Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-31
MIDDLETOWN

Mrs. Ira Springer, who for the
last twenty-five years has been
leader OF the choir of Presbyterian
Church. has resigned. Mrs. Springer
is one of the best soprano soloists' in
town.
Mrs. Susan Bell, of West High
street, fell on the pavement in front
OF her home and broke her left arm.
Mrs. Bailey, aged so years, of East
Main street. has knit three pairs of
socks for the soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Good have re-
turned from a weeks visit to Pitts
burgh, visiting the latter's brother,
Ralph HAITI.
Gerland steck. of the Twenty
fourth Infantry, Fort Harrison, In
diana, spent a short furlough with
his parents.
Privates Lee Ulrich and William
Swartz, of the Engineers Corps, left
last night for Rockford, ILL.,, after
spending a furlough at their homes.
Word has been received that Fa-
ber w. Cfoll and Leon e. Croll,
grandsons of Mrs. Annie Croll, have
arrived safely in France.
Alexander Conley, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. n. C.
Fuhrman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Benson, of
Pittsburgh, are visiting the latter
mother. Mrs. Ella Ackerman.
Lloyd Kramer, who spent the past
week in town as the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Kramer,
left to-day for Camp Gordon, Ga,
where he will join his company E,
Three Hundred and Twenty-siXth
Infantry.
Mrs. David Geibe. of Elizabeth
town, spent the past few days in
town.
Harry Killian and daughter. of
Chester, are visiting relatives in
town.
Miss Sarah Davis, of town, and
Miss Nell Hartman, of Harrisburg,
spent the day at New York City.
The Middletown Praying Band
will meet at the home of Mrs. John
Musser, Swatara street, this even
ing.
Mrs. Barnhill who spent the past
week in town as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. j. z. Ackerman, Water
street, has returned to her home at
fremont, Pa.
John Beidleman and brother. Ben
jamin, who spent the past week in
town as the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Jacob Lockard, Wilson street.
returned to their home at Palmyra.
Mrs. Boyd Bishop has returned
home from a several days visit to
her sister, Mrs. Harry Seaman,
Mount JOY.
Mrs. Robert Hickernell, who spent
the past several weeks at Mount Joy
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Harry Seaman, returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. Ella Bosner and children,
who visited the formers father,
Alvin McNair, for the past week, re-
turned to their home at Pittsburgh.
Several departments of the local
shoe factory are closed down owing
to taking account of stock. They
will resume work Monday morning.
Walter Moss, of Lancaster, is
spending some time in town.
Mrs. Philip Ettele and son, Dale,
have returned home from week S
visit to the formers daughter, Mrs.
Charles Numbers, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Maggie Nipple, aged 60, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
c. r. Poist, yesterday afternoon.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. c. r. Poist, Mrs. j.
Wright, of Middletown; Leonard
Nipple, Philadelphia; Mrs. Law
renee Adams, Lancaster; Mrs.
Charles Hoffman, Hummelstown.
Funeral services will be held We'd
neSday afternoon at o'clock. The
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser will ofTici-
ate. Burial will be made in the Mid
dletown cemetery.
At the regular meeting of Wash
inSton Camp No. 81, p. O. S. of A.,
held Friday evening, the following
officers were elected for 1918: Past
president, Rufus Schraedley; presi-
dent, Charles Neiman; vice-presi-
dent, Perry Delhi; M. of F., A. l..
Wagner; recording secretary, Harry
E. Moore; +. $. and T., Joseph
Boughter; conductor, d. II. Derr;
Guard, John Crown; trustee, DIR. c.
Il. Bowers.
Sergeant John l.. Kramer, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Kramer. and
II member of Company Il, Three
Hundred and Twenty sixth Infantry,
stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga, while
home on Il ten days furlough was
married at the st. Peter Lutheran
parsonage Friday evening at 8
o o'clock to Miss Nell Bausman, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Baus-
man, Water street, by the Rev. Fuller
Bergstresser. They were unattended.
Miss Helen Kramer, a sister of the
groom, and Leonard Nissley were
spending the evening with the Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bergstresser when tho
bridal party entered the home. The
ring ceremony was used. The groom
left on Saturday for camp.
The official board of the NJ. T..
Church will hold it's regular month
ly meeting in the church on Thurs
day evening.
The Mems Bible class of the NJ
Z. Sunday schol will hold its annual
banquet at the parsonage tomorrow
evening.
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