Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-09
MIDDLETOWN

ntngham. All the ministers OF the
borough were present except the Rev.
o. NJ. Kraybill. pastor of tho Church
of God, and the Rev. William Beach.
pastor Of the First United Brethren
Church. of Royalton. The question of
the intercession meeting was brought
before the board. as to whether the
meetings should be continued. It
was decided to continue the meetings.
which will be held every Friday aft
ernoon in st. Peters Lutheran Church
in North Union street. The commit
tee on the union services that are
being held here this week, composed
of the Rev. o. NJ. Kraybill and the
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham, reported that
all arrangements had been completed.
The funeral services of Miss Bertha
Eshenauer were held yesterday after
noon at her late home in North Spring
street. The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser.
pastor of the local st. Peters Luther
an Church, offciated. Burial was
made in the Middletown Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Clyde Gerberich,
Edward Nuskey, Felix Shraedley and
Edward Good.
The borough council met for re-
organization in the council chamber
Monday evening. The retiring presi-
dent was c. B. Erisman, and the new
president, f. S. Gerberich, took his
place. The following officers for 1918
We're then elected President, r. S.
Gerberich; town clerk. p. L. Irwin;
treasurer, A. r. Geyer; Citizens Ma
tional Bank supervisor, Harry Fish
burn; electric light superintendent,
John Boyer; borough solicitor. John
r. Geyer; janitor, Mrs. Ervilla Mans
berger; high constable, Charles Hou-
SER S. ]. Krepps is the retiring coun-
Gilman in the Second ward instead of
William II. lands. The salary OF
the town clerk was raised from so
to SEQ per month. and his hours will
be from $50 to 11.30 a. m. 2 to 4.3O
p. m. and on Tuesday and Friday eve
nings from to 8 o'clock.
Miss Louise Fox, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. 3. Fox, of Pine street,
entertained at her home last evening
in honor of her thirteenth birthday.
Those present were Lorraine Gale,
Helen Seiders. Elsie Stephey, Helen
Gotshall, Naomi Yost, Hazel Weidner,
Helen Hoffman. Harriet Carver, Ma
rion Smith, Harold Hartman, Harold
Gerberch, Louise Fox; George Ell
bcrti, Harold Gilbert, George Laverty.
John Neagle. "Bilr Moore, REVERE
Photograph, Floyd Herman, Henry
Fox, John Dupes.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Womans Missionary Society or
the Presbyterian Church was held at
the home of Mrs. A. l.. Etter this
afternoon. The topics for the after
noon were The Treasury" and
China"
The Middletown praying band met
at the home of Mrs. Cathariue Rehrer
in Pike street last evening.
II. X. Baum, who completed filling
his icehouse near Clifton, will put up
another building 40X50 feet.
Officers of the Union Hose Company
recently elected are: President, Harry
Shireman; president, Howard Pc
ters second vice-president, William
II. Grow; secretary, Il. r. Beck; treas
urer. Harry Engle; chaplain. the Rev.
I. II. Albright; trustee (three years.,
w. J. Roop; foreman, r. S. Bauch-
mover; first assistant foreman, Rus
sell Houser; second assistant fore
man, Dewey Herr; directors, Harry
Shireman, w. W. Deckard, w. IL.
Crow, Harry Whye; patrolmen, Alfred
Rothrock, Adam Updegraff; delegates
to firemen's convention, G. w. Myers,
w. ]. Roop.
Representatives of the three fire
companies composed of ]. L. Good. j.
II. Bergstresser and j. w. MetZgar,
Liberty Fire Company; G. W. Myers,
w. j. Roop and It. A. Peters, Union
Hose Company; Harry Judy, Benja-
min Zimmerman and Ross Houser,
Rescue Hose Company, met in the
Liberty Fire Company parlors and
elected John Peters fire chief; first
assistant, Clarence Werlich; second
assistant, s. o. Detweiler. The cleo
tion will be confirmed at the next
regular meeting of council, next Mon
day evening.
The three fire companies met in
regular monthly session last evening
and installed the following officers:
Rescue Hose Company - President,
John Stipe; vice-president, Ross Hou-
ser; secretary, G. r. Bausman; treas
urer, William Hatfield; financial sec
retary, Clarence Werlich. foreman,
Samuel Galley; first assistant foreman.
William Schooling; second assistant
foreman, William Hopkins; third as
sistant foreman. John Schaeffer; jan
itor, Penrose Rhan; trustees j. H
Stipe. three years; Penrose Rhan, two
years; Harry Judy, one year; first as
sistant chief, Clarence Werlich; chief
Harry Judy, Benjamin
Ross Houser.
Liberty Fire Company-Presiden
John Wagner; vice-president, j. w.
Metzgar; secretary, II. L. Moorei
treasurer. William Schentz; trustee,
C. S. Few; foreman. S. o. Detweiler;
first assistant, w. e. McCreary; sec
ond assistant, John limerick; chief
engineer, George w. Thomas; first
assistant, William Zimmerman; sec
ond assistant, w. e. Musgrave; hose
director, Claude Wealand; first as
sistant. r. c. Houser; second assist
ant, j. w. Rudy; fire police, Fl. c.
Brown, w. c. Bailey, Adam Lutz; fire
chief delegates, John F. Good, John
II. Bergstresser, ]. w. Metzgar. audit
ing committee, S. G. Nipple, w. E.
Oscar Long.
The woman's Club to-day sent a
check for So to the overseas COM
mittee at the Ritz-Carlton, Phila-
delphia, for the tobacco chocolate
fund of our soldiers in France. The
amount represents the fines eel
lected at the recent annual reception.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the home of Mrs. Ira
Springer Friday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The B. P. o. e. unfurled a Axe
service flag yesterday, containing
four stars in honor of the young
men who have enlisted Those in
the service are: Captain Ralph
Statler. Camp Meade, Md; Lieute-
nant DIR. w. p. Evans, Camp Char
Iotte, n. c.; Private Lee Ulrioh,
Rockford, ILL.,; Lieutenant DR.. J. G.
Niss1ey, Palmyra.
At a meeting held at the Citizens
Bank this morning the following
directors were elected for the en-