Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-10
MIDDLETOWN

| The funeral of Roy Harold Harr,
aged 6. son of Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID
Harr, of North Spring street, was
! held yesterday afternoon. The Rev.
Thomas C. McCarrel. pastor of the
| local Presbyterian Church, otiiciated.
Burial was made in the Middletown
cemetery. Tie following boys acted
| as pallbearers: Claude Greene,
Frank Greene, Solomon Swartz and
George Giberson.
! Many of the local residents are
! taking advantage of the fine coast
| ing facilities in this borough and
are turning out each night in large
numbers on the Union and Ann
street hills. Several accidents were
reported last evening when Edgar
Sinegar, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S.
Sinegar. of East Main street, had
his right leg broken just above the
ankle. He was taken to the office
of DR.. II. w. George. where the
| injury was dressed. Other coasters
sustained minor injuries.
Several families in this borough
have the honor of saying that they
have two sons in the United States
Army. Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Lingle,
of North Union street, who have
now stationed near New York, and
Percy G. Lingle, who is a member of
a Medical Corps in the United States
Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Lemon, of North
Spring street, also have two of their
boys in the service, William, who is
at the present time Somewhere in
France" and Stanley who is at
Rockford. Ill.
A surprise was held on Tuesday
evening, January 8, in honor of Mr..
aod kTrG CpI,oaffa,,'.
| third wedding anniversary at their
home in South Union street. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Luquise and daughter, Anna, of
Birmingham, Alabama; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Bowers, son, Charles,
and daughter, Elizabeth Bowers; C.
w. Croft, ]. c. Cooper and daugh-
ter, Nellie Cooper; Miss Ada Det-
weller, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman, all of
Harrisburg; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Grey, Camp Hill; Mr.. and Mrs
| lisic, Joseph Kloby, p. NJ. Meresic
and Stinson Stynch, all of Steelton;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Stager, High
spire; A. j. Antrim, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. o. Long, daughters, Florence and
Janet; Mr.. and Mrs. John Stipe.
AT meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the NJ. e. Church on Tues
day evening at the home of A. G.
Banks. the following officers were
| elected: President, A. G.. Banks;
secretary, II. ]. Wickey; trustees, II.
S. Roth, A. G. Banks, NJ. G. Wit
man, G. B. Erisman, 3. w. Kurtz,
Webster Weaver and II. J. Wickey.
The Middletown Automobile Club
VIII hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the office of A. H. Luckenbill,
North Union street. this evening.
Several coasting accidents occur
red in town and Royalton yesterday.
EllWood King and Harold Wolf, of
Royalton, are confined to their
homes with fractured knees. They
were coasting down the Dock street
hill from the overhead bridge of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. When near the bottom they
lost control of their sled and ran
into post, throwing both boys off.
While Helen Steiner was coasting
down hill opposite Fuhrman's bar
bership, she ran into q shed. cut
ting several gashes in her face and
on her forehead.
.The steel department of the local
car plant is closed down for several
days owing to the large electric
crane being out of commission and
also due to shortage of coal.
The Week of Prayer service was
held in the NJ. L. Church last even
ing and was largely attended. The
Rev. T. c. McCarrelI had charge oT
.he services. 90 Vi