Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-01
MIDDLETOWN.
Dies Suddenly While
Pitching Quot Game

ALVIN McNair aged "A. died sud
denly yesterday afternoon at .
O'Clock from heart trouble. Mr.. Nc
Nalr' and the Rev. William Beach.
OF Royalton, had been pitching
quoits when the former complained
of not feeling we'll and fell over.
The Rev. Mr.. Beach went to his as
sistance. Mr.. McNair died in his
He was lifelong resident of Mid
dletown. living at Union and Emaus
streets for years. He is survived by
the following children; Ethel Nc
Nair, Ruth McNair. jeanette Nc
Nair. Harold McNair and Donald
McNair, at home: Claude sMcNair
and William McNair, Pittsburgh.
and Mrs. Ella Bossner, Pittsburgh:
/ one brother, William McNair. of
town. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
The fourth Liberty Loan is on the
move in Middletown at the local car
! plant. 1t has reached nearly the
$4,000 mark and the 100000 mark
has been reached in town so far.
Ihe special exhibition train that
stopped for one hour in town last
evening, from So o'clock. was visit
ed by several hundred persons. The
Liberty chorus sang and the band OF
twenty-five pieces rendered selec-
tions and were enjoyed by all who
lheard them. The cars were placed on
the Pennsylvania tracks near Cath
crime street.
AT meeting of the officers and
teachers of the First United Breth-
rem Sunday school held on Sunday
after the church services. the fol
lowing officers were elected: Super
intendent. d. b. Kieffer; assistant.
| Michael Bachman; recording secre-
tary. A. r. Geyer; treasurer, D. w.
! Gingrich; pianist. Miss Pearl Sheaf-
! fer; assistant, Miss Mildred Parthe-
more, chorister. c. \. Jackson: as
sistant. the Rev. e. A. G.. Bossler:
! Librarians, f. +. Robinson. Frank
! petweiler; executive committee, c.
I y. Jackson, II. r. Detweiler, Mrs. NJ
! G. Bossler, Mrs. William Wagner
| Mrs. J. E. Martin; primary superin-
tendent, II. r. Bauder; assistant
I Miss Myrtle Bachman: secretary
Miss Elsie Bachman: assistant. Mrs
! w. d. Rose; organist, Miss Chris
tine Jackson; superintendent home
department. Mrs. B. F. Timer: su.
perintendent cradle roll, Mrs. Grant
! Auch s.. ..-..
Abram Rife and daughter. Miss
Ruth Rife and Ross Clifford. of Al.
| itoona, and Mrs. George Lynch. oi
, Columbia, were the guests of Mrs
Mary Lynch. Market street, for the
past several days.
Philip Eisemann. of Lancaster
| spent Yesterday in town.
Jacob Werlich, of Reading. is
spending several days in town with
his family in Brown street.
| John Gingrich, a guard at the Hos
Island shipyards. is spending severa
days in Royalton with his family.
The funeral services of Harvey
Noel were held at 7,30 last evenina
! at his home, in East Main street
The Rev. NJ. p. Hooker officiated
The body was taken to Shippensburf
this morning. where burial wa!
made.
/ The Middletown Praying Band will
meet at the home of George Brown
State street, this evening at 73(
O'Clock.
Reuben Friedman is spending sew
eral days at Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. J. NJ. Ackerman is i'll at hi
J, home at Pine and Water streets.
i Leonard Nissley and Thomas Stip,
who were to entrain for For
Thomas, KY, yesterday. will no
leave until Friday, the latter takini
:. suddenly ill with grip yesterda.
morning.
Word was received in town thai