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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Mrs. A. Malehorn Hostess
to Mt. Volt Aid Society

Mount Wolf, Pa, Jan. 12.-Mem-
bers of the Ladies' Aid Society of st.
Johns Lutheran Church were en-
teItained on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Mel
horn, when arrangements were COM
pleted for a sauerkraut supper to be
held Saturday evening, January 10,
in the church basement. Those
present werei Mrs. Charles Hanni-
gan, Mrs. John Hoffman. Mrs. ira
Reichard, Mrs. William Shearer,
Mrs. c. I. Kinports, Mrs. Jacob Lich-
NJ. Melhorn, Anna Arnold and Mar
garet Warner.-There will be a
meeting of the Red Cross society
SUNDAY afternoon in the K. G. Z.
hall to which all members and nom
mem berS are expected to come.
Speakers will be on hand to deliver
addresses.-While coasting on the
Manchester hill Tuesday evening,
William Duering, eighteen years old,
suffered painful wound in his right
arm when struck by flying stone.
The cut extended almost from the
wrist to the elbow.-In fall on the
icy steps Monday, at the plant of
the American Wire Fabrics plant,
Chauncey Everhart, suffered an ugly
cash above his left eye.-Charles E.
Kohr and Mrs. Kirk Swan. were at
Littlestown last Sunday, where they
were the guests of relatives and
friends.-Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Shultz, of Hanover, are guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Maltemyer, Third street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
John A. Cargill Becomes
Sheriff of Juniata County

Miffiintown, Pa, Jan. 12.-Stephen
Eenno, who for four years has heen
sheriff of Juniata County, was sue
ceeded in that office on Monday by
John A. Cargill, Fermanagh town
ship. G. Frank Bousum, who has
been elected for three successive
terms as register and recorder, was
replaced by Clayton Stoner, and u.
w. ellison and w. E. Harley the sec
ond Associate Judges were succeed
ed by Andrew j. Boyer and John
Kohler.-Miss Grace Lineweaver, of
Lancaster, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
y. Ralph McMeen.-Miss Ella Nc
Clay, of Belleville, spent several
days with Mrs. b. +. Junkin.-Tol-
bert Tiffany. of Huntingdon, spent
a day with his sister, Miss Ruth
Tiftany.-Ralph Patterson, of War
rem, spent a week with his brother,
Raymond Patterson.-Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Shellenbarger have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter Ruth, to Lincoln Kauff-
man, Jr.-Miss Edith McBurney, of
Mexico, spent Wednesday here
Harry Hersh, the Western Union
Telegraph operator here, is spend
ing a two weeks vacation with home
folks, at Newville.-Miss LORNA Err
nest spent day with Mrs. S. A.
Suloff, at Harrisburg Laura
Noble spent several days at Harris
burg, recently.-Union Evangelistic
services are being held by the
churches of the twin towns, and
they will continue during the month
of January.--Mrs. Wilburforce
Schwenger spent a day at Tyrone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Bible Glass Presents Flag
in Honor of Six Members

