Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-03
MIDDLETOWN
FIRST BOROUGH
YOUTH IS KILLED
Leroy S. CloHSer. Company
ID, 307th Engineers, Died
on August 7

The first AIiddietown youth to
make the supreme sacrifice for his
country in France is Leroy S. Clous-
er. who was killed in action on the
fields of that war-torn country on
August I. Notification of the death
has just been received from the War
Department by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Clouser. He had been
serving with Company D, Three
Hundred and Seventh Engineers, and
has been in France since May.
Eugene Buckingham, of this
borough. has been gassed in France
and is now confined to a base hos
pital there relatives there have been
informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vein and
daughter. Elsie Vein, and Mrs. Liz
zie Martin, of Reading, spent yes
terday as the guests of the latter s
sister, Mrs f w. Myers. Pine street
The Pastors Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church spent
Labor Day at Mount Gretna where
they were entertained by Miss Lii
liam Weller.
The Sunday school class of j. b.
Martin, of the Church of God, held
their annual picnic at Hoffer Park
this afternoon. The members of the
primary department were also enter
tanned by the class of Mr.. Martin.
George Fritz, of Philadelphia, ts
visiting friends in town for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldus Ora abenstadt
and son. Joseph. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Mason, of Philadelphia, are
Df-'G ~ q
Mrs. Joseph Drabenstadt, East
Water street.
George Carr and y. c. Thurman
have returned from a visit with Mrs.
Alma Carr, at ChambersburS.
Walter Spurrier. of the transport
service at Newport News, r. l., is
spending several days here.
Miss Eva Snyder, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kirk Snyder. South Wood
street, and Russell Peck, of Oberlin,
were married at the parsonage of the
Reformed Church at Oberlin. They
will reside at Oberlin.
Thirteen young men from Middle
town will leave Thursday for Camp
Greenleaf Ga. They are: w. j.
Huss, W. c. kohr, Harry Leroy
whye, A. NJ. Mckinley, Lincoln Ell
finger. Jacob Shell, Jr., w. J. B. Pat
IOtls lllliD EAlbCll IAttl l@SPNiiSiAehNSs
William Rehrer, ]. S. Stouffer, I. p.
Leach, r. NJ. Rain. r. w, Nipple,
and Frank Brinkman. r. r. Conrad
and Edward Gundy. of Royalton,
will also leave at this time.
Donald MCNair has returned
home from a visit with Neal Bow
man. of New York City.
Mrs. b. Snowden and Mrs. l..
Croner and two children, of Phila-
delphia. are visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Eugene Steiner, Ann
street.
Mrs Philip Ettele and son. Dale.
have returned after visiting her
daughter Mrs. Charles Numbers,
Philadelphia.
= Frank Shenfelt, a gunner on the
L. S. S. Galveston, is spending sew
eral days in town with his mother.
Mrs. Lineaus Heagy. Pike street.
Jacob Housed, of Johnstown, is
the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Houser. South Catherine
street.
Neal Bowman, of the Signal Corps.
stationed at Fort Bedloe Island, New
York, is spending several days in
town as the guest of his mother.
Harry Orner. of Philadelphia, is
spending the week with his aunt,
Mrs Raymond Condran. CONNER
cial avenue.
Mrs. Alex Conley and Miss Carrie
Schiefer. of Philadelphia, are the
{. Fuhrman, Swatara street.