Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-09
Halifax Soldier Writes
Home Fro mRailroad Train

HallfaX, Pa, March Sc. l..
Vert, Sr., received a letter from his
son, George, on Wednesday morn
ing, stating that he had just been
awakened. finding himself in Har-
risburg, at five o'clock in the morn
ing on a train. not knowing where
they were bound for. He had left
the cantonment at Dayton, Ohio,
with the Two Hundred and Eleventh
Aviation Corps Unit. The next day
he wrote his parents from Philadel-
phia, where they were treated by
the Red Cross to candies, oranges
and numerous delicacies. On Mon
day he wrote from Hampstead. Long
Island, where he is now stationed.
Mr.. Vert is twenty years old and
enlisted on the 10th day of last
April. He was the first one in Hall
fax TO enlist, after the United States
declared a state of war with Ger
many.-Mrs. William f. Matter.
went to North Carolina. Wednesday
to visit her husband, who is in a
training camp.-Miss Sallie Radle.
visited friends at Sunbury several
days.-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fitting,
were at Eliza Zabethville this week, the
guests of friends.-Elmer Z. Daugh-
erty, spent Monday at the home of
Joseph Umberger and his daughter,
Miss Ellen Umberger, at Millers-
burg.-The Halifax branch of the
Red Cross, presented to John A.
Keiter, a drafted man, of Fisher
vile, the following articles: COM
fort kit. pair of knitted socks, muff-
Ter, wristlets and a sweater. He left
for Camp Meade, on Wednesday,
Mrs. H. S. Potter's Sunday School
class of girls in the United Brethren
church were entertained on Tues
day evening by Miss Marguerite Call
lahan, at her home in Second street
Refreshments were served.-Charles
Zinn, spent Monday at White Hill,
Cum berland county.-F. c. ,Tomlin-
son, celebrated his eighty-fourth
birthday anniversary on Monday
Charles o. Enders. of Upper San
dusky, Ohio, who had been visiting
relatives here for several weeks, left
on Tuesday morning for Erie to
visit son, after which he will re-
turn to his Ohio home-Charles
Miller, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moss, at Enter
line.-Misses Irene and Bertha Mil
Ter, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Bressler.-Miss
Lydia Smiley, of Fisherville, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Palus.-Miss Laura Sweig-
ard and John Radle, of Enterline;
Wesley Warfel, of Enola. and Frank
Radle, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah
Radle.-Miss Emma Lebo, spent
Sunday at the home of Cornelius
Enders, at Waynesville. = Grant
Lenker. of Enterline, spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Lebo.-C. Z. Sweigard, of Altoona,
spent the weekend at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o.
Sweigard.-Mrs. c. NJ. Bowerman,
has returned home from a visit to
Loyalton.-John Lubold, of Win
field, is spending some time here
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lubold.-Mrs. Thomas Smith and
children, of Dalmatia, spent Sunday
at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Liddick.-Niss
Anna Biever,' of Palmyra, spent Sun
day at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Biever.-Chester r. Lebo. a
musician at Camp Hancock, Au-
gusta, Georgia. spent several days
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence T. Lebo, in Halifax
township.-C. w. Weaver, clerk at
the Halifax station, spent Sunday
with his parents at Elizabethville.-
~ A. Steffer, visited his parents at
Herndon on Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Alleman, visited relatives at
Liverpool, on Sunday.-Myles AL
bright, was home from Franklin and
Marshall College. at Lancaster, over
Sunday, visiting his mother. Mrs.
Mary Albright.-Joshua Albright.
who enlisted in the Navy last June
is now on the Battleship Georgia.
He spent the past week with his
mother, Mr.. Mary Albright.