
Christian Endeavor executive commit
tee meeting at Lebanon.
j. n. Smith attended a meeting OF
the Retail Shoe Dealers Association at
Philadelphia.
Misses Kathryn and Elizabeth
Mumma visited relatives at Lancaster
and Mountville
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
DAIiPuIN

Emerson. Wynn, a member of Com
pany l, Eighth Regiment, returned on
sunday from the Mexican border.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l. Gerberich en-
tertalned at their home in South Erie
street on Saturday evening, in honor
OF their son Charles twenty first
birthday. Refreshments were served.
Lawrence Raub, who was operated
upon for appendicitis two weeks ago
at the Harrisburg Hospital, returned
home on Saturday.
The Mite Society of the Presbyter-
ian church will meet at the home of
mrs. w. +. Clark on Tuesday even
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
HUMMELSTOWN

w. l. Pike was at Philadelphia, for
several days.
Miss Ada Walter spent an evening
at Harrisburg.
Mrs. Guy X. Lightfelt. of Holidays
burg, Pa, spent Saturday with her
brother, w. A. Geesey
Mrs. Kate Ulrich entertained her
brother, William Bowman, of Lebanon.
Miss Beatrice letters, of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel letters.
Mrs. Mary Knull spent some time
with her daughter, Mrs. John p. Pyne,
of Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Wolf entertain
ed Miss Mabel Sanders and Miss Mabel
Geiger, of Harrisburg.
Mrs. ]. Lands Strickler spent a day
with friends at Paxtang.
of Sparrows Point, Md, visited at the
homes of s. r. Noblet and Francis Pow
ley.
Mrs. Lloyd Zimmerman. of Cham
bersburg. spent several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Obed Foltz.
David McHolland, of Harrisburg,
spent Saturday with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lands Strickler en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. c. Charles Boom
of harrisburg, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Shope spent Sum
day at Harrisburg.
Miss Pearl Kilmer entertained Miss
Marie Sourbeer of Albright College,
over the weekend.
Mrs. Serena Miller spent the week
end with her brother. Samuel Kautz.
Miss Jean McHolland spent Sunday at
Washington, d. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
BUYS AUTO HEARSE

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Feb. IS. - S.
Harper Myers, furniture dealer and
undertaken, purchased a new auto
hearse, the first of its kind in this To-
cality. 1t appeared on Saturday for
the first time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26

Marysville, Pa. Feb. 26.-Miss Chat
tie Geib entertained at a Progressive
500 party on Friday evening a number
of friends, at her home in Maple ave-
nue.. Refreshments were served to
Mrs. c. r. Snyder, Mrs. W. T. White,
Miss Katherine Roberts. Miss Beatrice
Bell, Miss Emma Roberts, Miss Effic
Bell, Miss Sara Eppley, Miss Leona
Bare, Miss Helen Hain, Miss Katherine
Hench. Miss Stella Deckard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
REVIVAL IN PERRY COUNTY

Enola, Pa, Feb. 26.-The Rev. T.
II. Matterness, pastor of st. Matthews
Reformed Church, will leave on We'd
nesday for Ickesburg, Perry county,
where he will open a ten-day union
evangelistic campaign in the Reform
ed Church at that place. The Rev.
Paul Koontz, a student inSVhe Frank
lin and Marshall Seminary, of Lancas-
ter, will occupy the pulpit in the local
rhuych next Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
CIVIC CLUB TO MEET

Marysville Pa. Feb. ga special
meeting of the Marysville Civic Club
will be held this evening at the home
of Mrs. Pearl Nipple. officers will be
elected and plans for the coming sum-
mer will be made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
CIVIC CII-R TO MEET

