Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-26
MIDDLETOWN
Samuel Payne Held Up
When He Leaves Store

Samuel Payne, Grant street, Rife's
Extension, was held up on Thursday
night about $50 o'clock. He was in
the grocery store of Frank Adams, in
Ann street, and when he came out
| two men stopped him and, pointing
revolver at him, demanded his
money. When they were going
throught his pockets he said the
money was in his vest pocket. The
men then struck him on the head
and he fell TO the pavement. The
robbers, 1t is believed, became
| frightened when some persons were
seen approaching. Payne was picked
up by John Stotz and j. Dillman and
/ taken to his home. DR.. ii. w. George
was summoned and upon examining
him found that he had suffered u Sc
we're laceration of the scalp which
required several stitches. The high
waymen got no money.
| Funeral services for Hahn Ettele
was held from the home OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ettele,
| West Main street, yesterday after
noon at o'clock, the Rev. James
| Cunningham, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial was made in the Middletown
Cemetery.
The funeral of Clifford Ridcourt
was held from the home or his grand
| parents, MIR. and Mrs. Edward Tay-
lor, Cameron street, Rite's EXten-
sion, yesterday morning, with serv-
ices at 10 o'clock, the Rev. w. A.
Flamer, pastor of the A. NJ. +.
Church, having charge. Burial was
made in the colored cemetery, East
Middletown.
| NIr ,ra NJ, ISY,,o, IIAorr,, orl
two children, who spent the past
week i'll town, retuned TO their home
at Chester to-day.
j. Hartley, supervise of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, Middle
| town division, and who was trans
ferred from New Jersey, has moved
! his household goods into the Nissley
property in Pine street.
Mrs. William Spratt and daughter,
Miss Irene Brinser. who spent the
last two weeks in town, returned to
their home at Philadelphia.
Robert Hemperly will move from
| street, to Harrisburg, and Clyde Ger
berich will occupy the house made
vacant by Mr.. Hemperly!
Thomas Stipe, VINO had been sent
Fort Thomas, KY. has returned
home, as he failed to pass the phys
ical examination.
Mrs. Blanche Scholl Jacoby,
Emaus street, left yesterday for
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas,
where she will spend some time with
her husband, who is in the aero
service of Uncle Sam.
Private Earl Fishburn, member
of Company l, Eighteenth Battalion,
United States Army, at Camp Lee,
| PET fnrC btlrU Va iG CnnndinU GnNaral
! days in town as the guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fishburn, Spring
street.
! Mr.. and Mrs. c. Grove, of King
ston, announce the birth of daugh-
ter, Gloria Ruth, on Thursday, Oc-
| tober "a. Prior to her marriage Mrs.
! Grove was Miss Ruth Klahr, daugh-
I ter of Mr. and Mrs. h. II. Klahr,
South Union street.
Mrs. ]. +. Myers, who spent the
past few days in town, returned to
her home at Scranton.
! Mrs. George Manhery, of Shippens-
burg, is spending SOME time in town
with relatives.
Guy Nogt, of Harrisburg, has pur-
chased the Hollandale property be-
| low Royalton, from the Holland es-
! tate. He has resided there fdr the
past few years.
! Mrs. F. Luskin, of Buffalo, N. Y,
is spending some time in town as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Singer. East Emaus street.
a. B. Crick and Guy Vogt have
puchased one hundred loads of wood
from the aviation depot and are hav-
ing it removed to Hollandale.
j. D. Bremen and Samuel Shapiro
trading as the Middletown Iron and
| Metal Company, have filed a petition
in bankruptcy. The creditors will
meet Monday afternoon at o'clock.