Millerstown, Pa, Jan. ia large
service flag was presented to the
Presbyterian Sunday school class in
honor of the six boys who are in
training camps from that school,
namely: George Coffman, Lawrence
Knight, Jonathan Black, Edgar
Ulsh, Lee Allen and Sherman Black.
Mrs. j. Otis Charles and daughter
Carol, who had spent the holiday
season with her mother, Mrs. Samuel
Rounsley, returned to her home at
Macungie, on Tuesday.-BanKs Stahl
and nephew Ellis Bailor, have gone
to Bedford county, where they have
secured positions.-Mrs. Sellar Nip
pie and Mrs. Morton Page were WIS.,
itora at Harrisburg Saturday.--The
Camp Fire Girls were entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Vernon Tabb.-Mrs. Edith
Smith, of Duncannon, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. b. II. Branyon.-The
Rev. X. S. Caldwell, of Higgamum,
Connecticut has Joined his family
at the home OF Mrs. CaldwelPs par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. II. Ulsh, on
Friday. Theodore Grubb and
daughter, Stella, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hunter at Harrisburg
over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Brinton, of Camp Hill were week.
erd guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Kipp.-Private Carl Lauver, of Camp
Meade, Md, is spending a five days
furlough with his wife at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Light.-Mrs. Charles Newbaker, of
Steelton, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Hopple.-Harold
Meyer, of Harrisburg, was the guest
of ID. l.. Farmer and family over
Sunday.-Mrs. j. c. Kipp was Wis
itor at Harrisburg on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Rowe and son,
Earl, visited Mrs. RoWe's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Williams, at
Newport on Sunday and Monday
Miss Jessie Kipp was a visitor at
Newport on Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs.
BrcokVille, Ohio, to attend the fu-
neral of relative.-William Blaine
was a visitor at Harrisburg on Mon
Gay.-Announcements were received
in town on Wednesday of the mar
riage of George Stewart Shuman, OF
Thompsontown, and Miss Joyce
Musser, of McAllistersville. The
young couple were married Decem-
beI 31st at Dixon, lllinois.-lnstal-
lation services were held in the Pres
byterian Church Tuesday evening,
NHGu lilGlI lltWlS -ClCbNNN petShcAi SAAN
Rev. c. w. Waltman was installed.
Miss Lillian Nankiveli, of Steel
ton, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nam
kivell.-Miss Mary E. Buchanan, OF
Cornwall, who had been visiting
friends the past week, returned to
Harrisburg, on Monday.-Mrs. j. b.
larson, of Port Royal, visited her
sisters, Mrs. William Moore and
Misses Sarah and Jessie kipp re-
cently.-Master Kenneth Rounsley,
of Penbrook, brought his sister,
Louise, to this place on Saturday to
visit her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
William Rounsley. Monday he was
accompanied home by his sister,
Elizabeth, who had been spending
her holiday vacation with her grand
parents.-Mrs. Hulda Knight, of
Duncannon, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Banks Page, over Sunday.
Charles Lahr, of Newport, visited
his brother Douff Lahr, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauver and MIR.
Shellenford, of McAllistersville, We're
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Light
on Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
JITNEY SERVICE
CARRIES PAPERS
Harrisburg and Philadelphia
Publications Reach Eliza
bethville at Early Hour
MAIL TRAIN TAKEN OFF
Young Folks Coast Long Dis
tance Down Mountain
in Upper End
MAIL TRAIN TAKEN OFF

Elizabethville, Pa. Jan. 12.-Miss
Irene Bressler, of Harrisburg, spent
several days with her mother here.
Since the early morning mail train
has been annulled, a jitney service
has been arranged by which the Har-
risburg and Philadelphia papers are
brough here by $50 a. m.-The To-
cal Masons spent Tuesday evening
at Lykens.-Mrs. Maude Crockard is
spending some time at Scranton, Pa.
pleasure to the young folks who are
coasting from the top OF the first
mountain hill to the creek, a dis
tanCe of one and one-half miles,
Pennsylvania Railroad paycar paid
employees here on Tuesday.-Ell-
wood n. Miller is home from the
Shamokin hospital much improved.
Francis NJ. Lenker, Pennsylvania
Railroad watchman at Millersburg,
spent several days with his family
here.-Mr and Mrs. Ira Kuntzle-
man, of Waterloo, Iowa, were re-
cent guests of Ira NJ. Hoke and fam
Iy.-Mrs. w. l.. Stevenson has re-
turned from a prolonged visit at
smith Mills, Pa.-Mrs. Galen Ulsh
has returned from visit to DR..
CIsh and family, at Lykens.-J. l..
Lupfer spent several days at Phila-
delphia and Camden.-The local fire
company is contemplating purchas-
ing an automobile hose and chemi-
cal truck, providing the borough
Council Will asSent.-Harry c. and
Warren Swab accompanied Mrs. Ar
thur Swab to White Haven on Tues
day.-Stanley Bolton spent several
days at Pinegrove.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Many Soldiers Spend
Holidays at Home

