Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
MIDDLETOYN
Influenza Claims New
Victims in the Borough

Llngle was held yesterday morning,
! the body arrived on the noon train
over the Pennsylvania railroad from
Philadelphia and was taken to the
Middletown cemetery where short
services where held. The pallbearers
were: A. r. Hoffman. T. B. Boyd, A.
b. Cressler. H. E. Smith. ]. S. Ulrich.
and FL. v. McNair. the Rev. James
| Cunningham officiated.
| Felix Schraedley, aged 2S. died
| last night at the home of his parents.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Schraedley. South
/ Catherine street. He was i'll for
about three weeks. Meningitis was
the cause of death. He is survived
! by his parents, Q brother, Rufus, and
sister Sophia, at home. Funeral
services have not yet been arranged.
Mr.. Schraedley had been employed
at the Middletown station of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company be-
fore his illness Prior to that he was
in the employ of the Middletown
Press for IA number of years.
George Eshenour. Jr. sexton at the
Middletown cemetery, with the as
sistance of firemen dug six graves in
the cemetery on Sunday.
| Walter Baumbach, of West Main
street. received notice from the Steel
ton Draft Board to report this
morning. He will be sent to Pitts
burgh, where he will be put Under
| instructions as an automobile chaf-
feur in three months.
Miss Goldie Keiffer, a student at
the Beechwood Seminary. Philadel-
phia, and who had been quite ill there
was brought to her hon in East
Main street. She had been i'll with
the Spanish influenza. She is tlaust
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Il. keiffer.
I Savanty naw Snnpish in
fiuenza wer& reported ny the local
physicians to A. B. Croll rGesident Of
| the local board of health on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Albert Rudy. of Baltimore.
Mr., is visiting relatives in town for
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Poist spent sun
daysat Carlisle. where they visited
their daughter. Miss Ra achel Poist.
who was seriously ill at the Carlisle
Hospital, and found ner some what
improved.
Mrs. Annie Hawk. of Royalton. was
called to Philadelphia, on account of
the serious illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Aldus Drabenstadt,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Etnoyec, of the
Washington House are both confined
to their beds with Spanish influenza.
and several of the boarders are down
| with the same ulStdSe.
c. NJ. Moss and David Hickernen
left yesterday for Delaware City,
where they have secured work as
special police on government work.
| Ralph Schaeffer, of Reading, and
George Seltyer, of Downinsrown. are
spending several days in town kav-
ing come to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Clarissa Davis.
Mrs. Grace Whitman is seriously i'll
at her home, South Union street
Mrs. Samuel Beckey, of Milton. is
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Davis. Susquehanna street.
Harry Landis and ]. 7. Maths have
secured positions as special police at
the Ordnance Depot.
D. L. Smith, who had been sexton
az the Middletown cemetery for many
years has resigned his position there
and secured one at the local car
plant. Mr.. George Eshenour, Jr.. is
Mr.. Smiths successor.
The Londonderry township schools
was ordered closed for the week on
account of the Spanish influenza, few
l,cases so far have developed, but the
board decided to take all precautions
of spreading, same.
The remains of Helen Elizabeth
Dapp the one-year-ol daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dapp. who died
at the parents home at Camden, n.
j., were brought to town and burial
was made in the Middletown ceme-
terry.
The Middletown borough council,
which meets second Monday of each
month and which was to have met
last evening has postponed same in
accordance with. the ruling of meet
ing in a gathering.
Eli Metzler, Jr, of Camp Quantico,
Va. is home on a twenty-day fur
Tough. Young Metzler had been
quite i'll. and was accompanied by his
father.
Mrs. j. w. Rewalt is visiting her
son, DIR. Robert Rewalt, at Williams
port for two weeks.
Eight members of the flmily of
Frank Meinslar, South Wood street,
are down with the Spanish influenza.
Scott Novinger, of Coatesville. spent
Sunday in town.
Middletown has a total of S241, 300
in Liberty Loan sales up to late last
night, it was announced to-day. The
quota of the borough is S2S4,510. In
order to raise the remainder. A Lib
erty Loan meeting is being held this
afternoon in the markethouse on
Emaus street. 1t is believed by of
ficials that at this meeting enough
subscriptions will be secured to pull