Marysville, Pa. Feb. 26.-This even
ing the Civic Club will hold a special
meeting at the home of Mrs. Pearl
Nipple in Nerbeke street. Plans will be
laid for the annual cleanup week,
which is held under the auspices of the
Civic Club, and officers will be elected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
DILLSBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Deardorff of
Elmo, Kansas, left on Thursday for
their home, after having spent about
month with relatives in this section
Mr., Dearborn is son of Joshua Dear
dorff, of Dillsburg, and has been en-
gagged in farming in Kansas for u num-
ber of years. They were accompanied
py Abram Myers, another Kansas
farmer, who had been visiting friends
here for several weeks.
The market reports at this place
were that the grain merchants paid
Si.Oo per bushel for corn, S1.75 for
wheat and so cents for oats. The
grocers paid Is cents per pound for
chickens, 81 cents per pound for but
ter and 43 cents per dozen for eggs.
The local butcher paid 16 cents per
pound for dressed hogs.
EMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shelly, of
Dillsburg, r. d. 5, announce the birth
OF son, Benjamin Samuel Shelly.
The Rev. S. A. Crabill has returned
from Sumner Iowa, where he spent
several weeks conducting evangelistic
services. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
Personal News Items
From Nearby Towns in
Central Pennsylvania
DUNCANNON

Mrs. Marietta Milliken, after sew
efal months visit here, has gone TO
Philadelphia, where she will remain
for some time with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +. Umbsrger have
removed from Harrisburg to this place
and are occupying their newly
pieted storm bungalow on Carver's
Hill.
Elkin Miller. of Harrisburg, was a
recent guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. a. A. George.
Miss Anna Catharine Hart is spend
ing some time as the guest of friends
in New York city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
RETUKN FROM CoNVENTIoN

Enola, Pa, Feb. 26.-Samuel G..
Hepford, secretary of the Enola Y.
NJ. c. A., and George w. Shuey, who
attended the forty-ninth annual Y.
NJ. c. A. State convention held in But
Ter last week, as delegates from the
local association, returned home to-
daN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
MICHIGAN MINISTER SPEAKS

New Cumberland, Pa, Feb. 26.-The
Rev. DR.. Thompson, n member of the
Michigan Conference, preached in
Baughman Memorial Methodist
Church yesterday. He was the guest
of tie Rev. DIR. T. S. Wilcox.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
WEST SHORE NEWS |
DEDICATION OF
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Enola Makes Elaborate Pre-
parations For Big Celebration
on Friday, May 1S

Enola, Pa, Feb. 26.-Further plans
for the dedication of the new Summit
street school building were discussed
at meeting of the committee in the
High school building on Friday even
ing. The dedicatory exercises will be
held Friday, May Is. 1t was decided
to hold n musicale in the auditorium
of the school, Friday night, March Is,
to provide funds for hiring a band
for the use of the school children III
the street parade, which will be fea-
ture of the day, and the purchasing of
prizes, to be awarded to the school
having the most pupils in line and
the school coming the greatest dis
tance. Invitations will be sent to the
schools of Lemoyne, WormleysburS,
Camp Hill, Marysville and West Fair
view, to participate in the parade.
The afternoon will be taken up by
the parade and dedication exercises,
while in the evening an entertainment
will be given in the auditorium, at
which several well-known speakers
VIII be present. Immediately after the
parade the local camp of the p. .. 5.
of A. will present the school with an
American flag and give each room a
Bible. The Enola Fire Company will
also present the school with u piano.
Addresses will be made by men promi-
nent in the educational circles of the
State at both the afternoon even-
ing exercises.
Every secret order in town will par
ticipate in the parade. The local p.
.. s. of a. has invited the camps from
Carlisle, Boiling Springs, West Fair
view and Lemoyne. 1t is expected that
company of the reserves will also
take part in the parade. The local
fire company will have several visit
ing companies in line.
j. II. Kinter, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, has appointed the fol-
lowing persons to serve on COM
mittee to have the business men of tie
town enter floats in the parade: Roy
III. Holmes. c. l.. Dice and j. c.
Strickner. The following men have
been added to the general committee
to represent Blue Mountain Lodge, No.
604. b. of r. T.: George H. Horning,
Glen Blessing and II. II. Clark.
Chairman Kinter has requested that
all citizens decorate their homes on
the day of the celebration. Justice of
the Peace George II. Horning has been
authorized by the committee to see tie
supervisors in order that the streets
will be in good condition for the pa
rade. Miss Helen Markell and Prof.
George w. Shumberger are in charge
of the program for the musicale.
The next meeting of the committee
will be held Friday, March 16.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE

Marysville, Pa, Feb. 26. -.Isiaah q.
Stephens. of Buffalo township, last
week announced himself as a candi-
judge of Perry county. Two candidates
will be nominated at the primaries in
May and one of these will be elected to
vember. The victorious candidate will
succeed s. w. Bernheisel, of Stony
Point, whose term will expire on De-
cember 81, 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
To Prevent the Grin

TO Prevent the UrID
Colds cause Grip--Laxative Bromo
Quinine removes cause. There is only
one "Bromo Quinine." E. w. GROVES S
signature on box. 25c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-15
MRS. REBECCA GROSS DIES
OF BROKEN NECK At F0RDS

Mrs. Rebecca Gross. seventy-six
years old, widow of the late Nathan
Gross, fell down cellar stairs at the
home of her son, William Gross, OF
Fords, about o'clock last night and
died of a fracture Of the skull as the
result of the fall. Mrs. Gross. who
had resided with her son for the past
fourteen years, mistook the door
leading to the cellar for the door
leading into the room off of the hall.
She plunged head foremost to the
bottom of the stairs. Members OF
the family, hearing her fall. ran to
the cellar and picked her up. They
carried her upstairs. DR.. Herman
Gross, of Metuchen, a son, and Dr.
Hoagland, of Woodbridge, were sum-
moned and they did everything Tor
the injured woman.
Mrs. Gross died about three-quar-
ters of an hour after the fall without
regaining consciousness. Besides her
son, William Gross, with whom she
lived, she Is survived by three other
sons and three daughters. They are
Aaron Gross, of Fords; DR.. Herman
Gross and David Gross, of Metuchen;
Mrs. julius Cohen and Mrs Max
Goldberger, of this city. and Mrs
Jacob Click, of Cold Spring, N. Y.
Funeral services were held this af-
ternoon at o'clock from the home
of her son, William Gross. of Fords.
Interment was in Beth Mordecai
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-15
'PUSH PLANS FOR BAzAR
| FOR JEWISH RELIEF BENEFIT

The committees in charge Of the
bazar for the benefit of the Jewish
war sufferers have about completed
the arrangement of all details. 1t
will begin Saturday night, October
20, be held at 10 Smith street and
will continue for one week. Many
contributions of money, merchandise,
land and other unique gifts have
been received. Two lots, one located
at Sewaren, donated by Isaac Alpern.
and another lot. donated by Leo
Goldberger In this city, will be
awarded in contest at the bazar
during the week.
Some of the attractions will be the
booths-fiower booth, art booth, tow
-el booth. hand-work booth, Palestine
booth, the dancing each evening, the
movies and tho entertainme by
local and outside talent In singing
recitations, violin and piano selec-
tions, The admission will be free
and 1t is hoped that the public will
show their approval Of this most
worthy charity, the relief Of war suf-
fertng. by supporting the bazaar each
evening by their presence and none
tary assistance,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-15
PERTH AMBOY GARAGE IN =.
MOST PLEASING QUARTERS

Considerable favorable comment 10
being heard about the city, especially
in automobile circles concerning the
new show room Of the Perth Amboy
Garage Company in Madison avenue.
To one entering the rooms from the
street the first impression created IS
that you have entered fairy land az
the massive bouquets about Tho room
and the potted trees setting here ana
there with the magnificent cars on
display all lend themselves to cause
the impression.
The new salesro ON was -openea Ior
the first time on Saturday night ana
more than Ave hundred people from
the city and vicinity visited the room
at that time. The main wonder OF the
show at present Is the display OF
camouflage automobile, that Is, car
painted the cloudy effect that makes
1t almost invisible to the eye. Ihe
idea used is the same as that In
vogue now by the armieA and. .nayies
of the United States and our Allies IN
making invisible the guns ships and
other weapons of war In our hght
against Germany. This car ts now
placed In the main display window OF
the room and IL attracting more than
the average amount sof~ attention. -
]. ]. Powers, the sales manager OF
the concern, is more than pleased with
his new business headquarters and
feels that It will bring much new busl-
ness to the garage and aid him great
ly in the sale of the Chandler auto
M obiIe which Is the car featured pS
the concern. ....... .,-,.s.. -, +,