New Bloomfield, Pa, Jan. 12.--
Maurice Rhoads, a soldier at Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va, is home on
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Rhoads.-Sergeant Hen
ry c.. Myers, OF Camp Lee, spent sew
eral days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Myers.-Mr. and
Mrs. d. j. Kell have received word
that their son George had sailed for
France about January l. lie is II
member of the Railroad Engineer
Corps.-Roy L. Lightner, of Landis-
burg, member of Company c.
Three Hundred and Twentieth Field
Signal Battalion, has been transfer
led from Des Moines, Iowa, to Palo
Alto, Cal.-Crist Clouser, stationed
at Morrison, Va, spent a five days
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Clouser, of Middle Ridge.
Miss Naomi Warner, of Perkins,
Va, after spending the holidays with
has returned to her home in Vir-
ginia.-Mr. and Mrs. Il. J. Bower
and three children, of Williams
county, Ohio, are visiting relatives
here.-Mr. and Mrs. James NJ.
Shull and daughter, Janet, Margaret
Reisinger and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Reisinger and four children.
of Ickesburg, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. ID. l.. Kistler.-Mr. and
Mrs. A. l.. Reigel, of Cattaraugus,
n. Y, spent several days with their
son Henry and family, and left on
Monday for Atlanta. Ca, where they
will spend the winter.-William d.
Ard, ex-deputy sheriff, left Satur-
day for Washington, ID. c., where he
will make his home with his sister,
Miss Laura Ard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Blind Vocalist to Sing at
Florin Evangelistic Services

FTorin, Pa, Jan. 12.-Specal
evangelistic services in the United
Brethren Church are full of inter
est A special feature of the meet
ings is the enthusiastic singing.
Thus far four penitents have been
at the altar. On Saturday evening
the pastor. the Rev. o. G. Romig,
"Naaman the Leper" and John APP
plebach, of Lancaster, who is total
ly blind, will sing several selections.
on Sunday evening the pastor will
preach a special sermon to the young
on the subject, Danger Signals. -
Harry NoIt, of Myerstown, visited
friends here.-Miss Jane McCul-
Tough, of York, is spending the
week with friends here.-Miss Stel-
la Wachstetter visited friends at
Lancaster and Elizabethtown. -
Misses Ethel and Nora Culp, of Har-
risburg, visited friends here this
week.-Irvin Aungst and William
Freymeyer, of Hershey. visited
friends here.-Mrs. Jacob Shires and
Mrs. Albert Fike spent Tuesday at
Lancaster.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Geyer are spending several weeks
with their daughter at Paoli.-Prof.
j. j. Gibson, of Lancaster spent sew
eral days as the guest of the Rev.
and Mrs. o. G.. Romig at the United
Brethren parsonage. While here he
presided at the organ several even
lngs during the special evangelistic
services.-Miss Mary Shires spent
Tuesday at Lancaster.-Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Koser and son visited rel
atives at Milton Grove.-Harry
Grosh, a private at Camp Meade, en-
ioyed furlough at the parental
home here.-The Rev. and Mrs. o.
G.. Romig spent several days at Her
shey, the guests of their son, How
ard 0. Romig.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
BellefOnte Power Co. Gets
River Coal at Millersburg

MiIlersburg, Pa, Jan. Ion ac-
count of a shortage of coal at their
Bellefonte plant, the Juniata Pub
lie Service Electric Light, Heat and
Power Company is shipping coal
from their plant at Millersburg to
that place, the plant here being well
supplied with thousands of tons of
coal taken from the Wiconisco creek
during the summer-John Mackert,
a resident of Millersburg for twenty
two years, who moved to Sunbury,
his former home. in the fall, died on
Saturday.-Fine quality ice was
taken from the Shippen run dam
this week which measured twenty
inches in thickness.-The War Saw
ing and Thrift Stamp sales at the
Millersburg Post Office is a great
success and is now nearing the
$4,000 mark. A house-to-house cam
vass will soon be made by repre-
sentative citizens to fully explain to
the people the meaning of the Baby
Bonds and Thrift Stamps and stimu-
late their sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Society Entertainment

