Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-13
MIDDLETOWN

The Red Cross captains and lieu
tenants are organizing to make their
drive for 1000 members by Christ
mas. The women of the Red cross are
busily engaged in making the service
flag which will consist of White
field with a large red cross in the
center and an additional smaller one
for every member in a home belong
ing to the Red Cross. These rags
will be placed in the window of the
Luther steffy died yesterday morn
ing at 7.30 o'clock from the enects
of a stroke. He is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Lydia Steffy, one son, Charles
Steffy and Norine Steffy. residing in
Catherine street; four brothers and
one sister of Waynesboro.
Friday night at o'clock Will be
the opening of basketball season for
the high school. The Enhaut eX-high
school team will be their, opponents;
The Middletown nest. of owls VIII
be organized this evening at $50 IN
the Grand Army Hall.
John Gingrich, molder at the
Wincroft stove works, passed the eX,
animation at Philadelphia and VIII
enter the service of the government
He left yesterday for Hog Island
where he will assist in organizing the
large force of guards. After the or
ganization has been perfected he Will
be placed in charge of the entire
guard. Mr.. Gingrich is a veteran of
the Spanish American War.
Lieutenant Ross Swartz. of Fort
Oglethorpe, is visiting friends -, g.
the past week has returned to her
Nettie Kane is spending a week
with Mrs. Claud Wilson at Harris
Ralph Bennett. formerly of Pitts
burg, enlisted in the Engineer Corps
at Camp Meade.
Sergeant Bladden,. of the Aviation
Plant, spent the weekend at his home
jacob Shroy, Howard Miller and
Earl Rogers. who have enlisted, viii
leave for Texas. John Plott will
leave for Columbus, Ohio.
The local shoe factory. of town,
made a shipment of thirty seven
Kreider Shoe Company, at Chicago.
The shoes did not arrive there as
they were stolen from car on their
route and the shoe company brought
action against the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, claiming $4,000. The
company put detectives on the case
and located five cases of them. One
of the detectives was in town re-
where he found that the shipping
clerk, H. A. Mckee, had records to
show that they were shipped from
the factory The draymman, william WillitImn
freight depot of the company, also
had record of hauling them.
Chief Clerk William Reel, at the
freight station also showed records of
same on his file. and Leonard Boy
er. who loaded same in car. All four
inen have received notice to appear
at court at Cleveland, Ohio. in Feb
ruary.
George Landis. spent yesterday at
Philadelphia, where they visited their
brother, John Landis. who is receiv-
ing treatment for his eyes at DR..
Webster FoX's eye hospital.
Mrs. o. NJ. Swartz is spending a
week at Philadelphia as the guest of
her sister. Mrs. Claude Fox.
the local car plant, had a narrow
escape when n wheel weighing about
twenty-five pounds fell from a large
crane a distance of fifty feet, just
missing him by a few inches.
of A.. Colonel Ellsworth Camp. No.
81, Sons of Veteran, members Of the
G. A. r., and old soldiers. will at
tend a patriotic meeting to be held
in st. MichaePs Episcopal Church,
Rev. Floyd Appleton, of Harrisburg.
will deliver an address. They will
meet at the G. A. r. Hall at $50
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har-
risburg. was the guest Of the social
Fuhrman, this afternoon.
The school in the Susquehanna
building opened up yesterday morning
after being closed for two days on
account of the cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Koons, of
Swatara street, were given a pound
package surprise on Tuesday evenig
and received quite large amount.