Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22
BAGGAGE CAR ON
TRAIN BURNED
Soldiers on Way From Coz
lumbus, o., to Texas Camp
Lose Their Property
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Bernard E. Stansfield, of Me-
chanicsburg, Writes Home
Telling of Occurrence

Mcchanicsburg, Pa. Dec. 22.~-In
n letter received by E. L. Stansfleld
from his son, Bernard e. Stansfield,
who enlisted in the Army and waa
stationed in Columbus, Ohio, he
states that he was transferred to
Texas and experienced q thrilling
experience when the baggage car
caught fire enroute and the Contents
We're destroyed. Many of the boys
lost heavily, but Bernard was more
fortunate, having nothing in the car.
Among those in attendance at the
celebration of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. David
ID. Myers, of Siddonsburg, Wednes-
DAY, were Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Hauck.
Mrs. Mrs. Mary Elcock and daughter,
Miss Anna Elcock; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Coover, Miss Mary Coover
and David Coover.-Miss Blanche
Mumma returned to her home in
south Market street after spending
some time in Philadelphia
fessor III. A. Surface. of near town,
spent Wednesday at Philadelphia,
the guest of Senator Sproul.-A
farewell reception was rendered Pro-
lessor III. c. Harper, who will soon
leave Irving College, by the students
and faculty of that institution at
Argyle the home Of the president.
DR.. r. E. Campbell, on Thursday
evening.-Mrs. p. l.. Beistline, of
West Keller street. was hostess for
the woman's organized Bible class
taught by George b. Hoover in the
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School, on
tuesday evening.VMr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Forney and daughter Edith
are spending the holiday season at
the home of the Misses Ellen and
Sue Swartz, East Main street.
Christmas exercises will be given by
number of Sunday schools to-mor-
row evening. Owing to the strenu-
Gus times and many of the work
ers occupied with war drives, the
programs will not be so elaborate as
In former years in most of the
schools. In many the primary de-
partment will be the chief feature
and treat will be given the little
--Mechanicsburg has taken on
holiday appearance, with the snow
piled everywhere and Christmas
trees and greens stacked in the
Square in front of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and Franklin
Hall.-Mrs. Sarah Eisley. of Me-
chanicsburg, purchased the frame
dwellinghouse of the late Miss Mary
n. Coover, located in South Wash
ington street, which was sold by the
administrator, John A. Coover, for
the sum of $1,795.-Mr. and Mrs.
James Johnson and young son, Rob
ert Johnson, of Philadelphia. will
spend the holiday season with DR..
and Mrs. r. p. Long.-The Decem-
Der meeting of the Woman's Chris
ton Temperance Union was held at
the home of Mrs. Reilly b. Shope
on Thursday afternoon.-Murray w.
Singiser, who is the son of T.. w.
Singiser, of South High street, en-
listed in the Aviation section of the
Signal Corps, One Hundred Sixty
ninth Aero Squadron, Love Field,
Dallas, Texas. He was formerly
connected with the Elliott Fisher
| Company, of Harrisburg, and trs.v-
eled through the southern states
The Rev. and Mrs. J. Ellis Bell and
| daughter. Miss Marion Bell, have
| arranged to spend Christmas at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buck
| ingham, at York.-Byron c. Noh-
Ter, of Mexico City, Mexico, who is a
student at the Staunton Military
Acadamy, Staunton, Va, is spending
his holiday vacation with his grand
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Moh-
| Ter, West Main street.