Manchester, Pa, Jan 12.-The
Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran
Church met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. b. Hartman when the fol-
lowing program was rendered: Song,
by the society; Scripture reading
and prayer, the Rev. II. L. Gerts-
myer: solo. Luella Rodes; recitation,
Newell Gertsmyer; violin solo, Al
mena Reachard, accompanied by
EsteHa Bell; vocal solo, Dorthea
Gertsmyer; reading, Ida Gross. Two
new members were admitted to the
society. The next meeting Will be
held at the home of Mrs. Henry u.
Rodes the first Thursday in Feb
ruary. Mrs. II. l.. Gertsmyer and
Mrs. Henry Rodes were appointed
as a committee to arrange a pro-
gram for the next meeting.-The
Misses Mary May and Romaine
Gross spent several days at Balti
more. where they visited Lieutenant
Charles .May.--Charles M. Weigle Is
confined to his home by Illness
Owing to the bursting of several
steam pipes in the Lutheran Church,
there were no services last Sunday,
but the usual services will be held
tomorrow. There will be an Illus
trated sermon by the Rev. II. l..
Gertsmyer and special music by the
cholr.-The condition of Mrs. Elmer
Bowers. who has been confined to
her bed by illness, is serious,-Mr.
and Mrs. e. ID. Jacobs spent Friday
in Delta visiting .friends.-Ralph
Snyder left for Baltimore, Nd.
where he is employed as a car
penter.-Mrs. Claude Wolf, of Phil
adelphia, is spending several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
I hA ~ n
myer supplied the pulpit for the
Rev. ]. Gohn in the United Breth-
rem Church on Sunday morning.
Harry Scholl is spending a week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Scholl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberich,
of Dauphin, IS Years Old

Dauphfn. Pa Jan 12.-Mrs- Eliz-
abeth Gerberich entertained at din
leF ON Wednesday in honor of her
sSeventy-fifth birthday The follow
ing children were present: AR. and
AIRS, Freeman c. Gerberich, Mr.. and
Mrs, Harry ]. Gerberich. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Simmons, of FL Paso,
Texas Miss Carrie Gerberich and
Charles Gerberich.-Mr. and Mrs,
1'eniam{n Gruber have returned
from visit TO Orwigsburg-Mr and
Mrs. John Felty and son, John, Of
Rockville. were the guests OF Mrs.
Teltys parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
lite, on Sunday.-Mrs. Eddy Blan-
dy and son. Eddy William, have re-
iuFned to Reading after spending
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Shapnessey. - Emilio Esci-
lera, OF Porto Rico. n student at
Gettysburg, was the guest of Max
Long - Chamber Denison, after
George Denlson, has returned to
West Chester State Normal School.
Mrs. Samuel Seltzer, of Lingles-
town. spent the weekend with her
mother. Mrs. Sarah ShuItz.-Max
Long has returned to Gettysburg
College after spending the HOLIDAYS
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. L.
Characterization Hershey, of Wells
boro. son of a former pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, Peter Her
shey. spent several days with Ma
and Mrs. Truman c. Gerberich. =
George Howard has returned to
Portland, Maine, after spending the
holidays with his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs Samuel Maurey.-Mrs.
Clara Campbell and daughters.
Misses Hannah and Elizabe of
harrisburg. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Lyter.-Miss Eleanor
Leonard and Miss Martha CressWell
OF Harrisburg, were weekend guests
of Miss Sabra Clark-Mrs. Peter
Rumfeldt, OF White Deer, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Bogner, of
Speeceville.-Miss Sabra Clark has
returned Ito Goucher College, BaIti-
more, Md, after spending the holi-
days with her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
w. r Clark.-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Shafer, of Sunbury, spent SUNDAY
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
WILD BIRDS FED
BY NATURE CLUB
Members of Greencastle Or
ganization Maintain Four
teen Regular Stations
NEW RED CROSS MEMBERS
Number on Roll of Chapter
Largely Increased Dur
ing Recent Drive
NEW RED CROSS MEMBERS

