Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-14
MIDDLETOWN.

Inc funeral OF Mrs. ClarlSSa DaNlS
was held this afternoon from her
home. South Swatara street, with ser
vices at. 2 o'clock, the Rev. Jane 5
cunningham, pastor of the Methodist
episcopal Church. officiating The
George Davis. Lewis Carver. Davis
Carver, Frank Carver and Peck Gar
yer, six grandsons. Burial was made
in the Middletown Cemetery.
Mrs. George Luft. aged So, died at
morning. at 10 o'clock. from pneu-
monia,. which developed from the
Spanish influenza, after being i'll for
one week. She is survived by her
two daughters, Mildred Luft and
Marian Luft all at home; three broth
ers. Archibald Aulenbach, Wilkes
Barre; Lewis Aulenbach. Philadelphia,
Funeral will be held on Tuesday af-
ternoon at her home. Catherine street,
with services at 2 o'clock. The Rev.
Peters Lutheran Church. will offci-
ate. Burial will be made in the Mid
dletown Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. William Reel
was held from her home, in Nissley
street, this afternoon, with services at
o'clock, the Rev. I. c. McCarrell.
pastor OF the Presbyterian Church. of
nciating. The pallbearers were:
s0rgg WeinFlcb sehaa q Ws 4ssar F. Long % D
and w. r. Reddig. Burial was made
in the Middletown Cemetery.
Mrs. H. b. Carver. of East Water
street. was called to Hampton, Pa, on
account of the death of her mother.
Mrs, Margaret Myers.
The funeral of Claude Hoffman was
held from the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Hoffman. Penn street.
The Rev. William Beach, assisted by
the Rev. c. r. Beittel, pastor of the
Royalton United Brethren Church, Of
hciating. Burial was made in the
Geyer Cemetery, Hillsdale.
The funeral of Mrs. Barbara M.
Denny was held from the home of her
mother. Mrs, Barbara Mumma, Water
street, on Saturday afternoon, with
services at o'clock. the Rev. J.. H.
Albright officiating. Burial was made
In the Middletown Cemetery.
The body of Mrs. Marion Barth
bingle.. wife of John C. Lingle, Jr.,
who died at Philadelphia, will be
band is at present serving in the SER
vice of Uncle Sam in England.
quite number of new cases OF
Spanish influenza have developed in
town, and the local physicians are
overworked. One doctor started out at
II noon on Friday and did not. get
home until IL midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bloomson, who
reside in Lawrence street near Wilson
ously ill. The neighbors had missed
them and tried to get into the house.
but all was locked up. DR.. II. w.
George was summoned. and, with tlIe
assistance of several neighbors, forced
open the back door and went upstairs
and found both in bed with the Span
ish influenza.
The fourteen-day quarantine was
lifted on the Ordnance Depot. Sat
urday evening.
Morris Nipple. who was running his
automobile on Saturday evening. ran
into the machine of D. w: Huntz-
berger. Swatara street. which was
standing in front of his store. Both
machines were badly damaged. Mrs.
Nipple and Mrs. Levi Cain were in the
machine but were not hurt, but badly
shaken up.
]. L. Weller and daughter, Bess
Weller. spent Saturday and Sunday at
Mt. Gretna.
Daniel Palmer spent Saturday and
SUNDAY at York, Pa;
ware City, where he has secured
government work.
Mrs. II. A. Mckee has returned
home from Philadelphia. where she
GUS Illness Of her son, Benjamin Nc
Kee.
The Boy Scouts of town. who did
much good work in selling Liberty
DpuuS III t1e lU1Tu liDeTIy IOdn uTlNe,
will help to sell bonds in the Fourth
Liberty Loan drive. Medals will be
given to the first two boys who sell
most bonds. In the third drive Harry
Roth and Ralph Hoover won medals.
Reports will be turned in every day
to Scoptmaster Christian Hoover.
Mrs. William Baird and daughter,
Grace Baird. returned to their home,
at Altoona, after visiting relatives in
town for several days.
John Scheffer spent Sunday at Har-
risburg.
Joseph Schaeffer, of Norristown,
spent Sunday in town with his fam
lily. in South Union street.
The School Board will not hold their
regular monthly meeting this even
ing, but officers of the board will
meet at the barbershop of Secretary n.
c. Thurman and pay the bills due.
All grocery stores in town observed
the o'clock ruling during the past
week. and all closed but one. but later
closed his store.
Professor l.. c. Barnet has arranged
to give music lessons to pupils at
E1izahefhtown