Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
MIDDLETOWN

The three fire companies of the
borough attended services in the
Presbyterian Church last evening. The
fire alarm rang at I o'clock at box 36,
corner Wood and Wilson street. as
the chimney at the home of Oscar
Davis, who resides in the old paint
works. Lawrence street. caught fire
from an overheated stove. All COM
panies responded promptly and the
fire was put out by the Liberty Fire
Company chemical engine. After the
fire the companies returned to their
hosehouses and proceeded in a body
to the church, where the Rev. T. c.
McCarrell preached fine sermon to
them.
A civil service examination will be
held in the high school building Sat-
urday morning, January 26. and will
be in charge of William Schiener,
The following members of the
Presbyterian Sunday School who did
not miss any session of the Sunday
school for 1917 will receive their gifts
next Sunday morning, which will be
books: Rachael May, Mary George.
Helen George. Dorothy George, For
ney George. all four children of DIR.
H. w. George: Sara Springer. Nellie
Robson. Josephine Robson. Ruth Gar
mana Lester Garman. Paul Elberti,
Ruth Murray, Mrs. Sarah Bowman.
Mrs. Joseph Elberti, Joseph Elberti.
Austin Kern, Donald Johnston, Chris
tian Garman. Mrs. w. B. Sites, w. B.
Sites, Miss Clara Alexander. Miss Es-
they 'Grundon; primary department,
Joseph Springer, Esther May.
Twenty-Five members and invited
guests attended the meeting of the
Woman's Club held at the home of
Mrs. S. C. Young. North Union street,
SATURDAY.
Booker. the Story Teller entertainer
of Harrisburg, was present and de-
lighted those present with her man
ner of entertaining, after which a
social hour was spent and refresh
ments were served.
Funeral services for +. s. Miller
were held from his nome in East
Main street Friday afternoon. The
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, of st. Pc
ter's Lutheran Church, officiated. The
pallbearers were Earl Miller. Claude
Miller. John Miller, sons; c. f. Beard.
George Myers and Gerald Brubaker.
Burial was made in the Middlet own
Cemetery and was private.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
will discontinue prayer meeting serv-
ices on Wednesday evening on ac-
count of the scarcity of coal, and will
held the meeting at the home of Mrs.
on Wednesday evening.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church will
be held at the parsonage on Saturday
evening. The Rev. G.. Birkley Burns,
district superintendent of this dis
trlct. will be present and the reports
of the officers of the church will be
made. DR.. Burns will preach in the
church Sunday morning.
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the home of Miss Naomi Yost. South
Catherine street, Saturday afternoon.
Those present were Louise Fox, Hazel
Weidner. Helen Seiders. Harriet Gar
yer. Marian Smith, Pansy Myers and
Naomi Yost. The work of the after
noon was sewing and knitting. They
will also knit for the Red Cross chap
ter when they can secure the yarn.
They presented SO to the Red Cross
chapter. Refreshments were served
Miss Irene Isabelle Stauffer enter
tanned a number of friends at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Stauffer, North Union street
Saturday afternoon. from to 8
o'clock, in honor Of her tenth birth
day.
The first annual nesting of the
Ushers' Association of the st. Peters
Lutheran Church will be held in the
parish house tomorrow evening for
the election of officers.
A Red Cross beneft will be held in
the chapel of the st. Peters Lutheran
Church on Monday evening, January
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