Greencastle, Pa, Jan. 12.-Dur-
ing the winter of 1916-1917 the
Greencastle Nature Club maintain
ed in the vicinity of Greencastle
fourteen regular feeding stations for
tho birds. These stations are placed
in various localities. Sundry kinds
of foods were placed there once a
week, at least in each station, chiefly
bread, suet and grain. Three hun
dred quarts of grain, fifteen quarts
of bread crumbs and twenty pound"
of suet in all were used by the club
for maintaining those fourteen food
boxes and thirty different varieties
of birds were entertained at one or
the other of the stations from De-
cember 1, 1916 to March 1, 1917
Miss Lillian Carl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. f. Carl, South Carlisle
street, left for Philadelphia, where
she will enter the University Hospi-
tai to study for a trained nurse, with
the expectation of becoming a Red
Cross nurse.-Mrs. Altha Miller, of
Washington, d. c., mother of Mrs.
G. Nj. Strickler, slipped on an icy
pavement and fell and broke a bone
i'll her ankle.-Mrs. Claude Nye, OF
Pittsburgh, is visiting Greencastle
relatives. - Miss Helen NOVEL;,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. j. i. Now
ell, South Carlisle street, left Sat
urday for Philadelphia.-A large
box of socks was forwarded this
week to Henry Gibbs Gilland,
nember of the Ambulance Corps,
United State sof America ENpedt-
tionary Forces now in France. The
socks came as gift from the mem
bers of the Woman's Home Mission
ary Society of the Presbyterian
Church. They will be distributed by
Mr.. Gilland to the men in the corps.
Miss Sue Craig was the hostess ~
q pleasant informal tea Thursday
afternoon at her home in North
Carlisle street, in honor of Mis- Dor
othy Shook, whose engagement to
Fred Kinds was recently announced.
Mrs. Elmer Hessler has returned
to Philadelphia, after a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u. o. Ne
Manus. Miss Edith Dearborn, of
Harrisburg, is visiting Greencastle
friends.-Miss Helen Glass is visit
ing at Pittsburgh.-The Board of
Directors of the Greencastle Publt"
Schools have decided to eliminate
tho study of German from the cur
riculum.-During the recent Rel
Cross Drive 564 new members were
added to the Red Cross chapter,
which already had membership Of
257.-Mrs. John Lloyd has returned
10 Philadelphia, after a visit with
her brother, the Rev. DIR. l. n.
Peightel.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kaufman are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of a son ON
Monday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
RED CROSS GETS
$50 FROM CONCERT
Patriotic Entertainment Held
in Newville High School
Auditorium
IT'S MEETING POSTPONED
Civic Club Will Have "Art
Exhibit" at Gathering
on Tuesday Evening
rs MEETING POSTPONED

