Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
MIDDLETOWN

The first of the monthly meetings
of the teachers of the public school
will be held tonight in the High
School building. at which meeting
VIII discuss tbs OF sht
methods and plans of teaching will
be discussed.
The Sunday school class fthe
Church of God, taught by Mrs %. Al.
kraybill, will hold it's regular month
ly meeting at the home of Mrs. Eva
Fornwalt, this evening.
The Water Company is having con-
siderable trouble in getting coal,
Mrs. J. William BaXtresser and son,
William BaXtresser. of Rochester. n.
Y, are the guests of the formers
parents. Mr., and Mrs. J; L, Rife.
Christian Barnet is i'll
John Washburn, of Williamstown,
was the guest of friends Monday. He
will leave for Columbus, Ohio, where
he has joined the Aviation Corps.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Miss Maude Schaeffer last evening.
The evening was spent in knitting.
Refreshments were served to Miss
Edna Schaeffer, Miss Pearl King, Miss
Mildred Etter, Mrs. Ackerman, Mrs.
Schaeffer and Miss Maude Schaeffer.
The school board met in regular
session last evening. J; p Acker-
sworn, in. r. E. Matthews, princi-
pal of the grammar school, resign
alton was accepted by the board. The
schools will close Friday; December
II and reopen January 2 The resign
alton of w. c. Beaver teacher in the
high school, was accepted, as he has
enlisted in the service in the Aviation
Corps. Miss Evelyn Davis, of Della
ware, was elected as teacher in the
high school, taking the place of w.
c. Beaver. The continuation school
will close December IA, and reopen
January 2.
A meeting of the Pastors Aid So
ciety of the Methodist Church will be
held at the home of Miss Luella Gle
land. in North Catherine street, this
Council in regular session last
against the Middletown and Swatara
Consolidate Water Company in re-
CARDS to the pressure of water, as
plant since the Rodfong fire. The
salary of Clerk =. L. Irwin was raised
500, making his salary $400 year.
Borough Electric Light Superintend-
ent Boyer rported that there was at
present, 4S7 electric light consumers
David. 5. Espenshade, aged n, died
at his home, Hilldale, Sunday, from
pneumonia He served as tax collec-
township. He is. survived by his wife
and the following children: John
Espenshade, Newberry; Amos Espen-
shade, Elizabethtown; David Espen-
shade. Round Top; Mrs. Elmer Kin
say, Hillsdale; Mrs. Aaron AlIwine
Swatara Hill; Mrs. Harry Hoffman,
Bucklock, and Mrs. Jacob Cobaugh,
Detroit, Mich. and one brother, Mar
tin Espenshade. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at
the home, at o'clock and 10 o'clock
in the Geyer Church of which he was
q member. Burial will be made in
the cemetery adjoining the church.
Mrs Samuel Shehee, aged II, died
at the home of her granddaughter,
Mrs. M. NJ. Siler, Emaus street, yes
terday morning, from complication of
disease. She is survived by one
daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Linnane,
Harrisburg where the bod was taken
esterday afternoon.
Miss Caroline Brandt, daughter of
Mr.; and Mrs. John Brandt, of town,
married at the United Brethren
the Rev. |. II. Albright They were
unattended. The groom left for Will
mlngton, Del, where he is EMPLOYED.
The Ministerial Association held its
monthly melting at the Lutheran par
sonage yesterday morning, and il
was decided to hold a union prayer
service of all churches the first week
IN January. The Thanksgiving offer
ing of S346O was turned over to the
fund.
Philip Gross had the fingers of his
right hand and the fingers of his left
hand up to the first Joint taken off
on the shears at the car shop this
morning.