Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
$4,000 DRAWN
FROM WAR CHEST
Tyrone, Prepared For Emer-
gency, Did Not Need Cam
paign TO Raise Fund
CHECK WRITTEN FOR SUM
Big Victory Celebration Ar
ranged For Thanksgiv-
ing Day

Tyrone, Pa, Nov. 2S.-It was not
necessary to get to work this week
on the drive for the National War
Work campaign, as u war chest was
purpose, and check written was
all that was needed to put Tyrone
over the top in this affair. Final an
nouncement was made at this time
Of the total amount subscribed to the
war chest as being $4,000. This far
exceeded all expectations, for, where
as $50, 900 was wanted 1t was thought
possible to get about 100000, and the
generosity of the citizens in writing
themselves up for SSS,000 was an
indication of what Tyrone can do
The FLU" has almost departed. as
only forty-tive cases are left within
the borough limits, many of these of
very mild nature. For one period
of thirty days, there was an average
burial of two bodies per day.-A
wedding of interest was solemniZed
this week when Miss Helen Rothrock
became the bride of Albert r. Myers,
of Altoona.-H. S. Nelly Jr., who
visited his parents in Tyrone this
week, has just been notified of his
commission as an ensign in the Unit
ed states Navy. Young Nelly has
been in training for almost two years
ana has finally won his coveted posi-
tion.-The New Century Club. COM
posed of the younger fellows about
tyrone. has new service flag that
displays forty-two stars and three of
them are gold stars.-The local Y. NJ.
A. l.
their local needs and $500 was the
result OF the work of the Girl Scouts
who We're enlisted for this work.
William +. Graffius. general yard
master of the Tyrone yard, completed
forty-one years of service with the
pennsylvania Railroad this week.
Tyrone is planning on the biggest
scale ever attempted by this borough
TO have one large immense victory"
celebration on Thanksgiving Day.
This is to be the biggest thing ever
pulled off in town. Every citizen is
enltsted.-R. b. Freeman, who for
eighteen years was trainmaster on
the Tyrone Division; and was re-
Gently transferred to the office of
the general manager at Philadelphia,
was rendered a farewell banquet by
his former official friends this week
ana was presented with a handsome
testimonial of esteem. The Penn
sylvania Railroad announces that.
starting the first of -the year. they
are to pay the men by checks. this
being Government order. The en-
ployes, the banks and the railroad
officials are all in disgust over the
innovation.-On Thanksgiving Day
another celebration will be held.
when handsome bronze marker
the gift of Colonel Shoemaker, of
New York City, will be unveiled at
the big spring." or Logan Spring.
which Is within the precincts of the
borough. This is one of the largest
springs in Pennsylvania and was long
known TO have been the favorite
haunt of the Indians in their day.
and especially was it the camping
ground of old Chief Logan, and these
facts are to be attested to bv the
erection of the bronze MARKER
Howard Waite, of Harrisburg, was n
visitor in Tyrone this Week.-Mrs..
e. c. Ale and young daughter have
returned from visit with relatives
at Clearfield.-Mr and Mrs. ]. X.
Cass, of New York, are visiting for
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Anderson.