MELVILLE, Pa, Jan. 12.--The prof
its of the patriotic concert given in
the High school auditorium last week
amounted to $50, which was handed
over to the Red Cross branch.-On
account of the Civic Clubs High
school entertainment being held on
Monday evening, the monthly meet
Ing of the Civic Club will be post
poned until Tuesday evening, at the
home of Mrs. j. Lynn Elliott, in Big
Spring avenue. An Art Exhibit" will
be the social feature of the evening.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be administered in Zion
Lutheran Church tomorrow morn
ing at 10.45, and in the United Pres
byterian Church, at IL o'clock.-At
a recent meeting of the teachers and
officers of the Church of God Sunday
school, the following officers were
elected: Superintendent, ID. II. He'll
er; assistant superintendent, John
e. Finton; corresponding secretary
Bessie Lands; financial secretary,
Bessie NJ. Fry; treasurer, Mrs. Annie
Nell; organists. Misses Caroline
Clouse and Myrtle Felix; librarians,
Harper Spahr and Cleveland Heller.
-Evangelistic services will begin in
the Church of God on Monday even
ing, to continue indefinitely, conduct
ed by the Rev. h. l.. DitZler. The
services throughout the week will
start at 7.30 and the Sunday evening
services at o'clock.-Mrs. Effie
Weakley and daughter, Mary, of
Shippensburg, and Mrs. G. ED. Whit
ney, of Harrisburg, were recent Wis
itors of their aunt, Miss Lou Nc
Cune, in Big Spring avenue.-Miss
Lolita Borst is guest of Philadel-
phia friends-Harry Hursh. of Mittl-
intown, is visiting at the home of his
father, David Hursh.-Mrs. HenrieI-
ia Borst and Mrs. Mary Gayton visit
ed their sister, Mrs. William Rough,
at Mechanicsburg.- and Mrs.
Wilson Ahl, who are now located at
Detroit, Mich, spent several days
with the formers mother, Mrs. Mary
Ahl, in Main street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
CARLOAD OF COAL
GOES TO BOSTON
Part of Gettysburg Dealers
Scant Supply Diverted TO
New England City
FUEL NEEDED AT ONCE
Gettysburg College Students
NowWear Army Uniforms
Except on Sundays

Gettysburg, Pa, Jan. 12.-Busi-
ness places. industries and private
homes are feeling the coal shortage
TO such an extent that many OF
them have been compelled to ,ake
TO the burning of wood and now, 10
make matters worse, the fuel ad-
ministrator has diverted car or
coal destined to this place and con-
sIPned to G. M. Wolf, a local dealer,
and sent II to Boston to help con-
ditions there. Gettysburg citizens
feel that they have not been treated
fairly, as the condition here is such
that all is needed that can be soe-
ten.-On the return to school from
the Christmas vacation the students
g.. college who are taking the milf
tory course donned their Army un'-
forms and from now on will be COM
PEELED to wear Army clothes except
on Sunday. Almost 800 of the stu
dents are undergoing military train
ing.-Whether it was an optical de-
lrsion or not, the story is reported
from AsperS that as Lawrence
Weidner was going to his work In
the morning he saw a spot in the
sky getting red. He watched 1t
until it became a deep red. Then
all at once il turned into the loveN-
est American flag that any one could
see He walked the distance of
about a mile and it was nearly all
gone--The automobile truck Of
Charles S Mumper was practically
dem olished at the Washington street
crossing of the Western Maryland
railroad when the yard engine
struck It with sufficient force to
crl,ah both wheels, break the body
in two and break the radiator
The joint council of the Benders-
willie, Aspers and Wenksville Luther
an Churches have voted an increase
OF $50 in the ealary of the DaLstor,
the Rev. W. D. E Scott-G ettys-
burg merchants have received no.
uice that they must report all food
stuffS On hand in excess OF $3.50
worth--The Rev. DR.. Thomas c.
Billheimer. 4 prominent pastor of
the Lutheran Church and professor
in the seminary here, now retired,
and Mrs Billheimer cele ebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last
veek--An the questionnaires to
Adams county's registered men were
mailed by Wednesday evening, and
1nany of the papers have been filled
out and sent in--The Adams coun-
7y Board of Poor Directors has or
ganzed for the coming year by
electing Clinton A Rife president in
place of p p Eisenhart This was
the only change made IN the long
list of appointments. the old officers
AL being re-elected--Mrs. Elizabeth
Shley. OF Littlestown. who is so
5ears of age was badly injured
when she slipped and fell as she
stepped from the back porch at her
home and broke her hip.-AnOther
Adams county boy has received hon
ors IN the Army. Bernard f Starr,
of Litt1 estUwr- who Is in the canton
1nent al Camp Meade has been sent
7o an officers training camp--The
dry goods firm of c. w Weaver &c
Son presented many. Of their en-
ployes with Thrift and War Savings
Stamps for faithful work